Paresh Rawal | Biography, Career, Struggles, Networth.

Paresh Rawal’s Age

The actor’s birthday is on the 30th of May. Paresh Rawal’s age is 68 as of 2023. His zodiac sign is Gemini.

Childhood

Paresh Rawal was a very mischievous kid growing up. He was among the school’s naughtiest students. He was also one of the rare persons who used to support his buddies during difficult times. Paresh Rawal used to visit a local auditorium to see drama rehearsals when he was only 9 years old. He had been intending to pursue an acting career ever since. He began performing in theatre in 1970 and he hasn’t looked back since.

Education

Paresh Rawal attended college at Mumbai’s Narsee Monjee College of Economics & Commerce.

Family

Paresh Rawal dated Miss India (1979) and actress Swaroop Sampath before marrying her. Anirudh Rawal and Aditya Rawal are their sons. On May 30 1955 Paresh Rawal was born in Mumbai Maharashtra India. Paresh Rawal was born into a low-income family. He is the only child of his parents Dahyalal Rawal who owned a small shop and is a housewife.

Paresh Rawal is best known for his roles in Hindi cinema. He has received numerous awards and has been in more than 240 movies. For his roles in the movies Woh Chokri and Sir, he was honoured with the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1994. He won his first Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role for the latter.

Following this came Ketan Mehta’s Sardar in which he portrayed freedom hero Vallabhbhai Patel in the starring role earning him both domestic and worldwide recognition. Swaroop Sampat an actress and the 1979 Miss India contest winner married Paresh Rawal in 1987. Aditya and Anirudh are the names of Paresh and Swaroop’s two sons. Paresh Rawal graduated from Mumbai’s Vile Parle Narsee Monjee College of Commerce & Economics.

Paresh Rawal’s Marriage with Swaroop Sampath

Paresh Rawal dated Miss India (1979) and actress Swaroop Sampath before marrying her. Paresh Rawal the actor has spoken candidly about his relationship with his wife former actress Swaroop Sampat. The couple wed 12 years after Paresh Rawal informed his friend he would marry her according to a recent interview. Anirudh Rawal and Aditya Rawal are their sons.

Struggles

Many people are unaware that although Paresh Rawal was still having trouble as an actor his wife Swaroop was far more well-liked and stable. The finest aspect is that he accepted his wife’s accomplishment without any issues. Paresh had only been employed by the Bank of Baroda for three days but he had always been self-reliant with money. He never approached his parents for money instead of borrowing from his wife or friends whenever he needed it and paying them back later.

The actor has repeatedly demonstrated his versatility from the dramatic films of the 1980s where he was primarily cast in negative roles to the 1990s when he started to emerge as a lucrative performer with Sardar and the National Award-winning Woh Chokri to the 2000s when he switched to comedies with Hera Pheri. Paresh Rawal claimed that his significant career change occurred in 1994’s Sardar in which he played freedom hero Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Movies and Career

Rawal made his acting debut in the 1985 film Arjun as a supporting actor. He also appeared in the Doordarshan TV serial Bante Bigadte. The 1986 blockbuster Naam cemented his reputation as a gifted actor.

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s he appeared in over 100 films mostly as the main villain including Roop ki Rani Choron Ka Raja Kabzaa King Uncle Ram Lakhan Daud Baazi and many others. In the 1990s he also appeared in the cult comedy Andaz Apna Apna in a double role. 

Rawal was regarded as a character actor by both audiences and critics until the 2000 Bollywood cult classic Hera Pheri following which he appeared in a number of films. In the film, Hera Pheri Rawal plays the dimwitted boisterous and kind-hearted Marathi landlord Baburao Ganpatrao Apte who accepts Raju (Akshay Kumar) and Shyam (Sunil Shetty) as paying tenants. Rawal’s performance was a major reason for the film’s widespread success. He won the Filmfare Best Comedian Award for his performance. He reprised his role as Baburao in the sequel to the successful film Phir Hera Pheri (2006).

PlayIn the popular 2002 movie Aankhen which also starred Amitabh Bachchan Aditya Pancholi Akshay Kumar Arjun Rampal and Sushmita Sen Rawal played one of three blind bank robbers. For the remainder of the 2000s Rawal was primarily seen in comedic multi-starrers usually as the lead character in films like Awara Paagal Deewana (2002) Hungama (2003) Hulchul (2004) Garam Masala (2005) Deewane Huye Paagal (2005) Malamaal Weekly (2006) Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006) Chup Chup Ke (2006) Bhagam Bhag (2007) Shankar (2009). In the 2010 honour-killing-themed film Aakrosh Rawal played the lead role.

