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Paresh Rawal(I)

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Paresh Rawal
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Paresh Rawal is a renowned Indian film actor, comedian, and producer best known for his work in Bollywood films. He has also worked in Telugu, a few Tamil, and a few Gujarati movies. Highly versatile, he has essayed several types of characters, including comic, serious, and villainous character roles.

Born and brought up in Bombay (now Mumbai), he is an alumnus of Narsee Monjee College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai. He started doing Gujarati theatres after graduating from Bombay University in 1974.

He entered Bollywood with the film Holi (1984), playing a supporting role. He also acted in the Doordarshan TV serial Bante Bigadte (1985). However, he got his first big break in Naam (1986) the following year.

He went on to act in over 100 films between the 1980s and the 1990s. He essayed mostly negative characters in films such as, Kabzaa (1988), Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja (1993), King Uncle (1993), and Baazi (1995).

In Ketan Mehta's Sardar (1993), he played the lead role of freedom fighter Vallabhbhai Patel. According to him, this was a turning point for him as an actor, as studying the character of Sardar Patel in detail inspired him to work harder and improve upon his craft. He also states that it changed him, giving him a deeper understanding of Indian history and helping him appreciate these great legends' sacrifices to achieve freedom for the nation.

Rawal started with comedy in Andaz Apna Apna (1994), where he played a double role. His easy, effortless, and natural acting wowed critics and the masses.

Rawal has won acclaim for his work in the Telugu film industry, such as Kshana Kshanam (1991), Money (1993), Govindha Govindha (1993), Rikshavodu (1995), and Bavagaru Bagunnara? (1998).

His other noteworthy works in Hindi cinema include Shiva (1990), Mohra (1994), Tamanna (1998), Aitraaz (2004), Table No. 21 (2013), and Zila Ghaziabad (2013).

Rawal achieved recognition, both as a comedian and as a supporting actor in films, including Chachi 420 (1997), Nayak: The Real Hero (2001), Aankhen (2002), Awara Paagal Deewana (2002), Garam Masala (2005), Chup Chup Ke (2006), Welcome (2007), Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008), Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? (2010), OMG: Oh My God! (2012), Tiger Lives (2017), Sanju (2018), and Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019).

In 2000, he played the unintelligent but kind Marathi landlord Baburao Ganpatrao Apte in Hera Pheri (2000). His performance won him the Filmfare Best Comedian Award. The sequel, Phir Hera Pheri (2006), was equally successful, leaving audiences begging for more. He is still remembered for this role.

Rawal went on to play the lead role in Aankhen (2002), where he depicted one of the three blind men who planned to rob a bank. Co-starring Amitabh Bachchan, Aditya Pancholi, Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal, and Sushmita Sen, this film established him as a master of comedy. Over the next few years, he mostly played comic roles.

In 2010, he appeared based on honour killing in the film Aakrosh (2010). In 2021, Rawal appeared in Toofaan (2021), a sports-based movie directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and starring Farhan Akhtar, who plays a national-level boxer. The film started streaming worldwide on July 16, 2021, on Amazon Prime Video.

Having worked in over 240 films, Rawal has won numerous accolades and awards, including the National Film Awards 1994: Best Supporting Actor for Sir (1993), and IIFA Awards 2001: Best Performance for Hera Pheri (2000). He also won the Producers Guild Film Awards 2010: Best Actor in a Comic Role: Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? (2010).

Rawal is also a politician. He was victorious as the Bharatiya Janata Party's Member of Parliament (MP) from the Ahmedabad East constituency in the 2014 Indian general election. On September 10, 2020, the President of India appointed him as the National School of Drama Chairperson.
BornMay 30, 1955
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    • 21 wins & 64 nominations

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Paresh Rawal in Soorarai Pottru (2020)
Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, and Suniel Shetty in Hera Pheri (2000)
Gulshan Grover, Tabu, Akshay Kumar, Om Puri, Paresh Rawal, and Suniel Shetty in Hera Pheri (2000)
Sanjay Mishra, Paresh Rawal, Hemant Parekh, Karen Price, and Shiva Rai in Guest iin London (2017)
Paresh Rawal and Karen Price in Guest iin London (2017)
Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal in Welcome (2007)
Kader Khan, Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Himani Shivpuri, and Prachi in Mr. & Mrs. Khiladi (1997)
Paresh Rawal and Manoj Joshi in De Dana Dan (2009)
Paresh Rawal and Manoj Joshi in De Dana Dan (2009)
Chunky Pandey and Paresh Rawal in De Dana Dan (2009)
Paresh Rawal, Katrina Kaif, and Mallika Sherawat in Welcome (2007)
Tanvi Azmi, Paresh Rawal, Kiku Sharda, Kriti Kharbanda, Sumona Chakravarti, Kartik Aaryan, Kapil Sharma, and Rochelle Rao in The Kapil Sharma Show (2016)

