Mukul Dev (born 17 September 1970) is an Indian television and film actor. He is known for his work in

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s, TV serials and music albums. He has also acted in few

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and

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. He received the 7th Amrish Puri Award, for excellence in acting for his role in '' Yamla Pagla Deewana''. He is also a trained pilot from the

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Career

Mukul Dev made his acting debut on TV through a serial ''Mumkin'' playing the role of Vijay Pandey in 1996. He also acted in Doordarshan's '' Ek Se Badh Kar Ek'', a comedy Bollywood countdown show, He made his film debut in the film '' Dastak'' as ACP Rohit Malhotra in the same year which also introduced crowned

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. He appeared in several films such as '' Qila'' (1998), '' Wajood'' (1998), '' Kohram'' (1999) and ''

Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao (translation:''Save me from my wife'') is a 2001 Indian film directed by Harry Baweja. It stars Rekha and Naseeruddin Shah. Cast * Rekha as Kamini Mathur * Naseeruddin Shah as Anand Mathur * Arshad Warsi as Rocky * ...

'' (2001). He acted in several television serials in the 2000s such as ''

Kahin Diyaa Jale Kahin Jiyaa ''Kahin Diyaa Jale Kahin Jiyaa'' is an Indian soap opera which aired on Sony TV Plot The show was the story of a wealthy Rajvansh family whose scion, Rohit (Mukul Dev), gets engaged to Payal (Prachi Shah), a girl of another prominent family ...

'' (2001), ''

Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'' ( The story of each house) is a Hindi-language Indian soap opera on Indian television which ran on Star Plus from 16 October 2000 to 9 October 2008. The soap opera was created by Ekta Kapoor and was produced by her pr ...

'' (2003), ''

Pyar Zindagi Hai ''Pyar Zindagi Hai'' is an Indian television comedy series that premiered on Zee TV on 30 March 2003. The series is set in the Punjabi backdrop, and stars Rakhee Tandon & Mukul Dev in the main lead. Love, Life & Laughter are the three mantras ...

'' (2003) and participated in a dance competition show '' Kabhi Kabhii Pyaar Kabhi Kabhii Yaar'' (2008). In recent years he has played supporting roles in films like '' Yamla Pagla Deewana'' (2011), ''

Son of Sardaar ''Son of Sardaar'' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Ashwni Dhir. A remake of 2010 Telugu film ''Maryada Ramanna'' directed by S. S. Rajamouli, it featured Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha and Juhi Chawla ...

'' (2012), '' R... Rajkumar'' (2013) and '' Jai Ho'' (2014). He was also the host of ''

Fear Factor India ''Fear Factor India'' is an Indian adaptation of the popular reality show Fear Factor. The series premiered on Sony TV on March 10, 2006, and was presented by Indian television actor Mukul Dev. The season 2 and onward seasons of the series aire ...

'' of Season 1.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series

Dubbing roles

Live action films

References

External links

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