Paresh Rawal (born 30 May 1955) is an Indian actor, comedian, film producer and politician known for his works notably in

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, and

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, and a few

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and a few

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films. He has appeared in over 240 films and is the recipient of various accolades. In 1994, he won the

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for his performances in the films '' Woh Chokri'' and ''

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''. For the latter, he received his first

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for Best Performance in a Negative Role. This was followed by

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's ''

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'', which saw him playing the lead role of freedom fighter

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, a role that got him national and international acclaim. He was honoured with

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from the

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in 2014. He has received recognition for his

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ous roles in

box office hits such as ''

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'' (1991), ''

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'' (1993), '' Money Money'' (1995), '' Govinda Govinda'' (1994), ''

Rikshavodu ''Rikshavodu'' () is a 1995 Telugu language film starring Chiranjeevi, Nagma and Soundarya, directed by Kodi Ramakrishna and produced by Kranthi Kumar. Chiranjeevi played a dual role in the film. It was dubbed in Hindi as ''Devaa The Power Man'' ...

'' (1995), ''

Bavagaru Bagunnara ''Bavagaru Bagunnara'' () is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee and produced by Nagendra Babu. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Rambha and Paresh Rawal. It was dubbed and released into Tamil as ''Mur ...

'' (1998).. His other notable works in

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are '' Naam'' (1986), ''

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'' (1990), ''

Mohra ''Mohra'' () is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film co-written, edited and directed by Rajiv Rai and produced by his father Gulshan Rai. It stars Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Raveena Tandon in the lead roles, along with Naseeruddin ...

'' (1994), '' Tamanna'' (1996), ''

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'' (2004), '' Table No. 21'' (2013) and '' Zilla Ghaziabad'' (2013). Rawal has gained acclaim with comedy and few intense supporting roles in Hindi films as some of his notable roles are in ''

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'' (1994), ''

Chachi 420 ''Chachi 420'' () is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language comedy film, co-written, produced and directed by Kamal Haasan. The film is a remake of the 1996 Tamil movie ''Avvai Shanmughi''. The film stars Haasan and Nassar (reprising their roles from the ...

'' (1997), '' Hera Pheri'' (2000), '' Nayak'' (2001), '' Aankhen'' (2002), ''

Awara Paagal Deewana ''Awara Paagal Deewana'' (English: ''Wayward, Crazy, Insane'') is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Vikram Bhatt. The film's music was composed by Anu Malik, and the lyrics by Sameer. It has a plot loosely inspired by ...

'' (2002), ''

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'' (2003), ''

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'' (2005), ''

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'' (2006), ''

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'' (2006), ''

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'' (2006), ''

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'' (2007), ''

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'' (2008), ''

Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! ''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! '' is a 2008 Indian comedy film starring Abhay Deol, Paresh Rawal, Neetu Chandra, Manu Rishi, Manjot Singh and Archana Puran Singh. It was directed by Dibakar Banerjee. The film won the National Film Award for Best Pop ...

'' (2008), ''

De Dana Dan ''De Dana Dan'' ( Hit left and right) is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Priyadarshan. The story is a partial adaptation of Hollywood film '' Screwed'' and some scenes were taken from Priyadarshan's own Malayalam film ''Ve ...

'' (2009), ''

Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? ''Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?'' () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Ashwni Dhir, and produced by Amita Pathak. Loosely based on the short story ''Tum Kab Jaoge, Athithi?'' by Sharad Joshi, the film stars Ajay Devgn, Paresh Rawal ...

'' (2010), ''

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'' (2010), '' OMG'' (2012), '' Welcome Back'' (2015), ''

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'' (2017), ''

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'' (2018), ''

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'' (2019). His most remembered role is of Baburao Ganpatrao Apte in the cult classic ''Hera Pheri'' comedy franchise, and he also appeared in Tamil film ''

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'' (2020).

