Tiku Talsania (born 7 June 1954) is an Indian actor, who works in the

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 ...

industry. Apart from acting in films and television serials, he also performs as a freelance theatre artist, working for Gujarati theatre.

Career

Television

Tiku has acted in a number of television serials starting with ''

Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi ''Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi'' (literal meaning: 'Such is Life') is a sitcom that aired on DD National in 1984. It was written by comedy writer Sharad Joshi and directed by Kundan Shah, S. S. Oberoi and ''Raman Kumar''. Plot The episodes revolved aro ...

'' in 1984, followed by hit TV serials in 1990s like '' Ye Duniya Ghazab Ki'', Zamana Badal Gaya and Ek Se Badh Kar Ek. He acted in many successful serials until the very recent ''Uttaran''. He was last seen on the SAB TV's

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'' Sajan Re Phir Jhooth Mat Bolo''.

Films

Tiku started his

career with Rajeev Mehra's ''

Pyaar Ke Do Pal ''Pyar Ke Do Pal'' is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Rajiv Mehra, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Jaya Prada, Simple Kapadia, Krishan Dhawan, Jagdeep, Tiku Talsania, Lalita Pawar and Anjan Srivastav. Plot ''Pyaar Ke Do Pal'' is a ...

'' in 1986. He continued to play his role as comedian in movies such as '' Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin'', ''

Umar 55 Ki Dil Bachpan Ka ''Umar 55 Ki Dil Bachpan Ka'' (translation: ''Age is 55 But Heart is Still Childish'') a 1992 Bollywood crime-comedy-drama film, produced and directed by Ajay Mehra. The film features an ensemble cast of Kader Khan, Anupam Kher, Swapna Khanna, ...

'', '' Bol Radha Bol'', '' Andaz Apna Apna'' and ''

Mr. Bechara ''Mr. Bechara'' () is a 1996 Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by K. Bhagyaraj for producer Nandu G. Tolani, starring Nagarjuna, Sri Devi, Anil Kapoor in the pivotal roles and music composed by Anand Milind. The film is a remake of Bh ...

'' from 1991 to 1996. Breaking from his comedian roles, he donned the cap of a serious character in the movie '' Waqt Hamara Hai'' in 1993. He then acted in a number of commercially successful movies such as ''

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'' in 1997, ''

Jodi No.1 ''Jodi No.1'' () is an Indian 2001 Hindi-language comedy film directed by David Dhawan. Released on 13 April 2001, the film stars Sanjay Dutt, Govinda, Anupam Kher, Twinkle Khanna and Monica Bedi. Budgeted at the film was a commercial succes ...

'' in 2001 and up until '' Partner'' in 2007. He received critical acclaim for his role in

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's ''

Devdas ''Devdas'' ( bn, দেবদাস, transliterated as ''Debdās'') is a Bengali romance novel written by Sarat Chandra Chatterjee. The story pivots a tragic triangle linking Devdas, an archetypal lover in viraha (separation); Paro, his forbidde ...

''. Tiku, who played the role of the protagonist Devdas's caretaker Dharamdas, said that he was confident that his role would get noticed. Talsania continued to work in films such as Dhamaal and Special 26 with minor roles, as having primary focus on television serials.

Personal life

Talsania married Deepti, with whom he has two children, a son, Rohan Talsania and a daughter, actress Shikha Talsania, who has acted in films like ''

Veere Di Wedding ''Veere Di Wedding'' () is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language female buddy comedy film directed by Shashanka Ghosh and produced by Rhea Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor and Nikhil Dwivedi. Loosely based on the 2015 film '' The Wedding Ringer'', the film stars ...

'', '' Coolie No. 1'' and '' I Hate Luv Storys.

Filmography

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Talsania, Tiku Living people Male actors from Mumbai Male actors in Hindi television Male actors in Hindi cinema 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors 1954 births