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Kumar Pallana(1918-2013)

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Kumar Pallana
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Kumar Pallana was born on 23 December 1918 in Indore, Indore State, Central India Agency, British India. He was an actor, known for The Terminal (2004), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) and Bottle Rocket (1996). He was previously married to Ranjana Jethwa. He died on 10 October 2013 in Oakland, California, USA.
BornDecember 23, 1918
DiedOctober 10, 2013(94)
BornDecember 23, 1918
DiedOctober 10, 2013(94)
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Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Jonah Meyerson, Kumar Pallana, and Grant Rosenmeyer in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Kumar Pallana in The Terminal (2004)
Tom Hanks, Diego Luna, Chi McBride, and Kumar Pallana in The Terminal (2004)
Tom Hanks, Diego Luna, Chi McBride, and Kumar Pallana in The Terminal (2004)
Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Kumar Pallana in The Terminal (2004)
Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Jonah Meyerson, Kumar Pallana, and Grant Rosenmeyer in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Bill Murray, Danny Glover, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Wes Anderson, and Kumar Pallana at an event for The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Ben Stiller, Wes Anderson, Jonah Meyerson, Kumar Pallana, and Grant Rosenmeyer at an event for The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Ben Stiller, Jonah Meyerson, Kumar Pallana, and Grant Rosenmeyer at an event for The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Kumar Pallana as Omar in "Tech Up"
Kumar Pallana, Lily Szajnberg, and Claire Harlam in Tech Up (2012)
Kumar Pallana and Rob Michael Hugel in Tech Up (2012)

Known for

Tom Hanks in The Terminal (2004)
The Terminal
7.4
  • Gupta Rajan
  • 2004
Bill Murray, Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Jonah Meyerson, and Grant Rosenmeyer in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
The Royal Tenenbaums
7.6
  • Pagoda
  • 2001
Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, and Robert Musgrave in Bottle Rocket (1996)
Bottle Rocket
6.9
  • Kumar
  • 1996
Brit Marling in Another Earth (2011)
Another Earth
6.9
  • Purdeep
  • 2011

Credits

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Actor

  • Nikki Johnson in Black Licorice (2019)
    Black Licorice
    • Kumar
    • 2019
  • Bobby Ciraldo in Hamlet A.D.D. (2014)
    Hamlet A.D.D.
    • Kumar of India
    • 2014
  • Heavy Hands (2012)
    Heavy Hands
    • The Clerk
    • 2012
  • Tech Up (2012)
    Tech Up
    • Omar (2012)
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Campus Radio (2011)
    Campus Radio
    • Yogi
    • 2011
  • Hollywood Whores (2011)
    Hollywood Whores
    • Magic Man
    • 2011
  • Brit Marling in Another Earth (2011)
    Another Earth
    • Purdeep
    • 2011
  • Sahaja Springs: The Portrait of an Ashram
    • Swami Raava
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Ranbir Kapoor in Anjaana Anjaani (2010)
    Anjaana Anjaani
    • 2010
  • Shop Secret
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Mind the Gap
    • Old Man
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Madhur Jaffrey, Aasif Mandvi, Harish Patel, Naseeruddin Shah, and Jess Weixler in Today's Special (2009)
    Today's Special
    • Regular #2
    • 2009
  • Randeep Hooda and Sushmita Sen in Karma, Confessions and Holi (2009)
    Karma, Confessions and Holi
    • DJ Rav
    • 2009
  • Kumar Pallana and Eric John Dugan in The Small Somewhere (2007)
    The Small Somewhere
    • Kumar
    • Short
    • 2007
  • The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
    The Darjeeling Limited
    • Old Man
    • 2007

Videos2

The Royal Tenenbaums
Trailer 1:40
The Royal Tenenbaums
Today's Special
Trailer 2:23
Today's Special

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • December 23, 1918
    • Indore, Indore State, Central India Agency, British India
  • Died
    • October 10, 2013
    • Oakland, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Ranjana Jethwa(divorced, 2 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    His son Dipak Pallana was the proprietor of the Cosmic Cup Cafe in Dallas, Texas, where actor Owen Wilson and director Wes Anderson used to hang out and where they "discovered" Kumar Pallana when he was about 80 years old.

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