Kanwarjit Paintal, better known as Paintal (born 22 August 1948), is an Indian actor and comedian. He started off as a comic actor and moved on to teaching the art of acting. He has extensively worked not only in numerous movies but also television. He was born into a

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family in a village named Tarn Taran which is near

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, Punjab. He lived his early life with his family members in Sadar Bazaar,

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. Paintal learnt acting at the

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and in 2008 was the Head of the Acting Department of FTII. He came to

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(now Mumbai) in 1969. His brother

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played the role

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B.R. Chopra Baldev Raj Chopra (22 April 1914 – 5 November 2008) was a famous Indian director and producer of Bollywood industry and television series . Best known for directing Hindi films like ''Naya Daur (1957 film), Naya Daur'' (1957), ''Sadhna (1958 ...

hit show '

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', in which he himself played the roles of

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and

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. His son,

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, is also an actor, who worked in movies such as ''

Dil Maange More ''Dil Maange More!!!'' () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Anant Mahadevan and produced by Fourth Wall Productions. it features Shahid Kapoor, Ayesha Takia, Tulip Joshi, Soha Ali Khan (in her film debut), Gulshan G ...

'' (2004) and ''

Bachna Ae Haseeno ''Bachna Ae Haseeno'' () is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Siddharth Anand, whose previous projects included ''Salaam Namaste'' (2005) and ''Ta Ra Rum Pum'' (2007). Produced by Yash Raj Films, the film stars Ranbir ...

'' (2008).

Filmography

Some of Paintal's notable roles included Rattan in ''

Jawani Diwani ''Jawani Diwani'' () is a 1972 Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Narender Bedi, and starring Randhir Kapoor, Jaya Bhaduri, Balraj Sahni, Nirupa Roy as leads. This was also Kader Khan's debut as a dialogue writer. The film is mos ...

'' (1972), Salma in ''

Rafoo Chakkar ''Rafoo Chakkar'' ( hi, रफ़ू चक्कर) is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language comedy film produced by Nadiadwala and directed by Narender Bedi. The film was adapted from the 1959 American film ''Some Like It Hot''. The film stars Rishi ...

'' (1975), Guruji in ''

Bawarchi ''Bawarchi'' (translation: ''The Chef'') is a 1972 Indian Hindi musical comedy-drama film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee starring Rajesh Khanna and Jaya Badhuri with Asrani, A.K. Hangal, Usha Kiran and Durga Khote in supporting roles. This w ...

'' (1972), Arun in ''

Piya Ka Ghar ''Piya Ka Ghar'' ( My beloved's house) is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language comedy set in Mumbai in the 1970s. It is a remake of Raja Thakur's Marathi film ''Mumbaicha Jawai''. It portrays the difficulties of life in India's biggest city during the ...

'' (1972), Panditji (Astrologer) in '' Parichay'' (1972), Totaram in ''

Jangal Mein Mangal ''Jangal Mein Mangal'' is a 1972 Bollywood romance film directed by Rajendra Bhatia. The film stars Kiran Kumar, Reena Roy and Pran in pivotal roles. Cast *Kiran Kumar as Rajesh *Reena Roy as Leela * Balraj Sahni as Thomas * Pran as Retired ...

'' (1972), Kamal in ''

Heera Panna ''Heera Panna'' is a 1973 Hindi romance film. Written, produced and directed by Dev Anand for Navketan films, the film stars Dev Anand, Zeenat Aman, Raakhee, Rehman, Jeevan, A.K. Hangal, Paintal and Dheeraj Kumar. The film's music was compose ...

'' (1973), Headmaster in ''

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'' (1974), Ramu in ''

Khote Sikkay ''Khote Sikkay'' () is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language action-adventure film directed by Narendra Bedi, starring Feroz Khan and Danny Denzongpa as part of a gang of men hired by a villager to save his village from the dacoits. The film also stars ...

'' (1973), and Budh Anand in ''

Satte Pe Satta ''Satte Pe Satta'' (transl. 'Seven on Seven') is an Indian Hindi-language action-comedy film released in 1982 and directed by Raj N. Sippy, and produced by Romu N. Sippy. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Amjad Khan, Ranjeeta Kaur ...

