Yashpal Sharma is an Indian

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and Punjabi film actor and theatre artist. He is best known for his role as Randhir Singh in

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's 2003 Hindi movie ''

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'', apart from ''

Lagaan ''Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India'' () is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. The film was produced by Aamir Khan, who stars alongside debutant Gracy Singh and British actors Rachel Sh ...

'' (2001), ''

Gangaajal ''Gangaajal: The Holy Weapon'' () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language action crime drama film written, directed, co-produced and edited by Prakash Jha. Featuring an ensemble cast of 87 actors, it revolves around the Superintendent of Police Ami ...

'' (2003), ''

Ab Tak Chhappan ''Ab Tak Chhappan'' () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Shimit Amin. It was written by Sandeep Shrivastava and produced by Ram Gopal Varma. It starred Nana Patekar in the lead role. It also starred Revathi, Yashpal Sh ...

'' (2004), ''

Apaharan ''Apaharan'' (English: ''Abduction'') is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language crime action film directed by Prakash Jha and stars Ajay Devgn, Bipasha Basu and Nana Patekar in the lead roles. It is the story of a complex relationship and clashing ideo ...

'' (2005), '' Lakshyam'' (2007), '' Singh Is Kinng'' (2008), ''

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'' (2011) and '' Rowdy Rathore'' (2012). He has also played in punjabi films like Lover 25 kille Halso played the role as Don Rana in a sequence of popular TV sitcom

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(2008-present) on

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. He played Kuwar Singh in Zee's '' Mera Naam Karegi Roshan''. Yashpal is also a stage actor and appears in live plays. He formerly starred in Zee's ''

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''. The Haryanvi film ''Pagdi: The Honour'' was awarded at the

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Early life and education

Sharma was born and brought up in a lower-middle-class Brahmin family in Hisar in the state of

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. Since childhood, he was interested in acting and used to actively organise and participate in

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during Dasara (also called

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) festivals. He graduated from the

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, Mandi House, New Delhi in 1994, the lead role of his theatre play franchise (Koi Baat Chale) with writer and director Ramji Bali.

Career

After his graduation he joined the National School of Drama Repertory Company in Delhi, where he worked for about two years before moving to Mumbai in 1997. His first big break was

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's film, ''

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'' (1998), which gave him a chance to act alongside

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and

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. He also started appearing in commercial films, like ''

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'' and '' Arjun Pandit''. However, it was the Academy Award-nominated ''

'' (2001) which brought him to the limelight, and thereafter he appeared in '' Gangajal'' (2003) and ''

''. He has been a regular in films of Shyam Benegal and

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and continues to work as a stage actor in Mumbai. In 2010, he acted in Rage productions' bilingual play, ''One on One'' and the play ''Lakeerein'', written by

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and directed by Salim Arif, opposite actor, Lubna Salim.A play'ful' eve for Lucknow
2010, 1 December. ''

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'' He made his television debut with '' Mera Naam Karegi Roshan'' on

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in 2010. Then he played a cameo role in ''

'' on

in 2011. The same year, he appeared in a significant role in

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's '' Chargesheet,'' which turned out to be the veteran actor's last film before his death. Yashpal Sharma at the launch of TV serial 'Neeli Chatri Vale'

Sharma returned on television in a lead role as Bhagwandas with ''

'' on

in 2014. His upcoming film as lead is ''Das Capital'', directed by Rajen Kothari. He briefly appeared in a short documentary ''The Facebook Generation'', produced by Blue Strike Productions and Dev Samaj Modern School and directed by Sahil Bhardwaj. The film competed in the Reel to Real film making competition at Harmony 2012 organised by The Global Education and Leadership Foundation and was among the top 10 finalists. He turned to film direction with a biopic on Haryanvi poet Pandit Lakshmi Chand, which he wrote as well.

Filmography

Television

Short films

Web series

Awards and nominations

* 2004: Nominated:

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for ''

'' * 2004: Nominated: IIFA Best Performance in a Negative Role for ''

'' * 2004: Nominated: Screen Weekly Awards for ''

'' * 2004: Nominated:

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for ''

'' * 2022: Won:

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for ''Dada Lakhmi'' in Best Feature Film in Haryanvi

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Yashpal Indian male film actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian male stage actors Living people People from Hisar (city) National School of Drama alumni Male actors from Haryana 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Punjabi cinema Male actors in Gujarati-language films Year of birth missing (living people)