Zuby Kochhar
Shalini Kapoor Sagar
Utkarsha Naik
Upasana Singh
Reena Kapoor
Anita Kulkarni
Rajeshwari Sachdev
Manjeet Kullar
Gayatri Shastri
Mona Parekh
Darshan Laad
Sharang Dev
Rishabh Shukla
Pandit Jasraj
Sarvadaman D. Banerjee
Anil Yadav
Sanjeev Siddharth
Deepak Jethi
Mahendra Ghule
Amrit Pal
Arun Mathur
Daman Maan
Govind Khatri
Raman Khatri
Kulraj Bedi
Pappu Polyester
Vaquar Shaikh
Kaushal Kapoor
Gufi Paintal
Rajesh Shringarpure
Nimai Bali
Gajendra Chauhan
Chand Dhar
Santosh Shukla
Sanjay Swaraj
Sunil Nagar
Siraj Mustafa Khan
Sandeep Mohan
Amit Pachori
Saurabh Agarwal
Jagesh Mukati
Dheeraj Kumar
Vikas Kapoor
Sandeep Mehta
Yashodhan Rana
Samar Jai Singh
Firdosh Mewawala
1. Zuby Kochhar
Zuby Kochhar is an Indian film and television serials producer who works predominately in the Hindi industry. She is best known for producing the Indian Mythological series called Shree Ganesh. Zuby's hometown is Indore, India. She currently resides in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Zuby Kochhar is the wife of producer, actor, and director Dheeraj Kumar. Dheeraj started a television production house called Creative Eye Limited in 1986. During the launch of the company, Zuby Kochhar appointed as one of the Board members as well as the Executive Director. In 1996, they decided to move the firm from the private sector to the public limited company.
...2. Shalini Kapoor Sagar
She married Rohit Sagar, also an actor in small and close knit ceremony in July 2008. The couple have a daughter Aadya together. The two dated for about two years before tying the knot. Currently she plays the role of Dilshad Khan, a single mother in the social drama Qubool Hai on Zee TV. Her characterisation involves portraying the many problems faced by single mothers and how they have to be strong and face all difficulties to raise their children. Dilshad raises her son Asad all on her own, despite her husband abandoning them for a better life and more wealth. However, she accomplishes poetic justice as her son makes an even bigger name than his father. Shalini Kapoor has even featured in several films including Zahreela and Sapoot. She believes in celebrating all her achievements, and setting realistic targets.
3. Utkarsha Naik
Utkarsha Naik is an Indian television & film personality, who is best known for her much talked about roles in the serials such as ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ (2000), ‘Ssshhhh...Koi Hai’’ (2006) & ‘Apna Asmaan’ (2007). She has worked in some most famous serials of the Hindi television industry.
...4. Upasana Singh
Upasana Singh was born on June 29, 1975 and was married to actor Neeraj Bharadwaj in 2009, while they were doing the Aye Dil-e-Nadaan serial. Upasana comes from a middle-class family. She studied in a government school in Punjab, India and graduated in the Punjab Technical University.
She is a good actress and a stand-up comedian. Upasana’s debut film was the Rajasthani language film’, Bai Chali Sasariye. After that, she started acting in various regional films and was recognized in the Punjabi, Gujarati and in Hindi film industry. Upasana was also seen doing various supporting roles in films like, Jawani Zindabad, Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon, Old is Good, Hungama, Loafer, My Friend Ganesha and more. Upasana was also popular in doing comic roles for TV and movies and performed in well-known series like Ye Meri Life Hai, Pari Hoon Main, Ishq Da Kalma, Sonpari and Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat. She became popular on her performance as a deaf and dumb in Judaai; a 1997 Indian Bollywood film. She got her massive break in 1999 for doing the blockbuster film, Sarfarosh. Followers appreciated her performance in the 'God Tussi Great Ho' movie and the 'Golmaal Returns'.
At present, she is part of the TV series, Comedy Nights with Kapil, playing the role as the paternal aunt. She was called Pinky/Bua in the show and her dialogue, “Bittu, Kaun hai ye aadmi?” received so much popularity among audience as well as her character in this show. She has a remarkable sense of humor and her talking style is amazing. She received an award for her character in Bani – Ishq Da Kalma in Golden Petal Awards.
5. Reena Kapoor
Reena Kapoor is best known for her early appearance in the movies like ‘Chandni Bani Chudail’ (1984), ‘Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge’ (1998) & ‘Duplicate Sholay’ (2002). She has acted in several Television commercials and Television serials. Her most noted appearances in the Television series ‘Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki’ made her a household name, in which she played the character of a rich girl who gets married into a poor household.
