Gulshan Grover (born 21 September 1955) is an Indian actor and producer who has appeared in over 100 films.[2][3] He is popularly known as the "Bad Man"[4] of Bollywood because of his ability to create an impact with his negative roles in films.[5]
Gulshan Grover | |
|---|---|
 Grover in 2013 | |
| Born | 21 September 1955[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film producer |
| Years active | 1980–present |
Early life edit
Grover holds a post graduate degree from Delhi's Sri Ram College of Commerce and was associated with ‘Little Theatre Group’ for a long time before launching into the Hindi film industry.[6][7]
Awards edit
| Year | From | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/2012 | TSR-TV9 National Film Awards[9] | contribution to Indian & International Cinema | contribution | Won |
| 2012 | Stardust Award | Searchlight Awards-Best Actor. | I Am Kalam | Won |
Selected filmography edit
| † | Delayed Release | † | Not released |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Hum Paanch | Mahavir | |
| 1981 | Bulundi | Vikram's friend | Cameo |
| Rocky[10] | |||
| 1982 | Arth | Gulshan | |
| 1983 | Sadma | Balma | |
| Avtaar[11] | Chandar Kishan | ||
| 1984 | Mashaal | Munna | |
| Andar Baahar | Gulshan | ||
| Insaaf Kaun Karega | |||
| Sohni Mahiwal[12] | Noor | ||
| 1985 | Paththar | Ravi Rai | |
| Nyayam Meere Cheppali | Telugu | ||
| Saamri | Khanna | ||
| 1986 | Manav Hatya | ||
| 1988 | Mera Muqaddar | Suraj | |
| Aag Ke Sholay | |||
| Veerana | Raghu | ||
| Khatron Ke Khiladi | |||
| 1989 | Waqt Ke Zanjeer | ||
| Pyar Ke Naam Qurbaan | Master Dayashankar/ Daciat Shankar | ||
| Ram Lakhan[12] | Kesariya Vilayati | ||
| Eeshwar | Natwarlal | ||
| Love Love Love | Vikram (Vicky) | ||
| Ladaai | Peter | ||
| Kanoon Apna Apna[13] | Kailash Bhadbole | ||
| 1990 | Upkar Dudhache | Marathi film | |
| Doodh Ka Karz | |||
| 1991 | Jeevan Daata | ||
| Izzat | |||
| Kurbaan | Dacait Himmat Singh | ||
| Saudagar | |||
| Banjaran | Shakti Singh | ||
| 1992 | Tyagi | Prem Dayal | |
| Vishwatma | Tapasvi Gunjal: Sonia's former fiancé | ||
| Vajraghat | |||
| Tahalka | Allah Rakha | ||
| Jigar | Inspector Pradhan | ||
| Dil Hi To Hai (1992 film) | Jack | ||
| Dushman Zamana | Thapa | ||
| Shola Aur Shabnam[12] | Kali Shankar | ||
| Police Officer[14] | John | ||
| Umar 55 Ki Dil Bachpan Ka | Malhotra | ||
| 1993 | Anari | Chhote Raja Vinay Singh | |
| Sir[15] | Chappan Tikli a.k.a. Jimmy | Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Villain | |
| 1994 | Vijaypath | Shakti | |
| Kanoon | Raja Thakur | ||
| Yaar Gaddar | |||
| Kaniyaa | |||
| Raja Babu | |||
| Dilwale | Shankar Bihari | ||
| Mohra | Tyson | ||
| Aag | Thakur Madhav Singh | ||
| Criminal | Telugu film | ||
| Zamane Se Kya Darna | |||
| 1995 | Sabse Bada Khiladi | Inspector K.Kada | |
| Criminal | |||
| The Gambler [15] | Billa | ||
| 1996 | Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat | Gyani Kartar Singh | |
| Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi | King Don | ||
| 1997 | Ghoonghat | Sher Khan | |
| Yes Boss[16] | Bhushan | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi | Vicky | ||
| The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo[17] | Baldeo | ||
| 1998 | 2001: Do Hazaar Ek | Krishna Rao | |
| Duplicate | Shalaku | ||
| Sar Utha Ke Jiyo | |||
| Mehndi | Sikh Truck Driver | Uncredited | |
| Ghar Bazar | |||
| Angaaray[18] | Lala Roshanlal | ||
| 1999 | 1947: Earth | ||
| International Khiladi | Thakral | ||
| Hindustan Ki Kasam | Jabbar | Nominated - Zee Cine Awards for Best Performance in a Negative Role | |
| Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain | Udhed Singh | ||
| Branchie | John Paul | Italian film | |
| 2000 | Hera Pheri | Kabeera | |
| 2001 | Tales of The Kama Sutra 2: Monsoon | ||
| 16 December | Dost Khan | ||
| Lajja | Virender | ||
| 2002 | Air Panic | Philip | English film |
