Paresh Rawal
{{short description|Indian actor and politician (born 1955)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Paresh Rawal
| image = Paresh Rawal February 2015.jpg
| caption = Rawal in 2015
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| birth_place = Bombay, Bombay State, India
{{small|(present-day Mumbai, Maharashtra)}}
| office1 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
| constituency1 = Ahmedabad East, Gujarat
| termstart1 = 26 May 2014
| termend1 = 23 May 2019
| predecessor1 = Harin Pathak
| successor1 = Hasmukh Patel
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| alma_mater = Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|film producer|politician|comedian{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/ode-to-irreverence/article25400559.ece|title=Ode to irreverence|first=Akarsh|last=Khurana|date=3 November 2018|access-date=28 December 2019|via=www.thehindu.com|newspaper=The Hindu|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011180551/https://www.thehindu.com/society/ode-to-irreverence/article25400559.ece|url-status=live}}}}
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| years_active = 1982–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Swaroop Sampat|1987}}
| honours = Padma Shri (2014)
| children = 2, including Aditya Rawal
| parents =
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| office = Chairperson of National School of Drama
| termstart = September 2020
| predecessor = Ratan Thiyam
| residence = 602, Dr. B. D. Marg, New Delhi
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Paresh Rawal (born 30 May 1955) is an Indian actor, comedian,{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/ode-to-irreverence/article25400559.ece|title=Ode to irreverence|work=The Hindu|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011180551/https://www.thehindu.com/society/ode-to-irreverence/article25400559.ece|url-status=live}} film producer and politician known for his works primarily in Hindi films. He has appeared in over 240 films and is the recipient of various accolades. In 1994, he won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in the films Woh Chokri and Sir.{{cite web|title=Paresh Rawal |publisher=Yahoo.com Won 2 national awards for Woh Chokri & Sir |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/artists/Paresh-Rawal/biography-10095.html |access-date=20 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623193136/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/artists/Paresh-Rawal/biography-10095.html |archive-date=23 June 2008 }} 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.
His other notable works in Hindi cinema are Arjun (1985), Naam (1986), Shiva (1990), Mohra (1994), Tamanna (1997), China Gate (1998), Aitraaz (2004), Table No. 21 (2013) and Zilla Ghaziabad (2013). He has received recognition for his villain roles in Telugu box office hits such as Kshana Kshanam (1991), Money (1993), Money Money (1995), Govinda Govinda (1994), Rikshavodu (1995), Bavagaru Bagunnara (1998).
Rawal has gained acclaim for his comedy and few intense supporting roles in Hindi films, as some of his notable roles are in Andaz Apna Apna (1994), Chachi 420 (1997), Hera Pheri (2000), Nayak (2001), Aankhen, Awara Paagal Deewana (both 2002), Hungama (2003), Garam Masala (2005), Phir Hera Pheri, Chup Chup Ke, Malamaal Weekly (all 2006), Welcome (2007), Mere Baap Pehle Aap, Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (both 2008), De Dana Dan (2009), Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?, Ready (both 2010), OMG (2012), Welcome Back (2015), Tiger Zinda Hai (2017), Sanju (2018), Uri (2019), Dream Girl 2, Shastry Viruddh Shastry (both 2023) and The Storyteller (2025) in which he portrayed Satyajit Ray's famous character Tarini Khuro.{{cite news |title=Ray's Tarini Khuro set for Bollywood debut |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/rays-tarini-khuro-set-for-bollywood-debut-2990 |access-date=14 March 2021 |work=The Daily Star |date=19 December 2013 |language=en |archive-date=24 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924152421/https://www.thedailystar.net/rays-tarini-khuro-set-for-bollywood-debut-2990 |url-status=live }}{{cite news|title=Ananth Mahadevan to adapt Satyajit Ray's short story into film|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/ananth-mahadevan-to-adapt-satyajit-rays-short-story-into-film-608542 |last=PTI |access-date=14 March 2021 |work=NDTV |date=30 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107170016/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/ananth-mahadevan-to-adapt-satyajit-rays-short-story-into-film-608542|archive-date=7 November 2014}}{{cite news |last1=Bhattacharya |first1=Roshmila |title=Paresh to tell Ray's story |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Paresh-to-tell-Rays-story/articleshow/27273609.cms |access-date=14 March 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=13 December 2013 |language=en |archive-date=4 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604070132/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Paresh-to-tell-Rays-story/articleshow/27273609.cms |url-status=live }} His most remembered role is of Baburao Ganpatrao Apte in the cult classic Hera Pheri comedy franchise, and he also appeared in the Tamil film Soorarai Pottru (2020) and later reprised the same role in the Hindi version of the film Sarfira (2024) starring Akshay Kumar and Radhika Madan.{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Dishya |date=10 July 2024 |last2=Negi |first2=Shrishti |title=Sarfira Director Sudha on Recasting Paresh Rawal in Soorarai Pottru Remake: 'My Only Concern...' {{!}} Exclusive |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/sarfira-director-sudha-on-recasting-paresh-rawal-in-soorarai-pottru-remake-my-only-concern-exclusive-8960225.html |work=News18 |access-date=24 May 2025}}
Early and personal life
File:Swaroop Sampat and Paresh Rawal.jpg at the screening of the film Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!]]
