Deepa Sahi
Uttara Baokar
Surekha Sikri
Dina Pathak
Neha Hooda
Vanraj Bhatia
K K Raina
Saeed Jaffrey
Manohar Singh
Avtar Kishan Hangal
Ashok Banthia
Om Puri
Iftekhar
Govind Nihalani
Amrish Puri
Virendra Saxena
Surendra Pal
Pankaj Kapur
Riju Bajaj
Bhisham Sahni
Sutanu Gupta
1. Deepa Sahi
Discerning observers of Deepa Sahi’s film career would always be in a dilemma as to whether she has been a better director or a more talented actress. Perhaps she herself was also caught in between this duality of thought about which of her two prominent qualities she should give more priority. Whatever that may be, she has always displayed an independent trait in herself, right from the time she decided to stay back in India when all the rest of her family shifted to Canada. She proved her mettle in studies as well, being a gold medalist from the Delhi University, before attempting to hone her skills in the realm of theatre. The dichotomy that later surfaced in her versatile career, cropped up in her very first foray into
Discerning observers of Deepa Sahi’s film career would always be in a dilemma as to whether she has been a better director or a more talented actress. Perhaps she herself was also caught in between this duality of thought about which of her two prominent qualities she should give more priority. Whatever that may be, she has always displayed an independent trait in herself, right from the time she decided to stay back in India when all the rest of her family shifted to Canada. She proved her mettle in studies as well, being a gold medalist from the Delhi University, before attempting to hone her skills in the realm of theatre. The dichotomy that later surfaced in her versatile career, cropped up in her very first foray into
Age:
61
Gender:
Female
Age:
61
Gender:
Female
2. Uttara Baokar
Uttara Baokar is an Indian stage, television and film actress. She played prominent roles in a number of notable plays like Padmavati in Mukhyamantri, the Mena in the Mena Gujari, a mother’s role in the Girish Karnad’s Tughlaq and leading role of Umrao in “Umrao Jaan”. She was born on May 17th 1916 in Sangoli, Maharashtra, and started her career on Marathi stage.
In the year 1978, she directed Jaywant Dalvi’s play by Sandhya Chhaya, Hindi translation by Kusum Kumar. During the year 1984, she won sangeet natak akademi award and India’s national academy award for acting in Hindi theatre. She also played prominent roles in Marathi films Shevri, Doghi with Sadashiv Amrapurkar,Uttarayan, Restaurant with Sonali Kulkarani.
She studied acting in National School of Drama in Delhi under t...
Uttara Baokar is an Indian stage, television and film actress. She played prominent roles in a number of notable plays like Padmavati in Mukhyamantri, the Mena in the Mena Gujari, a mother’s role in the Girish Karnad’s Tughlaq and leading role of Umrao in “Umrao Jaan”. She was born on May 17th 1916 in Sangoli, Maharashtra, and started her career on Marathi stage.
In the year 1978, she directed Jaywant Dalvi’s play by Sandhya Chhaya, Hindi translation by Kusum Kumar. During the year 1984, she won sangeet natak akademi award and India’s national academy award for acting in Hindi theatre. She also played prominent roles in Marathi films Shevri, Doghi with Sadashiv Amrapurkar,Uttarayan, Restaurant with Sonali Kulkarani.
She studied acting in National School of Drama in Delhi under t...
Date of Death:
12-04-2023
Gender:
Female
Date of Death:
12-04-2023
Gender:
Female
3. Surekha Sikri
Surekha Sikri is known for her character as Kalyani Devi in Balika Vadhu, aired on Star Plus, a top-rated TV show, especially among homemakers; even though she played a negative role and was one of those characters who made the life of the lead character miserable, she is loved by almost everyone who watch the show; the reason was her acting which gave a new life to the character. Art is what ran through her veins. Surekha Sikri studied in Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, and after that she graduated from National School of Drama (1968),she worked with the NSD Repertory Company for over a decade until she figured out that she needed to pursue her dream and moved to Mumbai.
