Kiran Kumar (born Deepak Dhar; 20 October 1953) is an Indian screen and theatre actor. He has worked in numerous

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and Gujarati television and film productions. His latest work in drama is ''Charlie 2''.

Personal life

Kumar comes from an aristocratic Kashmiri Hindu family; his great-grandfather was a nobleman who governed the Gilgit Agency as its Wazir-e-Wazarat. He is son of veteran actor Jeevan.

Career

Films

He attended Daly College, a boarding school in

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, enrolled at R.D. National College in Bandra,

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, and later joined the

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(FTII) in

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. He was known as "Deepak Dhar" in

among his friends. Kumar starred in ''Do Boond Pani'' in 1971 and went on to play the lead roles in several more movies. Kumar saw his career suffer with the release of movies like ''Jangal Mein Mangal'', among others. Rakesh Roshan's ''

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'' got him back to Hindi cinema, in which negative roles in films like Tezaab and Khuda Gawah won him accolades as an antihero.

Television

One of his first television series was with Cinevistas (Sunil Mehta, Prem Kishen). He has since established himself as a star in the Indian television industry in series such as ''Zindagi'', '' Ghutan'', ''Sahil'', ''Manzil'', '' Grihasti'', '' Katha Sagar'', ''Aur Phir ek Din'', ''Papa'', '' Miilee'', and ''Chhajje Chajje Ka Pyar''. Kiran made his most recent film appearance in ''

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'', alongside Akshay Kumar, Jackie Shroff and Siddharth Malhotra. Before that, he played Anees Khan in Born Free Production's ''Bobby Jasoos''. Soham Shah's next release with Sanjay Dutt ''Sher'', (This film is currently stuck in the cans due to Dutt's recent incarceration) also stars Kiran as the lead antagonist.

Filmography

Television

* ''Aashiana'' -

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* ''Army'' -

* ''Manzil'' -

* ''Zindagi'' -

Awards and nominations

* Filmfare Award for Best Performance in Negative Role (1992) (nominated for '' Khuda Gawah'') * Mayor's Award, for Ghutan * Mayor's Award, for Aur Phir ek Din

References

External links

*
Interview for IndianTelevision.cm

Interview for tellychakkar.com

Times of India interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, Kiran Indian male television actors Indian male film actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Kashmiri Pandits Living people Male actors from Indore 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Gujarati-language films 1935 births Daly College alumni