Gulshan Grover

{{Short description|Indian actor and film producer}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Gulshan Grover

| image = Gulshan Grover at Nari Hira's birthday bash 10.jpg

| image_size = 235px

| caption = Grover in 2013

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|09|21|df=yes}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/gulshan-grover-turns-62-i-m-still-that-cool-person-i-used-to-be-age-is-just-a-number/story-HYUrPUq5ZMSZ2adCXXn5yN_amp.html&ved=2ahUKEwi2nuL8ga_0AhVqTWwGHYc4Bt84ChAWegQICRAB&usg=AOvVaw3N8YsqbN7nt6w0_LFwHuK0|title = Gulshan Grover turns 62: I'm still that cool person I used to be; age is just a number|date = 21 September 2017}}

| birth_place = New Delhi, India

| years_active = 1980–present

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|Film producer}}

| spouse = {{plainlist|

  • {{marriage|Filomina Grover|1998|2001|end=divorce}}
  • {{marriage|Kashish Grover|2001|2002|end=divorce}}

}}

| children = Sanjay Grover

}}

Gulshan Grover (born 21 September 1955) is an Indian actor and film producer who has appeared in over 100 films.{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Villains-are-now-doing-comic-roles-Gulshan-Grover/Article1-1053137.aspx |title=Villains are now doing comic roles: Gulshan Grover |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=13 May 2013 |author=Dibyojyoti Baksi |access-date=21 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513053302/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Villains-are-now-doing-comic-roles-Gulshan-Grover/Article1-1053137.aspx |archive-date=13 May 2013 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite news |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Anil-Kapoor-makes-Gulshan-cry/articleshow/4267489.cms |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130615044544/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-16/news-interviews/28016977_1_anil-kapoor-chocolate-moment-millionaire-dreams |url-status= live |archive-date= 15 June 2013 |title=Anil Kapoor makes Gulshan cry |date= 16 March 2009|newspaper= The Times of India |access-date=21 May 2013}} He is popularly known as the "Bad Man"{{cite book |last1=Ansari |first1=Aslam |title=Hanging Out in Paris and Hollywood "The Turbulent Journey of a Filmmaker" |date=11 June 2017 |publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |isbn=978-1-53746-8747 |pages=13 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=blopDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Gulshan+Grover%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA13 |access-date=17 November 2022 |language=en}} of Hindi cinema because of his ability to create an impact with his negative roles in films.{{cite web|title=GULSHAN: BAD MAN WILL RETURN SOON|url=http://ww.smashits.com/gulshan-bad-man-will-return-soon/interview-6153.html|publisher=Smashhits.com|access-date=1 July 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803020036/http://ww.smashits.com/gulshan-bad-man-will-return-soon/interview-6153.html|archive-date=3 August 2013|df=dmy-all}}

Early life

Grover holds a post graduate degree from Delhi's Shri Ram College of Commerce and was associated with ‘Little Theatre Group’ for a long time before launching into the Hindi film industry.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/remembering-du-days-actor-gulshan-grover-says-nobody-leads-a-wild-life-at-srcc/story-NmqIHJy4UL3Fa3Qt6FbvtM.html|title=Remembering DU days: Actor Gulshan Grover says nobody leads a wild life at SRCC|date=23 June 2017|website=Hindustan Times}}{{cite book |last1=Madan |first1=D. B. |title=Movies, Cricket & Politics |date=6 November 2020 |publisher=Blue Rose Publishers |pages=273 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KmUHEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Gulshan+Grover%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA273 |access-date=17 November 2022 |language=en}}

Awards

{{Cite news |date=2013-12-14 |title=Gulshan grover awarded - Times Of India |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Gulshan-grover-awarded/articleshow/10127020.cms |access-date=2024-04-03 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214011443/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-26/news-interviews/30204063_1_gulshan-grover-awards-night-ceremony |archive-date=14 December 2013 }}

class="wikitable sortable"
YearFromAwardFilmResult
2011/2012TSR-TV9 National Film Awards{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.in.msn.com/gallery/tsr-tv9-film-awards?page=36 |title=Best of Bollywood, South Cinema, TV and Celebs | MSN India |publisher=Entertainment.in.msn.com |date=2016-05-31 |access-date=2016-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225172325/http://entertainment.in.msn.com/gallery/tsr-tv9-film-awards?page=36 |archive-date=25 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}contribution to Indian & International Cinemacontribution{{Won}}
2012Stardust AwardSearchlight Awards-Best Actor.I Am Kalam{{Won}}