She is one of those actresses who started from scratch and earned their place in the industry by nothing but hard work. There is a long list ...
Surekha Sikri is known for her character as Kalyani Devi in Balika Vadhu, aired on Star Plus, a top-rated TV show, especially among homemakers; even though she played a negative role and was one of those characters who made the life of the lead character miserable, she is loved by almost everyone who watch the show; the reason was her acting which gave a new life to the character. Art is what ran through her veins. Surekha Sikri studied in Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, and after that she graduated from National School of Drama (1968),she worked with the NSD Repertory Company for over a decade until she figured out that she needed to pursue her dream and moved to Mumbai.
She is one of those actresses who started from scratch and earned their place in the industry by nothing but hard work. There is a long list ...
Date of Death:
16-07-2021
Age:
79
Gender:
Female
Date of Death:
16-07-2021
Age:
79
Gender:
Female
4. Dina Pathak
Dina Pathak or Deena Pathak was Indian film actor, veteran actor and Gujarati theatre director. She was born on 4 March 1922 in Amreli, Gujarat. She studied in Bombay College where she became the part of student activism. That was the time when Bahavai theater was widely used to create sense and awareness about rule of Britain and from here she became the source of reviving Gujarati theatre. Later, she has joined as an actress the Indian National Theater. She married to Baldev Pathak with two daughters Patna Pathak and Supriya Pathak.
She started acting in different plays from her teenage and received ramble reviews of many critics. She remained woman activist for a long time and was also the President of National Federation of Indian Women. She ruled Indian film industry for more than six decades an...
Dina Pathak or Deena Pathak was Indian film actor, veteran actor and Gujarati theatre director. She was born on 4 March 1922 in Amreli, Gujarat. She studied in Bombay College where she became the part of student activism. That was the time when Bahavai theater was widely used to create sense and awareness about rule of Britain and from here she became the source of reviving Gujarati theatre. Later, she has joined as an actress the Indian National Theater. She married to Baldev Pathak with two daughters Patna Pathak and Supriya Pathak.
She started acting in different plays from her teenage and received ramble reviews of many critics. She remained woman activist for a long time and was also the President of National Federation of Indian Women. She ruled Indian film industry for more than six decades an...
Date of Death:
11-10-2002
Age:
102
Gender:
Female
Skills:
Date of Death:
11-10-2002
Age:
102
Gender:
Female
5. Neha Hooda
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...6. Vanraj Bhatia
Vanraj Bhatia was born on 31st May 1927. He is a well-known Indian music composer, provided music for most of the Shyam Benegal’s films, in his private albums with Music Today and many art movies. He got a huge opportunity in the 1990s to compose music for the Vijay Singh’s International film Jaya Ganga. He is trained in western classical music. He had studied M.A in English honors from Elphinstone College, Mumbai. Then in 1954, he passed from the Royal Academy Of Music, London with a Gold Medal.
In 1960, he started as the reader in Musicology in charge of Western Music, at the Faculty of Delhi University. His other noticeable works are Manthan in 1976, Bhumika in 1977, Trikal in 1985 Mandi in 1983, etc. he has also created music for Indian theatres. His works can be seen in many TV series and commercial Hindi films...
Vanraj Bhatia was born on 31st May 1927. He is a well-known Indian music composer, provided music for most of the Shyam Benegal’s films, in his private albums with Music Today and many art movies. He got a huge opportunity in the 1990s to compose music for the Vijay Singh’s International film Jaya Ganga. He is trained in western classical music. He had studied M.A in English honors from Elphinstone College, Mumbai. Then in 1954, he passed from the Royal Academy Of Music, London with a Gold Medal.
In 1960, he started as the reader in Musicology in charge of Western Music, at the Faculty of Delhi University. His other noticeable works are Manthan in 1976, Bhumika in 1977, Trikal in 1985 Mandi in 1983, etc. he has also created music for Indian theatres. His works can be seen in many TV series and commercial Hindi films...
