Virendra Saxena (born 23 November 1951) is an Indian actor who works in

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theatre, film, and television. He is an alumnus of the

National School of Drama National School of Drama (NSD) is a theatre training institute situated at New Delhi, India. It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and became an indepe ...

. Saxena is known for his character roles as well as his unique voice. He has acted in more than 80 Indian films and a few English-language films such as ''White Rainbow'', ''

Cotton Mary ''Cotton Mary'' is a 1999 film co-directed by Ismail Merchant, best known as the producer half of Merchant Ivory, and the Indian actress and writer Madhur Jaffrey, who also co-starred. It is a sensual film, shot in coastal South India. Plot Li ...

'' and '' In Custody''. Prominent TV serials he has acted in include ''

Ajnabi Ajnabi is an Indian drama series broadcast on DD Metro channel. The serial's story and screenplay was written by acclaimed actor Danny Denzongpa. It was directed by Mohinder Batra and produced by Romesh Sharma. The series was loosely based on ...

'' and ''

Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin ''Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin'' () is an Indian soap opera which aired on Sony Entertainment Television from 1 September 2003 to 4 May 2006. The series was an Indian-themed version of the Colombian drama ''Yo soy Betty, la fea''. Plot Based large ...

''.

Filmography

Films

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Massey Sahib ''Massey Sahib'' is a 1985 Hindi drama film directed by Pradip Krishen, starring Raghubir Yadav in the title role. It was Krishen's first film, and was an adaptation of Joyce Cary's 1939 novel '' Mister Johnson''. It won Yadav two international ...

'' (1985) *''

Khamosh ''Khamosh'' () is 1985 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film starred Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Amol Palekar, Soni Razdan and Pankaj Kapoor. The film became notable for actors Palekar, ...

'' (1985) *'' Tamas'' (1986) *''

Aashiqui Aashiqui () is a 1990 Indian Hindi musical romantic drama film and first installment of Aashiqui series directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Rahul Roy, Anu Aggarwal and Deepak Tijori in pivotal roles. The film was known for its music, by com ...

'' (1990) *''

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'' (1991) *''

Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin ''Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin'' () is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film produced by Gulshan Kumar and directed by Mahesh Bhatt. The film starred Bhatt's daughter Pooja Bhatt in her first major lead female role, while the lead male ro ...

'' (1991) *'' Vishnu-Devaa'' (1991) *''

Dharavi Dharavi is a locality in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, considered to be one of the world's largest slums. Dharavi has an area of just over and a population of about 1,000,000. With a population density of over , Dharavi is one of the most dens ...

'' (1992) *''Karamati Coat'' (1993) *'' Angaar'' (1992) *'' Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda'' (1993) *''

Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa ''Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa'' () is a 1994 Hindi-language coming-of-age romantic comedy film directed by Kundan Shah, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepak Tijori. It also featured Suchitra Krishnamurthy (in her Hindi film debut) and Naseeruddin Shah. P ...

'' (1993) *''

Damini ''Damini'' () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed and co-written by Rajkumar Santoshi. It stars Meenakshi Seshadri in the titular role with Sunny Deol, Rishi Kapoor and Amrish Puri. Aamir Khan makes a special appearance. T ...

'' (1993) *'' Aaina'' (1993) *''Tejasvini'' (1994) *''

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'' (1994) *'' In Custody'' (1994) *''Amravati ki kathiya''(1994) *'' Naaraaz'' (1994) *''

English, August ''English, August: An Indian Story'' is a novel by Indian author Upamanyu Chatterjee written in English, first published in 1988. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1994. The novel portrays the struggle of a civil servant who is po ...

'' (1994) *''

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'' (1996) *''

Tunnu Ki Tina ''Tunnu Ki Tina'' () is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film about a middle class Indian boy who dreams big and wants to marry a rich girl in college life. When he faces reality, however, he feels great pain. Major characters were port ...

'' (1997) *''

Ziddi ''Ziddi'' may refer to: * ''Ziddi'' (1948 film), a Hindi film * ''Ziddi'' (1964 film), a film by Pramod Chakravorty * ''Ziddi'' (1973 film), a Pakistani film in Punjabi language * ''Ziddi'' (1997 film), an Indian action film starring Sunny Deol and ...

'' (1997) *''

Pardesi Babu Pardesi Babu is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Manoj Agrawal, starring Govinda, Raveena Tandon and Shilpa Shetty. Plot summary Raju Pardesi ( Govinda), a poor villager, relocates to Mumbai for a better life. He f ...