'' (1982). One of his most notable roles was as Champak Boomia in ''

Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar ''Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar'' ('')'' is a 1973 Indian comedy film directed by Rajendra Bhatia. Its stars Kiran Kumar and Radha Saluja. This film was adapted from a Gujarati play and later remade in Marathi as ''Pheka Pheki'' (1989) and in Hindi as '' ...

'' (1973). The film became very successful for the character 'Champak Bhumia' played by him. From playing comic roles, Paintal has moved on to play serious character roles, most recent of which is in the television drama Pyar Ka Dard Hain Kuch Meetha Meetha.

Bollywood films

* Umang (1970) *

Lal Patthar ''Lal Patthar'' is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced by F. C. Mehra, and directed by Sushil Majumdar. The film is a remake of the Bengali film, ''Lal Pathar'' which released in 1964. The film stars Raaj Kumar, Hema Malini, Raakh ...

(1971) *

Mere Apne ''Mere Apne'' is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language film written and directed by Gulzar and produced by Romu, Raj and N. C. Sippy. It was Gulzar's first directorial venture and was almost a frame by frame remake of the National Award-winning Bengali fi ...

(1971) * * Tangewala (1972) *

Shaadi Ke Baad ''Shaadi Ke Baad'' () is a 1972 Hindi-language comedy film, produced and directed by L. V. Prasad under the Prasad Productions Pvt Ltd banner. It stars Jeetendra, Raakhee, Shatrughan Sinha and music composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. The film i ...

(1972) * ''

'' (1972) – Rattan * ''

Gomti Ke Kinare ''Gomti Ke Kinare'' is a 1972 Bollywood drama film, directed by Saawan Kumar Tak in his directorial debut. The film stars Meena Kumari and Mumtaz. It was the last release of Meena Kumari, and was released posthumously on 22 November 1972, 8 mo ...

'' (1972) * ''

'' (1972) – Guruji * ''

'' (1972) – Arun * '' Parichay'' (1972) – Panditji (Astrologer) * ''

'' (1972) – Totaram * ''

'' (1974) – Kamal * ''

'' (1973) – Champak Boomia *

Zehreela Insaan ''Zehreela Insaan'' () is a 1974 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Puttanna Kanagal and produced by Virendra Sinha. The film stars Rishi Kapoor, Moushumi Chatterjee, Neetu Singh and Pran. It is a remake of Kanagal's own 1972 Kannad ...

(1974) * Us-Paar (1974) *

Manoranjan ''Manoranjan'' () is a 1974 Indian Hindi film directed by Shammi Kapoor. It is a remake of ''Irma La Douce''. Sanjeev Kumar plays Jack Lemmon's role, Zeenat Aman Shirley MacLaine's and Shammi Kapoor plays Lou Jacobi's. Hotel Casanova is called H ...

(1974) *

Kora Badan ''Kora Badan'' is a 1974 Bollywood drama film directed by Boota Singh Shaad. Cast * Sunil Dutt *Dev Kumar * Paintal * Mala Sinha *Gurcharan Pohli Gurcharan Singh Pohli (born June 24, 1942) is an Indian singer and actor who worked in ...

(1974) *

(1973) *

Faslah ''Faslah'' is a 1974 Bollywood drama film directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. The film stars Raman Khanna. Cast * Raman Khanna as Gautam Swarup Chandra *Shabana Azmi as Asha Premchand *Nadira as Mrs. Sonachand * Paintal *Yunus Parvez as Editor *P ...

(1974) * Dulhan (1974) * Dil Diwana (1974) *

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(1974) * ''

'' (1974) – Headmaster * Gulabi Nain Sharabi (1974) Raja * ''

'' (1975) – Salma * Mazaaq (1975) * Jaggu (1975) * Apne Rang hazaar (1975) * '' Anokha'' (1975) – Raja * Maa (1976) * Laila Majnu (1976) * Deewangee (1976) * '' Balika Badhu'' (1976) – Shambhu * Bairaag (1976) * Jaaneman (1976) * Udhar Ka Sindur (1976) * Shirdi Ke Sai Baba (1977) * Saheb Bahadur (1977) * Saal Solvan Chadya (1977) * Jay Vejay (1977) * Jagriti (1977) *

Chandi Sona ''Chandi Sona'' is a 1977 Indian Hindi-language film. Produced and directed by Sanjay Khan the film stars Sanjay Khan, Parveen Babi, Premnath, Pran, Ranjeet, Danny Denzongpa, Asrani, Paintal, Kamini Kaushal, Iftekhar and Raj Kapoor (in a spec ...