Date of Death:
05-05-2021
Age:
96
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
05-05-2021
Age:
96
Gender:
Male
7. K K Raina
K K Raina is an Indian television, film, and theatre Actor, Writer and Director. He was born in the year 1953. He is a younger brother of M K Raina, who is also a prominent Actor and Director. And both are an alumnus of National School of Drama (NSD). K K Raina graduated from NSD in the year 1976.
Though he made his debut in 1982; he became famous by his role in the film ‘Ek Ruka Hua Faisla’ released in 1986 which was a remake of the Hollywood film ’12 Angry Men’. He played the role of a detective’s assistant in the 1993 Doordarshan detective series Byomkesh Bakshi, which also made him popular. He won Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue in 1998 for the film named ‘China Gate’.
Few films in which ...
K K Raina is an Indian television, film, and theatre Actor, Writer and Director. He was born in the year 1953. He is a younger brother of M K Raina, who is also a prominent Actor and Director. And both are an alumnus of National School of Drama (NSD). K K Raina graduated from NSD in the year 1976.
Though he made his debut in 1982; he became famous by his role in the film ‘Ek Ruka Hua Faisla’ released in 1986 which was a remake of the Hollywood film ’12 Angry Men’. He played the role of a detective’s assistant in the 1993 Doordarshan detective series Byomkesh Bakshi, which also made him popular. He won Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue in 1998 for the film named ‘China Gate’.
Few films in which ...
Gender:
Male
8. Saeed Jaffrey
Saeed Jaffrey, a British actor, who hailed from India, acted in various British, American and Indian movies. He is known for Shatranj Ke Khilari, which was released in 1977, The Man Who Would Be King in 1975, A Passage to India in 1984, Gandhi in 1982 and My Beautiful Launderette in 1985. He was born in Malerkotla, Punjab, India on the 8th of January 1929. He went to the University of Allahabad where he completed his post-graduate degree in history. He also attended St. George's College, then Mussoorie, then Aligarh Muslim University and began his career by starting a theatre company named Unity Theatre, in New Delhi. He played a major part in the productions of Christopher Fry, Tennessee Williams, Shakespeare, and Wilde. He completed his studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and then ...
Saeed Jaffrey, a British actor, who hailed from India, acted in various British, American and Indian movies. He is known for Shatranj Ke Khilari, which was released in 1977, The Man Who Would Be King in 1975, A Passage to India in 1984, Gandhi in 1982 and My Beautiful Launderette in 1985. He was born in Malerkotla, Punjab, India on the 8th of January 1929. He went to the University of Allahabad where he completed his post-graduate degree in history. He also attended St. George's College, then Mussoorie, then Aligarh Muslim University and began his career by starting a theatre company named Unity Theatre, in New Delhi. He played a major part in the productions of Christopher Fry, Tennessee Williams, Shakespeare, and Wilde. He completed his studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and then ...
Date of Death:
14-11-2015
Age:
95
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
14-11-2015
Age:
95
Gender:
Male
9. Manohar Singh
Born on 1938, Manohar Singh was an illustrious theatre and movie actor. He had worked in several Hindi movies. He also tasted success in theatre histrionics and playwright. His contribution to the theater was rewarded during the year 1982 when he garnered the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for his good acting. Party, Rudali, Dikhsha , Lamhe, Chandni , Tughlaq,Daddy, Begum Barve and Himmat Mai are some of his outstanding works as a theater personality.
Hailing from a tiny village Kwara situated close to S...
Born on 1938, Manohar Singh was an illustrious theatre and movie actor. He had worked in several Hindi movies. He also tasted success in theatre histrionics and playwright. His contribution to the theater was rewarded during the year 1982 when he garnered the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for his good acting. Party, Rudali, Dikhsha , Lamhe, Chandni , Tughlaq,Daddy, Begum Barve and Himmat Mai are some of his outstanding works as a theater personality.
Hailing from a tiny village Kwara situated close to S...
