Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Proudly known for his role as the ingenious bald villain “Shakaal” inspired by James Bond’s Blofeld, Kulbhushan Kharbanda personifies the versatility in the Bollywood industry.

Having been born in Attock district of Punjab (now Pakistan), his family migrated to India where he completed his schooling Jodhpur, Dehradun & Aligarh. Right after his graduation from Kirori Mal College from Delhi University, a few friends of his along with him created a theater group which went by the name of “Abhiyaan.” He also conjugated with Michael Joy’s “Yatrik”, a bilingual theater, consequently also to emerge as its first paid artist. In 1972 he migrated to Kolkata, to work under director Shyamanand Jalan Shyamanand Jalan is a Bengali director and screenw >> Read More... and join the “Padatik” theater group. He first set foot in the film industry through Sai Paranjape’s “Jadu Ka Shankh” but was first noticed Shyam Benegal’s “Nishant” in 1974.

He also featured in Benegal’s “ Manthan Manthan is a Hindi TV show that airs on the channe >> Read More... ”, “ Bhumika Bio coming soon... >> Read More... ”, “ Junoon Junoon is one of the most famous show that appeare >> Read More... ”, and “Kalyug.”  Coextensively, he also ventured into parallel films like “Godhuli” in 1977. However in 1980, he was presented with the role of the infamous “Shakaal” in Ramesh Sippy’s “ Shaan Shantanu Mukherjee is a very popular singer and kn >> Read More... ” which would lay concrete on his foot into Bollywood mainstream movies. He is also well known for his roles “Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar” where he played the jubilant portrayal of a loving dad who raises his sons and the King of Champaner ‘Raja Puran Singh’ in Lagaan.

Gupt, Border, Refugee are some of the projects in which he featured. Besides, Kharbanda also ventured into art films right from Chakra in 1981, Arth in 1982, Andhi Gali in 1984  up to “Monsoon Weddings” in 2001 among many others. He also featured in Deepa Mehta’s movie trilogy “Earth”, “Fire” and “Water.” In the year 2009, he also found the opportunity to appear briefly in a German film. He also grabbed a role in the 2014 movie “ Brothers Click to look into! >> Read More... ” which was a remake of the Hollywood flick “Warriors” and in “ Haider Click to look into! >> Read More... ”, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” His television works include serials such as “ Shanno Ki Shaadi Shanno ki Shaadi was a popular comedy drama series >> Read More... ” and “Mahi Ve.” He has a daughter, Shruti, with wife Maheshwari Devi Kharbanda.