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Parikshit Sahni
Parikshit Sahni
	Sahni in 2011
Born	1 January 1939 (age 85); Muree, Punjab, British India ; (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Parikshat Sahni; Ajay Sahni;
Alma mater	The Lawrence School, Sanawar
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1968–present
Spouses	Aruna Kapoor (died); Dr. Nandini Sahni;
Children	3
Father	Balraj Sahni
Relatives	Bhisham Sahni (uncle)
Family	Anand–Sahni family
Website	parikshatsahni.com

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Parikshit Sahni (born 1 January 1939) is an Indian film and television actor who has worked in Hindi and Punjabi cinema. He is known for his roles in the TV series Barrister Vinod, Gul Gulshan Gulfaam (Doordarshan) and Gaatha (Star Plus).^[1] He has also appeared several films including three of Rajkumar Hirani's blockbuster films Lage Raho Munna Bhai, 3 Idiots, and PK.

He is the son of actor Balraj Sahni and nephew of writer Bhisham Sahni.^[2]^[3]

Early life

He was born in Muree in the Rawalpindi District of the Punjab Province of British India (present day in the Murree District of Punjab, Pakistan), into a Punjabi Hindu family. He was named by Rabindranath Tagore while his father was teaching English at Visva-Bharati University in Shantiniketan, and his mother was doing her Bachelors. Most of his schooling was done at the Lawrence school Sanawar. He then went to study at Delhi's St. Stephen's College.

Later, Sahni began his career as a child artist.^[4]

Personal life

Sahni's parents were both theatre and film actors, although his mother acted in only a couple of films before her death at an early age in 1947. After her death, his father married Santosh Chandhok two years later.

He was married to Aruna Kapur.^[5]

On the advice of his uncle, Bhishm Sahani, Parikshit Sahni was sent by his father to attend a five-year course in architecture in Moscow. However, since he was poor in maths, he was advised to get admission in Moscow Cinema Institute. He cleared the aptitude test and joined the five-year course in film direction in the Moscow Cinema Institute. He returned in 1966 and started his film career in India. He assisted Raj Kapoor in Mera Naam Joker because Kapoor needed a person who could help him in working with the Russian Circus but he left that to act in Anokhi Raat.^[6]^[7]

Sahni even changed his screen name to Ajay Sahni at the suggestion of his friend Sanjeev Kumar during the shooting of their 1968 film Anokhi Raat, before eventually reverting to his own name a few years later.^[8]^[9]

Career

Sahni starred in the classic Punjabi film Marhi Da Diva (1989), with Raj Babbar, Pankaj Kapur, Kanwaljit Singh, and Deepti Naval. He played a remarkable role in the Hindi film Pavitra Paapi (1970) which was based on a Punjabi novel by Nanak Singh (a famous novelist). Pavitra Paapi also featured his real life father, Balraj Sahni in a pivotal role.

He acted in the Doordarshan television series The Great Maratha as Malhar Rao Holkar. He produced and acted in the popular TV series Gul Gulshan Gulfaam (1987) on DD National.

One of his most famous films was the Amitabh and Shashi Kapoor starer Kaala Patthar. He acted in the film 3 Idiots in which he played the role of R. Madhavan's father.^[10] He acted in the TV series Heena as Nawab Mirza, Heena's father. Heena ended in 2003. Sahni played Veer Singh (Kakasa) on the popular Zee TV serial Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar opposite Nivedita Bhattacharya.

Books

The Non-conformist: Memories of My Father Balraj Sahni, Penguin Random House, 2019.
Strange Encounters: Adventures of a Curious Life, Simon and Schuster, 2022.