Rawal was born and raised in Bombay (present-day Mumbai) to a Gujarati family.{{cite news |first=Asira |last=Tarannum |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Star-kids-are-not-good-actors/articleshow/9455421.cms |title='Star kids are not good actors' |date=2 August 2011 |access-date=1 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705191223/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-02/news-interviews/29841645_1_paresh-rawal-theatre-civil-engineering |archive-date=5 July 2013 |work=The Times of India |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=From Sanjay Leela Bhansali to Paresh Rawal; Gujarati's who made it big in Bollywood |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/from-sanjay-leela-bhansali-to-paresh-rawal-gujaratis-who-made-it-big-in-bollywood/photostory/70090590.cms?picid=70090824 |access-date=30 May 2023 |work=The Times of India |date=5 July 2019 |archive-date=30 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530143419/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/from-sanjay-leela-bhansali-to-paresh-rawal-gujaratis-who-made-it-big-in-bollywood/photostory/70090590.cms?picid=70090824 |url-status=live }}
In 1987, Rawal married Swaroop Sampat, an actress and winner of the Miss India contest in 1979.{{cite news |title=Paresh Rawal says wife Swaroop was his boss' daughter, reveals how he proposed: 'Don't do this futile exercise with me' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/paresh-rawal-says-wife-swaroop-was-his-boss-daughter-reveals-how-he-proposed-don-t-do-this-futile-exercise-with-me-101635248347922.html |access-date=19 June 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=26 October 2021 |language=en |archive-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619123400/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/paresh-rawal-says-wife-swaroop-was-his-boss-daughter-reveals-how-he-proposed-don-t-do-this-futile-exercise-with-me-101635248347922.html |url-status=live }} Paresh and Swaroop have two sons, Aditya and Anirudh. He is an alumnus of Narsee Monjee College of Commerce & Economics, Vile Parle, Mumbai.{{Cite web|url=http://collegekhabar.com/events/umang-2010-inter-collegiate-culture-festival-narsee-monjee-college/|title=UMANG 2010, Inter-Collegiate Culture Festival, Narsee Monjee college|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104191708/http://collegekhabar.com/events/umang-2010-inter-collegiate-culture-festival-narsee-monjee-college/|archive-date=4 January 2012|url-status=dead}}
Career
Rawal made his debut with the 1985 film Arjun in a supporting role. He was also part of the cast of the Doordarshan TV Serial, Bante Bigadte. It was the 1986 blockbuster Naam that established him as an actor with great talent. He then appeared in over 100 films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, mostly as the main villain, such as in Roop ki Rani Choron Ka Raja, Kabzaa, King Uncle, Ram Lakhan, Daud, Baazi and so many more. 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. Rawal's acting was a key reason for the major nationwide success the film received.{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=206&catName=MjAwMA==|title=Box Office 2000|publisher=BoxOfficeIndia.Com|access-date=20 April 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811213429/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=206&catName=MjAwMA%3D%3D|archive-date=11 August 2013}} For his performance, he won the Filmfare Best Comedian Award. He reprised his role as Baburao in the sequel to the film Phir Hera Pheri (2006), which was also successful.
Another notable lead role came in 2002 when Rawal portrayed one of three blind bank robbers in the hit film Aankhen, co-starring Amitabh Bachchan, Aditya Pancholi, Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal and Sushmita Sen. Rawal, for the remainder of the 2000s, was seen in mainly comedy oriented multi-starrers, mostly among the lead protagonists such as in Awara Paagal Deewana (2002), Hungama (2003), Hulchul (2004), Garam Masala (2005), Deewane Huye Paagal (2005), Malamaal Weekly (2006), Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006), Chup Chup Ke (2006), Bhagam Bhag (2007), Shankar Dada MBBS (Telugu), Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Welcome, Mere Baap Pehle Aap (2008) and De Dana Dan (2009). In 2010, Rawal acted in the movie Aakrosh, based on honour killing.{{cite web|last=Pais|first=Arthur J|date=15 October 2010|title=Honour killing is a dishonour to any society|url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/oct/15/paresh-rawal-on-aakrosh.htm|work=Rediff|access-date=22 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101019030034/http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/oct/15/paresh-rawal-on-aakrosh.htm|archive-date=19 October 2010|url-status=live}}
File:On the sets of OMG.jpg on the sets of the film OMG: Oh My God!]]
