Aanjjan Srivastav | |
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 Srivastav in 2012 | |
| Born | Anjan Srivastav 2 June 1948 [1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse | Mrs. Madhu Srivastav |
Dr. Aanjjan Srivastav (born 2 June 1948) is an Indian film, television and stage actor, associated with Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) in Mumbai of which he remained Vice-President for several years. Outside theatre, he is best known as a character actor in Marathi and Hindi films, most notably, Mira Nair's Salaam Bombay!, Mississippi Masala and Anupam Mittal's Flavors and Bollywood films like Gol Maal, Bemisal, Khuda Gawah, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa and Pukar. He has also acted in the TV shows Wagle Ki Duniya (1988) and Wagle Ki Duniya – Nayi Peedhi Naye Kissey (2021).
On television, Srivastav made his mark as the quintessential "common man" in the TV series Wagle Ki Duniya (Wagle's World) (1988–90) and Wagle Ki Nayi Duniya, where he played the lead role, apart from Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi (1984) and Nukkad.[2][3] He has also acted for more than 40 years in over 30 plays, many of them jubilee hits, including Bakri, Moteram Ka Satyagrah, Shatranj Ke Mohre, Ek Aur Dronacharya and Chakkar Pe Chakkar.[4][5] One of his serials is Bharat Ek Khoj, based upon Pt. Nehru's Discovery of India, wherein he played various roles.
- ^ Aanjjan Srivastav at his 60th birthday party held on 2 June 2008 at The Club, Andheri. Archived 4 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine www.realbollywood.com.
- ^ Profile of Anjan Shrivastava: The Uncommon Common man www.indiantelevision.com.
- ^ Anjan's world[usurped] The Hindu, 16 September 2003.
- ^ "The quintessential common man". Indian Express. 16 June 2003. Archived from the original on 21 June 2003. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ^ IPTA will never close down Indian Express, 1 May 1997.