Ashish Vidyarthi, an established stage actor, has also acted in a number of television serials. He ventured into films and gained recognition with "Drohkaal". Since then he has mainly features in negative roles and has proved himself to be a good "bad guy' on screen. "Baazi", "Naajayaz", "Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India", "Is Raar Ki Subah Nahin", were some of his popular releases. His major releases in 1997 include "Ziddi", "Daud", "Koi Kisi Se Kum Nahin", "Vishwa Vidhaata" and a few others.