In 2012, Rawal played the lead role in the movie OMG – Oh My God!. Akshay Kumar was seen supporting him, and both won rave reviews for their roles.
He has also had a very successful acting career in Gujarati plays, the latest one being Dear Father.
For television he has produced several Hindi soaps including Zee TV's Teen Bahuraaniyaan, Sahara One's Main Aisi Kyunn Hoon and Colors' Laagi Tujhse Lagan.{{Cite web|url=http://www.news24online.com/Best-from-Paresh-Rawal-has-yet-to-come_News24_27457.aspx|title=Best from Paresh Rawal has yet to come|work=News 24|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408141338/http://news24online.com/best-from-paresh-rawal-has-yet-to-come_news24_27457.aspx/|archive-date=8 April 2016|url-status=dead}}
His latest notable release is Rajkumar Hirani's Sanju with Ranbir Kapoor. He plays actor Sunil Dutt's role in the movie.
He is also reprising his role as Baburao Ganpatrao Apte in Hera Pheri 3 which was going to be released in 2024,{{cite web| title=Hera Pheri 3 confirmed, to reunite Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal| work=The Indian Express| url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/hera-pheri-3-akshay-kumar-suniel-shetty-paresh-rawal-5188604/| date=23 May 2018| access-date=6 December 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124190635/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/hera-pheri-3-akshay-kumar-suniel-shetty-paresh-rawal-5188604/| archive-date=24 November 2018| url-status=live}} but is 'on hold' as of May 2023.{{cite news |last1=Raghuvanshi |first1=Aakanksha |title=Suniel Shetty Shares An Update About Hera Pheri 3 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/suniel-shetty-shares-an-update-about-hera-pheri-3-2231730 |access-date=26 December 2020 |work=NDTV.com |date=19 May 2020 |archive-date=24 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024224145/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/suniel-shetty-shares-an-update-about-hera-pheri-3-2231730 |url-status=live }}
On 10 September 2020 he was appointed the chief of the National School of Drama, by the President of India.{{Cite web|date=10 September 2020|title=Paresh Rawal appointed as chief of National School of Drama|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/paresh-rawal-appointed-as-new-chief-of-national-school-of-drama/story-rcziCGmn09Zckrv42YsgQO.html|access-date=10 September 2020|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-date=10 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910111105/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/paresh-rawal-appointed-as-new-chief-of-national-school-of-drama/story-rcziCGmn09Zckrv42YsgQO.html|url-status=live}}
In 2021, Rawal appeared in sports drama Toofaan, a film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, alongside Farhan Akhtar, who is playing a national level boxer. The film was streamed worldwide on 16 July 2021 on Amazon Prime Video.{{Cite news|last=Jha|first=Subhash K.|date=10 March 2021|title=Farhan Akhtar's pugilist drama Tofaan to release on OTT on May 21, confirms director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/farhan-akhtars-pugilist-drama-tofaan-release-ott-may-21-confirms-director-rakeysh-omprakash-mehra/|work=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=10 March 2021|archive-date=10 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310060009/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/farhan-akhtars-pugilist-drama-tofaan-release-ott-may-21-confirms-director-rakeysh-omprakash-mehra/|url-status=live}}
His other upcoming films are Welcome To The Jungle, Hera Pheri 3{{Cite news |last=Parashar |first=Shivam |date=1 February 2021 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/priyadarshan-wraps-hungama-2-shoot-1764877-2021-02-01 |title=Priyadarshan wraps Hungama 2 shoot |work=India Today |access-date=10 March 2021 |language=en |archive-date=9 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209162833/https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/movies/bollywood/story/priyadarshan-wraps-hungama-2-shoot-1764877-2021-02-01 |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |title=Paresh Rawal returns Hera Pheri 3 signing amount with interest: Report |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/paresh-rawal-returns-hera-pheri-3-signing-amount-with-interest-2729931-2025-05-24 |magazine=India Today |date=24 May 2025 |access-date=24 May 2025}} and Thama.