...6. Anita Kulkarni
People watching 'Balika vadhu' must be aware of Chotti maa. This character is played by a very famous Actress Anita Kulkarni. Anita have worked in other shows like Ghar aaja pardesi and Dekha ek khwab, but her role in Balika vadhu have been a hit of all times. She is among the best present day actors of the television industry.
...7. Rajeshwari Sachdev
Born as Raj Kaur Sachdev is known for playing the role of Sakina in Sardari Begum for which she won the best-supporting actress in the National Film Award (1996). This multitalented actress was born in Mumbai in 1975.
...8. Manjeet Kullar
Manjeet Kullar is an Indian Film and TV actress. She hails from Punjab and has been active in the industry since 1987. she started her career with the movie Ahmad Suhrab Ahmadzai and after that there was no looking back. She continued working in Punjabi and Hindi films one after the other. Some of the better known movies are Bandh Darwaaza in 1990 where she played the role of Sapna, a girl being haunted by evil spirits, Ajooba Kudrat Ka and Vair where she played the female lead roles.
...9. Gayatri Shastri
Gayatri Shastri is a TV actress who got recognition after her role as Parvati in the television serial 'Om Namah Shivay' which aired on DD National. The series was mythological drama featuring the divinity Lord Shiva had with other Hindu Gods such as Brahma, Vishnu, Indra, and others. The title of the serial came from the Hindu mantra 'Aum Namah Shivaya.’ Actor Dheeraj Kumar directed the series, based on the screenplay by Darshal Laad and dialogues by Vikas Rathi. Gayatri Shastri played the role as Shakti/Parvati while Yashodhan Rana played the role of Kama Deva/Shiva.
...10. Mona Parekh
11. Darshan Laad
Darshan Laad was the director and writer. Darshan Laad is known for Door Door Pas Pas (1983), Jai Maa Vaishno Devi (1994), and Jai Dakshineshwari Kali Ma (1996).He was very active in film production and scriptwriting. He worked in script writing and production of films for 40 years. He gained his greatest fame from the writings of mythological serials. He has written the script of Sanjay Khan, Gulshan Kumar, and Dhiraj Kumar’s famous religious serial Om Puran. Rah Apni Taraf and Apni Raho Par are books authored by him. He was rich in versatile talent and died at the age of 91.
...13. Rishabh Shukla
We know with time and experience people become wise, and Rishabh Shukla is a person with bundle of experiences and is one of the wisest people to have graced the industry. Rishabh was born on the 20th of August in the year 1966 in a place called Ghatampur. Always fascinated with the artistic industry, Rishabh has worked extensively as a dubbing artist, and he has worked in both movies and television industry. He has delivered some impeccable performances. Playing the role of Ajit Singh in the 1980s hit Aaj Ka Arjun starring the superstar of the industry, Shri Amitabh Bachchan. It was his first big break and he did not fail to make an impression in presence of all such big superstars.
Rishabh actually made his mark when he started acting on the small screen as offers seemed to keep on piling and it was simply up to him to select roles as per his discretion. His notable roles include the role he played in the episode named ‘Siskiyan’ on the Zee horror Show where audiences got to see what he was made of and they liked what they saw. The role that put him into the limelight is his portrayal of Shantanu in the period epic drama Mahabharat. He played the part to perfection and the audiences were mesmerized by his acting and could not stop thinking about it.
His dubbing career is as impressive as his television character as he dubbed for the Hindi Version of the Harry Potter’s last five movies. What is more impressive that he played the role of the antagonist Lord Voldemort.
...14. Pandit Jasraj
Pandit Jasraj is a classical vocalist. He received Padma Vibhushan in 2000, Padma Bhushan in 1990 and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1987. He was born on 28 January 1930 in Hisar district of Haryana and belongs to the Mewati Gharana, which comes under Classical Music of Hindustani. His father Motiram was a Classical vocalist and was to be assigned to the court of Osman Ali Khan when he died. Pt. Jasraj was four years of age at the time of his death. After his father’s death, the responsibility was on the shoulders of Maniram, his elder brother who trained him and to make out a living Pt. Jasraj started assisting his brother by playing Tabla.
...15. Sarvadaman D. Banerjee
Sarvadaman D. Banerjee is an Indian film actor who has worked in Hindi, Bengali and Telugu Cinema. He was born on March 14 in a small town in Uttar Pradesh. He went to St. Aloysius School, Kanpur and graduated from the Pune Film Institute. He is best known for his role of Krishna in RamanandSagar’s television series Krishna in the year 1983.
