Paresh Rawal is an Indian actor, comedian, film producer, and politician known for his work in Hindi, Telugu, Gujarati, and Tamil films. He was born on 30th May 1955, and this year he is turning 68.
Paresh Rawal was born in a Gujarati Hindu family and raised in Bombay (Mumbai). In 1987, Rawal married Swaroop Sampat, an actress, and winner of the Miss India contest in 1976. Paresh and Swaroop have two sons, Aditya and Anirudh. He is a graduate of Commerce from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce & Economics, Bombay University in 1974. Rawal made his debut with the 1985 film Arjun in a supporting role. In the 1990s, he also starred in the cult comedy Andaz Apna Apna in which he played a double role. Rawal was perceived as a character actor by both audiences and critics until the 2000 Bollywood cult classic Hera Pheri, after which he starred in many Hindi mainstream films as a lead actor or main protagonist. Rawal played the dim-witted, boisterous, and kind-hearted Marathi landlord Baburao Ganpatrao Apte in the film Hera Pheri, who takes in Raju (Akshay Kumar) and Shyam (Sunil Shetty) as paying guests in his house.
He has received recognition for his villainous roles in Telugu box office hits such as Kshana Kshanam (1991), Money (1993), Money Money (1995), Govinda Govinda (1994), Rikshavodu (1995), Bavagaru Bagunnara (1998). In 1994, he won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in the films Woh Chokri and Sir. For the latter, he received his first Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role. This was followed by Ketan Mehta’s Sardar, which saw him playing the lead role of freedom fighter Vallabhbhai Patel, a role that got him national and international acclaim. He was honoured with Padma Shri from the Government of India in 2014.
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