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| birthname = Govardhan Asrani
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| birth_place = [[Jaipur]], [[Jaipur State]], [[UndividedBritish India]]<ref name="rajasthantour4u">[http://www.rajasthantour4u.com/artists/asrani.html Asrani -– Bollywood Actor -– Comedian From Pink City Jaipur] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924064010/http://www.rajasthantour4u.com/artists/asrani.html |date=24 September 2015 }}. Rajasthantour4u.com.</ref><ref name="thesindhuworld"/>
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| alma_mater = [[St Xavier's School, Jaipur]]; <br/>[[Rajasthan College]]; <br/>[[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII, Pune]]
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'''Govardhan Asrani'''<sub><ref>{{Citation |last=Seyller |first=John |title=Govardhan |date=2003 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t033867 |work=Oxford Art Online |publisher=Oxford University Press |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t033867 |isbn=9781884446054 |access-date=2022-12-12}}</ref></sub> (born 1 January 1940), popularly known simplypopularly asby mononym '''Asrani''', is an Indian actor and director whose [[Bollywood]] career has spanned over five decades. He has acted in over 350 [[Hindi]] films. Asrani has played the lead roles, character roles, comedic roles and supporting roles. He is best known for his role in ''[[Sholay]]'' as a jailer and characters he played in 25 films with [[Rajesh Khanna]] in lead role between 1972 toand 1991.
In Hindi films, he played theseveral comedian'scomic roleroles from 1966 to 2013 and played a supporting actor's role as the close friend of the lead hero in many films between 1972 and 1994. In a few Hindi films like ''[[Chala Murari Hero Banne]]'' and ''[[Salaam Memsaab]]'', he played the main lead hero. In [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] films he played the lead hero from 1972 to 1984 and played character roles from 1985 to 2012. He also directed six films between 1974 and 1997.
==Early life==
Asrani was born into a middle-class, Sindhi family in [[Jaipur]].<ref name="thesindhuworld" /> His father opened a carpet shop. He has four sisters and three brothers: two elder and one younger. Asrani was uninterested in business and weak in mathematics. He completed his matriculation from St. Xaviers School and did his graduation from Rajasthan College, Jaipur. He simultaneously worked as a voice artist at [[All India Radio]], Jaipur, to pay for his education.
He married actress [[Manju Asrani|Manju Bansal]], with whom he fell in love while working together in films like ''[[Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar]]'' and ''{{Lang|hi-latn|[[Namak Haraam|Namak Haram]]''}}. After they wed, the couple acted in ''[[Tapasya (1976 film)|Tapasya]]'', ''[[Chandi Sona]]'', ''[[Jaan-e-Bahaar|Jaan-E-Bahaar]]'', ''[[Jurmana (1979 film)|Jurmana]]'', ''[[Nalayak]]'', ''[[Sarkari Mehmaan]]'', Narad Vivah and ''[[Chor Sipahee]]''. In ''[[Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar]]'', Asrani played Champak Boomia / Amit Desai and Manju played Kesari Desai. For this role Asrani won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Filmfare Award for Best Comedian]].<ref>[http://www.gomolo.com/awards-won-by-asrani/2666 Asrani Awards, List Of Awards Won By Asrani] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912110739/http://www.gomolo.com/awards-won-by-asrani/2666 |date=12 September 2018 }}. Gomolo.com.</ref> Later the couple acted in ''Hum Nahin Sudhrenge'', a home production directed by Asrani in 1980.<ref>[http://www.gomolo.com/celeb/asrani-and-manju-bansal-movies-list/2666/27144 List of Asrani & Manju Bansal movies together] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926132236/http://www.gomolo.com/celeb/asrani-and-manju-bansal-movies-list/2666/27144 |date=26 September 2013 }}. Gomolo.com.</ref>
==Career==
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In 1964 Asrani joined the [[Film and Television Institute of India|Film Institute]] in [[Pune]] and finished his course in 1966. He got his first break in Hindi films playing the friend of actor Biswajeet in the film ''Hare Kaanch Ki Choodiyan'' in 1967. In the film institute he had impressed many and made his acting break as a hero in 1967 with a [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] movie opposite budding actress Waheeda (not [[Waheeda Rahman]]; the Hindi actress). He acted in four other movies, mainly as actor or supporting actor, in Gujarati from 1967 to 1969. He did not get many offers from the Hindi film industry between 1967 and 1969. His old advisor, [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]], then gave him the role of supporting actor in the film ''[[Satyakam]]'' in 1969. He got noticed then in the film ''[[Mere Apne]]''. From 1971, he started getting more offers as the main comedian in films or as the close friend of the lead actor.
