Raqesh Bapat is an Indian actor and model. He is known for his work in films like Tum Bin (2001), Koi Mere Dil Mein Hai (2005), Vrundavan (2016) and Savita Damodar Paranjape (2018) and television shows like Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar (2005-2008), Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak? (2010-2012) and Qubool Hai (2014). He was ranked sixteenth in The Times of India's Top 20 Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra in 2017.

Early and personal life
Raqesh Bapat was born on September 1, 1978, in Amravati. He won the National Award at the junior level for his painting.

He was married to Ridhi Dogra in 2011 but they divorced in 2019. He started dating Shamita Shetty in September 2021, who was his connection in Bigg Boss OTT