PARESH RAWAL

Paresh Rawal is one of the finest actors that Indian cinema has ever seen. Graduating to Gujarati theatre from plays in school and college days, once spotted by Javed Akhtar on stage, who offered him a role for the film Arjun, there was no looking back for this talented actor.

Making his film debut in 1984, he mainly played supporting and villain roles throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Since 2000 he has mostly played comic roles Paresh Rawal is an alumnus from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies, Vile Parle, Mumbai. Rawal then moved to Mumbai, India at the age of 22. He went there to become a civil engineer. After people recognized him as a great actor, he was recommended to be in bollywood. Today people know him as a great actor and comedian.And still is as goood as acting as amir bashir.
A man unaffected by the length of his roles, he has given equal justice to even snappy cameos in films like Satya and China Gate. His talent has not just been limited to Bollywood; Paresh Rawal has also been a part of numerous regional films including Telugu and Punjabi movies.

Paresh Rawal has still kept himself involved with theatre and has his own production house, Aangikam. His theatre group has performed plays like Maharathi, Mulraj Mansion and Chiranjeev.
Highly appreciated for his next film Sir, Paresh Rawal won the national award for the Best Supporting Actor, which he followed up with Ketan Mehta's landmark film Sardar, a role that got him not just national but international acclaim.
Some of his memorable performances have been as Baburao in Hera Pheri, Ilias in Aankhen Manilal in Awara Paagal Deewana, Radheshyam Tiwari in Hungama and as Mambo in the recent Garam Masala.
Married to former Miss India, Swaroop Sampat, his other movies include Phir Hera Pheri, Malamaal Weekly, 36 China Town and Deewane Huye Paagal. . Paresh and Swaroop have two sons Aditya and Aniruddh.
Before he attained national recognition, in 1991 Rawal achieved recognition and adulation for his role of a bank robber in Kshana Kshanam. His quirky accent and mannerisms made him an instant hit. He acted in quite a few Tollywood films by the RGV school of direction like Money and Govinda Govinda.