'' (1998) *'' Heeralal Pannalal'' (1999) *'' Arjun Pandit'' (1999) *''

Split Wide Open ''Split Wide Open'' is a 1999 Indian film directed by Dev Benegal. It is his second feature film after '' English, August'' (1994). The film primarily deals with the Water conflicts in the slums of Bombay, and paedophilia, and also looks at the s ...

'' (1999) *''

Shool ''Shool'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed by Eeshwar Nivas. Written and produced by Ram Gopal Varma, it portrays the politician-criminal nexus and the criminalization of politics in Bihar and its effect on the ...

'' (1999) *''

Bichhoo ''Bichhoo'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film starring Bobby Deol and Rani Mukerji. ''Bichhoo'' is a remake of the 1994 English-language French action thriller film ''Léon: The Professional''. Synopsis Jeeva (Bobby Deol) i ...

'' (2000) *'' Aks'' (2001) *''

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'' (2001) *''Kaaboo'' (2002) *''Ghaav'' (2002) *'' Saathiya'' (2002) *'' Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai'' (2003) *''

Ek Hindustani Ek Hindustani is an Indian action film which remains unreleased. The film was directed by Tinnu Anand. It starred Sunil Shetty and Raveena Tandon in lead roles. Plot Sunil Srivastava ( Sunil Shetty), is the son of a freedom fighter ( Pran), wh ...

'' (2003) *'' Jaal: The Trap'' (2003) *''

Raghu Romeo ''Raghu Romeo'' is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language black comedy film directed by Rajat Kapoor, starring Vijay Raaz, Sadiya Siddiqui, Maria Goretti, Manu Rishi and Saurabh Shukla. The film was released on 15 August 2003 to critical acclaim and succe ...

'' (2003) *''Samay'' (2003) *''

Dhoop ''Dhoop'' ( Sunshine; ) is a 2003 Indian war drama film directed by Ashwini Chaudhary, based on Battle of Tiger Hill. Actress Gul Panag made her Bollywood debut with this film. The film stars Om Puri and Revathi and is loosely based on Captain ...

'' (2003) *''

Fun2shh ''Fun2shh: Dudes in the 10th Century'' is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language science fiction comedy film written and directed by Imtiaz Punjabi and produced by Seema Kar and Dhilin Mehta under Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Limited, with a script co- ...

'' (2003) *'' Rudraksh'' (2004) *''Kismat'' (2004) *''

Bardaasht ''Bardaasht'' (English: Tolerance) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language vigilante action-thriller film produced by Vijay Galani & directed by Eeshwar Nivas. It is based on the screenplay written by Vikram Bhatt. The film stars Bobby Deol, Lara Dut ...

'' (2004) *'' Vanity Fair'' (2004) *'' Bhola in Bollywood'' (2005) *'' Vaada'' (2005) *''White Rainbow'' (2005) *''

Bunty Aur Babli ''Bunty Aur Babli'' () is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language crime comedy film directed by Shaad Ali and written by Jaideep Sahni, based on a story by Aditya Chopra, who serves as producer under the Yash Raj Films banner. The film stars Abhishek Ba ...

'' (2005) *'' Sarkar'' (2005) *''

Ek Chalis Ki Last Local ''Ek Chalis Ki Last Local'' (English language, English: ''Last Local of 1:40'') is a 2007 Indian Bollywood adventure film, adventure comedy film, comedy thriller film, thriller directed by Sanjay Khanduri, starring Abhay Deol opposite Neha Dhup ...

'' (2007) *''

Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag ''Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag'' (), or simply, ''Aag'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language action drama film produced and directed by Ram Gopal Varma, the film features Amitabh Bachchan, Mohanlal, Ajay Devgn, Prashant Raj Sachdev, Sushmita Sen, J. ...

'' (2007) *''

A Wednesday ''A Wednesday!'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language thriller film written and directed by Neeraj Pandey and produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Anjum Rizvi and Shital Bhatia under UTV Motion Pictures and Friday Filmworks. Though a work of fiction, the s ...

'' (2008) *''

Yeh Mera India ''Yeh Mera India'' (also named ''Y.M.I. Yeh Mera India'' hi, ये मेरा इंडिया (भारत)) is a 2008 Hindi movie, written and directed by N. Chandra. The film stars Anupam Kher, Perizaad Zorabian, Sayaji Shinde Purab K ...

