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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' PK''.

Early and personal life

Gour was born in

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and was a student of

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. He is married to Rekha Gour with whom he has two daughters. Giti and Sanjiti.

Career

Rohitashv Gaur made his

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debut in the 2001

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''. Although he has acted in 11 Bollywood films so far, most of them are very minor roles like police inspector role in college drama of Kya Kehna etc. He portrayed the role of Mukundilal Gupta, in the

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sitcom '' Lapataganj – Sharad Joshi Ki Kahaniyon Ka Pata''. He is currently working in &TVs comedy show '' Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai!'' as Manmohan Tiwari, an undergarments business man. He also acted in a 90's television serial named Ehsaas. His second film was 2002

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starrer ''Pratha''. He then acted in 2003 film '' Pinjar'', where he played the role of

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's (

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) brother. The same year, he acted in two more movies, '' Dhoop'' directed by the National Award winning director Ashwini Chaudhary and in '' Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' where he played the role of nariyal pani waala (

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vendor). After a one-year gap, he starred in 2005 film '' Matrubhoomi – A Nation Without Women''. The same year, he starred in ''

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'', ''

'', the sequel to the 2003 film ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'', wherein he portrayed the role of Cuckoo, the antagonist Lucky Singh's (

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) secretary and in ''Dil Se Pooch? Kidhar Jaana Hai''. Again after a gap of a year, in 2008, he was seen in the comedy film '' One Two Three'' (uncredited remake of ''

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'') and the much critically acclaimed ''

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'', where he portrayed the role of Ikhlaque Ahmed, a fictional

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. In 2010 he acted in the film '' Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?'', where he portrayed the role of a bank manager. His latest release was PK in 2014 where he played as a police constable named Pandey Ji.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gour, Rohitash Living people Indian male soap opera actors Indian male film actors 1966 births National School of Drama alumni

Early and personal life

Career

Filmography

Television

See also

References

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