Paresh Rawal starred in the blockbuster OMG – Oh My God! in 2012. He was accompanied by his close buddy Akshay Kumar and both actors received acclaim for their performances. His acting career in Gujarati plays has also been quite successful with the most recent smash hit being Dear Father. He has created various Hindi soap operas for television including Teen Bahuraaniyaan on Zee TV Main Aisi Kyunn Hoon on Sahara One and Laagi Tujhse Lagan on Colors.

Sanju starring Ranbir Kapoor is Rajkumar Hirani’s most recent noteworthy release. In the film, he takes on the role of actor Sunil Dutt. Additionally, he will be repeating his role as Baburao Ganpatrao Apte in the 2024 film Hera Pheri 3 which has been put on hold as of May 2023.

In 2021 Rawal co-starred with Farhan Akhtar in the sports drama Toofaan directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra as a national-level boxer. The film became available on Amazon Prime Video worldwide on July 16, 2021. Shehzada Hera Pheri 3 and The Storyteller are his other upcoming films in which he will play Satyajit Ray’s famous character Tarini Khuro.

Movie List and Career Timeline

Release Date	Movies	Character
2023	Aankh Micholi	N/A
2022	Sharmaji Namkeen	Brij Gopal ‘B. G.’ Sharma
2022	Dear Father	N/A
2021	Hum Do Hamare Do	Purushottam Mishra
2021	Hungama 2	Radheshyam Tiwari
2021	Toofaan	Nana Prabhu
2020	Coolie No. 1	Jeffrey Rozario
2020	Soorarai Pottru	Paresh Goswami
2019	Made in China	Tanmay Shah
2019	Uri: The Surgical Strike	Govind Bhardwaj
2018	Sanju	Sunil Dutt
2018	Manto	Pimp
2017	Tiger Zinda Hai	Theuban / Firdaus
2017	Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi	Hasmukh Patel
2017	Guest in London	Gangasharan Gandothra
2015	Welcome Back	Dr. Ghunghroo
2015	Dharam Sankat Mein	Dharampal
2014	Familywala (TV Movie)	Bawa
2014	Raja Natwarlal	Yogi
2013	Rabba Main Kya Karoon	Popat Mama
2013	Himmatwala	Narayan Das
2013	Zila Ghaziabad	Brahampal Singh Choudhary
2013	Table No. 21	Mr. Khan
2012	Khiladi 786	Narrator
2012	OMG: Oh My God!	Kanji Lalji Mehta
2012	Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal	Peter Gonzalves
2012	Ferrari Ki Sawaari	Dilip Dharmadhikari
2012	Tezz (uncredited)	N/A
2012	Will You Marry Me	Gutka King
2011	Society Kaam Se Gayi	Damjibhai Patel
2011	Ready	Balidaan ‘Baali’ Bhardwaj
2011	Teen Maar	N/A
2011	Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji	Narrator
2010	Fauj Mein Mauj	Monty
2010	No Problem	Zandulal
2010	Aakrosh	Inspector Azad Shatru
2010	Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat Ke	Inspector Khote
2010	Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?	Lambodar ‘Chachaji’ Bajpai
2010	Rann	Mohan Pandey
2009	The Game of Love (Video)	Advocate Rana
2009	Paa	Mr. Arte
2009	Radio: Love on Air	Jhandu Lal Tyagi
2009	De Dana Dan	Harbans Chaddha
2009	Road to Sangam	Hasmat Ullah
2009	Dhoondte Reh Jaoge	Raj Chopra
2008	Maharathi	Subhash Sharma
2008	Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

Controversies

In response to a situation in which the Indian Army used a Kashmiri stone thrower as a human shield on an army jeep Rawal tweeted on May 21; Instead of tying stone pelter on the army jeep tie Arundhati Roy. Roy was likely intended to serve as a human shield according to speculation.

Rawal’s tweet sparked debate. Swara Bhaskar a fellow actor criticized him. Shobha Ojha the leader of the Congress also criticized Rawal. Meanwhile, Ashoke Pandit a filmmaker endorsed his post.

