Vinod Nagpal
{{short description|Indian actor and classical singer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Vinod Nagpal
| image=
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1940|09|26}}
| birth_place = Lahore, Punjab, British India
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor| classical singer}}
| years_active = 1980–present
| spouse = Kavita Nagpal (died)
}}
Vinod Nagpal is an Indian film, stage and television actor and a trained classical singer, who mainly works in Hindi cinema. He has appeared in movies, mostly as a character actor.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Vinod-Nagpal/movies|title= Vinod Nagpal|website=Times of India|date=July 29, 2016 }}
Career
He made his screen debut with Chashme Buddoor (1981).{{cite web|url=https://lemonwire.com/2018/02/02/kali-ghodi-dwar-khadi-yesudas-haimanti-raj-kamal-vinod-deepti-chashm-e-baddoor-1981/|title=Music Teacher which was played by Vinod Nagpal|website=www.lemonwire.com|first=Gayatri|last=Rao|date=February 2, 2018|access-date=June 22, 2021}} He is best known for his portrayal of Basesar Ram in the first Indian television serial Hum Log (1984). {{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/vinod-nagpal-hum-log-basesar-ram-manohan-shyam-joshi-doordarshan-199562-2014-07-07|title=Vinod Nagpal fondly remembers Hum Log| first=Tripti|last=Narain|website=India Today}}{{cite web|url= http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/jul/07/slide-show-6-hum-log-completes-twenty-five-years.htm|title=Hum Log created an identity for me says Vinod Nagpal|website=Rediff.com}}{{cite web|url= https://www.pressreader.com/india/hindustan-times-ranchi/20140723/282402692509844|title=Vinod Nagpal and Sushma Seth|via=PressReader|date=July 23, 2014|access-date=June 22, 2021}} After his big breakthrough with Hum Log, he appeared in many commercially and critically acclaimed films like Naache Mayuri (1986), Bhrashtachar (1989), Paappi Devataa (1995), Dance of the Wind (1997), Tarkieb (2000), Khosla Ka Ghosla (2006), Aaja Nachle (2007), Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana (2012), Pink (2016), Blue Mountains (2017), Jolly LLB 2 (2017) and Manto (2018).{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/vinod-nagpal/credits/3000026612/|title=Vinod Nagpal acting credits|website=www.tvguide.com}}
Despite Hindi films, Nagpal has appeared in five English language films and in an English television show like The Perfect Murder (1988), The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (2006), The Last Days of the Raj (2007), The Cheetah Girls: One World (2008), Tigers (2014) and The Far Pavilions (1984).{{cite web|url=https://www.tentaran.com/vinod-nagpal-an-actor-par-excellence/|title=Vinod Nagpal: an actor par excellence|website=www.tentara.com|date=May 2017 }}
In 2008, he played the lead role in a short film named Good Night, which was written and directed by Geetika Narang. It won many accolades including Best Short Film Award at the MIAAC Film Festival in United States.
He is also a trained classical singer. He has performed many songs in theatre. In July 2006, he performed marathi theatre songs with his troupe on the occasion of silver jubilee celebration of Natya Shodh Sansthan at Shishir Manch.
Personal life
Vinod Nagpal has been married to Kavita Nagpal.{{cite web|url=https://timescontent.com/tss/showcase/preview-buy/59062/Entertainment/Suneet-Tandon-Kavita-Nagpal-Vinod-N.html|title=Suneet Tandon greets Kavita Nagpal|website=www.timescontent.com|author=Times of India|date=January 9, 2008|access-date=June 19, 2021}} She was a theatre critic, director and writer, she used to write in Hindustan Times and also in Asian Aid occasionally. She had also directed and written plays. She also directed her husband (Vinod) in one of her plays. She died on 23 November 2021.
Nagpal was a very good friend to director Mani Kaul.{{cite web|url=https://filmfare.com/tss/showcase/preview-/59062/Entertainment/Vinod-Nagpal-and-Mani-Kaul-friend-for-life.html|title=Vinod Nagpal says Mani Kaul was a friend for life|author=Rajesh Chaturvedi|website=Filmfare|date=July 19, 2012|access-date=June 17, 2021}}
Filmography
=Films=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
| Year
! Film ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1981
| Music Instructor | |
| rowspan="2"|1986
| Tripathi Ji | |
| Naache Mayuri
| Advocate Gyaneshwar Prasad | |
| 1987
|Janjaal | | |
| 1988
| Minister | English film |
| rowspan="3"|1989
|Paap Ki Sazaa | | |
| Adhuri Zindagi
| | |
| Bhrashtachar
| Ronak Lal | |
| 1990
| Mantri | |
| 1991
| Begunaah | Rajan's chacha | |
| 1995
| Pandu | |
| 1997
| Mr. Thakkar | |
| 2000
| Tarkieb | Chandrakant Chaubey | |
| 2005
| Advocate Kishori Lal Mishra | |
| rowspan="2"|2006
| The Curse of King Tut's Tomb | Dr. Hassan | English film |
| Khosla Ka Ghosla
| Sahni Saab | |
| rowspan="3"|2007
| The Last Days of the Raj | Tara Singh | English film |
| Chhodon Naa Yaar
| | |
| Aaja Nachle
| Mr. Shrivastav | |
| rowspan="2"|2008
| Madan Mohan Khullar | Short film |
| The Cheetah Girls: One World
| Swami Ji | English film |
| 2009
| Coffee House | Jarnail Singh | |
| 2012
| Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana |Daar Ji | |
| 2014
| Tigers | Mustafa | English film |
| 2016
| Pink | Kasturi Lal (Landlord) | |
| rowspan="2"|2017
| Zahoor Siddiqui | |
| Blue Mountains
| Guru Ji | |
| rowspan="3"|2018
|Bishan Singh | |
| The Great Freedom Fighter Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
| Firozshah Mehta | |
| Namaste England
| Sam's Grandfather | |
| 2023
| Gulmohar | Baba, Arun's biological father | |
| 2023
| Sukhee | Sukhee's grand father-in-law | |
=Television=
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|nm0619405}}
- {{Bollywood Hungama person|vinod-nagpal}}
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Category:Male actors from Mumbai
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