Lilliput is an Indian actor and writer for the TV series ''Vikram Vetaal'' and Bollywood films. His real name is M. M. Faruqui.
He adopted the screen name taking a cue from
Lilliput and Blefuscu
Lilliput and Blefuscu are two fictional island Fictional country, nations that appear in the first part of the 1726 novel ''Gulliver's Travels'' by Jonathan Swift. The two islands are neighbours in the Indian Ocean, South Indian Ocean, separ ...
, two island nations in
Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) was an Anglo-Irish satirist, author, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for the Whigs, then for the Tories), poet, and Anglican cleric who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, ...
's novel ''
Gulliver's Travels
''Gulliver's Travels'', or ''Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships'' is a 1726 prose satire by the Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan ...
'' where Gulliver lands onto an island inhabited by little people.
Career
He is best known for writing
Doordarshan
Doordarshan (abbreviated as DD; Hindi: , ) is an Indian public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one of Prasar Bharati's two divisions. One of India's largest b ...
's popular science fiction series ''
Indradhanush
''Indradhanush'' (English: Rainbow) is an Indian children's television series that aired on DD National channel. The series was produced and directed by Anand Mahendroo. It also featured several young actors like Karan Johar, Urmila Matondka ...
'' and acted in films such as ''
Bunty Aur Babli'' (2005), ''
Saagar'' (1985), and popular 90s sitcoms like ''
Dekh Bhai Dekh'' , ''Natkhat'' and ''Mr. Funtoosh'', and for starring in ''
Woh'' (1998) as
Woh. He plays Dadda Tyagi in Famous web series
Mirzapur
Mirzapur () is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India, 827 km from Delhi and 733 km from Kolkata, almost 91 km from Prayagraj (formally known as Allahabad) and 61 km from Varanasi. It is known for its carpets and brassware industries, and the folk ...
Season 2.
He made his
Tamil film
Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywo ...
debut in
Vijay starrer ''
Beast
Beast most often refers to:
* Non-human animal
* Monster
Beast or Beasts may also refer to:
Bible
* Beast (Revelation), two beasts described in the Book of Revelation
Computing and gaming
* Beast (card game), English name of historical Fren ...
''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Web series
References
External links
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Living people
Indian male soap opera actors
Year of birth missing (living people)
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