Dinesh Hingoo (born 13 April 1940) is an Indian actor who plays comic & supporting roles in

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films. He had appeared in over 300 films, from ''Taqdeer (1967)'' to ''

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(2011)'', and is known for his laughter and impersonations including that of a

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businessman. He was a stand-up comedian in many orchestras, famous comedian Johny Lever in an interview stated that it was Dinesh Hingoo, who gave him a break to perform on stage as a comedian. He had played

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and

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s in movies such as '' Qurbani'', ''

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'', ''

Baazigar ''Baazigar'' () is a 1993 Indian romantic crime thriller film directed by Abbas–Mustan and produced by Venus Movies. It stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in lead roles, while Raakhee, Shilpa Shetty, Dalip Tahil, Siddharth Ray, and Johnny Le ...

'', ''

Humraaz ''Humraaz'' () is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic thriller film directed by the duo Abbas–Mustan. It stars Bobby Deol, Akshaye Khanna and Amisha Patel. This film marks the third collaboration between Deol and Abbas–Mustan. ...

'', '' Daraar'', ''

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'', '' Judaai'', '' Khoobsurat'', Hera Pheri (2000 film),

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and '' Anubhav''. He had acted in television serials on Indian public broadcaster,

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