...16. Anil Yadav
Anil Yadav is an Indian actor, popular amongst the Indian audience as Mohan Lal from the famous TV show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. The initial stages of his career saw him featuring in mythological TV series like Jai Hanuman where he played the role of Ravana, Akbar the Great and Ravana. After continuously portraying negative characters in different Television shows, he featured in movies like Jungle (2000), Mohra (1994), Sarkar (2005), and Agent Vinod (2012). His latest project on the big screen was Prakash Saini’s comedy film Chal Bhaag (2014), starring Deepak Dobriyal. Apart from that, he still plays Mohanlal on Sab TV.
...17. Sanjeev Siddharth
Sanjeev Siddharth also is known as Sanjeev, was born on 23rd July in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He is a handsome man with an average height of 5 feet and 3 inches. He completed his studies in his hometown (Mumbai). He is preferably working in the Hindi television and film industry. Sanjeev is an Indian TV and Film actor. He start-off his career in the year 1997. His first debut film was Betaabi. Then was also seen in ZOR: never underestimate the force. Later he has featured in a lot of movies in which he has been given small roles such as Hu tutu, Dil pe mat le yaar, Singh Saab the Great and R……Rajkumar. His last film till now was Mela.
...18. Deepak Jethi
Deepak Jethi is a television actor who has appeared in a lot of movies in small side roles. He is known for his work in the movies Ishq Qayamat, Ek Tha Raja, and Aaryaman Brahmand Ka Yoddha. He has also worked in some Indian TV series. He is a voice dubbing actor too and has dubbed many foreign movies in Hindi. Deepak Jethi has a done a lot of uncredited roles, which went unnoticed. He initially showed up on the big screen in the year 1996. He did a short role in the movie Ek Tha Raja. Though his role was not important to the movie, his work was better than the other side actors. His passion for acting was noticed by many directors in this movie. In the year 2000, he again appeared in the movie Baagi as a side hero. His role in the movie was almost negligible. He appeared on the screen for a very short time. In 2002, he played the role of Sharad in the movie Sindoor Ki Saugandh. The role was again of a side hero, but he was able to steal some spotlight. He achieved success in the year 2004 when his movie Ishq Qayamat was released.
...19. Mahendra Ghule
Mahendra Murlidhar Ghule was born in 1970. He is a 45-years’-old actor residing currently in Mumbai. His hometown being Pune, Ghule had completed his higher secondary education from Loyola High School, Pune. Later, he pursued his graduation in the University of Mumbai. In spite of being a less-publicized actor, Ghule has played a significant role in the 1990s’ television screen. He starred as Bhim in the renowned television series, ‘Krishna’, created by Ramanand Sagar. It was first televised nation-wide on Doordarshan. The sitcom was based on the life of Krishna, a Hindu God, and it had received a very good response from its large viewership. Mahendra Ghule has illustrated the character of Kumbhakaran in Jai Hanuman, another television series inspired by the Hindu mythology.
...20. Amrit Pal
Amrit Pal was an Indian actor and film director, mostly remembered for playing negative roles in movies like Woh Kaun Thi (2001), Border (1997), and Zanjeer (1973). Born in 1941, the veteran star had more than 80 projects to his name. On 19th June 2017, he lost his life in Mumbai due to liver cirrhosis. He has a son and two daughters; his wife died even before him. Prakash Mehra's movie Zanjeer, starring Amitabh Bachchan, brought Amrit into the spotlight for the very first time. After that, he worked in quite a few movies and with renowned stars like Jeetendra, Dharmendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Vinod Khanna, and Anil Kapoor. In 2001, he directed as well as acted in the film Who Kaun Thi. Anushka Sharma starrer comedy Phillauri (2017) was his last project as an actor.
...21. Arun Mathur
Arun Mathur is an actor predominantly working in the Hindi film industry. He has the experience of working in the Hindi film industry for more than 30 years. Arun has acted alongside several famous actors in the Bollywood film industry. He has been in the industry since 1980. Arun has acted in movies like Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Jungle Sherni, Shola Bai, Darwaza, Duplicate Sholay, and many more.
...22. Daman Maan
Daman Maan is an actor and supporting actor who worked predominantly in the Bollywood industry. He has been married to Deepa Randhawa since 1971, who is also the daughter of Dara Singh. He is the brother of director Karan Maan and has 2 children Damian Singh Maan and Disha Maan. He has worked in movies namely Muqaddar, Jhansi ki rani, Jai Jwala Maa, Koi Apna Sa, Khallballi: Fun Unlimited, and many more. His famous works include films Ankhila Soorma (1993), Garv: Pride and Honour (2004), and Nehlle Pe Dehlla (2007).
