Anang Desai is an Indian theater artist and film and television actor. He is known for playing the role of Tulsidas Parekh aka Babuji in the Hindi sitcom Khichdi (2002).
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Wiki/Biography
Anang Desai was born on Monday 4 May 1953 (age 46; as of 2022) in Ahmedabad, Bombay State, India (now Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India). His zodiac sign is Taurus. He went on to do his BA in Psychology and Economics from St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad. He then pursued an acting course at the National School of Drama in New Delhi and the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, Maharashtra. He was inclined towards acting since childhood. He played in various school and theater productions.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 10″
Hair color: salt and pepper
Eye Color: Black
family
He was born in a family of doctors.
parents and siblings
His father was a cardiologist, and his mother was a singer and artist. He has three younger sisters, and one of his sisters, Gopi Desai, is a television actress.
Anang Desai with one of his sisters
Anang Desai and Gopi Desai
wife and children
He is married to Chitra Desai who works as a poet and writer. The couple has two sons named Tanuj Desai (works for Star India Pvt Ltd) and Nachiket Desai.
Anang Desai with his wife and sons
Career
singer
Anang started his career as a singer at All India Radio, Ahmedabad for a few years.
Theater artist
After completing an acting course at the National School of Drama, New Delhi, he began working in the institute’s professional repertoire. He worked there for more than five years. Then he started acting in various theater productions at NSD. She has performed in various Hindi and Gujarati theater productions such as Mukhya Mantri, Begum ka Takiya, Tughlaq, Kotwal and Virasat. He also worked as a theater artist with a theater group in Gujarat.
Anang Desai in a theater play
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movie
English
Anang made his acting debut in the English film Gandhi (1982), in which he portrayed Indian politician JB Kripalani.
Anang Desai in Gandhi (1982)
Hindi
In 1986, she made her debut in the Hindi film Antaheen.
Anang Desai in Antaheen (1986)
He mainly played supporting roles in various Hindi films such as ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ (1999), ‘Mamta’ (2002), ‘Ishq Vishk’ (2003), ‘Good Boy, Bad Boy’ (2007), ‘Khichdi: The Movie’ (2010) and ‘Rustom’ (2002).
Mamta (2002) Movie Poster
French
In 1993, he starred in the French film “Amok”, in which he played the role of a driver.
Amok (1993)
Gujarat
Anang made his acting debut in the Gujarati film Kevi Rite Jaish (2012) as Ishwarbai Patel.
Kevi Rite Jaish (2012)
Some of his other Gujarati films are ‘Jaysuk Zdpayo’ (2022) and ‘Tu Rajee Re’ (2022).
Anang Desai in Jaysuk Zdpayo (2022)
television
Anang acted in many Hindi serials. In 1988, he made his television debut in Doordarshan’s show ‘Bharat Ek Khoj’ in which he played the role of Rajan.
Anang Desai in TV show Bharat Ek Khoj
He has acted in many popular TV shows like ‘Parinath’ (1989), ‘Byomkesh Bakshi’ (1994), ‘Khichdi’ (2002), ‘Wah Rehne Vaali Mehlon Ki’ (2006), ‘Chidiya Ghar’ (2016) and ‘Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!’ (2021).
Khichdi (2002)
Facts/Trivia
- Anang Desai is trained in Hindustani classical music.
- In the initial years of his career, he found it difficult to speak Hindi as his mother tongue was Gujarati. He read Hindi books, magazines and newspapers to refine his Hindi pronunciation.
- He has received numerous awards including Best Supporting Actor at the 12th Transmedia Awards (2019).
Anang Desai with his award
Categories: Television
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