Dev Raturi
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Dev Raturi (born 1976), also known as De Fu (Chinese: 德福),[1][2] is an Indian citizen living in China. He has appeared in several Chinese film and television productions and is a restaurant business-owner. Raturi was awarded the Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman in 2025.
Biography
Raturi was born in 1976 in Kemriya Saur village, in the Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, India.[3][4] He sought to emulate Bruce Lee, whom he admired. To pursue his acting interest, he auditioned for a role in a TV serial in 1998, directed by Puneet Issar, but could not succeed.[5]
In 2005, he got a job at an Indian restaurant in China.[4] Raturi opened Red Fort, his first restaurant in Xi'an, China, in 2013.[3][6] By 2015, he owned two restaurants and in the same year, entered the entertainment industry with a minor part as an Indian character in the Chinese television series SWAT.[3][4][7] Raturi performed as minor characters in over 20 Chinese television dramas and films as of 2025, including My Roommate Is a Detective.[8] He owns 11 Indian restaurants throughout China.[9] Raturi received the Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman, one of the two highest civilian awards of the State of Uttarakhand, in 2025.[10][11]