...23. Govind Khatri
Govind Khatri is an Indian film and television actor who portrayed the character of Karna the television series, Shri Krishna. He also played as Mr. Chadda on SAB TV’s Sonu Sweety in 2009. In 2011, the actor also bagged a role in the comedy series, ‘Hi! Padosi… Kaun Hai Doshi?’ on Sahara One. The second season of the series was changed from comedy to drama series because of some changes in the concept and the title was also changed to Piya Ka Ghar Pyaara Lage. Govind donned the role of Harbans Lal Mehta, the father of Bittu (played by Giriraj Kabra) in the series.
In 1995, he was seen in the 1995 box-office romantic drama film, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge which stars Shahrukh Khan and Kajol, under the direction of Aditya Chopra. He did the film, Raat Rani in year 2000. He also acted as the cleaner in another Shahrukh Khan film, Chalte Chalte in 2003, followed by Jay Prakash film, Market which stars Manisha Koirala and Zameen under the direction of Rohit Shetty. In 2006, he essayed the role of Arjun who came from a poor family in a Bhojpuri film entitled, Ab To Banja Sajanwa Hamaar. Gorvind was also seen in the Awadhi-Hindi film, Kahe Gaye Pardes Piya in 2009. He was cast in the 2011 Hindi film, Aaj Bbhi. Gorvind was featured in the 2013 film, Tera Pyaar Meri Zindagi which also stars Rati Agnihotri and Alok Nath, under the direction of S. Anwar Ali.
...24. Raman Khatri
Raman Khatri is well known Indian TV actor and been in the acting profession for a very long time. He made his acting debut in ‘Shri Krishna’ and from there he never looked back. He also played the role of Sahab/Kumar Ranjan in “Shakthiman” and Mukesh Khanna acted as the main lead.
...25. Kulraj Bedi
Kulraj Bedi is a known actor and anchor. He has acted in the shows like Om Namah Shivaya Hindi on Colors. The TV series is also telecasted on other channels like Om Namah Shivaya on Amrita TV and Om Namah Shivay on DD National. He attends the events and evening shows for anchoring and doing artistry work on the stage. He does live anchoring for various Gujarati stages. He has remained one of the famous anchors and commentators for cricket. Besides being an artist and anchor, Kulraj Bedi is an event coordinator for various events and their coordination teams. Kulraj Bedi is a happy-living married man sharing the pictures on social media with his beautiful wife.
...27. Vaquar Shaikh
Vaquar Shaikh is a talented actor who has worked in many television serials for over a decade. He can currently be seen in the role of Rashid Ahmed Khan, in Zee TV's popular daily soap Qubool Hai. During early years of his career, he appeared in commercials of Dairy Milk, Kodak Express and Birla Cement. He is a dashing and handsome 6 feet tall actor who has played a variety of characters in a number of TV serials and has also appeared in Akbar Khan's movie Tajmahal- An Eternal Love Story (2005) as Dara Shikoh. He played an investigation officer in Kaali and portrayed the character of our eighth Prime Minister Chandershekhar in a political documentary series Pradhanmantri of ABP News produced by Shekhar Kapoor.
According to Vaquar Shaikh age should not be a barrier for an actor. He played the role of Thakur, a father of 25 year old in Sahara One's serial Bitto. In Zee TV's famous daily soap Qubool Hai, he got chance to play a multilayered character of Rashid Ahmed Khan. It is a pleasant coincidence that in real life Rashid Ahmed Khan is the name of his uncle. He got married to Shabnam in the year 2000 and has two children Zoya and Ayaan.
Interestingly, Zoya is the name of lead character in Qubool Hai and Ayaan is name of his character's son in the serial. This is why the character of Rashid is very close to him. He can also be seen playing Rudra Pratap Rathore in Sanjay Leela Bansali's popular serial Saraswatichandra.
...28. Kaushal Kapoor
Kaushal Kapoor is a veteran Indian actor who appears in many Bollywood films. He was hailed in New Delhi and studied at Shivaji College. He later moved to Mumbai to pursue his acting career. He was known for his pivotal role as Omprakash Bhalla in Ekta Kapoor’s television series, Yeh Hai Mohabbatein on STAR Plus channel. He bags the role of Dr. Rangnath’s (played by Vishal Malhorta) father in the soap, Kuch Toh Log Kahenge.
Kaushal was part of Ashutosh Gowariker’s film, Pehla Nasha in 1993. In the same year, he acted in K. Vishwanath’s romance film, Dhanwaan, which stars Karishma Kapoor. He also made an appearance in the Bollywood film, Dushmani: A Violent Love Story in 1995. In year 1996, the actor played as Kate Sr. in Amitabh Bachchan’s Hindi film, Tere Mere Sapne. He is also part of the 2001 box-office Bollywood action film, Gadar: Ek Prem Katha. In 2003, he played as a CBI Officer in the Bollywood action film, Dum by Eeshwar Nivas. He donned the character of Purshottam in the bilingual crime film, Satya 2 by Ram Gopal Varma in 2013.
