Yashpal Sharma is an Indian

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film actor and theatre artist. He is best known for his role as Randhir Singh in Sudhir Mishra's 2003 Hindi movie '' Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'', apart from '' Lagaan'' (2001), ''

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'' (2003), '' Ab Tak Chhappan'' (2004), '' Apaharan'' (2005), '' Lakshyam'' (2007), '' Singh Is Kinng'' (2008), ''

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'' (2011) and '' Rowdy Rathore'' (2012). He has also played in punjabi films like Lover 25 kille Halso played the role as Don Rana in a sequence of popular TV sitcom

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(2008-present) on SAB TV. He played Kuwar Singh in Zee's ''

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''. Yashpal is also a stage actor and appears in live plays. He formerly starred in Zee's ''

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''. The Haryanvi film ''Pagdi: The Honour'' was awarded at the 62nd National Film Awards.

Early life and education

Sharma was born and brought up in a lower-middle-class Brahmin family in Hisar in the state of

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. Since childhood, he was interested in acting and used to actively organise and participate in Ramlila during Dasara (also called

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) festivals. He graduated from the

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, Mandi House, New Delhi in 1994, the lead role of his theatre play franchise (Koi Baat Chale) with writer and director Ramji Bali.

Career

After his graduation he joined the National School of Drama Repertory Company in Delhi, where he worked for about two years before moving to Mumbai in 1997. His first big break was

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's film, '' Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa'' (1998), which gave him a chance to act alongside Jaya Bachchan and

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. He also started appearing in commercial films, like '' Shool'' and '' Arjun Pandit''. However, it was the Academy Award-nominated '' Lagaan'' (2001) which brought him to the limelight, and thereafter he appeared in '' Gangajal'' (2003) and '' Ab Tak Chhappan''. He has been a regular in films of Shyam Benegal and

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and continues to work as a stage actor in Mumbai. In 2010, he acted in Rage productions' bilingual play, ''One on One'' and the play ''Lakeerein'', written by Gulzar and directed by Salim Arif, opposite actor,

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.A play'ful' eve for Lucknow
2010, 1 December. ''

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'' He made his television debut with ''

'' on Zee TV in 2010. Then he played a cameo role in ''

'' on SAB TV in 2011. The same year, he appeared in a significant role in

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's ''

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,'' which turned out to be the veteran actor's last film before his death. Yashpal Sharma at the launch of TV serial 'Neeli Chatri Vale'

Sharma returned on television in a lead role as Bhagwandas with ''

'' on Zee TV in 2014. His upcoming film as lead is ''Das Capital'', directed by Rajen Kothari. He briefly appeared in a short documentary ''The Facebook Generation'', produced by Blue Strike Productions and Dev Samaj Modern School and directed by Sahil Bhardwaj. The film competed in the Reel to Real film making competition at Harmony 2012 organised by The Global Education and Leadership Foundation and was among the top 10 finalists. He turned to film direction with a biopic on Haryanvi poet Pandit Lakshmi Chand, which he wrote as well.

Filmography

Television

Short films

Web series

Awards and nominations

* 2004: Nominated:

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for ''

'' * 2004: Nominated: IIFA Best Performance in a Negative Role for ''

'' * 2004: Nominated: Screen Weekly Awards for ''

'' * 2004: Nominated: Zee Cine Awards for ''

'' * 2022: Won: 68th National Film Awards for ''Dada Lakhmi'' in Best Feature Film in Haryanvi

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Yashpal Indian male film actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian male stage actors Living people People from Hisar (city) National School of Drama alumni Male actors from Haryana 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Punjabi cinema Male actors in Gujarati-language films Year of birth missing (living people)