Selected filmography

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|+Key

| style="text-align:center; background:#dcc7df;"| {{dagger|alt=Deleyed release}}

| Delayed Release

| style="text-align:center; background:#40e0d0;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}

| Not released

class="wikitable sortable"
YearFilmRoleNotes
1980Hum PaanchMahavir
rowspan="2" |1981BulundiVikram's friendCameo
Rocky{{cite interview |last=Grover |first=Gulshan |interviewer=Mimansa Shekhar |title=Gulshan Grover revisits Rocky |work=First of Many |date=5 May 2020 |publisher=The Indian Express |location=New Delhi |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/gulshan-grover-acting-debut-film-rocky-first-of-many-6374090/ |access-date=21 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031220811/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/gulshan-grover-acting-debut-film-rocky-first-of-many-6374090/ |archive-date=31 October 2022}}
rowspan="1" |1982ArthGulshan
rowspan="2" |1983SadmaBalma
Avtaar{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/gulshan-grover-public-ganged-up-on-his-mother-after-watching-avtaar-maniesh-paul-podcast-8452932/|title=Gulshan Grover recalls public ganging up on his mother outside a gurudwara after watching Avtaar: 'Munde nu ki hoya hai?'|publisher=The Indian Express|date=18 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315185755/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/gulshan-grover-public-ganged-up-on-his-mother-after-watching-avtaar-maniesh-paul-podcast-8452932/ |archive-date=15 March 2023|access-date=21 April 2023}}Chandar Kishan
rowspan="4" |1984MashaalMunna
Andar BaaharGulshan
Insaaf Kaun Karega
Sohni Mahiwal{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/37293/gulshan-grover-still-prefers-being.html|title=Gulshan Grover still prefers being Bollywood baddie|date=22 November 2009|website=Deccan Herald}}Noor
rowspan="3" |1985PaththarRavi Rai
Nyayam Meere Cheppali

|Dilip

|Telugu

SaamriKhanna
1986Manav Hatya
rowspan="4" |1988Mera MuqaddarSuraj
Aag Ke Sholay
VeeranaRaghu
Khatron Ke Khiladi
rowspan="7" |1989Waqt Ke Zanjeer
Pyar Ke Naam QurbaanMaster Dayashankar/ Daciat Shankar
Ram LakhanKesariya Vilayati
EeshwarNatwarlal
Love Love LoveVikram (Vicky)
LadaaiPeter
Kanoon Apna Apna{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/special/the-actor-who-corrected-dilip-kumar/20221213.htm|title=The Actor Who Corrected Dilip Kumar!|first=ROSHMILA|last=BHATTACHARYA|website=Rediff}}Kailash Bhadbole
rowspan="3" |1990Upkar DudhacheMarathi film
Lohe Ke Haath{{Cite web |title=Lohe Ke Haath (1990) Complete Cast & Crew - BollywoodMDB |url=https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movies/cast-crew/lohe-ke-haath/2422 |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=www.bollywoodmdb.com}}

|Triloki

|

Doodh Ka Karz
rowspan="6" |1991Jeevan Daata
Raiszaada

|Inspector Wafadaar Gupta

|

Izzat
KurbaanDacait Himmat Singh
Saudagar
BanjaranShakti Singh
rowspan="10" |1992TyagiPrem Dayal
VishwatmaTapasvi Gunjal: Sonia's former fiancé
Vajraghat
TahalkaAllah Rakha
JigarInspector Pradhan
Dil Hi To HaiJack
Dushman ZamanaThapa
Shola Aur ShabnamKali Shankar
Police Officer{{cite book |last1=RIZVI |first1=IQBAL |title=AJIT the LION BIOGRAPHY OF AJIT KHAN - A LEGEND OF INDIAN CINEMA |date=17 August 2022 |publisher=Blue Rose Publishers |isbn=978-93-5668-171-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DiCCEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Gulshan+Grover%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA107 |language=en}}John
Umar 55 Ki Dil Bachpan KaMalhotra
rowspan="3" |1993AnariChhote Raja Vinay Singh
Apaatkaal{{Cite web |title=Apaatkaal - Movie - - Box Office India |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=3851 |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=boxofficeindia.com}}