| Beeper | Sr. Inspector Vijay Kumar | English film[19] | |
| 2003 | Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century | Chindi Chor/King Babushah | |
| Boom[20] | Medium Mia / Cutpiece Salim Suiting Shirting | ||
| Jism[20] | Rohit Khanna | ||
| 3 Deewarein[20] | Mohan | ||
| Ek Aur Ek Gyarah[20] | Panther | ||
| Jajantaram Mamantaram[20] | Chattan Singh | ||
| 2004 | Dil Maange More | Rahman | |
| Ek Se Badkhar Ek | |||
| Taarzan: The Wonder Car | Inspector Khurana | ||
| American Daylight | Billoo | English language film | |
| 1:1.6 An Ode to Lost Love[20] | Pramod | English language film | |
| 2005 | Balu | Khan | Telugu film |
| Dus | Irrfan/Jamwal | ||
| 2006 | Tom, Dick and Harry | ||
| Family - Ties of Blood | |||
| Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena | |||
| Tathastu | |||
| Gangster | Khan Bhai | ||
| Eight: The Power of Shani | |||
| Anthony Kaun Hai? | |||
| 2007 | Dhokha | ||
| Fool n Final | Choksi | ||
| Cape Karma | |||
| Showbiz | |||
| 2008 | Jumbo | ||
| Yaariyan | Punjabi film | ||
| Karzzzz | Sir Juda | ||
| Love Story 2050 | Dr. Hoshi | ||
| 2009 | Victory | Andy | |
| Yuvah | Anna | ||
| Acid Factory | ACP Ranbir Singh | ||
| Zor Lagaa Ke...Haiya! | |||
| 2010 | Kajraare[21] | Avtar Singh | |
| Mittal v/s Mittal | |||
| Virsa[21] | Jogindar Singh Grewal | ||
| Knock Out[21] | Bapuji | ||
| Crook | S.I. Joseph Pinto | ||
| Payback | Inspector Sawant | ||
| 2011 | I Am Kalam | Bhati | Hindi[22] |
| Waqt-Ek Rishta | |||
| Bin Bulaye Baraati | Durjan Singh | ||
| 2012 | Ganga Devi | ||
| Agent Vinod | Taimoor Paasha | Special appearance in the song "Dil Mera Muft Ka" | |
| Desperate Endeavors | Dada | English film | |
| 2013 | Baat Bann Gayi | Laxmi Nivas | |
| Rajdhani Express | Railway T.T.E. | ||
| Bullet Raja | Balraj Bajaj aka Marwari | ||
| Desires of the Heart | Pradeep | ||
| Sooper Se Ooper | Madho Singh Rathod | ||
| Prisoners of the Sun | Rohit | English film[23] | |
| 2014 | April Fool | Telugu film | |
| 18.11 - A Code of Secrecy | Captain Rack | ||
| Yaariyan | Jimmy Sir - College principal | ||
| Station | Narrator | ||
| 2015 | Honour Killing | Harjinder Singh | |
| Kaun Kitne Paani Mein | Kharu Pahelwan - Co-lead | ||
| UnIndian | Deepak Khuranaa | ||
| I Love Desi | Bauji | ||
| 2016 | Salaam Mumbai | Suraj | |
| Waarrior Savitri | Satya's Dad | ||
| 2017 | I'm Not A Terrorist[24] | Abu Zar | |
| Behen Hogi Teri | Dhappi Pehalwaan | ||
| 2018 | Hate Story 4 | Vikram Kurana | |
| 2019 | The Man from Kathmandu | Abu Mia Siddiqi | |
| The Devil's Daughter | The Devil | ||
| Cabaret | Salim | Released on ZEE5 | |
| 2020 | Sadak 2 | Dilip Hathkaata | |
| 2021 | Mumbai Saga | Naari Khan | |
| Parvaaz: The Journey | |||
| Cash | Gautam Acharya | ||
| 2022 | No Means No† | Vijay Grover | |
| Mogul† | Dawood Ibrahim | ||
| The Good Maharaja | |||
| Rocketry: The Nambi Effect | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | ||
| Nephilim | Voice of main villain Azazel | Filming | |
| 2023 | Charlie Chopra | Brigadier Meherbaan Singh Rawat | |
| 2023 | Indian 2† | Tamil film |
Music videos edit
| Year | Video | Artist |
| 1999 | "Sohni Lagdi" | Sajjad Ali |
| "Sawan Mein Lag Gai" | Mika Singh | |
| 2014 | "Desi Kalakaar" | Yo Yo Honey Singh |
Dubbing roles edit
Live-action television series edit
| Title | Actor(s) | Character(s) | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release | Channel/Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breaking Bad | Mark Margolis | Hector Salamanca | Hindi | English | 2008 | 2023 | Zee Cafe | [25] |
Bibliography edit
- Grover, Gulshan; Bhattacharya, Roshmila (19 July 2019). Bad Man. Ebury Publishing. ISBN 9780670092062.[permanent dead link][26]
See also edit
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References edit
- ^ "Gulshan Grover turns 62: I'm still that cool person I used to be; age is just a number". 21 September 2017.