(1977) * Chala Murari Hero Banne * Alibaba Marjinaa (1977) * Abhi To Jee Lein (1977) * Tumhari Kasam (1978) * ''

Swarg Narak ''Swarg Narak'' () is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced by B. Nagi Reddy under the Vijaya Productions Pvt. Ltd. banner and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. It stars Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, Vinod Mehra, Moushumi Chatterjee, Shab ...

'' (1978) – Shambhu * Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan (1978) * Naya Daur (1978) * Muqaddar (1978) * '' Des Pardes'' (1978) * College Girl (1978) * Ankh Ka Tara (1978) * Aakhri Daku (1978) * Aahuti (1978) * Adventures of Aladdin (1978) * Magroor (1979) * Jaani Dushman (1979) * Jaan-E-Bahaar (1979) * Gopal Krishna (1979) * Duniya Meri Jeb Mein (1979) * Khoon Kharaba (1980) *

The Burning Train ''The Burning Train'' is a 1980 Indian action thriller disaster film, produced by B. R. Chopra under the B. R. Films banner and directed by Ravi Chopra. The film featured a huge all-star cast, featuring Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Vinod Khanna, Pa ...

(1980) * Sitara (1980) * Oh Bewafa (1980) * Dostana (1980) * Waqt Ki Deewar (1981) * Saajan Ki Saheli (1981) * Ghamandee (1981) *

Kranti ''Kranti'' () is a 1981 Indian historical drama film, produced and directed by Manoj Kumar, with the story and screenplay written by Salim–Javed. It stars an ensemble cast, consisting of Dilip Kumar in the title role along with Manoj Kumar, ...

(1981) * Daasi (1981) *

Kachche Heere ''Kachche Heere'' is a 1982 Bollywood Hindi action film directed by Narender Bedi, starring Feroz Khan, Reena Roy, Danny Denzongpa, Aruna Irani and Shakti Kapoor. The movie was produced by Netra Pal Singh and the music was composed by Rahul ...

(1982) *

Baghavat ''Baghavat'' is a 1982 Hindi language film starring Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Reena Roy, Amjad Khan and music composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. The film is directed by Ramanand Sagar. It became a "hit" at the box office. Cast * Dharmendra as ...

(1982) *

(1982) – Budh Anand *

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(1982) * Teri Maang Sitaron Se Bhar Doon (1982) *

Shubh Kaamna ''Shubh Kaamna'' () is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by K. Vishwanath and produced by V. V. Shastri. It stars Rakesh Roshan, Rati Agnihotri, Vinod Mehra, Sujit Kumar, Utpal Dutt, Om Prakash and music for the film was sc ...

(1983) * Ganga Meri Maa (1983) *

Sadma ''Sadma'' () is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film, written and directed by Balu Mahendra. It stars Kamal Haasan, Sridevi in the lead roles, with the music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film tells the story of Nehalata Malhotra, a ...

(1983) * Daulat Ke Dushman (1983) (Special Appearance) *

Kalaakaar ''Kalaakaar'' () is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film directed by P. Sambasiva Rao and produced by P. Anand Rao. The film stars Sridevi and Kunal Goswami. It was released in the same year as Himmatwala (1983 film), ''Himmatwala' ...

(1983) * Waqt Ki Pukar (1984) *

Shapath ''Shapath'' () is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language action film directed and produced by Rajiv Babbar, it stars Mithun Chakraborty, Jackie Shroff, Ramya Krishna, Vineetha in lead roles. Plot ''Shapath'' is an Action flick from Rajiv Babbar, who has ...

(1984) *

Maan Maryada ''Maan Maryada'' is a 1991 Bengali film directed by Sukhen Das. The film has been music directed by Ajoy Das. Cast * Satabdi Roy * Tapas Paul * Samit Bhanja * Utpal Dutta * Subhendu Chatterjee * Sukhen Das * Koushik Bandyopadhyay Koushik Ghos ...

(1984) * Kanoon Meri Mutthi Mein (1984) * Jaag Utha Insaan (1984) *

Hum Do Hamare Do ''Hum Do Hamare Do'' () is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Abhishek Jain and produced by Dinesh Vijan. The film stars Rajkummar Rao and Kriti Sanon as leads, while Paresh Rawal, Ratna Pathak Shah, Aparshakti Khurana ...

