Sharat Saxena

Sharat Saxena (born 17 August 1950) is an Indian actor working in Bollywood films. He has also acted in many Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil 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 often comic villains.

Sharat Saxena
Saxena in 2015
Born (1950-08-17) 17 August 1950
Satna, Vindhya Pradesh, India
(now in Madhya Pradesh, India)[1]
Alma materJabalpur Engineering College
OccupationActor
Years active1972–present
Spouse(s)Shobha Saxena
Children2

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), Bajrangi Bhaijan and many more. His performances in these films have established him as one of the best supporting actors in Bollywood.

He played the role of Kichaka in the television serial Mahabharat. He is well known for his role of Daaga in the Hindi movie, Mr. India.

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

Early life

Sharat Saxena was born on 17 August 1950 in Satna, Madhya Pradesh. He spent most of his childhood in Bhopal.[1] He is married to Shobha Saxena. He did his schooling from St. Joseph's Convent School, Bhopal, and Christ Church Boys' Senior Secondary School, Jabalpur. 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 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.[1]

Selected filmography

Hindi films

Malayalam films

Punjabi films
  • Ucha Dar Babey Nanak Da (1982)

Telugu films

Tamil films

TV series


Awards and nominations

References
  1. Nitisha, Kasyap. "I can't do anything other than acting: Sharat Saxena". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Kapil Sharma gets fit debut film Kis Kisko Pyar Karu". Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
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