Lalit Tiwari Explained

Lalit Tiwari
Nationality:Indian
Alma Mater:National School of Drama
Occupation:actor
Known For:Mahabharat, Bharat Ek Khoj,Welcome to Sajjanpur, Well Done Abba!, Om-Dar-B-Dar
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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, , 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]

Filmography

! Year!! Title!!Role
1987 Yeh Woh Manzil To NahinSrikant
1988 Om-Dar-Ba-Dar Jagdish
1989 Chandni
BhrashtacharKeshav Kumar
Sach
1991Pratigyabadh Baburam Yadav
Akayla
LamheSudeshwar Narayan Tiwari
1992Raju Ban Gaya GentlemanRafique
Bewaffa Se WaffaAltaf Ahmed - Rukhsar's father
1993Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja
Darr Sunil's Friend
Suraj Ka Satvan GhodaChaman Thakur
Pehchaan
1994Tarpan Jeetu Thakur
Sardar
Elaan Doctor Deepak
LaadlaLawyer
Yeh Dillagi
Eena Meena Deeka
MammoRiyaz's father
Chaand Kaa TukdaaRaja Saheb
1995Dilwale Dulhania Le JayengeSimran's Uncle
1996KrishnaSunil's Instructor
ShastraGirdhari
1997 Udaan Mental patient
1999Jai Hind Karan
2000BawandarTej Karan
Hari-Bhari
2001Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar KeAshok Sharma
2002The Legend of Bhagat SinghProf. Vidyalankar
2003DabdabaK.K
2004 Checkpost Policeman
2005[4] Davar Ali
2006TathastuPolitician
Jai Santoshi MaaPratap
Chabiwali Pocket WatchBabba
2007Anwar Pappu
2008Welcome to Sajjanpur Subedar Singh
2009Bad Luck GovindPotent Pandey
Well Done Abba!Meherban Ali - Arif's father
2012Ata Pata Lapatta Swamiji
2013 Muslim Money Lender
2014Das CapitalMantri
2015Hawaizaada Charu Shastri
2022Samrat Prithviraj

Television

! Year!! Title!!Role!!Notes
1986 Bahadur Shah Zafar Ahmed Baig
1988-1990 Mahabharat
1988 Bharat Ek Khoj
1993 Bible Ki Kahaniya Narrator
1996-1997 ItihaasSrivastav
1998-1999Lakeerein
2001-2002 Jai Mahabharat
20031857 Kranti
Paap Punya Ka Lekha JokhaBrahmadev
2007 Apne Dil Se PuchhoMohan's Father Vitthal
2008 Chhoona Hai Aasmaan Hyder Sheikh
2014 Samvidhaan Shibban Lal Saxena

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rendezvous with rural Odisha . https://archive.today/20140626045943/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130425/jsp/odisha/story_16823268.jsp%23.U6umzJSSyAo . dead . 26 June 2014 . 25 April 2013 . . 2014-06-26.
  2. Web site: Actor's take on cinema's future . https://archive.today/20140626051815/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130406/jsp/odisha/story_16751643.jsp%23.U6usYJSSyAo . dead . 26 June 2014 . The Telegraph . 6 April 2013 . 2014-06-26.
  3. Web site: 'Om Dar B Dar' review: This film is still ahead of its time . IBN Live (CNN-IBN) . https://archive.today/20140626122410/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/om-dar-b-dar-review-this-film-is-still-ahead-of-its-time/446177-47.html . dead . 26 June 2014 . 18 Jan 2014 . 2014-06-26.
  4. News: Lalit Tiwari Filmography . https://archive.today/20140702085926/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/1596736/Lalit-Tiwari/filmography . dead . Movies & TV Dept. . . . 2014-07-02 .