Date of Death:
14-11-2002
Gender:
Male
10. Avtar Kishan Hangal
Hindi film industry is the gateway to success for many artistes. In this regard, there are various character artistes, but only few make their presence strongly felt. Here, then, A.K. Hangal‘s name should be surely brought to notice. He was the typical meek and broken old man in most of the films who earned the sympathy of his fans. Most of his roles had a positive shade in it.
Having acted in more than 125 films A.K. Hangal ‘s road to considerable success was not that easy. Born on 1st February 1914 in Sialkot in Pakistan, he spent his early life in Peshawar and he worked as a theater artiste for some time. He was also working as a tailor....
Hindi film industry is the gateway to success for many artistes. In this regard, there are various character artistes, but only few make their presence strongly felt. Here, then, A.K. Hangal‘s name should be surely brought to notice. He was the typical meek and broken old man in most of the films who earned the sympathy of his fans. Most of his roles had a positive shade in it.
Having acted in more than 125 films A.K. Hangal ‘s road to considerable success was not that easy. Born on 1st February 1914 in Sialkot in Pakistan, he spent his early life in Peshawar and he worked as a theater artiste for some time. He was also working as a tailor....
Date of Death:
26-08-2012
Age:
110
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
26-08-2012
Age:
110
Gender:
Male
11. Ashok Banthia
Ashok Banthia was born in the beautiful city of Udaipur in the colorful state of Rajasthan. He had always seen himself working in the field of acting and, therefore, had prepared himself from the very start. He took a lot of training and education in this arena and came out to be a very powerful personality.
Ashok, at first, did a Diploma in the field of theater and dramatics from Chandigarh’s Punjab University. He then came down to Delhi and did a course from the very prestigious college of Dramatics named National School of Drama. He had gained a lot of confidence in himself and his talents by now. After this, he went out of India to pursue his training further and enrolled himself in a course for direction in a prestigious institute in Sydney named National Inst...
Ashok Banthia was born in the beautiful city of Udaipur in the colorful state of Rajasthan. He had always seen himself working in the field of acting and, therefore, had prepared himself from the very start. He took a lot of training and education in this arena and came out to be a very powerful personality.
Ashok, at first, did a Diploma in the field of theater and dramatics from Chandigarh’s Punjab University. He then came down to Delhi and did a course from the very prestigious college of Dramatics named National School of Drama. He had gained a lot of confidence in himself and his talents by now. After this, he went out of India to pursue his training further and enrolled himself in a course for direction in a prestigious institute in Sydney named National Inst...
12. Om Puri
Om Rajesh Puri is one of the widely noted senior actors in the Indian film industry and he was born on 18th October 1950 in Patiala, Punjab. He is one of the few Bollywood actors to act in mainstream commercial English movies. The alumnus of National School of Drama was also a classmate of renowned actor Naseeruddin Shah of the 1973 class.
He started his movie career in 1976 with the Marathi film ‘Ghashiram Kotwal’ directed by K.Hariharan. The movie was based on a play with the same name and it got success both commercially and critically. His career graph saw the coming of critically acclaimed art films such as ‘Bhavni Bhavai’, ‘Sadga...
Om Rajesh Puri is one of the widely noted senior actors in the Indian film industry and he was born on 18th October 1950 in Patiala, Punjab. He is one of the few Bollywood actors to act in mainstream commercial English movies. The alumnus of National School of Drama was also a classmate of renowned actor Naseeruddin Shah of the 1973 class.
He started his movie career in 1976 with the Marathi film ‘Ghashiram Kotwal’ directed by K.Hariharan. The movie was based on a play with the same name and it got success both commercially and critically. His career graph saw the coming of critically acclaimed art films such as ‘Bhavni Bhavai’, ‘Sadga...
Age:
73
Gender:
Male
13. Iftekhar
Iftekhar the real policeman of the industry was born in Jalandhar in a family of three brothers and two sisters. He was a highly gifted person, who knew painting and even could sing even. He had never dreamt to become an actor and had never shown any inclination to acting at all. Due to his passion for singing, he wanted to get a break in the HMV music company and had appeared in the audition and got selected to do a recording too in Calcutta. He had recorded one album, which did not fare too well, While recording a song for HMV, he came across a producer Kamal Das Gupta, who wanted to cast him in a movie, but Iftekhar Khan turned down Kamal’s offer and left for Kanpur, but Kamal Das Gupta did not give up and used to send telegrams to his house in Kanpur. It was t...
