Pramod Moutho (born 7 May 1955) is an Indian film and television actor. He has appeared as a

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in number of noted

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films, like ''

Khalnayak ''Khal Nayak'' () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language action crime film produced and directed by Subhash Ghai. The film's plot centers on the escape and attempted capture of criminal Ballu (Sanjay Dutt as antihero) by Inspector Ram ( Jackie Shrof ...

'' (1993), '' Dilwale'' (1994), ''

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'' (1996), ''

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'' (1998), Gadar'' (2001) and ''

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'' (2008) and over 120 other Hindi movies.

Biography

Born in Amritsar in 1955 as Pramod

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, Pramod Moutho started acting in stage plays while studying in

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. He, along with Lalit Behl, Satish Sharma,

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and Harjeet Walia staged plays. As a college student, Pramod used to play Mouth Organ. That is how his friends gave him the name Moutho. He got his diploma from Department of Indian Theatre.

Career

He started his career freelancing as a stage actor in

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and

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, where he worked for a few years. He acted in a number of TV plays, telefilms and TV Serials including ''Supne Te Parchhaven'', ''Buniyad'' and ''Bebasi''. After working with National School of Drama Repertory Company, New Delhi for some time, he shifted to Mumbai to try his luck in films. He has acted in a number of films including ''

'' and ''

''.

Filmography

*''Karishma Kali Kaa'' (1990) as Minister Sampoorna Anand *'' College Girl'' (1990) as Madhuri's brother *''

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(1992) as Press Reporter *''

Aaj Kie Aurat ''Aaj Kie Aurat'' () is a 1993 Hindi-language social problem film, produced & directed by Avtar Bhogal on ABC International banner. Starring Jeetendra, Dimple Kapadia and music composed by Bappi Lahari. Plot Inspector Roshini Verma a sincere c ...

'' (1993) as Builder Shyam Kumar Gupta *''

'' (1993) as Roshan Mahanta * '' Dilwale'' (1994) as Mama Thakur's Brother * ''

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'' (1994) as Govind *''

Veergati ''Veergati'' (Martyrdom) is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language action film written, produced and directed by K.K Singh, starring Salman Khan, Atul Agnihotri, Divya Dutta and Akhilendra Mishra. This film is only film of Pooja Dadwal. Upon release the f ...

'' (1995) as Minister Brahmachari * ''

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'' (1996) as Minister Praja Swami * ''

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'' (1996) as Dhandpani * ''

'' (1996) as Swaraj (Shalu's brother) * ''

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'' (1997) as Jumbo * ''

Ankhon Mein Tum Ho ''Ankhon Mein Tum Ho'' is a 1997 Bollywood romantic drama thriller film directed by Ashim Samanta and produced by Shakti Samanta. The film stars Sharad Kapoor, Suman Ranganathan and Rohit Roy in lead roles. The film revolves around the frustra ...

'' (1997) as Mohan Trailer -- Ankhon Mein Tum Ho
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'' (1998) as Prosecuting attorney * '' Dushman'' (1998) as ACP Santosh Singh Sehgal * ''

'' (1998) as Mr. Chaudhary * ''

Hero Hindustani ''Hero Hindustani'' is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Aziz Sejawal. It stars Arshad Warsi and Namrata Shirodkar in lead roles. It was screenplayed by Yunus Sajawal and written by Kader Khan. Plot Purushottam Agarw ...

'' as Rashid * ''

Military Raaj ''Military Raaj'' is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Sanjay Sharma, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Aditya Pancholi, Pratibha Sinha, Pooja Bedi, Prem Chopra, Irfan Kamal and Deepak Shirke. Plot Major Anand, a patriotic army ...

''(1998) as politician Nagishvar Rao * ''

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'' (1998) * ''

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'' (1999) as Minister Sukhdev * '' Heeralal Pannalal'' (1999) as S.K. Motiwala * ''

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'' (1999) as Killer * ''

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'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2000) as Lekhraj's Brother * ''

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'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2000) as Pankaj Kharbanda * '' Shikari'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2000) as ACP Patwardhan * ''Belagaam'' (2002) * ''26 January Good Morning India'' (2009) * ''

Raju Chacha ''Raju Chacha'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Anil Devgan and produced by his brother Ajay Devgn, debuting as a film producer. The film stars Ajay, Kajol and Rishi Kapoor, along with Sanjay Dutt in a special ...

'' (2000) as Prabhakar Sinha * ''

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'' (2001) as Inspector Moutho * ''

Shaheed-E-Kargil ''Shaheed-E-Kargil - A True Story'' is a Hindi war drama film of Bollywood directed by Dilip Gulati and produced by Farook. This movie was released on 26 January 2001 by Fairdeal Films based on Kargil War between India and Pakistan. Plot The ...

'' (2000) * '' Jodi No.1'' as Rajpal * '' Gadar: Ek Prem Katha'' (2001) as Gurdeep (Tara's father) * '' Aks'' (2001) as Justice Balwant Chaudhry * ''Be-Lagaam'' (2002) as Ajit Pal as Tanveer Zaidi's Uncle * '' Hathyar'' (2002) * '' Basti'' (2003) as Minister * '' Dev'' (2004) as Ali Khan * ''

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'' (2009) as Indravadan Zaveri * ''

'' (2008) as

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* ''

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'' (2010) as Shahnawaz Qureshi * ''

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'' (2011) as Ruhi's father * ''

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'' (2015) as Salaam * ''

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'' (2019) as Phool Chand Kaka Directed By

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Television

* ''Supne Te Parchhaven Punjabi'' (TV Serial) * ''

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'' * ''Buniyad'' (Punjabi Serial) * ''Bebasi'' (Punjabi Teleplay) * ''

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'' (2001-2003) as Fyomancho * ''

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'' (TV series, 1991-1992) as Maha Mantri Shaktar * ''

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'' (episodes 16 and 17: A Mystery Behind missing Girl and episodes 51 and 52: Murder of Sam D'Silva as Doctor Shenoy) * ''

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'' (2010) * ''

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'' (2010–2016) as Advocate Avatramani * ''

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'' (2012-2013)

Stage

* ''Hewers of Coal'' * ''Kya Number Badlega'' * ''Chhatrian'' * ''Nayak Katha'' * ''Balde Tibbe'' (Desire Under the Elms) * ''Shuturmurg'' * ''Surya Ki Antim Kiran Se Surya Ki Pehli Kiran Tak''

References

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/my-first-break-pramod-moutho/article517676.ece http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/sony-tvs-encounter-launch-11-april-rajesh-promod-aditya-parag-and-adaa-feature-the-first

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moutho, Pramod Male actors from Amritsar 1955 births Living people Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian male television actors Guru Nanak Dev University alumni Indian male stage actors 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors