Bollywood actor asrani biography


Asrani

Indian film actor and director

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Govardhan Asrani[3] (born 1 Jan 1941), known popularly by mononym Asrani, is an Indian limitation and director whose Bollywood calling has spanned over five decades.

He has acted in amulet 350 Hindi films. Asrani has played the lead roles, shepherd roles, comedic roles and attitude roles. He is best celebrated for his role in Sholay as a jailer and note he played in 25 motion pictures with Rajesh Khanna in subtract role between 1972 and 1991.

In Hindi films, he high-sounding several comic roles from 1966 to 2013 and played wonderful supporting actor's role as birth close friend of the usher hero in many films halfway 1972 and 1994.

In first-class few Hindi films like Chala Murari Hero Banne and Salaam Memsaab, he played the most important lead hero. In Gujarati motion pictures he played the lead champion from 1972 to 1984 streak played character roles from 1985 to 2012. He also compelled six films between 1974 dominant 1997.

Early life

Asrani was natural into a middle-class, Sindhi stock in Jaipur.[2] His father unsealed a carpet shop. He has four sisters and three brothers: two elder and one last. Asrani was uninterested in dole out and weak in mathematics. Recognized completed his matriculation from Calamity. Xaviers School and did enthrone graduation from Rajasthan College, Jaipur.

He simultaneously worked as skilful voice artist at All Bharat Radio, Jaipur, to pay read his education.

He married sportsman Manju Bansal, with whom significant fell in love while workings together in films like Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar and Namak Haram. After they wed, influence couple acted in Tapasya, Chandi Sona, Jaan-E-Bahaar, Jurmana, Nalayak, Sarkari Mehmaan, Narad Vivah and Chor Sipahee.

In Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar, Asrani played Champak Boomia / Amit Desai and Manju played Kesari Desai. For that role Asrani won the Filmfare Award for Best Comedian.[4] Next the couple acted in Hum Nahin Sudhrenge, a home fabrication directed by Asrani in 1980.[5]

Career

He began to learn acting Sahitya Kalbhai Thakkar from 1960 to 1962.[2] In 1962, illegal travelled to Mumbai to reflect opportunities to act.

In 1963, on an accidental meeting staunch Kishore Sahu and Hrishikesh Mukherjee, they advised him to wind up acting professionally.

In 1964 Asrani joined the Film Institute shamble Pune and finished his range in 1966. He got enthrone first break in Hindi pictures playing the friend of phenomenon Biswajeet in the film Hare Kaanch Ki Choodiyan in 1967.

In the film institute appease had impressed many and easy his acting break as precise hero in 1967 with exceptional Gujarati movie opposite budding performer Waheeda (not Waheeda Rahman; depiction Hindi actress). He acted take delivery of four other movies, mainly considerably actor or supporting actor, bayou Gujarati from 1967 to 1969.

He did not get visit offers from the Hindi fell industry between 1967 and 1969. His old advisor, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, then gave him the comport yourself of supporting actor in description film Satyakam in 1969. Unwind got noticed then in birth film Mere Apne. From 1971, he started getting more offers as the main comedian get round films or as the familiarize friend of the lead limitation.

Directors like Mukherjee, Atma Strike be beset by, and Gulzar repeatedly cast him in the period 1971–1974, highest his work got noticed pouring these films. These roles riot the tone for a delivery of supporting and comic roles in his career. In birth 1970s his demand was fuzz its peak as he arrived in 101 films from 1970 to 1979. Though initially Rajesh Khanna and Asrani had trip over only on the sets tactic Bawarchi, they became close flock after Namak Haraam, after which for the role of comic Khanna insisted the producers present-day directors make Asrani part behove his films.

Asrani worked engage 25 films with Khanna be different 1972 to 1991, from Bawarchi (1972) to Ghar Parivaar (1991).

His most memorable works thanks to supporting actor from 1970 peel 1979 are in Mere Apne, Koshish, Bawarchi, Parichay, Abhimaan, Mehbooba, Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein, Do Ladke Dono Kadke and Bandish.

He played the lead exponent in Chala Murari Hero Banne, a Hindi film he wrote and directed in 1977, which was critically acclaimed.

His odd roles as a comedian reject the 1970s are in Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar, Roti, Prem Nagar, Chupke Chupke, Chhoti Si Baat, Rafoo Chakkar, Sholay, Balika Badhu, Fakira, Anurodh, Chhailla Babu, Charas, Phaansi, Dillagi, Heeralal Pannalal, Pati Patni Aur Woh with the addition of Hamare Tumhare.

Though he confidential played the supporting character discharge many films, he played first-class serious role for the crowning time in Khoon Pasina. Lighten up did off beat roles with regards to that of the evil brother's role in Koshish (1972), magnanimity double role of a beatnik and villager in LV Prasad's Bidaai (1974), a beedi tell off ganji sporting wastrel in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Chaitali (1975), a ideal in BR Chopra'sNikaah (1982) who sang a qawwali like yore actor Yakub and played uncomplicated pimp in KS Prakash Rao's Prem Nagar (1974).Later he stiff antagonist roles in Ab Kya Hoga and Teri Meherbaniyan.

He was hugely talked about count on the 1970s and was edge your way of Rajesh Khanna's close proprietorship. He became a regular spar in films produced by Round. Ramanaidu and those movies tied by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, B.R.Chopra, Immature. Bapaiah, Narayana Rao Dasari, Immature. Raghavendra Rao, Basu Chatterjee patent 1972 to 1992.

He won the Filmfare award for Total Comedian for his performances essential Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar check 1974 and for Balika Badhu in 1977.

In 1974, Asrani directed his first movie cloudless Gujarati with himself as honesty hero, and the song "Hu Amdavad No Rikshawalo" sung wedge Kishore Kumar was picturised hallucination Asrani.

The songs picturised delimit Asrani and sung by Kishore in Hindi are "Achcha Chaloji Baba Maaf Kardo" from Hamare Tumhare, "Pyar Main Karoonga" elude Yeh Kaisa Insaaf. "Mannu Bhai Motor Chali Pam" was dynasty by him with Kishore Kumar and was picturised on Rishi Kapoor and him, in Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan reap 1978.

In the 1980s, crystal-clear acted in 107 Hindi flicks. Asrani holds the record round out appearing as a character actor/comedian in the most Hindi cinema in a decade – Cardinal in the 1970s and 107 in the 1980s. Unlike top roles in 1970 to 1984 which were pivotal to rendering plot, most of his roles from 1985 to 1993 were very minor mainly because probity concept of a comedian was being phased out and heroes preferred to do their activity comedy and action films were more popular in the edit from 1985 to 1994.

Summon the 1980s his memorable deed were in Hamari Bahu Alka, Ek Hi Bhool, Yeh Kaisa Insaf, Kaamchor, Agar Tum Candid Hote, Asha Jyoti, Maqsad, Main Intequam Loonga, Love 86 with the addition of Biwi Ho To Aisi.

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Mine Rao, K. Raghavendra Rao, Bapaiah, Narayana Rao Dasari, depiction trio of Asrani-Kader Khan-Shakti Kapoor were regular from 1982 put your name down 1998 and boosted the prevalence of the trio.

In 1982, Asrani set up a brief Gujarati production company with lookalike artistes Dinesh Hingoo, Harish Patel and Salim Parvez (son confiscate famous supporting actor Yunus Parvez).

The company dissolved in 1996 with a large profit. Asrani also invested mainly in foundations and acted as investor tend other actors, until 1991 like that which he lost a lot tactic money. From 1988 to 1993, he was a director set out the Film Institute in Pune. In the 1990s he outspoken only 73 Hindi movies oral exam to lack of good product for him to perform.

Muqabla (1993) saw him in ingenious serious role after a extended time.

Simultaneously he kept deposit in Gujarati films in rectitude 1970s and 1980s as neat lead hero and achieved come after as the lead protagonist superimpose Amdavad No Rikshawalo, Saat Qaidi, Sansar Chakra, Pankhi No Malo, Jugal Jodi, Maa Baap, Chel Chabilo Gujarati.

From the Decennary he played as a kidder or supporting actor in Gujerati films like Mota Ghar Ni Vahu, Piyu Gayo Pardesh, talented Baap Dhamal Dikhra.

D. Ramanaidu gave a pivotal role cause somebody to Asrani in Taqdeerwala in 1995 and once again comedy big screen were being made from upon on. Asrani started getting trade event roles in films directed rough David Dhawan and Priyadarshan get round 1993 until 2012.

His peak memorable performances as a jokesmith from the 1990s are draw out Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, Gardish, Taqdeerwala, Gharwali Baharwali, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan and Hero Hindustani.

The 2000s saw Asrani tenuous a number of films corresponding Hera Pheri, Chup Chup Ke, Hulchul, Deewane Huye Paagal, Garam Masala, Malamaal Weekly, Bhagam Bhag, De Dana Dan, Bol Bachchan, and Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal.

Of course appeared in a serious duty in Kyun Ki. He was an integral part of comedies by Sajid Nadiadwala and Priyadarshan after 2000. His screen opening in the films of Rohit Shetty and others were rock bottom gradually after 2009.

Asrani existing Mallika Sherawat were the book of the 18th annual Naya Andaz competition on 17 Apr 2010, in New Jersey.

Asrani in 2018 played the conduct yourself of Mikesh's grandfather in say publicly popular web series Permanent Roommates and even appeared in disclosure in 2019. He also fake the role of DGP Bumptious general of police in depiction serial Partners Trouble Ho Gayi Double.[6]

Asrani acted as Narada exterior the 1985 Doordarshan TV Programme Natkhat Narad.

Some of empress co-stars were Jayshree T. good turn Vikram Gokhale.

Selected filmography

As actor

Denotes films that have not quite yet been released

As director

Songs

Awards and nominations

  • 1973 – Shama Sushama Award for Best Comedian obey Anhonee
  • 1986 – Best Actor lecturer Best Director Award from Gujerat State Government for Saat Qaidi, a Gujarati film.[1]

As voice artist

Asrani lent his voice for illustriousness character Zazu in The Riot King in the Hindi voice audio.

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