Directors like Mukherjee, Atma Ram, and [[Gulzar]] repeatedly cast him in the period 1971-19741971–1974, and his work got noticed through these films. These roles set the tone for a number of supporting and comic roles in his career. In the 1970s his demand was at its peak as he appeared in 101 films from 1970 to 1979. Though initially [[Rajesh Khanna]] and Asrani had met only on the sets of ''[[Bawarchi]]'', they became close friends after ''[[Namak Haraam]]'', after which for the role of comedian Khanna insisted the producers and directors make Asrani part of his films. Asrani worked in 25 films with Khanna from 1972 to 1991, from ''[[Bawarchi]]'' (1972) to ''[[Ghar Parivar|Ghar Parivaar]]'' (1991).
His most memorable works as supporting actor from 1970 to 1979 are in ''[[Mere Apne]]'', ''[[Koshish]]'', ''Bawarchi'', ''[[Parichay (film)|Parichay]]'', ''[[Abhimaan (1973 film)|Abhimaan]]'', ''[[Mehbooba (1976 film)|Mehbooba]]'', ''[[Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein]]'', ''[[Do Ladke Dono Kadke]]'' and ''[[Bandish]]''. He played the lead hero in ''[[Chala Murari Hero Banne]]'', a Hindi film he wrote and directed in 1977, which was critically acclaimed.
His notable roles as a comedian from the 1970s are in ''[[Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar]]'', ''[[Roti (1974 film)|Roti]]'', ''[[Prem Nagar (1974 film)|Prem Nagar]]'', ''[[Chupke Chupke (film)|Chupke Chupke]]'', ''[[Chhoti Si Baat]]'', ''[[Rafoo Chakkar]]'', ''[[Sholay]]'', ''[[Balika Badhu (1976 film)|Balika Badhu]]'', ''[[Fakira (film)|Fakira]]'', ''[[Anurodh]]'', ''[[Chhailla Babu]]'', ''[[Charas (1976 film)|Charas]]'', ''[[Phaansi]]'', ''[[Dillagi (1978 film)|Dillagi]]'', ''[[Heeralal Pannalal (1999 film)|Heeralal Pannalal]]'', ''[[Pati Patni Aur Woh (1978 film)|Pati Patni Aur Woh]]'' and ''[[Hamare Tumhare]]''.
Though he had played the supporting character in many films, he played a serious role for the first time in ''[[Khoon Pasina]]''. He did off beat roles like that of the evil brother's role in Koshish (1972), the double role of a hippie and villager in LV Prasad's [[Bidaai (film)|Bidaai]] (1974), a beedi and ganji sporting wastrel in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's [[Chaitali (film)|Chaitali]] (1975), a romantic in [[B. R. Chopra|BR Chopra's]] [[Nikaah (film)|Nikaah]] (1982) who sang a [[qawwali]] like yesteryear actor Yakub and played a pimp in [[K. S. Prakash Rao|KS Prakash Rao]]'s [[Prem Nagar (1974 film)|Prem Nagar]] (1974).Later he played [[antagonist]] roles in [[Ab Kya Hoga]] and [[Teri Meherbaniyan]].
He was hugely talked about in the 1970s and was one of [[Rajesh Khanna]]'s close friends. He became a regular feature in films produced by [[D. Ramanaidu]] and those movies directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, B.R.Chopra, [[K. Bapayya|K. Bapaiah]], [[Dasari Narayana Rao|Narayana Rao Dasari]], [[K. Raghavendra Rao]], [[Basu Chatterjee]] in 1972 to 1992.