Being a traveler and a mountaineer, Kaushal is associated with the Traveller Soul; a travel and tour company based in India.
...29. Gufi Paintal
Gufi Paintal is a Bollywood actor who acted in some famous movies in 1980s. He also played leading roles in television serials and plays. Even His brother and his nephew are also actors. He was born near Amritsar in Punjab in a Sikh Family. In his childhood, he lived with his family members in Delhi.
He was an outsider in the film industry until the age of 20, after completing his engineering, he arrived in Mumbai. By then his younger brother was already trained in acting. In the same way in 1969 Gufi took up modeling as his field, later on he also worked in movies as an assistant director. After it, he took up direction and also directed his brother.
He was very famous for his well-known character of Shakuni Mama in the serial Mahabharat which was adapted from original Mahabharat and filmed by Mr. B. R. Chopra and his son Mr. Ravi Chopra. Gufi Paintal himself realized that it was his best role ever. He also worked for a channel Sahara Samay in which he played character of Shakuni in political discussion shows, which were also quite famous and brought fame upon him for the character.
In the year 1993, he was awarded as the best actor for his character among 13 others in the world at prestigious Cannes Film festivals. In his own words “I always feel proud of the fact that my job was appreciated”
He also took up direction recently and directed a movie named Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The Movie is the sketch regarding the life of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, a 16th-century Great devotee of Lord Sri Krishna who is also well recognized as an incarnation of the god by followers of Gaudiya Vaishnavism (followers of Lord Vishnu).
He recently took up the post of head at the well-known acting academy in 2010 known as an Abbhinnay Acting Academy in Mumbai, which is established by his friend and serial Mahabharata co-star Pankaj Dheer.
30. Rajesh Shringarpure
The above personality reminds us of the mind blowing movie directed by Ram Gopal Verma, ‘Sarkar Raj’. He had played a negative role in that film and had developed craze among the audience for himself. He is a multi-lingual actor, who had acted in many movies in the languages like Marathi film industry, Bollywood and also in the Hollywood film industry. He is popular for his strong muscles and also his great physic. He was also a TV actor who had acted in many serials. They include ‘Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam,’ co-starred with Raveena Tandon, a popular producer cum model and Ayub Khan, a popular TV actor. Sahara One had telecasted it and was also given an award for the best costumes designing category. The other one includes ‘Saarrthi,’ which was telecasted on Star Plus. In this serial, he had played the role of Lord Krishna. He also acted in the Marathi serial named ‘Char Diwas Sasuche,’ that is telecasted daily in the channel ETV Marathi. The reason for an increase in his fame is the film ‘Zenda’ which is a Marathi film directed by Avadhoot Gupte and was released in the year 2009.
...31. Nimai Bali
Nimai Bali is an Indian actor who started his career in 1997. In many serial he mostly takes the role of villain. He started his career from the role of Surya in popular TV serial ‘Chandrakanta’ that was based on a novel of Devaki Nandan of the same name. Bali is married to actress Sahila Chadha who is a cousin of Bollywood star ‘Sanjay Dutt’. He played a role of detective for a long time in ‘CID Special Bureau’ as a senior inspector Pratap. He played a role of Hajaari in TV serial ‘Yug’ in 1997 to 1998.
...32. Gajendra Chauhan
Ganjendra Chauhan is an Indian veteran actor who is popular for his role of Yudhisthira in the mythological television serial Mahabharata. He has acted in a number of movies and television serials.
Gajendra Chauhan is an Indian actor who has worked on a number of television series and Bollywood movies. According to resources, he has worked in more than 600 television serials in different languages. Despite this long list of television serials for which he has worked, the most popular and successful that he has played till that can be said as that of Dharamraj Yudhishthira which he played for the mega television series Mahabharat. This mythological Hindu epic television series was telecasted on Doordarshan National television during the years 1988 and 1990. It was a weekly series which was produced B.R. Chopra and the director was Ravi Chopra. Gajendra Chauhan was also selected for the role of Krishna in the television series Krishna; however, after shooting 2 episodes of this series, he left the role.
Some other popular television series’ for which Gajendra Chauhan has worked include Shobha Somnath Ki, Naaginn – Waadon Ki Agniparikshaa, Raavan, Aane Wala Pal, The Zee Horror Show, and Adaalat. Gajendra Chauhan has also worked in various Bollywood movies as a character actor. Some of his popular movies in which he has worked include Dilwale Kabhi Na Hare, Dancer, Hum Sab Chor Hain, Pathreela Raasta, International Khiladi, Vishwavidhaata, Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet, Aaj Ka Ravan, Baghban, Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge, Billa No. 786, Andaaz, Isi Life Mein, and Nakshatra,.