|Nikka Shaitaan

|

Sir{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/films/story/19940731-bollywood-villians-the-new-baddie-is-psychopathic-sadistic-and-has-a-taste-for-macabre-809438-1994-07-30|title=Bollywood villians: The new baddie is psychopathic, sadistic and has a taste for macabre|last=Chandra |first=Anupama |subject-link=Anupama Chopra|website=India Today|date=31 July 1994 |access-date=21 April 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421032859/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/films/story/19940731-bollywood-villians-the-new-baddie-is-psychopathic-sadistic-and-has-a-taste-for-macabre-809438-1994-07-30 |archive-date=21 April 2023}}Chappan Tikli a.k.a. JimmyNominated - Filmfare Award for Best Villain
rowspan="10" |1994VijaypathShakti
KanoonRaja Thakur
Yaar Gaddar
Kaniyaa
Raja Babu
DilwaleShankar Bihari

|

MohraTyson
AagThakur Madhav Singh

|

CriminalRobert Rakesh KumarTelugu film
Zamane Se Kya Darna

|

|

rowspan="5" |1995Sabse Bada KhiladiInspector K.Kada
CriminalRobert Rakesh Kumar

|

Raghuveer{{Cite web |title=Raghuveer |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/raghuveer/cast/2000075122/ |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}

|Nitiram Chanakya

|

The Gambler Billa
Ram JaaneBhau

|

rowspan="2" |1996Raja Ki Aayegi BaraatGyani Kartar Singh
Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi King Don
rowspan="4" |1997GhoonghatSher Khan
Yes Boss{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/gulshan-grover-reveals-he-owes-his-hollywood-career-to-shah-rukh-khan-he-gave-wings-to-my-dreams-1575911-2019-08-01|title=Gulshan Grover reveals he owes his Hollywood career to Shah Rukh Khan: He gave wings to my dreams|website=India Today|date=4 June 2018 }}Bhushan
Mr. and Mrs. KhiladiVicky
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo{{cite news |last=Jayasekera |first=Bandula |date=23 August 1998 |title=Grover: bad man turns good |url=https://www.sundaytimes.lk/980823/mirror5.html |publisher=The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) |location=Colombo, Sri Lanka|access-date=21 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320001336/https://www.sundaytimes.lk/980823/mirror5.html |archive-date=20 March 2022 |url-status=live}}BaldeoEnglish film
rowspan="6" |19982001: Do Hazaar EkKrishna Rao
DuplicateShalaku
Sar Utha Ke Jiyo
MehndiSikh Truck DriverUncredited
Ghar Bazar
Angaaray{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/jul/22ang.htm |title=It's cool in the underworld |last=Verma |first=Suparn |date=22 July 1998 |website=Rediff.com |publisher=Rediff |access-date=21 April 2023 |quote=Gulshan Grover, who plays the don, has this penchant of wearing his whole wardrobe of black gowns together. Gets cold, we note, in the underworld. And he has this irritating habit of humming till has to rasp out instructions.|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030303105714/http://www.rediff.com:80/movies/1998/jul/22ang.htm |archive-date=3 March 2003}}Lala Roshanlal
rowspan="5" |19991947: Earth
International KhiladiThakral
Hindustan Ki KasamJabbarNominated - Zee Cine Awards for Best Performance in a Negative Role
Hum Tum Pe Marte HainUdhed Singh
BranchieJohn PaulItalian film
2000Hera PheriKabeera
rowspan="3" |2001Tales of The Kama Sutra 2: Monsoon
16 DecemberDost Khan
LajjaVirender
rowspan="2" |2002Air PanicPhilipEnglish film
BeeperSr. Inspector Vijay KumarEnglish film{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/when-gulshan-grover-recalled-demeaning-experience-in-hollywood-7923644/ | title=When Gulshan Grover recalled 'demeaning' experience in Hollywood: 'Back in my country, I was a big star, but in the US…' | date=18 May 2022 }}
rowspan="6" |2003Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th CenturyChindi Chor/King Babushah
Boom{{cite interview |last=Grover |first=Gulshan |interviewer=Dinesh Raheja |title=Katrina tries to seduce me|date=18 September 2003|publisher=Rediff |location=Mumbai |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/sep/18gulshan.htm |access-date=21 April 2023}}Medium Mia / Cutpiece Salim Suiting Shirting
JismRohit Khanna
3 DeewareinMohan
Ek Aur Ek GyarahPanther
Jajantaram MamantaramChattan Singh
rowspan="5" |2004Dil Maange MoreRahman
Ek Se Badkhar Ek
Taarzan: The Wonder CarInspector Khurana
American DaylightBillooEnglish language film
1:1.6 An Ode to Lost LovePramodEnglish language film
rowspan="2" | 2005BaluKhanTelugu film
DusIrrfan/Jamwal
rowspan="7" | 2006Tom, Dick and Harry
Family - Ties of Blood
Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena
Tathastu
GangsterKhan Bhai
Eight: The Power of Shani
Anthony Kaun Hai?
rowspan="4" |2007Dhokha
Fool n FinalChoksi
Cape Karma
Showbiz
rowspan="4" |2008Jumbo
YaariyanPunjabi film
KarzzzzSir Juda
Love Story 2050Dr. Hoshi
rowspan="4" |2009VictoryAndy
Yuvah