(1984) *

Ram Tere Kitne Nam ''Ram Tere Kitne Nam'' ( ) is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language film, directed by P. Madhavan and produced by Harish Shah. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Rekha in lead roles. The film had musical score by Babul Bose. The film was a remake of director' ...

(1985) * Paisa Yeh Paisa (1985) * Kali Basti (1985) *

Aandhi-Toofan ''Aandhi-Toofan'' is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language film directed by B.Subhash, starring Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha, Mithun Chakraborty, Meenakshi Sheshadri and Danny Denzongpa. Plot Notorious biker-gangster Balvir (Danny D ...

(1985) * Mehak (1985) *

Wafadaar ''Wafadaar'' is a 1985 Hindi film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. The film stars Rajinikanth, Padmini Kolhapuri and Vijeta Pandit for the first time in a love triangle well supported by Kader Khan, Anupam Kher, Shakti Kapoor, Asrani, Paintal an ...

(1985) *

Bepanaah ''Bepanaah'' is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Jagdish Sidana, starring Shashi Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Poonam Dhillon, Rati Agnihotri, Suresh Oberoi, Madan Puri, Kader Khan in pivotal roles. Summary Bajrang, a naive youngst ...

(1985) *

Sur Sangam ''Sur Sangam'' is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film written, and directed by K. Viswanath Kasinadhuni Viswanath (born 19 February 1930) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor, known for his works primarily in Telugu ...

(1985) * Babu (1985) * Mujhe Kasam Hai (1985) — Gopi *

Mohabbat Ki Kasam ''Mohabbat Ki Kasam'' ( hi, मोहब्बत की कसम) is a 1986 Bollywood action melodrama film directed by K. Pappu. It stars Amjad Khan, Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Tanuja, with special appearances from two of Bollywood's biggest ...

(1986) * Kirayadar (1986) * Adhikar (1986) *

Dilwala ''Dilwala'' is a 2013 romantic drama Kannada film directed by Anil Kumar (Dilwala Anil). The film stars Sumanth Shailendra and Radhika Pandit. Shailendra Babu is producing this film which is backed with Arjun Janya's music and Sudhakar's cinemat ...

(1986) *

Zindagani ''Zindagani'' is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Prabhat Roy, starring Raakhee, Mithun Chakraborty, Rati Agnihotri in lead roles, along with Ranjeet, Amjad Khan, Suresh Oberoi in supporting roles. Cast *Raakhee as S ...

(1986) *

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(1986) *

Anubhav (1986 film) ''Anubhav'' ( en, Experience, italics=yes) is a 1986 Bollywood adult drama film starring Shekhar Suman, Padmini Kolhapure and Richa Sharma, directed by Kashinath. The movie did not get much reception on release, but the film is notable for ste ...

(1986) *

Insaniyat Ke Dushman ''Insaniyat Ke Dushman '' () is a 1987 Hindi-language action drama film in which a dedicated police officer is pitted against a gang of drug dealers.''Media Asia'', vol. 18, p. 83 (1991). The film stars Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Raj Babbar, ...

(1987) * Maashuka (1987) *

Paap Ki Duniya Paap Ki Duniya (; is a 1988 Indian film directed by Shibu Mitra. The movie stars Sunny Deol, Chunky Pandey, Neelam, Pran, Shakti Kapoor and Danny Denzongpa. The film was one of the biggest hits of Bollywood in 1988. Plot An honest Jailor Sh ...

(1988) *

Jeete Hain Shaan Se ''Jeete Hain Shaan Se'' (trans: We Live With Honor) is a 1987 Bollywood action film directed by Kanwal Sharma, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Sanjay Dutt, and Govinda. Plot Johnny (Mithun Chakraborty), Govinda (Sanjay Dutt), and Iqbal (Govinda) ...

(1988) *

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(1988) *

Mitti Aur Sona ''Mitti Aur Sona'' (transl. ''Clay and Gold'') is a 1989 Indian Bollywood action film directed by Shiv Kumar and produced by Pahlaj Nihalani. The film stars Chunky Pandey, Sonam, Neelam in lead roles. Plot Vijay (Chunky Pandey) is from a wea ...