Iftekhar the real policeman of the industry was born in Jalandhar in a family of three brothers and two sisters. He was a highly gifted person, who knew painting and even could sing even. He had never dreamt to become an actor and had never shown any inclination to acting at all. Due to his passion for singing, he wanted to get a break in the HMV music company and had appeared in the audition and got selected to do a recording too in Calcutta. He had recorded one album, which did not fare too well, While recording a song for HMV, he came across a producer Kamal Das Gupta, who wanted to cast him in a movie, but Iftekhar Khan turned down Kamal’s offer and left for Kanpur, but Kamal Das Gupta did not give up and used to send telegrams to his house in Kanpur. It was t...
Date of Death:
04-03-1995
Age:
104
Gender:
Male
Skills:
Date of Death:
04-03-1995
Age:
104
Gender:
Male
14. Govind Nihalani
Born on 19 August 1940, Govind Nihalani hails from Karachi. He is a multi-faceted personality; he is a director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer and works for Hindi cinema. He is the proud winner of six National Awards and five awards at Filmfare. He had penned the script for a Hindi film Drohkaal in 1996, which was later modified by Kamal Haasan for a Tamil film Kurithipunal. This film went on to become the official entry of India for the Academy Awards. Nihalani cultivated interest in Hindi films since his school days. Aakrosh is the directorial debut film of Nihalani. This film revolves around a real happening. Om Puri, Smita Patel, Naseerudin Shah and Amrish Puri are the star cast of the film. This film gained recognition at the International Film Festival. Through this film Nihalani was considered to be a serious filmmaker...
Age:
83
Gender:
Male
15. Amrish Puri
Amrish Lal Puri was born on 22nd June, 1932 in Punjab. He was a popular Bollywood actor and an artist who was known for his ideal performance in the Indian cinema. He was apparently known for his playwrights namely Satyadev Dubey, and Girish Karnad. Most importantly he is known for his negative roles in Bollywood, and also in other Indian and International movies. They were highly a great sign of his performance which did made a real difference to the industry. His movie Mr.India (1987), and Indiana Jones and the Tempel of Doom (1984) are the movies that he had attracted the Indian and the International audiences.
He had four siblings namely Chaman Puri, Madan Puri, Chandrakanta, and Harish Puri. He did shifted to Shimla and had his education at B.M. College, Himachal Pr...
Amrish Lal Puri was born on 22nd June, 1932 in Punjab. He was a popular Bollywood actor and an artist who was known for his ideal performance in the Indian cinema. He was apparently known for his playwrights namely Satyadev Dubey, and Girish Karnad. Most importantly he is known for his negative roles in Bollywood, and also in other Indian and International movies. They were highly a great sign of his performance which did made a real difference to the industry. His movie Mr.India (1987), and Indiana Jones and the Tempel of Doom (1984) are the movies that he had attracted the Indian and the International audiences.
He had four siblings namely Chaman Puri, Madan Puri, Chandrakanta, and Harish Puri. He did shifted to Shimla and had his education at B.M. College, Himachal Pr...
Date of Death:
12-01-2005
Age:
91
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
12-01-2005
Age:
91
Gender:
Male
16. Virendra Saxena
Virendra Saxena is another senior actor in Bollywood and television industry. He is from a little city Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. He is from a very small city Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. He is a graduate from the popular National School of Drama (NSD). He has been on numerous occasions appraised for his remarkable voice and roles. He began his silver screen career from the show Uljhan.
He took a long reprieve of 10 years and afterward returned back to the industry. Since the time he has returned, he has done numerous movies one after the other. He has turned up for as many as 80 plays. He additionally has featured in more than 30 films. Saxena has likewise worked with some of the top Bollywood stars like Amitabh Bachhan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, and so forth.
His most recent appearance wa...