Politics
He won as the Bharatiya Janata Party's Member of Parliament (MP) from Ahmedabad East constituency in the 2014 Indian general election. In 2014, he was awarded Padma Shri.{{cite web|title=Paresh Rawal in dinu solanki out|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/paresh-rawal-in-dinu-solanki-out/|access-date=26 May 2014|date=23 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528172743/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/paresh-rawal-in-dinu-solanki-out/|archive-date=28 May 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Election results 2014 Paresh rawals biopic on Narendra Modi on hold|access-date=26 May 2014|url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news/election-results-2014-paresh-rawals-biopic-on-narendra-modi-on-hold/|date=16 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526230931/http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news/election-results-2014-paresh-rawals-biopic-on-narendra-modi-on-hold/|archive-date=26 May 2014|url-status=live}}
{{Election box begin|title=2014 Indian general elections: Ahmedabad East{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm|title=Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election – 2014|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=31 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702210941/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm|archive-date=2 July 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS067.htm?ac=7|title=Ahmedabad East|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=12 December 2014|archive-date=28 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628100934/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS067.htm?ac=7}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Paresh Rawal|votes=633,582|percentage=64.29|change=+10.92|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Himmatsingh Patel|votes=306,949|percentage=31.15|change=-7.82|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Aam Aadmi Party|candidate=Dinesh Vaghela|votes=11,349|percentage=1.15|change=N/A|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Rohit Rajubhai Virjubhai|votes=6,023|percentage=0.61|change=-0.60|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the Above|votes=14,358|percentage=1.46|change=N/A|}}
{{Election box majority|votes=326,633|percentage=33.14|change=+18.74|}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=985,525|percentage=61.52|change=+19.20|}}
{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Bharatiya Janata Party|swing=+10.92}}
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Controversy
On 21 May 2017, Rawal tweeted addressing an incident where the Indian Army tied a Kashmiri stone pelter as a human shield on an army jeep: "Instead of tying stone pelter on the army jeep, tie Arundhati Roy."{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/paresh-rawal-says-tie-arundhati-roy-to-army-jeep-fuels-twitter-1696679|title=Paresh Rawal Says 'Tie Arundhati Roy To Army Jeep', Fuels Outrage|work=NDTV.com|access-date=6 October 2018|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011180550/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/paresh-rawal-says-tie-arundhati-roy-to-army-jeep-fuels-twitter-1696679|url-status=live}} It was presumed that he wanted Roy to be used as a human shield.{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1416183/indian-actor-paresh-rawal-proposes-using-arundhati-roy-human-shield/|title=Indian actor Paresh Rawal proposes using Arundhati Roy as human shield|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007041539/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1416183/indian-actor-paresh-rawal-proposes-using-arundhati-roy-human-shield/|archive-date=7 October 2018|url-status=live|date=22 May 2017}} Rawal's tweet provoked controversy. He was criticised by fellow actor Swara Bhaskar.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/swara-bhaskar-slams-paresh-rawal-s-comment-on-arundhati-ashoke-pandit-supports-actor/story-zfODQa7g9fBzJzHcW1beJN.html|title=Swara Bhaskar slams Paresh Rawal's comment on Arundhati, Ashoke Pandit supports actor|date=23 May 2017|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228104753/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/swara-bhaskar-slams-paresh-rawal-s-comment-on-arundhati-ashoke-pandit-supports-actor/story-zfODQa7g9fBzJzHcW1beJN.html|archive-date=28 December 2019|url-status=live}} Rawal was also criticised by Congress leader Shobha Ojha{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/congress-slams-paresh-rawal-tweet-shows-bjp-dictatorial-mentality/61536|title=Paresh Rawal tweet an indication of BJP's 'dictatorial mentality' says Congress|date=23 May 2017|website=www.timesnownews.com|access-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228104753/https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/congress-slams-paresh-rawal-tweet-shows-bjp-dictatorial-mentality/61536|archive-date=28 December 2019|url-status=live}} while filmmaker Ashoke Pandit supported his tweet.
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Filmography
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Awards and honours
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Paresh Rawal}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/apr/17rawal.htm An interview with Paresh Rawal]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130612115613/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-17/news-interviews/31350364_1_business-don-t-mix-film-lord-krishna I feel secure with Akshay: Paresh Rawal]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140625035621/http://imusti.com/#!/artists/info/25380/Paresh-Rawal/single Bollywood Collections of Paresh Rawal]
- [https://www.memestemplatesofficial.in/2022/08/phir-hera-pheri-meme-templates-download.html Paresh Rawal Starts shooting for Hera Pheri 3]
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