Dheer Charan Srivastav also known as D. C. Srivastav (born 9 August 1967), is an Indian character actor, comedian and dialogue writer from

Hyderabad, Telangana Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. ...

, who mostly appears in Hyderabad Deccani Urdu, Tollywood and

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

Films. He is most notable for his role as ''Ismail Bhai'' in comedy films, ''

The Angrez The Angrez () is a 2005 Indian Hyderabadi-language comedy film directed by Kuntaa Nikkil. In this film, the word "Angrez" refers to English people and non-resident Indians. The film was a trend-setter at that time, as it was one of the first t ...

'' (2006), ''

Hyderabad Nawabs ''Hyderabad Nawabs'' is a 2006 Indian Hyderabadi-language comedy film. The plot revolves around four groups of people in the city of Hyderabad. Plot It all starts out in Old City, Hyderabad. In an alley, Suri, Ajju Tehzab's right-hand man, i ...

'' (2006) and '' Hungama in Dubai'' (2007). He is also known for his Hyderabadi dialect humor.

Early life and education

Srivastav was born and brought up in Hyderabad. He grew up at Himaytnagar locality, and studied at Daffodils School, where his mother Pushpa Srivastav taught Hindi. He completed his intermediate from St. Anthony's High School, Hyderabad in 1985. Later he graduated from

Osmania University Osmania University is a collegiate public state university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad in 1918 , He released a farman to establish OSMANIA UNIVERSITY on the day of 28 August 1918. It ...

in 1995.

Career

Prior to films, he was a Network Techno Marketing Manager in Hyderabad. He is quite adept in comedy and character roles. He holds the Best Hyderabadi Deccani Urdu Comedian Award for acting in ''

''. He acted in Bollywood movie with the Indian Film Director

Ram Gopal Varma Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema in addition to Bollywood, Hindi, Kannada cinema, Kannada language ...

's (RGV) ''

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''.

Filmography

As actor

*''Note that Hindi may refer to the

Deccani film industry The Deccani film industry, also known as Dollywood is the Deccani language/Hyderabadi Urdu film industry based in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The films have gained popularity not only in the Deccan region of India, but as well as other Hindi/Urd ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Srivastav, D. C. Indian male film actors 1967 births Living people Male actors from Hyderabad, India Male actors in Telugu cinema Indian male comedians 21st-century Indian male actors Screenwriters from Hyderabad, India Male actors in Hindi cinema