Rajeev Mehta
{{Short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2014}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Rajeev Mehta
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|6|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = India
| occupation = Actor
| nationality = Indian
| yearsactive = 1992–present
}}
Rajeev Mehta is an Indian actor working in Hindi TV shows and Hindi films. He is well known for his comic role as Praful Parekh in the television comedy drama Khichdi and as Arvind Thakkar in Baa Bahoo Aur Baby both of which aired on Star Plus. {{cite news|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/rajeev-mehta.html|title=Rajeev Mehta - Movies, Photos, Filmography, Biography, Wallpapers, Videos, Fan Club|work=Oneindia}} His cameo in the 1995 cult movie Rangeela as a restaurant steward is also quite popular to this day.
Filmography
- Pehla Nasha (playback singer - as Rajiv Mehta)
= Films =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Character ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes |
|---|
| 1992
| Beta | Groom in a Marriage | |
| 1995
| Rangeela | Steward in Restaurant | Cameo |
| 1997
| Khurana | |
| 1998
| Satya | Lawyer | |
| 2000
| Laundry Business Owner |Cameo |
| 2000
| Rajiv | |
| 2004
| Tawde |Cameo |
| 2005
| | |
| 2010
| Praful Parekh | |
| 2011
| Prem | |
| 2012
| Arun Ghokale |
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| Professor | |
| Happy Family Pvt Ltd
| Uttam |
| 2015
| |
| 2017
| Irada | Abdul Hassan | |
| 2017
|Chal Man Jeetva Jaiye |Suryakant |
| 2018
|Back Bencher |Principal |
| 2019
| Purushottam (The Baap) |
| 2023
|Khichdi 2: Mission Paanthukistan | Praful Parekh/ Shehanshah | |
| |2024
|Mangesh Desai |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year(s)
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Show ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes |
|---|
| 1988-90
| Jeevan Mrityu (Gujarati) | Son in Law (Sonal's husband) |
| 1999-2002
| Sameer Purushottam Nanavati | |
| 2000
| Fursad Mehta (stockbroker) |Episode 98 |
| 2002–2003
| Khichdi |rowspan="4"|Praful Parekh | |
| 2003
| Special appearance |
| 2005–2006
| |
| 2005 |
| 2005–2010
| Arvind Thakkar | |
| 2010
| Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah | Praful Parekh | Special appearance to promote Khichdi: The Movie |
| 2012
| Ek Doosre Se Karte Hain Pyaar Hum | Nikhilesh Majumdar | |
| 2013–2014
| Bh Se Bhade{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Rajeev-Mehta-Manoj-Joshi-Bha-Se-Bhade-Sarabhai-Vs-Sarabhai-J-D-Majethia/articleshow/23300781.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131008115727/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-30/news/42535407_1_deven-bhojani-suchita-trivedi-first-episode|url-status=live|archive-date=2013-10-08|work=The Times of India|title=Rajeev Mehta replaces Manoj Joshi in Bha Se Bhade}} | | |
| 2015
| | |
| rowspan="2"|2016
|rowspan="2"|Khidki | Ashok Kumar Thakkar | Story 1 "Anju ki Shadi" |
| Professor Hasmukh Jobanputra
| Story 6 "Kya Karain Kya na Karain?" |
| 2018
| Khichdi | Praful Parekh | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb person}}
- {{Bollywood Hungama person}}
{{Indian Telly Award Best Comic Actor}}
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Category:Indian male film actors
Category:Indian male television actors
Category:Indian male soap opera actors
Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)