Ravi Baswani
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Ravi Baswani | |
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| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1981-2006 |
Ravi Baswani (September 29, 1946 – July 27, 2010) was a well known Indian film actor, most known for Sai Paranjpe's Chashme Buddoor (1981) and Kundan Shah's cult comedy Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983(, for which he won Filmfare Best Comedian Award in 1984. He was well known for his comic timing and underplaying a character in the true sense. In a career spanning 30 years he acted in some 30 films. He died in Haldwani, on his way to Delhi from hill station Nainital, where he had got to look for locations for his upcoming directorial feature, his debut.[1][2]
Early life and education
Ravi Baswani was born and brought up in Delhi, where he later did his graduation from Kirori Mal College (KMC), Delhi University, he was also part of the KMC dramatic society at the college.[3]
Career
He started his career in 1981 with Chashme Buddoor and did many successful films as a comedian and/or as a character artist. He also appeared very many times on Indian television. He went on to work in films like the cult Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, Chhota Chetan, Ab Aayega Maza and Naseeruddin Shah's first directorial venture, Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota. As a television actor, he acted in numerous TV serials, including, the popular comedy serial, Idhar Udhar on Doordarshan in the 1980s, wherein he acted along side Pathak sisters, Supriya Pathak and Ratna Pathak.[4] More recently he was seen in character roles in films like [[Bunty Aur Babli[] and Pyar Tune Kya Kiya. [5] In 2004, when Film and Television Institute of India, Pune revived its acting course after 26 years, he became its coordinator and a teacher, along with Naseeruddin Shah, who also redesigned the course, Baswani however resigned the next year.[6][7]
Baswani died following a massive heart attack on July 27, 2010. He was returning from Nainital to Delhi, where he had to hunt for location for his directorial debut film, set in the hills. He was unmarried. [8][5]
Filmography
- Monsoon (2006) .... Baba
- Anthony Kaun Hai? (2006) .... Dr. Lashwani
- Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota: What If...? (2006) (as Ravi Vaswani) .... Papaji
- The Film (2005) .... Film-maker Kanti Gulati
- Bunty Aur Babli (2005) .... B.B.'s first victim
- Lucky: No Time for Love (2005) .... Mr. Negi
- It Could Be You (2005) .... Dhillon Sr
- Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya... (2001) .... Vispy – Jai's boss
- Chal Mere Bhai (2000) (as Ravi Vaswani) .... Waitor
- Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai (1998) .... Orphanage manager
- Chhota Chetan (1998) .... Raja
- Ghar Bazar (1998) (uncredited) .... Movie actor
- Return of Jewel Thief (1996) .... Trikal Trivedi
- Laadla (1994) (as Ravi Vaswani)
- Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1993) .... Albert Sullivan
- Raunaq (1993) .... Ravi
- Jaan Tere Naam (1992) .... Hotel employee
- Zevar (1987) .... Sundeep
- Peechha Karro (1986) .... Hari Harihara
- Ghar Sansar (1986) .... Banwari
- Love 86 (1986) .... Havaldar Pandu
- Main Balwan (1986)
- Ab Ayega Mazaa (1984) .... Suresh'Sidey'
- Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983) .... Sudhir Mishra
- Dhat Tere... Ki (1983) .... Madhukar Sharma (Maddy)
- Chashme Buddoor (1981) (as Ravi Vaswani) .... Jai Lakhanpal [9]
References
- ^ "'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro' actor Ravi Baswani dead". CNN-IBN. Jul 27, 2010.
- ^ "The final shot: Actor Baswani succumbs to heart attack". The Times of India. Jul 28, 2010.
- ^ "All the world's a stage at DU". The Times of India. Jun 22, 2006.
- ^ "Long Run". Screen. Oct 16, 2009.
- ^ a b "'Jaane bhi' star, Baswani, dies of a heart attack". The Times of India. Jul 28, 2010.
- ^ "FTII revives acting course after 26 years PTI,". The Times of India. Jul 12, 2004.
- ^ "Playing truant in college?". The Times of India. May 2, 2005.
- ^ "Jaane bhi do Yaaron famed actor Ravi Baswani dead – Hindustan Times". www.hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
- ^ Ravi Baswani : Filmography IndiaFM
External links
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- Ravi Baswani's last interview The Times of India