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Gajendra Chauhan was born on the 10 Oct 1956 in Delhi. He is 5.7 Inches tall. His full name is Gajendra Singh Chauhan. He lived in Khanpur in West Delhi. He did his schooling and college from Delhi. He then did a diploma in Radiography and served at a medical school but was never satisfied. So, he left his job and pursued his dream of working in the glamour industry. He went to Mumbai with only an address of Roshan Taneja, a famous acting professor and joined his acting school. Thus began his journey in the world of glamour.
He remembers that the real struggle started after finishing the course. Though he had signed 34 films in just 27 days, it was of no use, as they all remained only on paper. He had to live on salt water as he had no money left. After a long wait, he finally signed his first movie called Lalooram which released in 1985. Since the movie did not do well and there were no good work coming by, he turned towards TV. He worked in good serials like Rajni, Darpan & Air Hostess. However, he is best known for his role of Yudhistira in the popular serial Mahabharata. He has worked in more than 600 TV serials. Some TV Serials in which he acted are Mahabharata, Mohini, Aane Wala Pal, Raavan, Nagin - Waadon Ki Agnipariksha, Shobha Somnath Ki and Adaalat.
About acting in Mahabharata, he reminisces that he was signed on to play Krishna’s role and even shot 2 episodes as Krishna, but the project got delayed by 80 days. During that period, he put on weight as he signed films in South and those characters demanded that. When he came back for Mahabharata, he was kicked out as he no longer looked the part. He became depressed as he had lost a good opportunity but luck favored him and he was called to play the role of Yudhisthira. He recalls that within six months of the serial going on-air, all became stars as Mahabharata enjoyed 99.6% viewership which has been the highest ever.
Rahul Gandhi wanted to meet the whole cast of Mahabharata, but the creative director refused since they were shooting back-to-back and the schedule could not be disrupted. When they got this news, they knew that their lives had changed. They were being recognised wherever they went. He is one of the multi-talented actors in Bollywood who has worked in more than 150 movies. Some of his famous movies are Dancer, Dilwale Kabhi Na Hare, Pathreela Raasta, Hum Sab Chor Hain, Vishwavidhaata, International Khiladi, Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet, Billa No. 786, Aaj Ka Ravan, Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge, Andaaz, Baghban, Nakshatra, Isi Life Mein. He joined the BJP in 2004 and actively canvassed for party candidates in the elections. He appealed to people to register themselves as voters wherever he went for canvassing. He is enjoying his role in politics too. He has no complaints from life and believes that God has been benevolent to him. Gajendra Chauhan is married to Habiba.
...33. Chand Dhar
34. Santosh Shukla
Santosh Shukla is an Indian Television actor who rose to fame after starring in Bigg Boss 6. He was then also cast in Jai ho, along with Salman Khan, which also marked his debut in Bollywood.
Santosh Shukla was born and brought up in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. He acted in TV soaps like Koi Sapno Ke Deep Jalae, Jai Jai Shiv Shankar and an episode of Adalat in which he played Lord Krishna.
In Bigg Boss 6, Santosh Shukla made a wild card entrance. During the course of his stay in the house, he made news by his affair with another contestant Aashka. While Santosh clearly admits he fell for her and even says that their love was two sided, Aashka denied these rumours. However the exposure he got from the show helped him bag a role in Salman Khan’s movie, Jai Ho.
For his next film, Sohail Khan’s Mental, Santosh is reportedly being trained by Salman Khan himself, along with his personal trainer. Having rejected shows like Jhalak Dikhalaja and Maharana Pratap, the actor has of now no intention to return to tv shows, as he himself accepts. His prime focus is to establish a good position in Bollywood presently.
...35. Sanjay Swaraj
Sanjay Swaraj is a famous Indian television actor, known for Devon Ke Dev-Mahadev, Jhansi Ki Rani, Kashi-Ab Na Rahe Tera Kagaz Kora and a few short but well appreciated roles in Bollywood films like, Musafir (2004), The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey (2005) among others.
Sanjay Swaraj was born and brought up in Delhi. At a young age he developed a keen passion for acting. He joined the National School of Drama and performed many stage shows and theatrical acts. He later came to Mumbai to try his luck in the small screen. Accompanied by good looks, a deep voice Sanjay is a multilingual, fluent in Persian, French, Punjabi, Bangla. His diversified skills got him a role in 2002 in Akhri Inteqam, directed and written by Rajesh Bakshi. Although the film failed to do well at the box office, the new face of Sanjay Swaraj was recognised as an upcoming talent. He performed in other films and television shows like Parwana (2003), Waisa Bhi Hota Hai-2, Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha, a few of them hits like Inteqam-A Perfect Game. But it was only after Musafir (2004) and The Rising:Ballad Of Mangal Pandey (2005) that he established a firm stronghold in the industry.
