Debut and early work (2007-2015) Rane made his acting debut with the Hindi television series,
Left Right Left in 2007. He portrayed Cadet Rummy Gaur in the second season of the show. Rane made his film debut with the Telugu film
Thakita Thakita in 2010. He portrayed a college student opposite
Haripriya.
Rediff.com mentioned, "Harsh is apt for his role; He displays the earnestness and sincerity needed for the role." He had two films in 2012. He first appeared in
Naa Ishtam opposite
Genelia D'Souza. He then portrayed the lead opposite
Poorna in
Avunu. Radhika Rajamani noted, "Avunu works because of the acting of Poorna and Harsha. Harsha shows his brilliance towards the end." He portrayed a musician opposite
Vithika Sheru in
Prema Ishq Kaadhal in 2013. Karthik Pasupulate of
Times of India wrote, "Harshvardhan Rane looks every bit the brooding rock star." Rane had four releases in 2014. He first portrayed a software engineer in
Anaamika opposite
Nayanthara. He then portrayed a fashion designer in
Maaya opposite
Avantika Mishra. A critic of
123telugu stated, "Harshavardhan Rane who usually does different kind of roles, has given a matured performance in this film." Next he portrayed a software engineer opposite
Anjali in
Geethanjali. Rane then had a cameo role in
Brother of Bommali. In 2015, Rane first reprised his role of Harsha in the sequel of
Avunu titled,
Avunu 2, and then played a cameo in
Bengal Tiger.
Sanam Teri Kasam and career progression (2016-2023) ''s promotions Rane made his Hindi film debut with the 2016 film,
Sanam Teri Kasam. He portrayed a lawyer and ex-convict opposite
Pakistani actress
Mawra Hocane. A
Hindustan Times's critic noted: "Rane as Inder, delivers a controlled and poised performance. He lights up the screen with his strong and well-chiselled physique and emotes superbly through his eyes." Kriti Tulsiani of
News18 mentioned him as "one of the most incredible performer." He received
Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow – Male nomination for the film. In 2017, he did a cameo in
Fidaa opposite
Sai Pallavi. Rane had two films in 2018. He first portrayed
Maj. Harbhajan Singh in
J P Dutta's
Paltan, opposite
Monica Gill. Raja Sen from
Hindustan Times said, "Harshvardhan Rane commit fully to his part with noses-flaring and eyebrows furrowing the brow." He then portrayed a kidnapper in
Kavacham. The critic from
Deccan Chronicle stated that Rane "justifies his cameo." In 2020, he portrayed a gangster opposite
Sanjeeda Sheikh in
Taish. It released as a feature film and a six episodic series. A reviewer of
Bollywood Hungama noted, "Rane looks dashing and gives a first-rate performance." Pallabi Dey Purkayastha of
Times of India said, "Rane, as ruthless gangster Pali, is impactful with the exception of his confrontational scene with Samrat." Rane portrayed an adventure lover opposite
Taapsee Pannu in
Haseen Dillruba, a
Netflix release.
Anna MM Vetticad stated, "Rane plays the only attention-grabbing character and delivers the film’s only memorable performance." He had only one release in 2022. He portrayed an advocate in
Tara Vs Bilal opposite Sonia Rathee.
Career expansion (2024-present) Post a year hiatus, Rane played a medical student opposite T. J. Bhanu in
Dange, his first release of 2024. Devesh Sharma of
Filmfare noted: "Harshvardhan is cast in the mould of the big-hearted college senior and does justice to his role. His body language and expressions suit his character’s persona." In his next film of the year, Rane played a man convicted in a murder, opposite
Divya Khosla Kumar in
Savi. Titas Chowdhury of
News18 stated, "Harshvardhan plays Savi’s husband and while he has a limited screen time, he makes sure that you take note of him." Later the year, Rane played a local Football player in
The Miranda Brothers, alongside
Meezaan Jafri and Jeniffer Piccinato. Dhaval Roy found his character to be "one dimensional", offering him limited scope to perform. In his only film of 2025,
Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat, Rane played a politician who is in love with an actress, opposite
Sonam Bajwa. Rachit Gupta noted, "Harshvardhan's performance and his character deliver an intense pay-off for the viewer." While, Rishabh Suri stated, "Rane tries to elevate a couple of scenes, but never quite convinces." The film emerged a major commercial success, proving to be
sleeper hit. == Personal life ==