|Anna

|Kannada film

Acid Factory

|ACP Ranbir Singh

|

Zor Lagaa Ke...Haiya!
rowspan="6" |2010KajraareAvtar Singh
Mittal v/s Mittal
Virsa{{Cite interview|last=Grover |first=Gulshan|interviewer=Serena Menon|location=Mumbai |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/badman-gulshan-grover-doing-good-roles/story-gT9VIgAbN72EJdfUGTxZZP.html|title=Badman Gulshan Grover doing good roles|date=19 April 2010|website=Hindustan Times}}Jogindar Singh Grewal
Knock OutBapuji
CrookS.I. Joseph Pinto
PaybackInspector Sawant
rowspan="3" |2011I Am KalamBhati{{cite book |last1=Monti |first1=Alessandro |last2=Rozzonelli |first2=Carole |title=Experiments in Film Appreciation |date=21 March 2016 |isbn=978-1-326-41841-0 |pages=90 |publisher=Lulu.com |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y3dPCwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Gulshan+Grover%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA90 |language=en}}
Waqt-Ek Rishta
Bin Bulaye BaraatiDurjan Singh
rowspan="3" |2012Ganga Devi
Agent VinodTaimoor PaashaSpecial appearance in the song "Dil Mera Muft Ka"
Desperate EndeavorsDadaEnglish film
rowspan="6" |2013Baat Bann GayiLaxmi Nivas
Rajdhani ExpressRailway T.T.E.
Bullet RajaBalraj Bajaj aka Marwari
Desires of the HeartPradeep
Sooper Se OoperMadho Singh Rathod
Prisoners of the SunRohitEnglish film{{cite web | url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/special/gulshan-grover-owe-the-start-of-my-hollywood-journey-to/20210921.htm | title='I owe the start of my Hollywood journey to...' }}
rowspan="4" |2014April FoolTelugu film
18.11 - A Code of SecrecyCaptain Rack
YaariyanJimmy Sir - College principal
StationNarrator
rowspan="4" |2015Honour KillingHarjinder Singh
Kaun Kitne Paani MeinKharu Pahelwan - Co-lead
UnIndianDeepak Khuranaa
I Love DesiBauji
rowspan="2" |2016Salaam MumbaiSuraj
Waarrior SavitriSatya's Dad
rowspan="2" |2017I'm Not A Terrorist{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/first-malaysian-film-being-shot-in-india-237187|title=First Malaysian film being shot in India : The Tribune India|accessdate=24 May 2023}}Abu Zar
Behen Hogi TeriDhappi Pehalwaan
2018Hate Story 4Vikram Kurana
rowspan="3" |2019The Man from KathmanduAbu Mia SiddiqiEnglish film
The Devil's DaughterThe Devil
Cabaret

