Akhilendra Mishra is an Indian film and television character actor best known for his role as ''Kroor Singh'' in the 1990s

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fantasy television series ''

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''. His other notable works include the character of ''Mirchi'' Seth in the 1999 critically acclaimed film ''

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''. He also played the character of ''Arjan'' in the Academy Award nominated film ''

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''. He played the demon king ''

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'' in the 2008 television adaptation of the Hindu epic

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. Mishra played the antagonist opposite

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in '' Veergati'' released in 1995.

Early life and career

Mishra was born in Siwan, Bihar. He did his schooling from Chhapra Zila School and attended Chapra's Rajendra College where he pursued

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in Physics (Honours). Although he wanted to become an engineer, Mishra started doing theatre at a young age with his first role in a Bhojpuri drama based on a story about child marriage titled ''Gauna Ki Rat''. He later joined

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(IPTA) and Ekjut theatre group to learn acting. Mishra was first seen in '' Udaan'', written and directed by

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, in which he did a small role. In 1994, Mishra played Kroor Singh, a character for which he is best known, in the 1990s fantasy television series ''

''. Mishra's first film was ''

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'' in 1993, written-directed by Sudhir Mishra, which won the 1993 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi, Best Music Direction and Best Editing. He also played Arjan in the

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nominated film ''

''.

Filmography

*''

'' (1992) *''Bedardi'' (1993) - Akhil Mishra *'' Veergati'' (1995) - Ikka *'' Do Ankhen Barah Hath'' (1997) - Ikka *''

'' (1999) - Mirchi Seth *'' Tarkieb'' (2000) - Bishen Nanda / Killer her hand leg *''

'' (2001) - Arjan *'' Lal Salaam'' (2002) - Rathod (Forest Ranger) *'' The Legend of Bhagat Singh'' (2002) -

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'' (2003) - DSP Bhurelal *''

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'' (2003) - Kalu Pandit *'' Parwana'' (2003) - Police Commissioner Tyagi *''

Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost ''Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost'' () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language drama film starring Abhishek Bachchan, Lara Dutta and Chunky Pandey. The film is directed by Apoorva Lakhia. The film touched on the subject of the influence of television on villag ...

'' (2003) - Priest *'' Yeh Dil'' (2003) - Raghuraj Pratap Singh *'' Hulchul'' (2004) - Surajbhan 'Surya' *'' Fida'' (2004) - Babu Anna *'' Deewaar: Let's Bring Our Heroes Home'' (2004) *'' Jaago'' (2004) - Secy to Home Ministry (IAS officer) *''

Veer-Zaara ''Veer-Zaara'' () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Yash Chopra, who co-produced it with his son Aditya Chopra. It stars Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta as the eponymous star-crossed lovers: Veer Pratap Singh ( ...

'' (2004) - Jailor Majid Khan *''Siddu'' (2005; Kannada film) - Rangegowda *''

Apaharan ''Apaharan'' (English: ''Abduction'') is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language crime action film directed by Prakash Jha and stars Ajay Devgn, Bipasha Basu and Nana Patekar in the lead roles. It is the story of a complex relationship and clashing ideo ...

'' (2005) - CM Brijnath Mishra *'' Shikhar'' (2005) - Irfan bhai *''

Ek Ajnabee ''Ek Ajnabee – A Man Apart'' () is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language action-thriller film directed by Apoorva Lakhia, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Arjun Rampal and Perizaad Zorabian. It is a remake of Tony Scott's '' Man on Fire'',Vijayan, Vipin. ...

'' (2005) - ACP Harvinder 'Harry' Singh *'' Ramji Londonwaley'' (2005) - Mr. Mishra *''Nigehbaan: The Third Eye'' (2005) *'' Utthaan'' (2006) *'' Bhoot Unkle'' (2006) - Makhan Lal Akela (MLA) *''

Shootout at Lokhandwala ''Shootout at Lokhandwala'' is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed and co-written by Apoorva Lakhia and co-written and co-produced by Sanjay Gupta, with Ekta Kapoor serving as producer and Suresh Nair serving as write ...

'' (2007) - DCP Tripathi *''

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'' (2007) - Chaudhary Om Singh *'' Chamku'' (2008) - Thakur Mahendra Pratap Singh *''

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'' (2008) *''

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'' (2009) - Baba Bandarmaar *''

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'' (2010) - Farooqi *''Musaa'' (2010) *'' Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?'' (2010) - Suleman bhai *'' Kedi'' (2010) - Shailendra *''

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'' (2011) - Amar Chaudhry *''

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'' (2012) *'' Ya Rab'' (2014) - Maulana Jilani * ''Roll No. 56'' (Gujarati Film) - Panwala * ''

Kaabil ''Kaabil'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language romantic action thriller film directed by Sanjay Gupta, written by Vijay Kumar Mishra, produced by Rakesh Roshan under his banner FilmKraft Productions. It stars Hrithik Roshan, Yami Gautam, Ronit ...

'' (2017) - Wasim's father * '' Anjani Putra'' (Kannada Movie) (2017) - Raj Thakur * ''Billu Ustaad'' (2018) - (unknown) *'' Kaashi in Search of Ganga'' (2018) * ''

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'' (2019)

Television

*'' Udaan'' (TV series) (1990) - Hardayal Singh *''

'' (TV series) (1995) - Kroor Singh *'' Ramayan'' (TV series) (2008) -

*'' Jeet Jayenge Hum'' (TV series) (2009) *'' Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev'' (TV series) (2012) - Maharaj Bali *''

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'' (TV series) (2014) *''

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'' (TV series) (2013) -

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*''

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'' (TV series) (2014) - Govindnarayan Agarwal *'' Khatmal E Ishq'' (TV series) (2016–present)

References

External links

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Akhilendra Mishra's interview
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