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Sharat Saxena
Saxena in 2011
Born (1950-08-17) 17 August 1950 (age 74)
Alma materJabalpur Engineering College
OccupationActor
Years active1972–present
SpouseShobha Saxena

Sharat Saxena is an Indian actor working in Bollywood films. He has acted in more than 250 Bollywood films. Saxena started his career in the early 1970s and has mainly played either supporting roles of a father, uncle or villainous roles.

He has starred in some of the most successful films of Bollywood like Mr. India, Tridev, Ghayal, Khiladi, Ghulam, Gupt: The Hidden Truth, Soldier, Baghban, Fanaa, Krrish, Ek Hi Raasta (1993) and many more. His performances in these films have established him as one of the finest supporting actors in Bollywood. He has also appeared in many Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil films.

He played the role of Kichaka in the television serial Mahabharat.

He was also nominated for Filmfare Best Villain Award for Ghulam (1998).

Early life

Sharat Saxena was born in Jabalpur city of Madhya Pradesh, India. He did his schooling from St.Joseph's Convent School,Bhopal. After doing Engineering in Electronics & Telecommunication from Jabalpur Engineering College, he wanted to become an actor. So, in 1972, he came to Mumbai. The going was tough because of his build, but eventually he got the role of a henchman. Benaam,[1] was his first release. Then followed Dil Dewana, Agent Vinod, Kaala Patthar and others.

Personal life

He currently lives in Madh Island, a colony on the outskirts of Mumbai. He lives with his wife Shobha and two children, Veera and Vishal.

Selected filmography

Hindi films

Malayalam films

Punjabi films

Telugu films

TV series

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ Film Benaam
  2. ^ http://indialive.today/kapil-sharma-gets-fit-debut-film-kis-kisko-pyar-karu/. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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