Virendra Saxena is another senior actor in Bollywood and television industry. He is from a little city Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. He is from a very small city Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. He is a graduate from the popular National School of Drama (NSD). He has been on numerous occasions appraised for his remarkable voice and roles. He began his silver screen career from the show Uljhan.
He took a long reprieve of 10 years and afterward returned back to the industry. Since the time he has returned, he has done numerous movies one after the other. He has turned up for as many as 80 plays. He additionally has featured in more than 30 films. Saxena has likewise worked with some of the top Bollywood stars like Amitabh Bachhan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, and so forth.
His most recent appearance wa...
Age:
63
Gender:
Male
Age:
63
Gender:
Male
17. Surendra Pal
Best known for his roles as Dronacharya in Mahabharat, Amatya Rakshas in Chanakya, Tamraj Kilvish in Shaktiman and Daksha in Devon Ke Dev - Mahadev. Surendra Pal was born in 1953, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Surendra Pal belonged to a middle class background and had no idea that one day he will be known as one of the leading actor in the Indian TV Industry. His entrance in the industry was by chance, but after that he worked hard and established himself in the industry.
There is a long list of movies and TV series he has been a part of, he used to get so many offers that even after rejecting some, he doesn’t have spare time for himself in his calendar. Every year brought a number of new characters for him to play, either in Bollywood movies or TV serials. He has been a part of many projects, but one of his mos...
Best known for his roles as Dronacharya in Mahabharat, Amatya Rakshas in Chanakya, Tamraj Kilvish in Shaktiman and Daksha in Devon Ke Dev - Mahadev. Surendra Pal was born in 1953, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Surendra Pal belonged to a middle class background and had no idea that one day he will be known as one of the leading actor in the Indian TV Industry. His entrance in the industry was by chance, but after that he worked hard and established himself in the industry.
There is a long list of movies and TV series he has been a part of, he used to get so many offers that even after rejecting some, he doesn’t have spare time for himself in his calendar. Every year brought a number of new characters for him to play, either in Bollywood movies or TV serials. He has been a part of many projects, but one of his mos...
Gender:
Male
18. Pankaj Kapur
Pankaj Kapur is a prominent Indian actor and director who has shown his talent through various mediums such as theatre, television and film actor from Ludhiana, Punjab, India. He is a screenwriter, director as well as an actor, a multi-talented personality. Pankaj has appeared in several acclaimed television serials and films. Some of his film roles that are remembered till date include characters of Inspector P.K. in Raakh, Dr. Dipankar Roy in Ek Doctor Ki Maut as well as Abba ji, (based on Shakespeare's King Duncan) in Vishal Bhardwaj's reworked copy of Macbeth; Maqbool .All of these three critically acclaimed roles received appreciation, and the actor got National Film Awards for the same. Pankaj along with his colleagues Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Manoj Bajpai as well as Irrfan Khan are regarded as the "Walking Acting ...
Pankaj Kapur is a prominent Indian actor and director who has shown his talent through various mediums such as theatre, television and film actor from Ludhiana, Punjab, India. He is a screenwriter, director as well as an actor, a multi-talented personality. Pankaj has appeared in several acclaimed television serials and films. Some of his film roles that are remembered till date include characters of Inspector P.K. in Raakh, Dr. Dipankar Roy in Ek Doctor Ki Maut as well as Abba ji, (based on Shakespeare's King Duncan) in Vishal Bhardwaj's reworked copy of Macbeth; Maqbool .All of these three critically acclaimed roles received appreciation, and the actor got National Film Awards for the same. Pankaj along with his colleagues Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Manoj Bajpai as well as Irrfan Khan are regarded as the "Walking Acting ...
Age:
69
Gender:
Male
Age:
69
Gender:
Male
19. Riju Bajaj
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... Age:
54
Gender:
Male
Age:
54
Gender:
Male
20. Bhisham Sahni
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... Date of Death:
11-06-2003
Age:
108
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
11-06-2003
Age:
108
Gender:
Male
21. Sutanu Gupta
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