Personal life

Rawal was born and raised in Bombay (now

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). In 1987, Rawal married

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, an actress and winner of the

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contest in 1979. Paresh and Swaroop have two sons, Aditya and Anirudh. He is an alumnus of Narsee Monjee College of Commerce & Economics,

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Career

Rawal made his debut with the 1985 film '' Arjun'' in a supporting role. He was also part of the cast of the

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TV Serial, Bante Bigadte. It was the 1986 blockbuster '' Naam'' that established him as an actor with great talent. He then appeared in over 100 films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, mostly as the main villain, such as in ''Roop ki Rani Choron Ka Raja'', ''Kabzaa'', ''King Uncle'', ''Ram Lakhan'', ''Daud'', ''Baazi'' and so many more. In the 1990s, he also starred in the cult comedy ''

'' in which he played a double role. Rawal was perceived as a character actor by both audiences and critics until the 2000 Bollywood cult classic '' Hera Pheri'', after which he starred in many Hindi mainstream films as a lead actor or main protagonist. Rawal played the dim-witted, boisterous and kind-hearted Marathi landlord Baburao Ganpatrao Apte in the film '' Hera Pheri'', who takes in Raju (

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) and Shyam (

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) as paying in his house. Rawal's acting was a key reason for the major nationwide success the film received. For his performance, he won the

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. He reprised his role as Baburao in the sequel to the film ''

'' (2006), which was also successful. Another notable lead role came in 2002 when Rawal portrayed one of three blind bank robbers in the hit film '' Aankhen'', co-starring

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and

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. Rawal, for the remainder of the 2000s, was seen in mainly comedy oriented multi-starrers, mostly amongst the lead protagonists such as in ''

'' (2002), ''

'' (2003), '' Hulchul'' (2004), ''

'' (2005), ''

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'' (2005), ''

'' (2006), '' Golmaal: Fun Unlimited'' (2006), ''

'' (2006), ''

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'' (2007), '' Shankar Dada MBBS'' (Telugu), ''

Bhool Bhulaiyaa ''Bhool Bhulaiyaa'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film directed by Priyadarshan and produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under the T-Series Films banner. A remake of the 1993 Malayalam film '' Manichitrathaz ...

'', ''

'' (2008) and ''

'' (2009). In 2010, Rawal acted in the movie '' Aakrosh'', based on honour killing. On the sets of OMG

In 2012, Rawal played the lead role in the movie ''

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''. Akshay Kumar was seen supporting him, and both won rave reviews for their roles. He has also had a very successful acting career in Gujarati plays, the latest one being ''Dear Father''. For television he has produced several Hindi soaps including

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's ''

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'',

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's ''

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'' and Colors' '' Laagi Tujhse Lagan''. His latest notable release is

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's ''

'' with

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. He plays actor

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's role in the movie. He is also reprising his role as Baburao Ganpatrao Apte in ''Hera Pheri 3'' which was going to be released in 2024, but is 'on hold' as of May 2023. On 10 September 2020 he was appointed as the chief of the

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, by the

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In 2021, Rawal appeared in sports drama ''

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'', a film directed by

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, alongside

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, who is playing a national level boxer. The film was streamed worldwide on 16 July 2021 on

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. His other upcoming films are ''Aankh Micholi'', ''

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'', '' Hera Pheri 3'' and '' The Storyteller'' in which he will portray

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's famous character

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Politics

He won as the

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's Member of Parliament (MP) from Ahmedabad East constituency in the

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. In 2014, he was awarded

Controversy

On 21 May 2017, Rawal tweeted addressing an incident where the Indian Army tied a Kashmiri stone pelter as a

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on an army jeep: "Instead of tying stone pelter on the army jeep, tie

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." It was presumed that he wanted Roy to be used as a human shield. Rawal's tweet provoked controversy. He was criticised by fellow actor

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. Rawal was also criticised by

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leader Shobha Ojha. while filmmaker

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supported his tweet.

Filmography

Awards and honours

* In 2014, he was awarded the

by the Government of India, the fourth highest civilian award in India, for his contributions to the entertainment industry. ;

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* 1994:

for ''

'' & '' Woh Chokri'' ;

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* 1994:

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for ''Sir'' * 1995: Nominated– ilmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for ''

'' *1994: Nominated–

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for ''Raja'' * 1998: Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for ''

'' * 2001: Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for '' Hera Pheri'' * 2002: Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for ''

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'' * 2003: Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for '' Aankhen'' * 2003: Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for ''

'' *2004: Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for '' Fun 2shh: Dudes in the 10th Century'' * 2004: Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for ''

'' * 2005: Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for '' Hulchul'' * 2007: Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for ''

'' ;

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* 2001: Nominated–

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for ''

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'' * 2001:

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for ''Hera Pheri'' * 2004: Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for ''Hungama'' & ''

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'' *2005: Nominated–

for ''

'' * 2005: Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for ''Hulchul'' * 2007: Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for ''Phir Hera Pheri'' * 2008: Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for ''

'' * 2009: Nominated–

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for ''

'' * 2011: Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor for ''

'' * 2012: Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for ''

'' * 2013: Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for ''

'' ;

Star Screen Awards The Screen Awards is an annual awards ceremony held in India honouring professional excellence in Bollywood. The nomination and award selection is done by a panel of distinguished professionals from the industry. The awards were introduced by t ...

* 1996: Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor for ''

Raja ''Raja'' (; from , IAST ') is a royal title used for South Asian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia, being attested f ...

'' * 2001:

Screen Award for Best Comedian The Screen Award for Best Comedian is chosen by a distinguished panel of judges from the Indian Bollywood film industry and the winners are announced in January. The 2020 best kashmiri comedian award goes to Mr Shafi (yogi anatnag) . The award ...

for ''Hera Pheri'' * 2002: Nominated–Screen Award for Best Comedian for ''Aankhen'' * 2003: Screen Award for Best Comedian for ''Awara Paagal Deewana'' ;

Zee Cine Awards The Zee Cine Award (ZCA) is an Indian awards ceremony for the Hindi film industry. They were instituted in November 1997 to award "Excellence in cinema - the democratic way". They were first held in Mumbai until 2004, when the ZCA went internat ...

* 2001:

Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role The Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Comic Role is chosen by a jury organized by Zee Entertainment Enterprises, and the winner is announced at the ceremony. Winners See also * Zee Cine Awards * Bollywood * Cinema of India The Cinema of ...

for ''Hera Pheri'' * 2003: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role for ''Awara Paagal Deewana'' * 2010: Nominated–Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role for ''Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?'' * 2010: Nominated–

Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role The Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Negative Role is chosen by a jury organized by Zee Entertainment Enterprises, and the winner is announced at the ceremony. It awards the actor or actress in the role of an antagonist. Kajol was the first woman ...

for '' Aakrosh'' ;

Producers Guild Film Awards The Producers Guild Film Awards, previously known as the Apsara Awards, is an award event hosted by the Producers Guild of India to recognize excellence in Hindi film and Television in India, television. Originated by filmmaker and scholar Amit ...

* 2010: Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role for ''Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?'' * 2012: Nominated–Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role for ''Ready''

Bollywood Movie Awards The Bollywood Movie Awards was an annual film award ceremony held between 1999 and 2007 in Long Island, New York, United States, celebrating films and actors from the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai, India. History The predecessor to ...

* 2001: Bollywood Movie Award for Best Comedian for ''Hera Pheri'' * 2004: Bollywood Movie Award for Best Comedian for ''Hungama'' ;Other Awards 2006: Sardar Patel International Award for Best Actor for ''Sardar'' (1993).

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An interview with Paresh Rawal

I feel secure with Akshay: Paresh Rawal

Bollywood Collections of Paresh Rawal
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rawal, Paresh 1955 births Living people Indian male film actors Indian male comedians Indian male voice actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian television producers Filmfare Awards winners Screen Awards winners Zee Cine Awards winners Best Supporting Actor National Film Award winners Male actors from Gujarat Indian male stage actors Gujarati theatre Age controversies Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts India MPs 2014–2019 Indian actor-politicians Lok Sabha members from Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat