Anang Desai (born 4 May 1953) is an Indian film and television actor. Desai has appeared in more than 100 television shows and 70 films, known for his portrayal of the character Babuji in the television series
Khichdi and its
eponymous film. He is an alumnus of the
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 ...
,
New Delhi
New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament ...
and was a part of the institute's professional repertory, performing
Hindi
Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...
theatre extensively before starting his career in the television and film domains.
Film career
Anang Desai started his film career in 1982 with
Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British ...
, in which he played Indian politician
J. B. Kripalani.
Filmography
Television shows
* Pratishodh as Raghunath Verma
*1988:
Bharat Ek Khoj as Rajan (in Episode 3 - The Arrival of the Vedic People)
Ram Mohan Roy (in Episode 41 - The Bengal Renaissance)
*1990: Tenali Rama as King Krishnadevaraya
*1991–92:
Humrahi
*1994:
Byomkesh Bakshi
Byomkesh Bakshi is a fictional detective created by Bengali author Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. A self-proclaimed "satyanweshi" (literally seeker of truth), Bakshi is known for his keen observation, logical thinking, and knowledge of forensic sc ...
(Episode: Ret ka Daldal/Quicksand) as Himangshu Roy
[Archived a]
Ghostarchive
and th
Wayback Machine
*1995:
Aahat as Abhay Kumar (in Episode 7 - Death Sentence)
Pritvi (in Episode 88-89 - Yaad)
*1995–1996: Akbar Birbal as Birbal
* 1996: Karm as Mr. Solanki
*1997–1998: Chattaan as Kamal Chopra
*1997: Bombay Blue as Dr. Johal
*1997–1999:
Tanha
* 1998 Teacher
*1998–1999: Tejaswini
*1999: Basera: Special Appearance
* 2001 Kudrat as Udaynarayan Seth
* 2001-2003: Gharana
*2002–04:
Khichdi as Tulsidas Parekh
* 2003 Vishwaas as Raghuvansh Pradhan
*2004: Pyaar Ki Kashti Mein
* 2004–2006: ''
Reth'' as Gyan Pandey
*2005–06:
India Calling as Mr. Kapoor
*2005–06:
Instant Khichdi as Tulsidas Parekh
* 2006–2007:
Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki
''Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki'' () is an Indian Hindi-language television series that aired on Sahara One channel. The series ran from 30 May 2005 and ended on 20 January 2011. It became the longest running television production of Rajshri Prod ...
as Jamnadas (J.D.) Thapar
*2006–2007:
Kashmakash Zindagi Ki as Rajdev
*2006–2007
Lucky as Acharya Joshi
*2007–09:
Teen Bahuraaniyaan as Dwarkadas
*2007–09:
Lucky as Acharya Joshi
*2008–09:
Jasuben Jayantilaal Joshi Ki Joint Family as Jayantilaal Joshi
*2009:
Star Vivaah: Guest appearance
*2009:
Ladies Special as Jassi's father
*2009-10:
Jo Kahunga Sach Kahunga as prosecutor KK gairola
*2010:
Miley Jab Hum Tum as Shashi Bhushan
*2010:
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'' (), often abbreviated as ''TMKOC'', is an Indian sitcom and Indian comedy based on the weekly column ''Duniya Ne Undha Chasma'' by Tarak Mehta for the magazine '' Chitralekha''. Produced by Asit Kumarr Modi ...
as Tulsidas Parekh (Special appearance)
*2010:
Mrs. & Mr. Sharma Allahabadwale as Sharma's boss
*2011:
Sanskaar Laxmi as Jugmohan Purohit
*2011–12:
Don't Worry Chachu as Popatlal Desai
*2012:
Yeh Zindagi Hai Gulshan
*2012: Ek Kiran Roshni Ki as P.K. Khanna
*2012–13:
Alaxmi Ka Super Parivaar as Natwarlal Kapadia
*2013: (German) as Rajesh
*2013:
Pradhanmantri as Sheikh Abdullah
*2013:
Chhanchhan
''Chhanchhan'' is an Indian family drama TV series which aired from 25 March 2013 through 19 September 2013 on Sony Entertainment Television
Sony Entertainment Television (abbreviated as SET) is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainm ...
as Matilalbhai Borisagar
* 2014:
Main Naa Bhoolungi as Mahanto Jagannath
* 2014: Chandrakant Chiplunkar Seedi Bambawala as Hasubhai Mehta
* 2014:
Badi Door Se Aaye Hai as Judge (Cameo)
* 2015
Dilli Wali Thakur Gurls as Justice L.N Thakur
*2015:
Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi...Let's Go as Anil Ahuja
*2016:
Chidiya Ghar
''Chidiya Ghar'' (; ) is a sitcom which aired on Sony SAB from 28 November 2011 to 2 October 2017. The series was produced by Ashwni Dhir under the banner of Garima Productions. The show gets its name "Chidiya Ghar" because Chidiya Ghar means " ...
as Markati's father and Gadha Prasad's Father in law
*2016:
Khidki
''Khidki: Humari Funny Kahani'' () is an Indian Hindi language mini-series produced by Hats Off Production. The show premiered on 28 June 2016 and is based on users who tweet their funny stories in 140 characters on Twitter. The casting directo ...
as Father of Nandini Tripathi
*2018:
Khichdi Returns as Tulsidas Parekh
*2020:
Shubharambh as Fufaji- Raja's paternal uncle and a lawyer by profession
*2021:
Vidrohi King a
Badamba king naresh*2021:
Mere Sai as Gajanand Kaka
*2021:
Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain! As Danny Sharma: Anita's loving and rich father who is an
NRI based on America and hates Vibhuti because of their love marriage and his unemployment
*2023:
Faltu as Brijmohan
*2024:
Murshid
''Murshid'' () is Arabic for "guide" or "teacher", derived from the root ''r-sh-d'', with the basic meaning of having integrity, being sensible, mature. Particularly in Sufism it refers to a Spiritual director, spiritual guide. The term is freque ...
References
External links
*
Living people
Male actors in Hindi cinema
21st-century Indian male actors
Indian male film actors
1954 births
Male actors from Mumbai
Place of birth missing (living people)
Gujarati actors
{{India-screen-actor-stub