Rajesh Puri is an Indian television actor. He acted in comedy serials like ''
Yeh Duniya Gazab Ki''. Rajesh also acted in a DD1 serial
Aamrapali (TV serial)
''Amrapali'' was an Indian historical drama TV serial, directed by Ravi Kemmu in 2002. It was a big-budget (Rs 100 million) story depicting the world of around 600 B.C. The serial was broadcast on the Doordarshan National Network every Sunday ...
in 2002. He is also identified as Lalit Prasad (a.k.a. Lalloo) of
Hum Log, the Television series of the 1980s. He is seen in mostly comedy shows like ''Hi Zindagi Bye Zindagi'' (
Zee TV
ZEE TV also known as Z TV is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched on 1 October 1992 as the oldest privately owned television channel in India.
History ...
), ''One Two Ka Four'' (Zee TV), ''
Ek Se Badkar Ek
''Ek Se Badkar Ek'' is an Indian show launched in 1995 on Doordarshan. The show was sponsored by BPL, and initially directed by Mukul Anand.
The initial episodes of the serial were written by journalists Madhulika Verma and Rauf Ahmed.
The pr ...
'' (
DD National
DD National (formerly DD1) is an Indian state-owned entertainment television channel, founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It is the flagshi ...
) and ''Fantush'' (
DD Metro
DD Metro also known as DD 2 was an Indian free-to-air television channel. It was launched in 1984 as DD2 in Delhi as an alternative to DD National. Later, it increased its coverage area by expanding to Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. In 1993, the ...
). In 2019, he played Sunil Bansal in ''
Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki
Shakti (Devanagari: शक्ति, IAST: Śakti; 'energy, ability, strength, effort, power, might, capability') in Hinduism, is the "Universal Power" that underlies and sustains all existence. Conceived as feminine in essence, Shakti refer ...
'' on
Colors TV
Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. Its programming consists of Soap opera, family dramas, Comedy, comedies, fantasy shows, youth-oriented Rea ...
and movie
Zindagi Tumse
Zindagi is a word of Persian origin, which means "life". It may refer to:
Film
* ''Zindagi'' (1940 film), a Bollywood film directed by P. C. Barua
* ''Zindagi'' (1964 film), a Bollywood film directed by Ramanand Sagar
* ''Zindagi'' (1976 fil ...
(2019).
Life
He graduated from
National School of Drama
National School of Drama (NSD) is a drama school situated at New Delhi, India. It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and became an independent school ...
.
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Television
His most famous roles have been:
# Lalit Prasad (Lalloo) in
Hum Log, the first Indian TV soap serial
# Munimji (accountant) in
Buniyaad
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Selected filmography
References
External links
Rajesh Purion
IMDb
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Indian male television actors
Living people
National School of Drama alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
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