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In the 1980s, he acted in 107 Hindi films. Asrani holds the record for appearing as a character actor/comedian in the most Hindi films in a decade – 101 in the 1970s and 107 in the 1980s. Unlike his roles in 1970 to 1984 which were pivotal to the plot, most of his roles from 1985 to 1993 were very minor mainly because the concept of a comedian was being phased out and heroes preferred to do their own comedy and action films were more popular in the period from 1985 to 1994. In the 1980s his memorable performances were in ''[[Hamari Bahu Alka]]'', ''[[Ek Hi Bhool]]'', ''Yeh Kaisa Insaf'', ''[[Kaamchor]]'', ''[[Agar Tum Na Hote]]'', ''[[Asha Jyoti]]'', ''[[Maqsad]]'', ''[[Main Intequam Loonga]]'', ''[[Love 86]]'' and ''[[Biwi Ho To Aisi]]''.
In the films produced by South Indian production houses films and those directed by TatineniT. Rama Rao, K. Raghavendra Rao, K. Bapaiah, Narayana Rao Dasari, the trio of Asrani-Kader Khan-Shakti Kapoor were regular from 1982 to 1998 and boosted the popularity of the trio.
In 1982, Asrani set up a small Gujarati production company with fellow artistes [[Dinesh Hingoo]], [[Harish Patel]] and Salim Parvez (son of famous supporting actor [[Yunus Parvez]]). The company dissolved in 1996 with a large profit. Asrani also invested mainly in cloth and acted as investor for other actors, until 1991 when he lost a lot of money. From 1988 to 1993, he was a director for the Film Institute in Pune. In the 1990s he did only 73 Hindi movies due to lack of good scope for him to perform. ''[[Muqabla (1993 film)|Muqabla]]'' (1993) saw him in a serious role after a long time.
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Simultaneously he kept working in Gujarati films in the 1970s and 1980s as a lead hero and achieved success as the lead protagonist in ''Amdavad No Rikshawalo'', ''Saat Qaidi'', ''Sansar Chakra'', ''Pankhi No Malo'', ''Jugal Jodi'', ''[[Maa Baap]]'', ''Chel Chabilo Gujarati''. From the 1990s he played as a comedian or supporting actor in Gujarati films like ''Mota Ghar Ni Vahu'', ''Piyu Gayo Pardesh'', and ''Baap Dhamal Dikhra''.
D. Ramanaidu gave a pivotal role to Asrani in ''[[Taqdeerwala]]'' in 1995 and once again comedy movies were being made from there on. Asrani started getting good roles in films directed by David Dhawan and Priyadarshan from 1993 until 2012. His most memorable performances as a comedian from the 1990s are in ''[[Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar]]'', ''[[Gardish]]'', ''[[Taqdeerwala]]'', ''[[Gharwali Baharwali]]'', ''[[Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998 film)|Bade Miyan Chote Miyan]]'' and ''[[Hero Hindustani]]''.
The 2000s saw Asrani in a number of films like ''[[Hera Pheri (2000 film)|Hera Pheri]]'', ''[[Chup Chup Ke]]'', ''[[Hulchul (2004 film)|Hulchul]]'', ''[[Deewane Huye Paagal]]'', ''[[Garam Masala (2005 film), Dhamaal,|Garam Masala]]'', ''[[Malamaal Weekly]]'', ''[[Bhagam Bhag]]'', ''[[De Dana Dan]]'', ''[[Bol Bachchan]]'', and ''[[Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal]]''. He appeared in a serious role in ''[[Kyun Ki]]''. He was an integral part of comedies by [[Sajid Nadiadwala]] and [[Priyadarshan]] after 2000. His screen space in the films of Rohit Shetty and others were reduced gradually after 2009.
Asrani and [[Mallika Sherawat]] were the judges of the 18th annual Naya Andaz competition on 17 April 2010, in [[New Jersey]].
Asrani in 2018 played the role of Mikesh's grandfather in the popular web series ''[[Permanent Roommates]]'' and even appeared in advertisement in 2019. He also played the role of [[Director general of police|DGP]] Director general of police in the serial [[Partners Trouble Ho Gayi Double]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-31|title=Johnny Lever to return to small screen after ten years with upcoming comedy show Partners - Entertainment News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/johnny-lever-to-return-to-small-screen-after-ten-years-with-upcoming-comedy-show-partners-4185381.html|access-date=2020-08-05|websitepublisher=Firstpost|archive-date=20 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720014619/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/johnny-lever-to-return-to-small-screen-after-ten-years-with-upcoming-comedy-show-partners-4185381.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Asrani acted as [[Narada]] in the 1985 Doordarshan TV Serial Natkhat Narad. Some of his co-stars were [[Jayshree_TJayshree T.]] and [[Vikram_GokhaleVikram Gokhale]].
==Selected filmography==
===As actor===
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|''[[Non Stop Dhamaal]]''
|Jassu Bhai
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|''[[Dream Girl 2]]''
| Yusuf Ali Salim Khan
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| 2021
|''[[Bunty Aur Babli 2]]''
| Thehrey Singh
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| rowspan=1| 2020
|''[[It's My Life (film)|It's My Life]]''
| Father of Abhishek's friend
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| rowspan=5| 2007
| ''[[Welcome (2007 film)|Welcome]]''
| Producer Akhilendra Chandel
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| rowspan=76| 2005
| ''[[Deewane Huye Paagal]]''
| Blind Man
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| ''[[Cages (film)|Cages]]''
| Leo
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| ''[[Hulchul (2004 film)|Hulchul]]'' ▼
| Advocate Mishra▼
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| ''[[Ek Se Badhkar Ek (2004 film)|Ek Se Badhkar Ek]]''
| Don Srikant Ramprasad
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| ''[[ArrangementBall (film)|Arrangement& Chain]]''
| Papa
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▲| ''[[Hulchul (2004 film)|Hulchul]]''
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| ''[[Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998 film)|Bade Miyan Chote Miyan]]''
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| rowspan=2| 1978
| ''[[Pati Patni Aur Woh (1978 film)|Pati Patni Aur Woh]]''
| Abdul Karim Durrani
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|Laughing Doctor
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|''Koshish''
|Kanu
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| College student
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| 1977 || ''[[Chala Murari Hero Banne]]''|| rowspan="5"|Hindi
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| 1979 || ''[[Salaam Memsaab]]'' || Hindi
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| 1980 || ''Hum Nahin Sudhrenge'' || Hindi
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| 1992 || ''[[Dil Hi To Hai (1993 film)|Dil Hi To Hai]]'' || Hindi
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| 1997 || ''[[Udaan (1997 film)|Udaan]]'' || [[Hindi]]
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===As singer=Songs==
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| rowspan="2"| 1977|| rowspan="2"|''[[Alaap]]''|| "Binati Sun Le Tanik"||
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* 1973 – Shama Sushama Award for Best Comedian for ''[[Anhonee (1973 film)|Anhonee]]''
* 1986 – Best Actor and Best Director Award from Gujarat State Government for ''Saat Qaidi'', a [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] film.<ref>[http://www.rajasthantour4u.com/artists/asrani.html Asrani - Bollywood Actor - Comedian From Pink City Jaipur] {{Webarchive|urlname=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924064010/http://www."rajasthantour4u.com/artists/asrani.html |date=24 September 2015 }}. Rajasthantour4u.com.<"/ref>
==As voice artist==
Asrani lent his voice for the character Zazu in ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]'' in the Hindi language audio.
==References==
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{{Portal|India|Bollywood}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051222042952/http://www.setindia.com/interviews/interviews_details.php?id=32 Asrani interview] on [[SET India]]
*http://www.cagesmovie.com/castandcrew/asrani/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006215341/http://www.cagesmovie.com/castandcrew/asrani/ |date=6 October 2008 }}
{{FilmfareAwardBestComedian}}
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