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Lalit Tiwari

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Lalit Tiwari
NationalityIndian
Alma materNational School of Drama
Occupationactor
Known forMahabharat, Bharat Ek Khoj, Welcome to Sajjanpur, Well Done Abba!, Om-Dar-B-Dar

Lalit Tiwari is an Indian film and television actor. His best-known television roles are that of Sanjaya in the series Mahabharat (1988–1990), and in the historical television series Bharat Ek Khoj - The Discovery of India (1988).[1]

An alumnus of the National School of Drama, he made his debut in films with Sudhir Mishra's Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin (1987).[1][2] Next was the postmodernist film, Om-Dar-B-Dar (1988), which became a cult classic. He has acted in numerous parallel cinema projects with director Shyam Benegal, such as Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda, Mammo, Hari-Bhari, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero, Welcome to Sajjanpur and Well Done Abba!. He has also acted in mainstream Bollywood films such as Chandni, Lamhe and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.[3]

Lalit Mohan Tiwari being felicitated at Kautik Student Film Festival

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1987 Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin Srikant Dir: Sudhir Mishra
1988 Om-Dar-Ba-Dar Jagdish Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie
1989 Chandni Dir. Yash Chopra
1989 Bhrashtachar Keshav Kumar
1989 Sach
1991 Pratigyabadh Baburam Yadav
Akayla
Lamhe Sudeshwar Narayan Tiwari Dir. Yash Chopra
1992 Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman Rafique
1992 Bewaffa Se Waffa Altaf Ahmed - Rukhsar's father
1993 Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja
1993 Darr Sunil's Friend Dir Yash Chopra
1993 Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda Chaman Thakur Dir. Shyam Benegal
1993 Pehchaan
1994 Tarpan Jeetu Thakur
Sardar
Elaan (1994 film) Doctor Deepak
Laadla Lawyer
Yeh Dillagi Prod. Yash Chopra
Eena Meena Deeka Dir. David Dhawan
Mammo Riyaz's father Dir. Shyam Benegal
Chaand Kaa Tukdaa Raja Saheb
1995 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Simran's Uncle National Film Award for Best Popular Film
1996 Krishna Sunil's Instructor
1996 Shastra Girdhari
1997 Udaan (1997 film) Mental patient
1999 Jai Hind Karan
2000 Bawandar Tej Karan
2000 Hari-Bhari Dir. Shyam Benegal
2001 Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke Ashok Sharma
2002 The Legend of Bhagat Singh Prof. Vidyalankar
2003 Dabdaba K.K
2004 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero Checkpost Policeman
2005 Mangal Pandey: The Rising[4] Davar Ali
2006 Tathastu Politician
2006 Jai Santoshi Maa Pratap
2006 Chabiwali Pocket Watch Babba short film
2007 Anwar Pappu
2008 Welcome to Sajjanpur Subedar Singh Dir: Shyam Benegal
2009 Bad Luck Govind Potent Pandey
2009 Well Done Abba![5] Meherban Ali - Arif's father Dir. Shyam Benegal
2012 Ata Pata Lapatta Swamiji
2013 Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain[2] Muslim moneylender upcoming
2014 Das Capital Mantri upcoming
2015 Hawaizaada Charu Shastri co-starring Mithun Chakraborty, Ayushmann Khurrana and Pallavi Sharda
2022 Samrat Prithviraj Anangpal Tomar co-starring Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt and Sonu Sood

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1986 Bahadur Shah Zafar Ahmed Baig
1988-1990 Mahabharat Sanjay
1988 Bharat Ek Khoj
1993 Bible Ki Kahaniya Narrator
1996-1997 Itihaas Srivastav
1998-1999 Lakeerein
2001-2002 Jai Mahabharat Maharaj Dhritarashtra
2003 1857 Kranti Bajirao II
Paap Punya Ka Lekha Jokha Brahmadev
2007 Apne Dil Se Puchho Mohan's Father Vitthal
2008 Chhoona Hai Aasmaan Hyder Sheikh
2014 Samvidhaan Shibban Lal Saxena

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rendezvous with rural Odisha". The Telegraph (Kolkata). 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Actor's take on cinema's future". The Telegraph. 6 April 2013. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  3. ^ "'Om Dar B Dar' review: This film is still ahead of its time". IBN Live (CNN-IBN). 18 January 2014. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Lalit Tiwari Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014.
  5. ^ Lalit Mohan Tiwari at IMDb
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