Paresh Rawal biographie

Paresh Rawal (Gujarati: ???? ???? Pare? R?va? ) (b. May 30, 1950) is an Indian actor from Bollywood, Mumbai of
Gujarati background. Making his film debut in 1984, he played many supporting and villain roles throughout the 1980s
and 1990s. Since 2000 he has mostly played comedic roles.
Career
Rawal made his debut with the 1984 film Holi. He then appeared in over 100 films throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
His most notable films included Sardar (1992) in which he plays the lead role of freedom fighter Vallabhbhai Patel, Maya
Memsaab (1992), a film based on Madame Bovary, in which he played a scheming shop-owner who entraps the title
character into a series of financial schemes and the critically acclaimed Tamaana (1996) where he played the
challenging and ground-breaking role of a hijra (person of "third" gender, typically male transgender) who raises a young,
orphaned girl, (played by Pooja Bhatt).
In 2000, Rawal played a dim-witted and boisterous, but kind-hearted Marathi landlord Baburao Ganpatrao Apte in the
film Hera Pheri who takes in Raju (Akshay Kumar) and Shyam (Sunil Shetty). Rawal's acting was a key reason for the
major nationwide success the film received. He reprised his role as Baburao in Phir Hera Pheri (2006) which was also
successful.
In 2002, Rawal portrayed one of three blind bank robbers in the hit film Aankhen. Rawal has since played many comedy
roles in successful films including Awara Paagal Deewana (2002), Garam Masala (2005), Deewane Huye Pagal (2005),
Malamaal Weekly (2006), Golmaal (2006), Chup Chup Ke (2006) and Bhagam Bhag (2006).
He is also a famous theatre personality. He is married to Swaroop Sampat. Paresh Rawal has won both the Filmfare
Best Comedian Award and the Filmfare Best Villain Award. He has also been awarded the prestigious National Award by
the President of India for his roles in Sardar and Tammanna. Paresh Rawal is an alumunus from Narsee Monjee College
of Commerce & Economics, Vile Parle, Mumbai. He currently resides in Badshahi Bagh colony, Ambala city.