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role
1951	Deedar	Child Shyamu
1968	Anokhi Raat	Painter
1970	Pavitra Paapi	Kedarnath
	Aansoo Aur Muskan	Mahesh
	Samaj Ko Badal Dalo	Prakash
1971	Preet Ki Dori	Govind
1971	Lagan	Rajesh
1972	Shayar-e-Kashmir Mahjoor	Mahjoor
1973	Hindustan Ki Kasam	Rajesh
1974	Vandana	Rakesh
1975	Mili	Dr. Sanjay
1976	Tapasya	Dr. Sagar Verma
1976	Kabhi Kabhie	Dr. R. P. Kapoor
1977	Mamta	Manish Srivastav
	Doosra Aadmi	Bhisham
	Sat Sri Akal, Punjabi movie	Pratima
	Prayashchit
	Niyaz Aur Namaaz
	Khel Kismat Ka
	Jeevan Mukt	Satish Sharma
	Jallian Wala Bagh	Udham Singh
	Gyaniji	Preetam
	Duniyadari	Heera
1978	Ulahana
	Udeekan	Teja Singh
	Vishwanath	Siddharth
	Anpadh	Dr. Anand
	Nawab Sahib	Shaukat Ali
	Muqaddar	Amar
	Kaala Aadmi	Aslam Khan
	Hamara Sansar	Pratap Sharma
1979	Shyamla
	Kaala Patthar	Jagga
	Zulm Ki Pukar
1980	Room No. 203
	Humkadam	Shekhar Gupta
	Kasturi	Alkesh
1981	Agni Pareeksha	Siddharth Sharma
	Sameera
	Nai Imarat	Yogendra
1982	Raaste Pyar Ke	Sohanlal Srivastav
	Suraag	Dr. Ajay Gupta
	Desh Premee	Ghulam Ali
	Waqt Ke Shehzade	Sardarji
	Bhai Aakhir Bhai Hota Hai
1983	Lal Chunariya	Rajesh
1984	Boxer	Tony Braganza
	Teri Baahon Mein
	Mera Faisla	Inspector Anand Saxena
	Andar Baahar	Inspector Ajay Sahni
	Jeene Nahi Doonga	Fakir Baba
	Nadaniyan
	Jaag Utha Insan	Pujari
1985	Jawaab	Dinesh Mathur
	Ramkali	Jay Singh
	Ek Se Bhale Do	David D'Mello
	Meri Jung	Dr. Dinesh Mathur
	Mera Jawab	Arun
	Insaaf Main Karoonga	Inspector
	Shiva Ka Insaaf	Robert
	Haveli	Police Commissioner Thapa
1986	Mazloom	Judge Jaspal
	Maa Ki Saugandh	Surendra
	Insaaf Ki Awaaz	Police Commissioner
	Car Thief	Mr. Mehra
1987	Mr. X	Inspector Rakesh
	Hukumat	Shankardayal Singh
	Kalyug Aur Ramayan	Judge Shyam Diwakar
	Watan Ke Rakhwale	Assistant Jailor Madan
	Sher Shivaji
	Dil Tujhko Diya	Ajay Sahni
1988	Subah Hone Tak
	Zulm Ko Jala Doonga	Police Commissioner
	Vijay	Mr. Mehra
1989	Hal Aur Bandook
	Dost Garibon Ka	Police Commissioner
	Marhi Da Deeva	Dharam Singh
	Galiyon Ka Badshah	Mr. Rana
1990	First Rank	Selection Committee Member
1991	Savdhan
	Sau Crore	Advocate
	Phool Bane Angaray	Mr. Dutta
1992	Meera Ke Girdhar
	Sooraj Mukhi	Mr. Kumar
	Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj	Amar
	Tahalka	General Sinha
	Waqt Ka Badshah	Hotel Owner
	Sangeet	Doctor
	Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh	Advocate Jagatnarayan Sinha
1993	Police Wala	Inspector Rakeshnath
	In Custody	Mr. Siddiqui
	Kundan	Chief Minister
	Shaktiman	Superintendent Of Police
	Pyaar Ka Tarana
	Pratimurti
1994	Madhosh
	Madam X	Police Commissioner Mathur
	Yuhi Kabhi	Judge
1995	Jeena Nahin Bin Tere
	Vapsi Saajan Ki
	Ab Insaf Hoga	Inspector Khan
1996	Sindoor Ki Holi
	Yash	R. K. Joseph
	Chhota Sa Ghar	Dhanraj
1997	Share Bazaar	Karmyogi
1997	Saaz	Dr. Ranjeet Samant
1998	Angaar Vadee
1998	Wajood	Abhijeet Joshi
2000	Choo Lenge Akash
2001	Rahul	Dr. Bhandari
2001	Kasam	Jaswant Singh
2002	Pardesi Re
	Yeh Mohabbat Hai	Bashir Khan
	Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai	Rohan Khanna
	Mujhse Dosti Karoge	Mr. Verma
2003	Heda Hoda
2005	Chakachak
2005	Maa Where Are You...	Mr. Mohanto
2006	Jadu Saa Chal Gaya	Vilas
	Lage Raho Munna Bhai	Mr. D'Souza
	Umrao Jaan	Umrao's father
2007	Eklavya: The Royal Guard	Omkar Singh
2009	3 Idiots	Mr. Qureshi
2010	Dulha Mil Gaya	Ratandeep Kapoor
	Chance Pe Dance	Mr. Behl
	Right Yaaa Wrong	Dr. Siddiqui
	Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyon
	Malik Ek	Shankar
2011	Mere Brother Ki Dulhan	Colonel Agnihotri
2013	Boss	Raghunath
2013	Enemmy	Mr. Karmakar
2014	PK	Mr. Sahni (Jaggu's father)
2015	Hum Tum Dushman Dushman
	Chooriyan
	Uvaa	Presiding Judge
2016	Sultan	Gyan Singh Oberoi
2016	Desi Munde	Gurmukh Singh
2018	Paak	Sofiya's father
2019	One Day: Justice Delivered	Colonel
	Cypher	Nana
	Housefull 4	Maharaj Parikshitapdev Singh
2021	Hawayein	Mike Paul
2023	Dunki

