Interesting Indian Actors
by paragburman | created - 31 Oct 2019 | updated - 29 Oct 2021 | Public
1. Amitabh Bachchan
Actor | Black
Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in Allahabad, British India (present-day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India) to legendary poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan & Teji Bachchan. He also has a brother named Ajitabh. He completed his education from Uttar Pradesh and moved to Bombay to find work as a ...
2. Farooq Shaikh
Actor | Lahore
Farooq Sheikh was an Indian actor, philanthropist and a television presenter. He was known for his work in Hindi films from 1977 to 1989. He returned to acting in films in 2008. His major contribution was in Parallel Cinema or the New Indian Cinema. He's acted in serials and shows on television and...
3. Satish Shah
Actor | Kal Ho Naa Ho
Satish Shah was born on June 25, 1951 in Bombay, State of Bombay, India. He is an actor and producer, known for Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983) and Sarabhai V/S Sarabhai (2004). He is married to Madhu Shah.
4. Kader Khan
Actor | Taqdeerwala
Kader Khan was an Indian actor, comedian, and screenwriter who worked in Hindi cinema. Khan's family migrated from Afghanistan to Mumbai, India, in 1942, and was raised in the neighbourhood of Kamathipura, Mumbai.
He completed his education at Ismail Yusuf College in Mumbai, earning a Master's ...
5. Ranjeet Bedi
Actor | Amir Garib
Ranjeet Bedi was born on September 12, 1942 in Jandiala Guru, Amritsar, Punjab, British India. He is an actor and director, known for Amir Garib (1974), Namak Halaal (1982) and Heeralal Pannalal (1978).
6. Satyendra Kapoor
Actor | Sholay
Satyendra Kapoor was born in Panipat, Punjab, British India. He was an actor, known for Sholay (1975), Don (1978) and Kaala Patthar (1979). He died on October 27, 2007 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
7. Jeevan Dhar
Actor | Professor Pyarelal
Jeevan Dhar was born on October 24, 1915 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India. He was an actor, known for Professor Pyarelal (1981), Kanoon (1960) and Mahabharat (1965). He died on June 10, 1987.
8. Shakti Kapoor
Actor | Andaz Apna Apna
Shakti Kapoor is one of the most comic actors to grace the Bollywood screen. Since the start of his career he has done more than 300 films. He had been often nominated for the Filmfare Award in the most comic performance category. His on-screen pairing with another comic actor Kader Khan as the ...
9. Amrish Puri
Actor | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
For Amrish Puri, it was virtually the 'Summer of 42'. The actor's long simmering affair with acting found culmination when he reached his early 40s. And while his dream of playing the hero may have been thwarted, he went on to become the most loved villains of all time. He was also an artiste who ...
10. Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Actor | Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
Kulbhushan Kharbanda, born in Hasan Abdal, Punjab, British India (now in Pakistan), is a highly acclaimed Indian actor who has left an indelible mark on both mainstream Bollywood and parallel cinema. Known for his versatility and ability to portray a wide range of characters, Kulbhushan Kharbanda ...
11. Feroz Khan
Actor | Janasheen
Firoz was born in Bangalore on September 25, 1939 to a Pathan father, Sadiq, and an Iranian mother, Fatima. He has three brothers, Abbas alias Sanjay, Akbar, and Sameer. Both Sanjay and Akbar are actors within their own rights, while Sameer is a film-maker and assists in their Golden Palms Spa ...
12. Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi
Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi was born in Varanasi ( Benares) Uttar Pradesh,India. His father Pandit Bhairodutt Choube, popularly known as Choubeji, was the proprietor of the Sanatan Dharm Natak Samaj Mandali in Varanasi. With his father not in agreement with him taking up any form of stage work, he ...
13. Amjad Khan
Actor | Sholay
Amjad Khan was a renowned Bollywood actor and film director, widely popular for his performance as Gabbar Singh in Sholay (1975). He went to both R. D. National College and St. Andrew's High School in Bandra.
Khan was the president of the Actors Guild Association and took a keen interest in the ...
14. Danny Denzongpa
Actor | Baby
Danny, who married Gawa Denzongpa, a Sikkimese princess and niece of the last chogyal from her hometown of Gangtok, currently resides in Juhu in Mumbai. He likes to listen to Nepali folk music especially Nepali flutes. In recent times he has become more selective as to the roles he plays. He does ...
15. Dalip Tahil
Actor | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Dalip Tahil was born on October 30, 1952 in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is an actor and producer, known for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013), Baazigar (1993) and Ra.One (2011). He is married to Amrita.
16. Jagdeep
Actor | Andaz Apna Apna
Jagdeep was born on March 29, 1939 in Datia, Central Provinces, British India. He was an actor and director, known for Andaz Apna Apna (1994), Sholay (1975) and Soorma Bhopali (1988). He died on July 8, 2020 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
17. Raj Babbar
Actor | Mahabharat
Raj Babbar, born in Tundla, Uttar Pradesh, India, is a renowned Indian actor and politician. With a career spanning several decades, Raj Babbar has made significant contributions to Indian cinema and has been actively involved in politics.
Raj Babbar began his acting career in the late 1970s and ...
18. Sadashiv Amrapurkar
Actor | Sadak
Sadashiv Amrapurkar is a popular actor who is well known for his performances in Marathi and Hindi films in the 1980s and 90s. He received the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role in 1991 for Sadak - the first time the award was instituted. In addition to negative roles, he has ...
19. Sudhir
Actor | Dharmatma
Sudhir was an actor and assistant director, known for Dharmatma (1975), The Far Pavilions (1984) and Baadshah (1999). He died in 2014 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
20. Prem Chopra
Actor | Koi... Mil Gaya
Prem Chopra is an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. Prem Chopra was born to a Hindu Punjabi family in Lahore on 23 September 1935 to Ranbirlal and Rooprani Chopra. He was third of six children.His father worked at the attorney-general's office. He was brought up in Shimla. His father wanted him to ...
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