Alok Nath

Alok Nath
Alok at an event in 2012
Born (1956-07-10) 10 July 1956 (age 68)[1]
Khagaria, Bihar, India[2][3][4][5]
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Years active1980–2019
Spouse
Ashu Singh
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(m. 1987)​

Alok Nath (born 10 July 1956), also known as Sanskaari Babuji, is an Indian former actor known for his work in Hindi cinema and television.[6] He made his film debut with the 1982 English (and Hindi) film Gandhi, directed by Sir Richard Attenborough, which won an Oscar Academy Award for Best Picture that year.[7] He appeared in the soap opera, Buniyaad, which took the country by storm in 1986. He was also in Rishtey, which aired from 1999 to 2001.[8] He appeared in Star Plus serials like Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai, Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.[9] Nath was born in Khagaria (Bihar) on 10 July 1956. Nath has a sister, Vineeta Malik, she is known for the portrayal of the character Bhairavi in the television series Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.[10]

In December 2013, jokes and memes based on characters played by Alok Nath started trending on social media and spread quickly.[11] The Curious Case of Alok Nath - Why did Alok Nath Trend on Twitter, a case-study to analyze the content which led to the interest in Nath, became popular on 4 January 2014.[12][13][14] Reacting to the jokes, the actor admitted that he liked most of them.[15]

Nath was accused of rape by writer-producer Vinda Nanda and sexual misconduct by multiple women during the Indian Me Too movement in 2018 and he was charged with rape by the Mumbai Police.[16]

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  11. ^ Bhopatkar, Tejshree (31 December 2013). "Is Alok Nath the next Rajinikanth?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
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  13. ^ "After Rakhee, Danny, Aloknath joins the club of Bollywood memes". Hindustan Times. 1 February 2014. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  14. ^ Aditi Shome-Ray (5 January 2014). "After Rajinikant, Bollywood's 'babuji' Alok Nath becomes the butt of jokes on Twitter, Facebook; amused actor says fad will die it's [sic] own death". Daily News and Analysis. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  15. ^ "Alok Nath reacts to funny tweets about him". Gayatri Sankar. Zee News. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  16. ^ "#MeToo: Rape Case Registered Against Alok Nath". The Wire. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.