Sudhir is an
Indian masculine given name. The
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...
word ' means "very wise", "resolute".
Notable people with the name include:
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Sudhir (Pakistani actor)
Shah Zaman Khan Afridi ,better known as Sudhir (Urdu: ) or Lala Sudhir (25 January 1921 – 19 January 1997) ,was a Pakistani actor, director, and producer.
Sudhir was a highly respected film personality.
With his film roles symbolizing ...
(1922–1997), Pakistani actor
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Sudhir (Hindi actor)
Bhagwandas Moolchand Luthria (1944 – 12 May 2014), better known as Sudhir, was an Indian actor in Hindi cinema. He was best known for his role in the film '' Satte Pe Satta'' with Amitabh Bachchan. He acted in over 200 films in a career span ...
(1944–2014), Bollywood actor
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Sudhir, Indian Para Powerlifter
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Sudhir Chaudhary (journalist)
Sudhir Chaudhary is an Indian journalist working as Editor-in-chief of DD News, the Indian state-owned Hindi news channel & hosts the show ''Decode'' since May 2025. He was formerly consulting editor at the and hosted the show ''Black & Whit ...
, Indian journalist
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Sudhir Dalvi
Sudhir Dalvi is an Indian actor. He first came to prominence for portraying Guru Vashishta in Ramanand Sagar's TV series ''Ramayan (1987 TV series), Ramayan'' and is well known for his role as Sai Baba of Shirdi, Sai Baba. He also acted as Sai ...
(born 1939), Indian actor
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Sudhir Joshi (1948–2005), Indian Marathi actor and comedian
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Sudhir Kakar
Sudhir Kakar (25 July 1938 – 22 April 2024) was an Indian psychoanalyst, novelist and author in the fields of cultural psychology and the psychology of religion.
Biography
Kakar was born on 25 July 1938 in Nainital, a town in present-day U ...
(born 1938), Freudian psychoanalyst and writer
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Sudhir Kumar Baliyan, Indian politician
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Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary (born 1983), fan of the Indian cricket team
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Sudhir Kumar Chitradurga, Indian weightlifter
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Sudhir Kumar Giri, Indian politician
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Sudhir Kumar Saxena, Tabla artist and professor
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Sudhir Mishra
Sudhir Mishra (born 22 January 1959) is an Indian filmmaker. His most notable films include '' Dharavi'' (1992), '' Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'' (2003), '' Chameli'' (2004), and '' Serious Men'' (2020). His work has been recognised with three nat ...
, Indian film director and screenwriter
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Sudhir Naik (born 1945), Indian cricketer
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Sudhir Pandey
Sudhir Pandey is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi-language films, television, and theatre. With a career spanning several decades, he has played a variety of supporting and character roles, often portraying fathers, uncles, or author ...
, Indian film and serial television actor
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Sudhir Phadke
Sudhir Phadke (; born Ram Phadke; 25 July 1919 – 29 July 2002) was an Indian singer-composer. He is regarded as an icon of the Marathi film industry and Marathi Sugam Sangeet with a legacy spanning five decades. Apart from Marathi, Phadke sa ...
(1919–2002), Marathi singer-composer from India
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Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar (1934–2009), Chief Minister of Tripura, India, 1988–1992
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Sudhir Ruparelia
Sudhir Ruparelia (born 17 January 1956) is a Ugandan business magnate and investor. He is the chairman and majority shareholder in the Ruparelia Group companies. His investments are mainly in the banking, insurance, education, broadcasting, re ...
(born 1956), businessman and entrepreneur in Uganda
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Sudhir Tailang (1960–2016), Indian cartoonist
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Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh (born 1966), Indian sociologist and urban ethnographer
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