TV series

Year	Serial	Role	Notes
1984	The Far Pavilions	Mulraj
1986	Katha Sagar	Multiple Roles in Multiple Episodes
1986	Barrister Vinod	Barrister Vinod
1987	Gul Gulshan Gulfaam
1988	Mirza Ghalib	Nawab Shamsuddin
1991–1992	Kahkashan	Josh Malihabadi
1993	Commander
1994	Junoon	Bharat Kumar Rajvansh
	Chandrakanta	Maharaj Surendra Singh
	The Great Maratha	Malhar Rao Holkar
1994–1996	Ajnabi
1998	Saturday Suspense - Beqasoor
	Alpviram	Mr. Bakshi
	Main Dilli Hoon	Maharaj Bharat
1998-1999	Ashiqui	Anand Kumar
1998–2003	Heena	Nawab Mirza
1999	Tanha
1999–2000	Gul Sanobar	Sultan of Hindustan
2000–2001	Noorjahan	Mirza Ghiyas Beg
2000	Hare Kanch Ki Chudian		Telefilm
	Gaatha
2001	Jaane Anjaane^[11]	Mr. Vashisht
2003	Shararat	Khushwant Mehra
2004	Ana	Altaf
2004-2005	Lal Kothi Alvida
2004–2008	Saarrthi	Hemraj Goenka
2007	Aahat - Shrunken Head
2007-2008	Jersey No. 10
2007-2008	Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar	Veer Singh
2009	Kalpana
2011-2012	Meri Maa
2015–2017	Santoshi Mata	Raghavendra Mishra
2019	Ek Bhram...Sarvagun Sampanna	Kishan Mittal

References

^ The Founding Father Archived 11 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine The Indian Express, 24 November 1997.
^ "People cast me because I'm Balraj Sahni's son: Parikshit Sahni". The Indian Express. 15 September 2019.
^ Somaaya, Bhawana (13 April 2016). "I Had to Abuse and Spit at My Dad But Couldn't: Parikshit Sahni". TheQuint.
^ Parikshit Sahni turns producer Archived 8 July 2012 at archive.today Mid-Day, 4 May 2006. "..My dad came from a literary background and taught English Literature at Shantiniketan. My mom who was doing her Bachelor's degree there, was expecting me then, and was about to give her exams. Tagore told her that I should be called Parikshit as she was giving pariksha, while I was still in her womb."
^ ""Dad was a broken man" Parikshat Sahni's remembers father Balraj Sahni". filmfare.com.
^ "Balraj Sahni की जबरदस्त बातें: नास्तिक थे पर Guru Granth Sahib पढ़ते मिले। Parikshat Sahni Kitabwala". YouTube. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021.
^ "Ajay Sahni – Interview – Cineplot.com".
^ "Ajay Sahni – Interview – Cineplot.com". Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
^ "Parikshit Sahni talks about his best friend Sanjeev Kumar". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
^ "R Madhavan gets nostalgic as '3 Idiots' clocks 11 years". BW Businessworld.
^ "Watch out for more on the father-son rift". Retrieved 7 October 2001.

External links

[1] The Founding Father Archived 11 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine The Indian Express, 24 November 1997.

[2] "People cast me because I'm Balraj Sahni's son: Parikshit Sahni". The Indian Express. 15 September 2019.

[3] Somaaya, Bhawana (13 April 2016). "I Had to Abuse and Spit at My Dad But Couldn't: Parikshit Sahni". TheQuint.

[4] Parikshit Sahni turns producer Archived 8 July 2012 at archive.today Mid-Day, 4 May 2006. "..My dad came from a literary background and taught English Literature at Shantiniketan. My mom who was doing her Bachelor's degree there, was expecting me then, and was about to give her exams. Tagore told her that I should be called Parikshit as she was giving pariksha, while I was still in her womb."

[5] ""Dad was a broken man" Parikshat Sahni's remembers father Balraj Sahni". filmfare.com.

[6] "Balraj Sahni की जबरदस्त बातें: नास्तिक थे पर Guru Granth Sahib पढ़ते मिले। Parikshat Sahni Kitabwala". YouTube. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021.

[7] "Ajay Sahni – Interview – Cineplot.com".

[8] "Ajay Sahni – Interview – Cineplot.com". Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

[9] "Parikshit Sahni talks about his best friend Sanjeev Kumar". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

[10] "R Madhavan gets nostalgic as '3 Idiots' clocks 11 years". BW Businessworld.

[11] "Watch out for more on the father-son rift". Retrieved 7 October 2001.

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 | relatives          = [[Bhisham Sahni]] (uncle)

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