Net Worth & Income

According to estimates Paresh Rawal currently has a net worth of approximately 13 million US dollars or nearly 93 crores twenty lakhs Indian rupees (Rs. 93 Crore). His fortune is derived through his work as a professional actor performer endorser and model and from several other sources. In addition to being one of the wealthiest people in the movie business, he also leads the list when it comes to charitable giving and supporting various groups.

Mr Paresh Rawal has numerous future movies and personal assets he is one of the highest earners who doesn’t need to rely on anything. His assistance and backing of numerous organizations that work nonstop to change the world and how people live their lives are effective. We can have great confidence in the actor’s future financial success given his current performance and the annual rise of both his films and himself.

Awards & Achievements

Bollywood Movie Awards

• 2001: Bollywood Movie Award for Best Comedian for Hera Pheri
• 2004: Bollywood Movie Award for Best Comedian for Hungama

Star Screen Awards

• 1996: Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor for Raja
• 2001: Screen Award for Best Comedian for Hera Pheri
• 2002: Nominated–Screen Award for Best Comedian for Aankhen
• 2003: Screen Award for Best Comedian for Awara Paagal Deewana

IIFA Awards

• 2001: Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor for Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega
• 2001: IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for Hera Pheri
• 2004: Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for Hungama & Baghban
• 2005: Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor for Aitraaz
• 2005: Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for Hulchul
• 2007: Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for Phir Hera Pheri
• 2008: Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for Bhool Bhulaiyaa
• 2009: Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role for Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
• 2011: Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor for Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?
• 2012: Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for Ready
• 2013: Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for OMG – Oh My God!

Filmfare Awards

• 1994: Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role for Sir
• 1995: Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for Mohra
• 1994: Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for Raja
• 1998: Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for Chachi 420
• 2001: Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for Hera Pheri
• 2002: Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar
• 2003: Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for Aankhen
• 2003: Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for Awara Paagal Deewana
• 2004: Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for Fun 2shh: Dudes in the 10th Century
• 2004: Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for Hungama
• 2005: Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for Hulchul
• 2007: Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for Phir Hera Pheri

Other Awards

• 2006: Sardar Patel International Award for Best Actor for Sardar (1993)
• Paresh Rawal was awarded the Padma Shri in 2014.

Politics

Paresh Rawal was elected as the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Member of Parliament (MP) from Ahmedabad East in the 2014 Indian general election. In place of actor-turned-politician Paresh Rawal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) later filed MLA Hasmukh Patel from the Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha constituency. Mr Paresh Rawal had declared he would not run for office in the Lok Sabha. Mr. Patel a prominent Patidar is a two-term MLA from the Ahmedabad district’s Amraiwadi Assembly constituency.  Geeta Patel a prominent Patidar leader and close ally of Hardik Patel was the candidate put out by the Congress.

7 Interesting Facts Paresh Rawal

• Prior to beginning his acting career Paresh Rawal was a regular performer at Bhaidas Auditorium and NM College.
• Paresh Rawal’s acting career began in 1982 with the Gujarati film Naseeb Ni Balihari. Following this he began his career in Bollywood with the film ‘Holi’ in 1984.
• Paresh Rawal began his career as a villain rather than a comedian. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he worked as a stock villain in over a hundred films before finally making a name for himself as twins in Andaz Apna Apna (1994).
• Apart from Hindi films, Paresh has also worked in Gujarati Telugu and English films. He has received numerous awards throughout his career including the National Award Filmfare Awards and the Padma Shri Award.
• With OMG – Oh My God! he made his film debut by adapting his own celebrated Hindi play Kishan vs Kanhaiya.
• Paresh Rawal worked at the Bank of Baroda before entering the film industry.
• From 2014 to 2019 he served in the Lok Sabha of the Indian Parliament for the BJP representing the Ahmedabad East constituency.

Profile Summary

Paresh Rawal	Details
Paresh Rawal Profession	Actor
Paresh Rawal Celebrity Type	Movie Star
Paresh Rawal Age	68 as of 2023
Paresh Rawal Date Of Birth	30 May 1955
Paresh Rawal Zodiac Sign	Gemini
Paresh Rawal Birthplace	Mumbai
Paresh Rawal Height	5.8 Feet
Paresh Rawal Weight	78 Kgs
Paresh Rawal Notable Work	Phir Hera Pheri
Paresh Rawal Total Movies	183
Paresh Rawal Net Worth	$13 million
Paresh Rawal Instagram	@pareshrawalofficial
Paresh Rawal Twitter	@sirpareshrawal

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