Lately, Sanjay has been involved with a number of famous tv soaps like Parvarish, Great Maratha and films like Anant Mahadevan’s Staying Alive (2012).
...37. Siraj Mustafa Khan
Siraj is a well-known face in the Indian Television. He is a talented actor. He has done many roles in different serials. He has worked on the series of 'Zee Horror Show' (1993-1997). He has worked on the series named Dehshat, it was a very famous series in the year 1995. This show was produced by Ramsay Brothers; they were famous for horror films in 70’s and 80’s. This show was aired on Zee TV. This show was hit in 90’s and each story was based on different suspense and each story continued for 4 to 5 episodes. He was seen in 'Jai Hanuman', a Hindu religious series based on Hanuman’s life, directed by Sanjay Khan. This series was first aired on DD Metro and then later was aired on Sony Entertainment Television in 2008.
...38. Sandeep Mohan
Sandeep Mohan, a renowned movie and television star, known for his work in mythological works,was born on 1st January 1953, New Delhi, India. He did his schooling from Delhi Public School R.K. Puram in New Delhi. He got his diploma in acting from Shri Ram Centre for performing arts in New Delhi. His hometown is Deoghar, Jharkhand. Sandeep Mohan is married and has a son with his wife, Nita.
...39. Amit Pachori
Amit Pachori is a small screen actor known for his Patli Kamar Lambe Baal, Ganga Dacait, Aakhri Inteqam. Amit Pachori is right now seen in colors Jai Jag Janani Durga, and very soon he will be seen in his upcoming project named Hum Ne Li Hai Shapath, which will be telecasted in Life, OK, and Firework Productions will be producing the same.
...40. Saurabh Agarwal
Saurabh Agarwal is a well-known TV actor. He worked on TV series such as Crime Patrol, Savdhaan India, Khwaabon Ki Zamin Par, Shrikant Basir, and General Store. Agarwal's next project is a 20-episode online series in which he plays the lead role of a cop. Meanwhile, he enjoys his role as Vipul Rawal in Aapki Nazron Ne Samjha, a popular fiction.
...41. Jagesh Mukati
Jagesh Mukati is a dedicated Hindi actor who has been acting in the Bollywood film industry since the late nineties. Even though he has acted only in a handful of movies, his signature look of well-combed, oiled hair, chubby cheeks, and square-framed glasses, has received a special place in the hearts of all moviegoers, young and old alike. He has, like many other actors in the industry, taken a lot of struggle to make it finally on the screen. He started his career as a supporting actor in small dramas and plays, some performed in theaters, and some even performed at religious festivals.
...42. Dheeraj Kumar
Dheeraj Kumar belongs to the era when television was just about widening its appeal to the motley TV audience of those days, fed on the governmental dose of “Krishi Darshan” and the like. With winds of change slowly gathering momentum within Mandi House, came typical soaps catering to the then prevailing genres like mythological anecdotes and stories of yester year heroes. It was in this latter slot in 1984 that Dheeraj Kumar with his own production house Creative Eye, launched his serial “Kahan Gaye Woh Log”. This narrated lesser known facets of our freedom fighters, syncing very well with what mandarins at DD felt was good fare to be beamed to TV homes.
Not surprisingly Dheeraj Kumar bagged the award for the Best Serial of the Year (1984), a government sponsored award personally handed over by the then President of India. Although this established Dheeraj Kumar as a television personality to be reckoned with, this was preceded by a reasonably successful stint in the Punjabi film industry, having acted in 21 films between 1970 and 1984. He had a reasonably successful run in Hindi movies as well, with quite a few well known films against his name, in some of which he even did the leading role.
He would be remembered as the actor who rendered the well known semi classical song Ka Karoon Sajni sung in the melodious voice of Yesudas for the film “Swami”. He also enacted the title role in the film “Shirdi Ke Sai Baba”, perhaps betraying his penchant for mythological and historical themes, as his later productions for television would testify.