(1989) * Jaaydaad (1989) *

Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharni ''Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharnii'' (English: What you sow, you shall reap) is a 1989 Indian film directed and produced by Vimal Kumar. It stars Govinda, Kader khan and Kimi Katkar in pivotal roles. Plot Gangaram Verma (Kader Khan) is a man of idea ...

(1989) *

Shehzaade ''Shehzaade'' (transl. ''Princes'') is a 1989 Bollywood film directed by Raj N. Sippy and produced Rajan Sippy, starring Dharmendra (in a dual role) & Shatrughan Sinha, Kimi Katkar and Dimple Kapadia Dimple Kapadia (born 8 June 1957) is a ...

(1989) (uncredited) * Anokha Aspatal (1989) Ram Dhani *

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(1990) *

Aag Ka Gola Aag Ka Gola (English translation "Fire Ball") is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by David Dhawan, starring Sunny Deol, Dimple Kapadia, Shakti Kapoor and Prem Chopra. This is the first film where Sunny Deol played the double rol ...

(1990) (uncredited) * Pyaar Ke Naam Qurban (1990) *

Thanedaar Thanedaar () is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language action film, produced by Sanjay Ray, Sudhir Roy under the Shiva Arts International banner and directed by Raj N. Sippy. It stars Jeetendra, Jaya Prada, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit and music composed b ...

(1990) * Qurbani Rang Layegi (1991) * First Love Letter (1991) * Saugandh (1991) *

Prem Deewane ''Prem Deewane'' (''Love Crazy'') is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and produced by Ashok Ghai. It stars Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Vivek Mushran and Pooja Bhatt in pivotal roles.This movie Unofficial Remake i ...

(1992) *

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(1992) * Pehchaan (1993) * Anokha Premyudh (1994) *

Prem Yog ''Prem Yog'' is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film starring Rishi Kapoor and Madhoo. This movie is heavily inspired by the Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall-starrer Coming To America. Cast * Shammi Kapoor as Maharaj Chatrapal Singh * ...

(1994) *

Amaanat ''Amaanat'' is a 1977 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Shatrujiit Paul. It stars Manoj Kumar, Sadhana, Balraj Sahni, Mehmood, Rehman, Shashikala, Aruna Irani in pivotal roles. The film took 8 years in making. Story Suresh is a painte ...

(1994) *

Ikke Pe Ikka ''Ikke Pe Ikka'' is a 1994 Indian Hindi action film directed by Raj N. Sippy. It stars Akshay Kumar, Shantipriya (actress), Shantipriya, Moushumi Chatterjee, Anupam Kher and Chandni (Bollywood actress), Chandni in lead roles. Plot Three brother ...

(1994) *

Aazmayish ''Aazmayish'' is a 1995 Bollywood film starring Dharmendra, Anjali Jathar and producer Mohan Kumar's son Rohit Kumar in his debut. It is a story of a father and son, directed by actor Sachin. Summary Prem Chopra, in a negative role, has hi ...

(1995) *

Rock Dancer ''Rock Dancer'' is a 1995 Hindi drama film directed by Memon Roy and featured Govinda, Kamal Sadanah Shammi Kapoor and Javed Jaffrey as lead characters. Plot A passionate Jaya wants to build a charitable hospital for the poor people. But her da ...

(1995) * Aisi Bhi Kya Jaldi Hai (1996) * Megha (1996) (uncredited) *

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(1997) * Hatyara (1998) *

Zulm-O-Sitam ''Zulm-O-Sitam'' is a 1998 Hindi film starring Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Jaya Prada, Arjun Sarja, Madhoo in lead roles and was directed by K. C. Bokadia. Cast * Dharmendra as SP Arun * Shatrughan Sinha as Advocate Vishwanath * Jaya Prada ...

(1998) *

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(2001) * Fun 2shh: Dudes in the 10th Century (2003) *

Paying Guests ''Paying Guests'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film starring Ashish Chaudhary, Shreyas Talpade, Javed Jaffrey, Vatsal Seth, Celina Jaitly, Neha Dhupia, Riya Sen, Sayali Bhagat and Johnny Lever. It is directed by Paritosh Painter ...

(2009) *

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(2009) (Special Appearance) *

Kaalo ''Kaalo'' is a Hindi horror film, directed by Wilson Louis and produced by Yash Patnaik, Mamta Patnaik and Dhaval Gada. The film was released on 17 December 2010 under the Beyond Dreams Entertainment Ltd. banner. Plot The film features Kaalo, a ...

