Anup Upadhyay

{{Infobox person

| name = Anup Upadhyay

| birth_place = Ganj Dundawara, Uttar Pradesh, India)

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2006–present

}}

Anup Upadhyay is an Indian stage, film and television actor. He is known for portraying David Mishra "Chachaji" in the Hindi comedy series Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai!. He has also acted in F.I.R., Lapataganj and in Life Ok serial May I Come In Madam? as Chedilal Hiteshi.{{cite web | url=http://www.mid-day.com/photos/stars-at-a-television-awards-red-carpet/6743/67889 | title=Stars at a television awards red carpet | work=mid-day.com | accessdate=22 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704050906/http://www.mid-day.com/photos/stars-at-a-television-awards-red-carpet/6743/67889 |archive-date=4 July 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Anup-Upadhyay-dons-a-new-avatar/articleshow/11435449.cms|title=Anup Upadhyay dons a new avatar|date=11 January 2012|work=The Times of India|access-date=27 December 2017}}

Early life

Upadhyay was born in Ganj Dundawara in Uttar Pradesh, where he completed his graduation.{{cite news |title=I miss my theatre days, says Jijaji Chhat Par Hai's Anup Upadhyay aka Elaichi ke papa |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/i-miss-my-theatre-days-says-jijaji-chhat-par-hais-anup-upadhyay-aka-elaichi-ke-papa/articleshow/64173986.cms |accessdate=4 July 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=18 May 2018}}{{Cite Instagram |user=anup21may |author=Anup Upadhyay |postid=CsD4viJNOjb |title=Hello doston. Abhi main apne janamsthan ganjdundwara gaya tha. Wahan pe hamare kshetra ke MLA sahab. Mamtesh shakya ji ne mera swagat kar bahut prshant jatai.mujhe bhi bahut khushi hui |trans-title= Hello friends. I went to my birthplace Ganjdundwara. The MLA of our area Mamtesh Shakya ji was very happy to welcome me. I was also very happy.|date=10 May 2023 |language=hi |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/anup21may/3099570525642746075 |archive-date=16 December 2023}}

Theatre

After graduation, he shifted to Delhi where he started acting in plays alongside Habib Tanvir. Upadhyay has an experience of twenty years in theatre with Dekh Rahe Hain Nayan and Agrabazar being two of his favourite plays.

Filmography

= Films =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Film ! Role ! Language
2003 \| Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon \| Security Guard \| rowspan="3"\|Hindi
rowspan="2"\|2008 \| Chamku \| Journalist
Bhootnath \| Teacher

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Film

! Role

! Language

2003

| Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon

| Security Guard

| rowspan="3"|Hindi

rowspan="2"|2008

| Chamku

| Journalist

Bhootnath

| Teacher

= Television =

class="wikitable"
Year ! Serial ! Role
1999–2009 \|Yes Boss \|Sunny
2006–2011 \| F.I.R. \| Various characters
2009 \| Bhootwala Serial \| Kamuk Kamlesh
2009–2014 \| Lapataganj \| Chhotu Mama
2013 \| Hum Aapke Hain In Laws \| Kewal Kumar Johar Fufaji
2014–2016 \| Neeli Chatri Waale \| Govardhan Dubey
2014 \|Tum Saath Ho Jab Apne \| Jamaal
2015–present \| Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai! \| David Mishra a.k.a. Chachaji
2016–2017 \| May I Come In Madam? \| Mr. Hitesh/Peon Chedilal
2018–2020 \| Jijaji Chhat Par Hai \| Murarilal Bansal
2020 \|Excuse Me Maadam \|Adhbut "Adu"
2021 \|Jijaji Chhat Parr Koii Hai \|Jaldiram Sharma
2023–2024 \| May I Come In Madam? \|Mr. Chedilal Hiteshi

class="wikitable"

Year

! Serial

! Role

1999–2009

|Yes Boss

|Sunny

2006–2011

| F.I.R.

| Various characters

2009

| Bhootwala Serial