- ^ Dibyojyoti Baksi (13 May 2013). "Villains are now doing comic roles: Gulshan Grover". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ "Anil Kapoor makes Gulshan cry". The Times of India. 16 March 2009. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ Ansari, Aslam (11 June 2017). Hanging Out in Paris and Hollywood "The Turbulent Journey of a Filmmaker". CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-53746-8747. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "GULSHAN: BAD MAN WILL RETURN SOON". Smashhits.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Remembering DU days: Actor Gulshan Grover says nobody leads a wild life at SRCC". Hindustan Times. 23 June 2017.
- ^ Madan, D. B. (6 November 2020). Movies, Cricket & Politics. Blue Rose Publishers. p. 273. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Gulshan grover awarded - Times Of India". web.archive.org. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "Best of Bollywood, South Cinema, TV and Celebs | MSN India". Entertainment.in.msn.com. 31 May 2016. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ Grover, Gulshan (5 May 2020). "Gulshan Grover revisits Rocky". First of Many (Interview). Interviewed by Mimansa Shekhar. New Delhi: The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Gulshan Grover recalls public ganging up on his mother outside a gurudwara after watching Avtaar: 'Munde nu ki hoya hai?'". The Indian Express. 18 February 2023. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Gulshan Grover still prefers being Bollywood baddie". Deccan Herald. 22 November 2009.
- ^ BHATTACHARYA, ROSHMILA. "The Actor Who Corrected Dilip Kumar!". Rediff.
- ^ RIZVI, IQBAL (17 August 2022). AJIT the LION BIOGRAPHY OF AJIT KHAN - A LEGEND OF INDIAN CINEMA. Blue Rose Publishers. ISBN 978-93-5668-171-2.
- ^ a b Chandra, Anupama (31 July 1994). "Bollywood villians: The new baddie is psychopathic, sadistic and has a taste for macabre". India Today. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Gulshan Grover reveals he owes his Hollywood career to Shah Rukh Khan: He gave wings to my dreams". India Today. 4 June 2018.
- ^ Jayasekera, Bandula (23 August 1998). "Grover: bad man turns good". Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ Verma, Suparn (22 July 1998). "It's cool in the underworld". Rediff.com. Rediff. Archived from the original on 3 March 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
Gulshan Grover, who plays the don, has this penchant of wearing his whole wardrobe of black gowns together. Gets cold, we note, in the underworld. And he has this irritating habit of humming till has to rasp out instructions.
- ^ "When Gulshan Grover recalled 'demeaning' experience in Hollywood: 'Back in my country, I was a big star, but in the US…'". 18 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Grover, Gulshan (18 September 2003). "Katrina tries to seduce me" (Interview). Interviewed by Dinesh Raheja. Mumbai: Rediff. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ a b c Grover, Gulshan (19 April 2010). "Badman Gulshan Grover doing good roles". Hindustan Times (Interview). Interviewed by Serena Menon. Mumbai.
- ^ Monti, Alessandro; Rozzonelli, Carole (21 March 2016). Experiments in Film Appreciation. Lulu.com. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-326-41841-0.
- ^ "'I owe the start of my Hollywood journey to...'".
- ^ "First Malaysian film being shot in India : The Tribune India". Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ ""Breaking Bad is arguably the best TV show of all time and I always wished I could star in the Hindi version," reveals Gulshan Grover". The Times of India. 7 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Gulshan Grover: I created 'Bad Man' image for myself". 3 August 2019.
- Additional references
- Gulshan Grover wins best actor at NY fest
- Gulshan Grover wins best actor at NY fest
- 'Desperate Endeavours' has him playing a spiritual leader
- Going for Bond
- Cartoon Character Based on Gulshan Grover
- Gulshan grover awarded
- Gulshan Grover and Salma Kayak in the movie The Driver
- Gulshan Grover wins best actor award in New York
- Gulshan Grover treasures JP Dutta compliment
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