Ravi Kishan Shukla, born on July 17, 1969, in Mumbai, India, is a prominent Indian actor, politician, and television personality. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and serves as the Member of Parliament for Gorakhpur. Kishan's early life was marked by a family move to Uttar Pradesh due to business disputes. He left home at 17 to pursue acting in Mumbai. He married Priti Shukla on December 10, 1993, and they have four children together—one son and three daughters.