Gulshan Grover is an Indian actor. He has appeared in more than 400 films. He is known as the “bad guy” of the Bollywood industry.
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Gulshan Grover was born on 21 September 1955 in New Delhi (68 years old; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Virgo.
Gulshan Grover’s childhood
He was educated in a government school in Delhi and then went to Shri Ram College of Commerce for graduation. Later, he completed his graduation in Commerce. Grover loved acting since he was a child and entered the Actors Studio to receive acting training. He eventually became an acting teacher at the Actors Studio.
appearance
Height: 5’9”
Weight (approximately): 70kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family, caste and wife
Gulshan Grover was born into a Hindu family. He is the son of Bishambar Nath Grover and Ramrakhi Grover. He has two brothers and two sisters. His brother Ramesh Grover works at BSquare Technologies. His sister, Rita Grover, is an NSD graduate. His brother Sonu Grover is a businessman.
Gulshan Grover dated Filomina for 6 years before tying the knot in 1998. They have a son named Sanjay Grover. The couple parted ways in 2001.
Gulshan Grover and ex-wife Kashish Grover
Gulshan Grover and his son Sanjay Grover
After the divorce, he married Kashish in 2001, but the marriage only lasted 10 months. Later, the actor was also rumored to be engaged to actress Somy Ali.
Profession
Gulshan started his acting career in 1980 with the film Hum Paanch. He subsequently acted in films like “Sohni Mahiwal”, “Ram Lakhan”, “Doodh Ka Karz”, “Saudagar”, “Vijaypath”, “Yes Boss” and “Lajja”. In 2011, he played the role of “Bharti” in the film “I Am Kalam”, a role that earned him a National Award nomination in the “Best Supporting Actor” category.
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He has featured in the music videos of Sajjad Ali’s song “Sohni Lagdi” and Yo Yo Honey Singh’s song “Desi Kalakaar”.
Grover also played key roles in Hollywood films such as “The Buzzer,” “Blind Ambition,” “Desperate Endeavor” and “Prisoners of the Sun.” He has even appeared in several Iranian, Malaysian and Canadian films. He won the Best International Actor Award at the New York Film Festival and the Houston Film Festival for his role as an Indian saint in the film “Desperate Endeavor.”
Gulshan Grover as Dada Bhagwan in Desperate Endeavor
dispute
Grover collaborated with Katrina Kaif in a film called Boom, in which they performed some intimate scenes. These scenes caused controversy and were later removed.
Gulshan Grover and Katrina Kaif in Boom
favorite thing
fact
- His hobbies include exercising and swimming.
- Bollywood actors Anil Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and Mazhar Khan were his classmates at the Actors Studio Acting School.
- Grover once had the honor of attending a royal dinner with Prince Charles in Scotland.
Gulshan Grover and Prince Charles at Dumfries Palace
- Gulshan was originally selected to play a police inspector in the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, but the role was later replaced by Irrfan Khan.
- Grover never took acting seriously until he started performing in plays with a small troupe.
- He was the first Bollywood actor to work in a Hollywood film. In 1997, he made his debut in the Hollywood film “The Jungle Book: Mowgli and Baloo”.
- Grover has also received many prestigious international awards, including the BBC Award, the Arts & Film Giant Award, the Stardust Award for Best Actor and the New York International Film Festival Award.
Gulshan Grover wins New York International Film Festival Award
- His residence is at Woodstock, JP Road, Versova, Andheri West, Mumbai.
- Gulshan was offered the role of Farhad Hassan in the final season of 24 (2001), but the actor denied taking the role.
- His ancestors belonged to Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and later migrated to Delhi after India’s independence.
- Grover’s former secretary Bhanu (brother of famous actress Mandakini) married his ex-wife Philomena in London. She later changed her name to Mina Grover.
- Gulshan had commented on the character of “Kattappa” in the movie “Baahubali”. He said that “Baahubali” was a good movie and he liked the script of Kattappa’s character, but if given a chance, he would have played the character in a better way.
- He is popularly known as the “bad guy” of the Bollywood industry. Grover got the name after playing the role of “Kesariya Vilayati” aka “The Bad Guy” in the movie “Ram Lakhan”. His character was so popular among audiences that he is still recognized by this name.
Gulshan Grover as “The Bad Guy”
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