Ranjeet Explained

Ranjeet
Birth Name:	Gopal Singh Bedi
Birth Date:	12 September 1941
Birth Place:	Jandiala Guru, Punjab, British India (present-day Amritsar, Punjab, India)
Other Names:	Ranjeet Bedi
Years Active:	1966–2019
Parents:	Dwarkaprasad Bedi (father)
Spouse:	Aloka Bedi
Children:	Divyanka Bedi (daughter) Chiranjeev Bedi (son)
Relatives:	Prem Bedi (brother) Ramesh Bedi (brother)

Ranjeet (born as Gopal Singh Bedi; 12 September 1941), is an Indian actor and film director.^[1] ^[2] He has mostly played villain roles in over 200 Hindi films. He has also played a positive character in the TV series Aisa Des Hai Mera.^[3]

He has also worked in a number of Punjabi films namely Rab Ne Banayian Jodiyan, Maujaan Dubai Diyaan and Man Jeete Jag Jeet.^[4]

Early life

Ranjeet was born as Gopal Singh Bedi in Jandiala Guru, a town near Amritsar, Punjab into an orthodox Sikh family and after studying at Delhi’s Hindu College he aimed to join the Indian Air Force before becoming an actor, entering the film industry in 1966-67.^[5]

Career

Ranjeet shot to fame after playing a negative role in the film Sharmeelee, released in 1971. Sunil Dutt had recommended his name after liking his performance in Sawan Bhadon and Reshma Aur Shera. Ranjeet had come to Mumbai to play the lead role in Zindagi Ki Rahen, which was shelved. He went ahead to establish himself as a leading villain in the seventies and early eighties.^[6]

Besides acting in hundreds of Hindi movies, he has also done a television serial Aisa Des Hai Mera and a couple of Punjabi films

Personal life

He is a vegetarian and non-smoker.

Ranjeet is married to Aloka Bedi, niece of actress Mumtaz.^[7] They have two children: a daughter Divyanka, who is a personal trainer, and a son Jeeva (also known as Chiranjeev), who made his film debut in 2022 with Govinda Naam Mera.^[8]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Character/Role	Language
1970
1971		as Kundan^[9]
		as Gopal



1972
		as Daku Mangal Singh
		as Peter
		as Ranjeet
1973		as Babu

		as Pedro


		as Ranjeet
		as Balraj
1974
		as Bandit
		as Raja Dada
		as Salim


		as Ajit
		as Suresh
		as Rakesh
		as Ranjeet
		as Ranjeet
1975		as Brij
1975
1975		as Chandu Banjara
1975		as Master
1975
1975		as Ranjeet
1975		as Ranjeet
1975		as Dilawar Singh
1975		as Rishi
1976		as Balraj
1976		as Tabrez
1976
1976	Gumrah	as Ranjeet
1976
1976		as Ranjeet Gupta
1976		as Tony
1976
1976		as Ravi
1977
1977
1977		as Ranjeet Singh
1977		as Sheikh Jamal
1977
1977		as Sheroo
1977		as Ranjeet
1977		as Ranjeet (Guest Appearance)
1977		as Dr. Prem Mishra
1977		as Raghu
1978		as Bhiku Prasad
1978		as Tilak Singh
1978		as Johnny
1978
1978
1978		as Jaggu
1978
1978
1978		as Sardar's Son
1978		as Khokha
1978
1978		as Jaggu
1978		as J.D.
1978		as Ranjeet 'Chhotey Thakur' H. Singh
1979		as Gopal
1979		as Ranjeet
1979		as Banwari
1979		as Ustad
1979
1979		as Jacob
1979		as Rawat
1979		as Shankar / Devi Dayal
1979		as Mahendra "Sidh Purush"
1979		as Gopal
1979		as Ramu
1980		as Ranjeet
1980		as Chander
1980		as Kundan
1980
1980		as Chander
1980		as Peter
1980		as Captain Ashok
1980
1980
1980	Neeyat
1981		as Daulatram
1981
1981		as Jwala's brother
1981
1981		as Lalchand
1981		as Jagdish 'Jaggu'
1981		as Vijay Singh
1981		as Jagdish aka 'J.D.'
1981		as Mahendar Singh
1981		as Chhaganlal Patel
1981		as Kumar Virendra Singh
1981		as Ronnie
1982		as Chandru Singh
1982		as Ranjeet Singh
1982
1982		as Arjun Singh
1982		as Jaipal Singh
1982		as Ranjeet
1982		as Robinson
1982		as Villain
1983		as Chipa
1983		as Ranveer Singh
1983		as Ranjeet Singh
1983
1983		as Ranjeet
1983		as Veera
1983
1983		as Veer Singh / Vinay Sinha
1984		as Ganpat Rai
1984
1984		as Natwar
1984		as Ranjeet
1984		as Raghu
1984		as Nagendra
1984
1984
1984
1984		as Bhupati / Excise Minister B. Pati
1984		as Gangu
1984		as Ranjeet Singh
1985		as Shambudas
1985
1985		as Satyadev
1985		as Pandit Hazari
1985		as Gomango
1985
1985
1985		as Ranjeet Saxena
1985
1985		as Balwant
1986		as Pondrik Krishna Vasudev
1986		as David
1986
1986
1986		as Natwar Dada
1987		as Chadhha
1987		as Tribal Leader
1987		as Ramesh Sinha
1987
1987
1987		as Jaggu
1987
1988		as Shera
1988		as Dacoit
1988		as Rana
1988		as Jaggu
1988		as Vinod Pal Singh
1988		as Salim Shankar
1988		as Jagga Singh
1989		as Raja
1989		as Ranjeet Mehra
1989
1989		as Tiger
1989		as Shera
1989		as Robert D'Costa
1989		as Kallu Dada
1989		as Babu Dada
1989		as Natwar Sarang
1989		as Shakaal
1990		as Bhairav
1990		as Lal Singh
1990		as Sridhar
1990		as Dr. Ajay Ganotra
1990
1990		aa Ranjeet Singh
1991		as Inspector Himmat Singh
1991		as Jagdish
1991
1991		(as Ranjit) as Singer
1993		(as Ranjit) as Ghajraj Chaudhary
1993		as Hira
1994		as Ranjit
1994		as Dr. Mathur
1994		as Police Inspector Vijay Chauhan
		as Kaalishankar Peeli Topiwaley
1995		as A.K. Chopra
1995		as Bidder
1995		as Mr. Saxena
1995		as Inspector Khote
1995
1996		as Rehman,Taxi Driver
1996		as Ranjeet
1996		as Bob
1996
1997		as Dr. Subramaniam Swami
1997		as Marshal
1997
1997		as Dilawar
1997		as Inspector Lokhande
1997		as Police Commissioner
1998		as Sairas
1999		(uncredited) as Gopal Bharti
1999		as Prosecuting Attorney
1999		as Makhanlal
2000		as Gyaniji
2000		as Ranjit Singh
2000
2000	Kaali Topi Laal Rumaal	as Mogha
2001		as Michael D'Souza
2001		as Hassan
2001		as Mumbai Police Commissioner
2001	Kasam	as Hari Singh
2001		(as Ranjith) as Boss
2002		as Immigration Officer
2003
2004		as Chaudhry Sunil Singh
2005		as Store owner
2006		as Raj's dad
2006		as Harpreet Malhotra
2006
2007		as Colonel
2007		as Kapoor
2008		as Shamsher Singh
2008	Deshdrohi (2008)
2009		(in production)
2010
2012
2012		^[10]
2013		as Bhatkar Dada
2013	Via 70 km		Punjabi
2014
2015
2017			Bhojpuri
2017			Malayalam
2019

