Siddharth Randeria is an Indian actor of

Gujarati theatre Gujarati theatre refers to theatre performed in the Gujarati language, including its dialects. Gujarati theatre is produced mainly in Gujarat and Maharashtra, in cities like Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Baroda, Surat and else where Gujarati diaspora ex ...

and films.

Biography

Siddharth Randeria was born on 17 December 1955 in

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, India to Gujarati writer and stage actor Madhukar Randeria. His son Ishaan Randeria is also associated with stage and cinema. Randeria is known for his

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comedy plays for which he has won multiple awards as a writer, director and actor. He is involved in theatre since 1970 and performed as lead actor in many plays and over the last 50 years holds the record for the most live performances by an actor, crossing over 12,000 live performances till date. His ''Gujjubhai series'' started with ''Gujjubhai E Gaam Gajaavyu'' in 2002. ''Lage Raho Gujjubhai'' (2007) completed 800 shows in three years across the world, creating a new record on Gujarati Stage. Other Gujjubhai plays; ''Gujjubhai E Gaam Gajavyu'', ''Lo Gujjubhai Ghode Chadya'', ''Gujjubhai ni Golmaal'' (2012) completed 350 shows across the world. His ''Gujjubhai Banya Dabangg'' has completed 505 shows in 18 months. He debuted in Gujarati cinema in 2015 with his successful film '' Gujjubhai The Great''. He also appeared its sequel, ''

GujjuBhai - Most Wanted ''GujjuBhai - Most Wanted'' is a 2018 Indian Gujarati cinema, Gujarati comedy film directed by Ishaan Randeria. This is the second film in ''Gujjubhai'' film series and sequel to ''Gujjubhai the Great'' (2015). It stars Siddharth Randeria and J ...

'' (2018). He played a cameo in '' Wrong Side Raju'' (2016). He played the lead role in ''Natsamrat'' (2018) which was a remake of 2016 Marathi film of the same name., which itself was a remake of another Gujarati Movie named "Amari Duniya, Tamari Duniya" starring Siddhartha Randeria himself(Movie is available on YouTube for free) For which he won the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award. His ''

Chaal Jeevi Laiye! ''Chaal Jeevi Laiye!'' () is a 2019 Indian Gujarati-language comedy-drama road film written and directed by Vipul Mehta. Produced by Rashmin Majithia, the film stars Siddharth Randeria, Yash Soni and Aarohi Patel. The soundtrack was composed by ...

'' (2019) became the highest grossing Gujarati film of all time, breaking all previous records, running in theatres for over a year.

Plays and films

Plays

*''Gujjubhai series'': **''Gujjubhai E Gaam Gajavyu'' (2003) **''Lage Raho Gujjubhai'' (2007) **''Lo Gujjubhai Ghode Chadya'' (2010) **''Gujjubhai ni Golmaal'' (2012) **''Gujjubhai Banya Dabangg'' (2015) **''Rang Rangila Gujjubhai'' (2017) **''Bluffmaster Gujjubhai'' (2019) *''Aa Sansar Che Rang Rangilo'' *''Ajab Karamat'' *''Amari Duniya Tamari Duniya'', *''Amme Lai Gaya Tamme Rahi Gaya'' *''Bas Kar Bakula'' *''Best of Luck'' *''Bhai'' *''Carry On Lalu'' *''Ek Soneri Sawar'' *''Gurubrahma'' *''Jaadu Teri Nazar'' *''Janma Daata'' *''Khandan'' *''Mantra Mugdh'' *''Mission East Pakistan'' *''Parnela Chaiye Kone Kahiye'' *''Pati Naame Patangiyu'' *''Prem No Public Issue'' *''Ramat Shooniya Chaukadini'' *''Rang Che Rajja'' *''Saatmi Dikri nu Saatmu Santan'' *''Sacha Bola Joothalal'' *''Shrimaan Virudh Shrimati'' *''Tu j Mari Mausam'' *''Vaat Bahaar Jay Nahi''

Filmography

*'' Gujjubhai The Great'' (2015) *'' Wrong Side Raju'' (2016, cameo) *''

'' (2018) *'' Natsamrat'' (2018) *''

'' (2019) *''

Kehvatlal Parivar ''Kehvatlal Parivar'' () is a 2022 Indian Gujarati comedy drama film written and directed by Vipul Mehta and produced by Rashmin Majithia. It stars Siddharth Randeria, Supriya Pathak, Vandana Pathak, Sanjay Goradia, Bhavya Gandhi and Shraddha ...

'' (2022) He has also appeared in some

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

films including ''

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 ...

'', ''

Kya Kehna ''Kya Kehna'' ( en, So well said) is a 2000 Indian Hindi romantic drama film. Written by Honey Irani, it was directed by Kundan Shah and released on 19 May 2000 at a budget of . ''Kya Kehna'' dealt with the taboo issue of pre-marital pregnancy ...

'' and ''

Shortkut ''Shortkut'' (also known as ''Short Kut: The Con Is On'') is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Neeraj Vora and produced by Anil Kapoor under Anil Kapoor Films Company. The film stars Akshaye Khanna, Arshad Warsi and Amrita Rao ...

'' as well as in a number of TV serials such as ''Waqt Ki Raftar'' and ''Kudkudiya House No. 43''.

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Randeria, Siddharth 1955 births Living people Male actors in Gujarati-language films Male actors from Mumbai Indian theatre directors Gujarati people Indian male stage actors 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors