Parvin Dabas (born 12 July 1974) is an Indian actor, director and

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, who works predominantly in

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and English language films.

Early life

Parvin Dabas was born on 12 July 1974. His family is from

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, Outer Delhi. He studied in Modern School

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and then in

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Career

Dabas made his film debut in the 1999 film '' Dillagi'' and played a key role in the Malayalam film ''

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'' along with ''

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'' the following year. His first major movie as actor was ''

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'' directed by Mira Nair and he has since appeared in over 10

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films. He did a film named Tumse Milkar with Reshmi Ghosh He later starred in films such as '' The Hero: Love Story of a Spy'', ''

Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara ''Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara'' () is a 2005 Indian drama film, directed by Jahnu Barua and produced by Anupam Kher. The film stars Anupam Kher and Urmila Matondkar in lead roles. In the film, a poem by noted Hindi poet, Sohan Lal Dwivedi, '' ...

'' and ''

Khosla Ka Ghosla ''Khosla Ka Ghosla'' () is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Dibakar Banerjee, in his directorial debut. It was produced by Savita Raj Hiremath under the Taandav Films label and Ronnie Screwvala from UTV Motion Picture ...

'' for which he won acclaim. In 2005 he gave a guest appearance(as Sudhanshu) in

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TV serial aired on

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in one episode directed by

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. He directed his first film ''

Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande ''Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande'' () is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Parvin Dabas in his directorial debut, starring Anupam Kher and Sharat Saxena. Produced by Very Fishy Films, the film was released on 19 August 2011. As per ...

'' (Right Businesses Wrong Guys) which released on 19 August 2011. He won a bronze palm award at the 2011

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and a Silver Remi Award at the Worldfest Houston 2011 (Houston International Film Festival). The film was selected for the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India 2011, held in Goa from 23 November to 3 December.

Personal life

Dabas is also a trained

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and underwater photographer. He married actress

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on 23 March 2008. They have a son Jaiveer on 11 April 2011. On 27 September 2016 they had their second child Dev. They live in Bandra with family.

Filmography

Television

Hostages (2019 ) for

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Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai (Indian series) (2005) for Starone

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Parvin Dabas to star in Karan's film - Times of India
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