Director

Year	Film	Language
1990	Kaarnama
1992	Ghazab Tamasha

Television

Year	TV Serial	Character/Role
1994–1998	Junoon	as Sherkhan Pathan
1997		as Khanna
1999–2000	Gul Sanobar	as Veer Singh, the Commander of Hindustan
2006		as Ranbir Singh Deol
2007	Ghar Ek Sapnaa	as Jagmohan
2008–2010	Jugni Chali Jalandhar	as Jagtaar Bhalla
2012	Hitler Didi	as Ranjeet Kukreja
2012	R. K. Laxman Ki Duniya	as Don
2013	Tota Weds Maina	as Thakur Ghamashaan^[11]
2015	Kabhi Aise Geet Gaya Karo
2016	Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai!	as Himself
2016	Trideviyaan	as Gamosha^[12]

Notes and References

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News: Much feared, much applauded. KRISHANGI SINGH. The Hindu. 16 October 2014. 3 February 2015. 30 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141130181354/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/much-feared-much-applauded/article6507210.ece. live.
Web site: 2020-07-19. Ranjeet: After my first negative character, I was thrown out of my house. 2020-10-27. The Indian Express. en. 31 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201031010924/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ranjeet-bollywood-villain-life-journey-6505243/. live.
Web site: 9 March 2016 . I have lived very gracefully, says Ranjeet . Hindustan Times.
Web site: 'Parents refused to marry their daughters to me'. Sonil. Dedhia. Rediff. 4 February 2024. 18 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210518084228/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/ranjeet-parents-refused-to-marry-their-daughters-to-me/20151008.htm. live.
Web site: Ranjeet: The 70s and 80s iconic baddie's Instagram is as interesting as his life story . 2024-10-29 . Mid-day.
Web site: Mankermi . Shivani . 14 December 2022 . Ranjeet’s son Jeeva: As a kid, I hated films only because I kept seeing my father being killed . Times of India.
Web site: Ranjeet's mother didn't like his work in 'Sharmeelee': You tear women's clothes?. India Today. 4 February 2024. 4 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240104042008/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/ranjeets-mother-didnt-like-his-work-in-rakhee-film-sharmeelee-you-tear-womens-clothes-2481865-2023-12-29. live.
News: I want my son to be a hero onscreen: Ranjeet. The Times of India. 8 November 2013 . 3 February 2015. 8 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141208031654/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/I-want-my-son-to-be-a-hero-onscreen-Ranjeet/articleshow/25438024.cms. live.
Web site: Ranjit returns to TV with Tota Weds Maina. 7 February 2013. Hindustan Times. 4 February 2024. 4 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240204203125/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/ranjit-returns-to-tv-with-tota-weds-maina/story-gJGKdPgq2tiaFOOypTuEbM.html. live.
News: Ranjeet as the new villain in 'Trideviyaan' - Times of India. The Times of India. 16 December 2016 . 22 May 2020. 7 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170107035755/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/ranjeet-as-the-new-villain-in-trideviyaan/articleshow/56001158.cms. live.