(2010) * 30 Minutes (2016) *

Kahani Rubberband Ki ''Kahani Rubberband Ki'' is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language drama film written, directed and produced by Sarika Sanjot. It stars Pratik Gandhi, Avika Gor, Manish Raisinghan and Gaurav Gera . Plot Kahani Rubberband Ki tells the story of a young, b ...

(2022) *

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(2023)

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'' * ''Daal Mein Kala'' on

Star Plus StarPlus is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, ...

(1988) as Various characters * ''NatKhat'' on

Zee TV Zee TV (stylised as ZEE TV) is a Hindi general entertainment pay television channel in India. It was launched on 2 October 1992, as the first privately owned TV channel in the country. It is owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Zee TV also ...

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Pyar Zindagi Hai ''Pyar Zindagi Hai'' is an Indian television comedy series that premiered on Zee TV on 30 March 2003. The series is set in the Punjabi backdrop, and stars Rakhee Tandon & Mukul Dev in the main lead. Love, Life & Laughter are the three mantra ...

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(2003) * ''Ladoo Singh Taxiwala (1976 The first ever doordarshan serial)'' * '' CID (Indian TV series) '' as Ghanashyam in Episode 409 * ''

Amber Dhara ''Amber Dhara'' is an Indian Hindi language television series that aired on Sony Entertainment Television from 24 September 2007 until 24 April 2008, based on the lives of conjoined twins, Amber and Dhara. Plot The story revolves around the li ...

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Sony TV Sony Television, Sony TV, or Sony HD may refer to any of the following television-related products from Japanese conglomerate Sony: * Television sets designed and manufactured by Sony Corporation in Japan ** Trinitron, television hardware brand (196 ...

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Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara ''Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara'' is an Indian drama television series produced by Rajshri Productions. It aired from 18 June 2012 to 1 November 2014 on Star Plus. It starred Disha Parmar and Nakuul Mehta as Pankhuri Gupta Kumar ...

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Ek Shringaar-Swabhiman ''Ek Shringaar — Swabhimaan'' (English: ''Self-Respect-An Adornment'') commonly abbreviated as ''Swabhimaan'' is an Indian television series produced under the banner Rajshri Productions, by Sooraj Barjatya. The show premiered on 19 December 2 ...

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Colors TV Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment broadcast network owned by Viacom18. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime and television films. History It was launched on 2 ...

as Sujan Singh Chauhan (2016–17) * ''

Piya Albela ''Piyaa Albela'' () is an Indian soap opera by Rajshri Productions broadcast on Zee TV. The show focuses on a modern retelling of the love story of Menaka and Vishwamitra. It was produced over about eight years by Sooraj Barjatya, while Raghven ...

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(2017–18) as Kashinath Vyas * ''

Partners Trouble Ho Gayi Double ''Partners'' (also known as ''Partners Trouble Ho Gayi Double'') is an Indian buddy cop-comedy series. The series was produced by Paritosh Painter. The show premiered on SAB TV on 28 November 2017. Plot Aditya Dev (Vipul Roy) and Manav A Desa ...

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Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki ''Shakti — Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki'' ( Strength — feeling of existence) was an Indian Hindi-language social drama television series produced by Rashmi Sharma Telefilms airing from 30 May 2016 to 1 October 2021 on Colors TV. It starred Rubina Di ...

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as Baksh Singh (2020) * ''

Kabhi Kabhie Ittefaq Sey ''Kabhi Kabhie Ittefaq Sey'' () is an Indian Television Drama series that premiered on 3 January 2022 and aired on StarPlus and digitally available on Disney+ Hotstar which stars Yesha Rughani and Manan Joshi. Its a Hindi adaptation of Star Jal ...

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as Charudutt Kulshresta * '' Mehndi Wala Ghar'' as Hari Agarwal

Awards and nominations

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Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role The Filmfare Best Comedian Award was given by '' Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise an actor who had delivered an outstanding performance in a comic role. Although the awards started in 1954, awards ...

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Chala Murari Hero Banne ''Chala Murari Hero Banne'' () is a 1977 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by and starring Asrani. Plot Murari dreams of becoming an actor, but his Dad (A.K. Hangal), who runs a cloth shop, wants him to help in the shop. Murari runs a ...

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