| Salim

| Released on ZEE5

2020Sadak 2Dilip Hathkaata
rowspan="4" |2021Mumbai SagaNaari Khan
Parvaaz: The Journey
CashGautam Acharya
SooryavanshiMaulana Kader Usmani
rowspan="3" |2022

| The Good Maharaja

Rocketry: The Nambi EffectA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
NephilimVoice of main villain Azazel
2023

| Charlie Chopra

Brigadier Meherbaan Singh Rawat
rowspan="3" |2024

| Indian 2

Amit AgarwalTamil film
Mogul{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}Dawood Ibrahim
style="background:#dcc7df;" | No Means No{{dagger}}Vijay Grover

=Music videos=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

|Video

|Artist

rowspan="2" |1999

|"Sohni Lagdi"

|Sajjad Ali

"Sawan Mein Lag Gai"

|Mika Singh

2014

|"Desi Kalakaar"

|Yo Yo Honey Singh

Dubbing roles

=Live-action television series=

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! scope="col" | Original Year Release

! scope="col" | Dub Year Release

! scope="col" | Channel/Network

! scope="col" | Notes

Breaking Bad

| Mark Margolis

| Hector Salamanca

| Hindi

| English

| 2008

| 2023

| Zee Cafe

| {{Cite news |date=2023-08-07 |title="Breaking Bad is arguably the best TV show of all time and I always wished I could star in the Hindi version," reveals Gulshan Grover |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/english/breaking-bad-is-arguably-the-best-tv-show-of-all-time-and-i-always-wished-i-could-star-in-the-hindi-version-reveals-gulshan-grover/articleshow/102507769.cms |access-date=2023-08-10 |issn=0971-8257}}

Bibliography

  • {{cite book |last1=Grover |first1=Gulshan |title=Bad Man |last2=Bhattacharya |first2=Roshmila |url=https://books.google.com/edition/_/UfIGywEACAAJ?hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwidw9rdnbr-AhW-oWMGHYuyBV0Q7_IDegQIFBAC |isbn=9780670092062 |publisher=Ebury Publishing |date=19 July 2019}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/gulshan-grover-bad-man-biography-book-bollywood-villains-hollywood-career-5851430/|title=Gulshan Grover: I created 'Bad Man' image for myself|date=3 August 2019}}

See also

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References

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;Additional references

  • [https://archive.today/20130129154512/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?section=Movies&Id=ENTEN20110182765&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&nid=128987 Gulshan Grover wins best actor at NY fest]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110827195837/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Gulshan-Grover-wins-best-actor-at-NY-fest/Article1-738104.aspx Gulshan Grover wins best actor at NY fest]
  • [http://www.masala.com/32995-gulshan-grover-wins-best-actor-award-at-ny-film-fest 'Desperate Endeavours' has him playing a spiritual leader]
  • [https://archive.today/20130615044543/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-10-27/news-interviews/27838979_1_gulshan-grover-bond-film-james-bond Going for Bond]
  • [https://archive.today/20130615044541/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-20/news-interviews/36432519_1_gulshan-grover-cartoon-character-animated-film Cartoon Character Based on Gulshan Grover]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20131214011443/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-26/news-interviews/30204063_1_gulshan-grover-awards-night-ceremony Gulshan grover awarded]
  • [http://www.indianexpress.com/news/gulshan-grover-salma-hayek-cast-in-driver/699630/ Gulshan Grover and Salma Kayak in the movie The Driver]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20120404123230/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-22/news-interviews/29914045_1_gulshan-grover-bad-man-celebrities Gulshan Grover wins best actor award in New York]
  • [https://archive.today/20130615044548/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-18/news-interviews/29784353_1_gulshan-grover-compliment-bollywood-actor Gulshan Grover treasures JP Dutta compliment]