'' (2009) *''

The Stoneman Murders ''The Stoneman Murders'' is a 2009 Indian neo-noir crime thriller film based on the real life Stoneman serial killings that made headlines in the early 1980s in Bombay. The helpless victims of the mystery killer, who was never caught, were foot ...

'' (2009) *''

Housefull 2 ''Housefull 2'', sometimes called ''Housefull 2: The Dirty Dozen'', is an 2012 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film written and directed by Sajid Khan. Brothers Sajid Samji and Farhad Samji co-wrote the film under their duo Sajid-Farhad, ba ...

'' (2012) *''

Bheja fry 2 ''Bheja Fry 2'' () is an Indian comedy film released on 17 June 2011. It is the sequel to the 2007 low budget but successful film '' Bheja Fry'', and the second release of '' Bheja Fry series''. The film garnered negative to mixed reviews upon i ...

'' *''The Mechanic'' *'' Ata Pata Lapatta'' *''Bubble Gum'' *''

Shagird Shagird may refer to: * Shagird (1967 film), an Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film * Shagird (2011 film) ''Shagird'' () is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia starring Nana Patekar as Hanumant Singh ...

'' *'' Tera Kya Hoga Johnny'' *''

Road, Movie ''Road, Movie'' ( hi, रोड, मूवी) is a 2009 Indian road movie directed by Dev Benegal, and starring Abhay Deol, Tannishtha Chatterjee, and Satish Kaushik. It premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival and opened the se ...

'' *'' Dekh Bhai Dekh'' *''

Sankat City ''Sankat City'' () is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language black comedy film directed by Pankaj Advani starring Kay Kay Menon. The film was released in India on 10 July 2009. Plot Guru (Kay Kay Menon) and Ganpat (Dilip Prabhavalkar) are small-time car ...

'' *'' Ek Se Bure Do'' *''

Chal Chala Chal ''Chal Chala Chal'' is a 2009 Hindi-language family satire film with Govinda in the lead role. The film is a remake of the 1989 Malayalam-language Indian film ''Varavelpu'' starring Mohanlal and many scenes from another Malayalam film ''Ee Para ...

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Say Salaam India ''Say Salaam India'' is an 2007 Indian Hindi language sports drama film, written and directed by Subhash Kapoor, and starring Sanjay Suri, Milind Soman, Anuj Pandit Sharma, and Sandhya Mridul. The film revolves around a group of four boys and ...

'' *''Krishna'' *''Karamati Coat'' *'' Vishnu-Devaa'' *''

Jigariyaa ''Jigariyaa'' () is a Bollywood romantic film. The film is directed by Raj Purohit introducing Harshvardhan Deo and Cherry Mardia in lead roles. The first look of the film was unveiled by Rohit Shetty in Mumbai on 26 August 2014. The film is insp ...

'' (2014) *'' Mr Joe B. Carvalho'' (2014) *''

Naam Shabana ''Naam Shabana'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Shivam Nair and written by Neeraj Pandey. The film is a prequel to the 2015 film ''Baby'' with Taapsee Pannu reprising her role as Shabana Khan. It also stars ...

'' (2017) *'' Mantostaan'' (2017) *''

Lucknow Central ''Lucknow Central'' is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language prison film directed by Ranjit Tiwari, written by Aseem Arrora, and produced by Nikkhil Advani, Monisha Advani and Madhu Bhojwani under Emmay Entertainment with Viacom 18 Motion Pictures. Th ...

'' (2017) *''

Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety ''Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety'' () is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed and written by Luv Ranjan whose banner Luv Films co-produced it along with T-Series. The film was jointly distributed by T-Series, Amazon Prime Video and AA ...

'' (2018) *''

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'' (2019) *''

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'' (2019) *'' Bombay Rose'' (2019) *'' Commando 3'' (2019) *''

Baaghi 3 ''Baaghi 3'' () is a 2020 Indian action thriller film directed by Ahmed Khan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. The film is the third installment in ''Baaghi'' series and stars Tiger Shroff, Riteish Deshmukh and Shraddha Kapoor. It also featu ...

'' (2020) *''

Chehre ''Chehre'' () is a 2021 Hindi mystery thriller film directed by Rumi Jaffery and produced by Anand Pandit with Saraswati Entertainment Private Limited. Starring Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi in lead roles, the film features Krystle D'Souz ...

'' (2021) *''Radhe'' (2021)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saxena, Virendra Living people Indian male film actors Indian male television actors People from Mathura Male actors in Hindi cinema National School of Drama alumni Male actors from Uttar Pradesh 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Hindi television 1960 births