But it was Television that was his first focus, and he had soon acquired the name of ‘Mythology King’ with the string of mythological serials that he had produced for Doordarshan and later on for satellite channels as well. The well remembered amongst these were “Om Namah Shivaya” (for DD) and “Shri Ganesh” (for Sony). At one time all channels were literally flooded with mythological serials from Dheeraj Kumar’s production house Creative Eye. While he briefly diversified into crime based serials like “Adalat” (1985) and “Apradh” (2000), he could not resist the temptation of falling back on the magical formula of mythology, bringing back the lore of king Vikram on TV screens with his 2014 serial “Singhasan Battissee” on Sony Pal. With all the success that Dheeraj Kumar has achieved with his Creative Eye production house Dheeraj Kumar would surely like to be remembered more as an all round TV personality rather than just a mere actor in films and serials.
...43. Vikas Kapoor
Vikas Kapoor is an Indian writer. He has showcased his talent by writing a book named Shirdi Sai Baba- Cosmic which was published in the year 2011. This book revolves around all key sequences and incidents from baba’s life. It’s about the spiritual journey of his life. It’s a fun and interactive way for people to know about baba which is quite appealing to people of age criteria. The cosmic version was made after the film makers got requests from people to make a print version of the film. He has also produced a movie named ”Heroes” in the year 2008 along with Samir Karnik as Director, Bharat shah, Yahya McClain, Quinnie Martin Jr. as other producers.
...44. Sandeep Mehta
No matter what we say, it will be very difficult to realize the contribution of Sandeep Mehta in the television and movie industry. He is undoubtedly one of the finest actors to have worked in the Indian television world.
Sandeep Mehta has been a part of some of the most popular soaps on television. Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai is probably the highlight of his television career. He plays the all important role of Rajshekhar Singhania in the series aired on Star Plus. Some of his other works on television include “Paalki” which was a story of Palak, Pranjal and Daksh, “Kasturi” which was a serial revolving around the life of a young middle class woman who starts working for an arrogant and popular rockstar, and Kaisi Laagi Lagan which aired on Sahara One and was a story about a girl named Pratha who was singlehandedly raised by her mother since she was 5 years old. His roles in each of these projects have been crucial to the script and have been well appreciated.
He even made a prominent mark in the movie industry with a number of names in his resume. Mission Kashmir in 2000 was a critically acclaimed movie. Mehta was a part of this successful venture. Other names in the list include Paap in 2003 and Kalyug in 2005.
In most of his projects, he hasn’t really been playing the lead, but has managed to leave an impact on the viewers’ minds even from the sidelines. He was also appreciated for his work with the nomination in the STAR Parivaar Award for Favourite Sasur.
...45. Yashodhan Rana
Yashodhan has been lauded as one among the characters in various shows. He played not only the mythological characters but also historical ones and the ferocious one. Yashodhan Rana came to fame from his DD show “Om Namah Shivay” and thus changed the way people looked at the TV industry and their attitude towards the type of shows telecasted. He also played the character of ‘Maan Singh’ in the Contiloe Telefilm's ‘Maharana Pratap’ aired on Sony Entertainment.
...46. Samar Jai Singh
Samar was born on September 26, 1966 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. He has worked in both films and serials. He is also teaching acting. He has completed his graduation from the Government Law College. He chased his career in Television and Indian Films industry from 1992. He is running his own acting school in Mumbai, Kreating Charakters acting school (since 2005).
As an actor, he has worked in many different institutes from Film & Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune to National Film Development Corporation Limited (NFDC) in Mumbai.
He has worked in the serial named Mrityunjay; soap based on the Marathi novel Shivaji Sawant. This daily soap was directed by Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi and produced by Jamshaid Ashraf. It was aired on Doordarshan in the year 1996. This serial was based on Mahabharata. It has also won several awards.
Later, he was seen in the serial Om Namah Shivay as Lord Shiva. This show was initially aired on DD National in the year 1997. This show was based on the dignity of Lord Shiva and other Gods like Parvati, Indra, Brahma, Vishnu and Narada. This serial was directed by Dheeraj Kumar. It was telecasted till 208 episodes.
He has also worked in Kahani Ghar Ghar ki on Star plus as Harpreet Gill. It was produced by Balaji Telefilms. The premiere of this show was on 16 October. 2000. It ran till 1661 episode. This serial was 2nd most watched serial in Indian Television.
...47. Firdosh Mewawala
Firdosh Mewawala is an Indian actor seen in many Hindi films. He is a trendy and successful actor we have seen in many movies from our childhood. Firdaus worked in many films like Trust, Johnny The Traitor, and Bollywood Hero. Trust is an action, drama, and musical movie which hit the theatres on 23rd January 2004. The movie was directed by the famous director Vikram Bhat. The film's lead cast includes Amitabh Bachchan, John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Ali Asgar, and Tom Alter. Firdaus worked with big Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Neha Dhupia, and Neil Nitin Mukesh. Johnny The Traitor, is a crime, drama, and mystery film which hit the theatres on 28th September 2007.
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