Rakesh Vashisht, popularly known as Raqesh Bapat, is an Indian actor and model. He has appeared in films such as Tum Bin (2001), Vrundavan (2016), and Savita Damodar Paranjape (2018), as well as television shows such as Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar (2005-2008), Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak? (2010-2012), and Qubool Hai (2013-2014). (2014). He's also been in advertisements for Wrigley's gum and Colgate toothpaste. In 2017, The Times of India placed him sixteenth among Maharashtra's Top 20 Most Desirable Men.