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Gulshan Grover, Tabu, Akshay Kumar, Om Puri, Paresh Rawal, and Suniel Shetty in Hera Pheri (2000)
Hera Pheri
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  • Baburao Ganpatrao Apte
  • 2000
Paresh Rawal in OMG: Oh My God! (2012)
OMG: Oh My God!
8.1
  • Producer
  • 2012
Aftab Shivdasani, Akshaye Khanna, Paresh Rawal, and Rimi Sen in Hungama (2003)
Hungama
7.6
  • Radheysham Tiwari
  • 2003
Akshay Kumar, Ameesha Patel, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Naurang Yadav, Manoj Joshi, Vidya Balan, Shiney Ahuja, and Govardhan Asrani in Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007)
Bhool Bhulaiyaa
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  • Batukshankar Upadhyay
  • 2007

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Producer

  • Welcome Home (2020)
    Welcome Home
    • producer
    • 2020
  • Paresh Rawal in OMG: Oh My God! (2012)
    OMG: Oh My God!
    • line producer
    • producer
    • 2012
  • Mishal Raheja in Laagi Tujhse Lagan (2009)
    Laagi Tujhse Lagan
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2010–2011
  • Vaani Sharma and Gaurav Khanna in Jeevan Saathi: Humsafar Zindagi Ke (2008)
    Jeevan Saathi: Humsafar Zindagi Ke
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2008–2009
  • Kadambari Kadam, Amrapali Gupta, and Aanchal Anand in Teen Bahuraaniyaan (2007)
    Teen Bahuraaniyaan
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2007–2009

Actor

  • Dream Girl 2
    • In Production
    • 2023
  • Untitled Soorarai Pottru remake
    • In Production
    • 2023
  • Nikita Roy and the Book of Darkness
    • Patel Ali Nangawala
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
  • Hera Pheri 3
    • In Production
  • Awara Pagal Deewana 2
    • Manilal Patel
    • Pre-production
  • Shastry Viruddh Shastry
    • Pre-production
  • Dr. Abdul Kalam
    • Dr.Abdul Kalam
    • Pre-production
  • Sachin Khedekar, Manisha Koirala, Paresh Rawal, Ronit Roy, Rajpal Naurang Yadav, and Kartik Aaryan in Shehzada (2023)
    Shehzada
    • Valmiki
    • 2023
  • Paresh Rawal and Adil Hussain in The Storyteller (2022)
    The Storyteller
    • Tarini Bandyopadhyay
    • 2022
  • Sharman Joshi, Vijay Raaz, Paresh Rawal, Darshan Jariwala, Abhishek Banerjee, Mrunal Thakur, and Abhimanyu Dasani in Aankh Micholi (2022)
    Aankh Micholi
    • 2022
  • Rishi Kapoor and Paresh Rawal in Sharmaji Namkeen (2022)
    Sharmaji Namkeen
    • Brij Gopal 'B. G.' Sharma
    • 2022
  • Dear Father (2022)
    Dear Father
    • Manubhai Joshi
    • 2022
  • Ratna Pathak Shah, Paresh Rawal, Prachee Shah, Manu Rishi Chadha, Rajkummar Rao, Kriti Sanon, and Aparshakti Khurana in Hum Do Hamare Do (2021)
    Hum Do Hamare Do
    • Purushottam Mishra
    • 2021
  • Johny Lever, Ashutosh Rana, Paresh Rawal, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Rajpal Naurang Yadav, Meezaan Jafri, and Pranitha in Hungama 2 (2021)
    Hungama 2
    • Radheshyam Tiwari
    • 2021
  • Farhan Akhtar in Toofaan (2021)
    Toofaan
    • Nana Prabhu
    • 2021
  • Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan in Coolie No. 1 (2020)
    Coolie No. 1
    • Jeffrey Rozario
    • 2020
  • Suriya in Soorarai Pottru (2020)
    Soorarai Pottru
    • Paresh Goswami
    • 2020
  • Gajraj Rao, Paresh Rawal, Boman Irani, Rajkummar Rao, Mouni Roy, and Sumeet Vyas in Made in China (2019)
    Made in China
    • Tanmay Shah
    • 2019
  • Vicky Kaushal in Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)
    Uri: The Surgical Strike
    • Govind Bhardwaj
    • 2019
  • Ranbir Kapoor in Sanju (2018)
    Sanju
    • Sunil Dutt
    • 2018
  • Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Manto (2018)
    Manto
    • Pimp
    • 2018
  • Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in Tiger Lives (2017)
    Tiger Lives
    • Theuban
    • Firdaus
    • 2017

Soundtrack

  • Dudes in the 10th Century (2003)
    Dudes in the 10th Century
    • performer: "Time Kharab Hai"
    • 2003

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    • Paresh Raval
  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • May 30, 1955
    • Bombay, State of Bombay, India
  • Spouse
    • Swaroop Sampat? - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Aditya

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    Has studied at Narsee Monjee Institute of Commerce and Economics, Ville Parle, Mumbai, India
  • Trademarks
      Frequently collaborates with director Priyadarshan and actors Akshay Kumar and Sunil Shetty.

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