Paresh Rawal is a Bollywood actor, producer and a politician. He was born on 30 May 1955 in Mumbai. His zodiac sign is Gemini. He grew up in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. He pursued a graduate degree from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, Vile Parle, Mumbai. 

His father’s name is Dahyalal Rawal, and his mother’s name is Dhanlakshmi. 

He is married to Swarup Sampat. They have two sons, Anirudh Rawal and Aditya Rawal. 

Paresh Rawal’s favourites

His favourite actors are Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Amitabh Bachchan, Kajol and Marlon Brando. 

He admires the works by directors, Priyadarshan, Ketan Mehta, Rajkumar Santoshi, and Mahesh Bhatt.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is Paresh’s favourite politician. 

His favourite film is a1994 Italian film ‘Il Postino: The Postman’.

His favourite book is ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ by Ken Kesey. 

Interesting facts about Paresh Rawal

After completing his graduation in March 1974, Paresh started working in Gujarati theatre. 

In the year 1984, he started his Bollywood career as a supporting actor in the film ‘Holi’. The film was a hit, due to which Paresh received many acting offers. 

During the 1980s and 1990s, he appeared in over 100 films, and mostly played lead villain roles.

Paresh Rawal as ‘Baburao’

Paresh Rawal became everyone’s favourite after playing the role of ‘Baburao’ in the comedy film ‘Hera Pheri’.

Other comedy films that Paresh Rawal has worked in are, Phir Hera Pheri (2006), Malamaal Weekly (2006), Chup Chup Ke (2006), Bhagam Bhag (2006), De Dana Dan (2009), Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006), Welcome (2007), Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge (2010), and Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007).

In the year 2014, he became a Lok Sabha member from the Bharatiya Janata Party from Ahmedabad Lok Sabha constituency.

Awards

In the year 1994, he was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Villain for the film ‘Sir’.

The same year, he was honoured with the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for the films ‘Woh Chhokri’ and ‘Sir’.

In 2001, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Comedian for the film ‘Hera Pheri’.

In the year 2014, he was honoured with the prestigious Padma Shri by the Government of India.

Paresh’s filmography

Some of Paresh’s films are, OMG- Oh My God! (2012), Hungama (2003), Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019), Vaastav (1999), Dilwale (1994), Ready (2011), Himmatwala (2013), Baghban (2003), Tamanna (1997), Raja (1995), Nayak (2001), Andaz Apna  Apna (1994), Hulchul (2004), and Shehzada (2023).

Paresh Rawal recently starred in comedy-drama ‘Dream Girl 2’. His co-actors were Ayushmann Khurana and Ananya Pandey. The film was released on 25 August 2023.