Vivek Vaswani is an

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, writer and

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. He is also dean of Pearl Academy

Career

An alumnus of Campion School and

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came to Mumbai as a hopeful actor, he had no place to stay. He lived with Vaswani, who later appeared in '' Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman'' and ''

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'' with him, and helped SRK meet directors and producers. and launched him in 'Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman'. they also acted together in 'English Babu Desi Mem', 'Dulha Mil Gaya', 'Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa', 'King Uncle' and Vaswani has been a continuous mentor to him. Vaswani also produced 'Everybody say's I'm Fine' in the English language, giving a break to

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, who made his debut as a director, actors Koel Purie, Rehaan Engineer,

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, and has the distinction of getting Carlos Santana to play lead guitar on the title track of the film, composed by Zakir Hussain.

Films

Vivek Vaswani's first film as a producer was a Marathi film titled "''Kis Bai Kiss"'' which was made in eleven lakhs. The film was directed by Murlidhar Kapdi in 1986. The film starred actors Laxmikant Berde, Ashwini Bhave, Avinash Kharshikar, Nivedita Joshi, Nayantara and Sudhir Joshi. As an actor, he has played minor roles in various films, starting with ''Patthar Ke Phool'' in 1991. Vivek played a character named Lovechand Kukreja in the superhit film '' Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman'' (1992), starring

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. The actor also appeared in hit films like '' Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai'', ''

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'', '' Aa Ab Laut Chalen'' (1999), '' Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa'', ''

'' (2000), '' Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya'' (2005), '' My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves'' (2008) and more. On Television, his famous series was '' Kabhi yeh Kabhi Voh'', with

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and

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. He also acted in ''Zabaan Sambhalke'', with Pankaj Kapoor.

Filmography

; As actor * '' Dulha Mil Gaya'' ... Lawyer * '' My Name is Anthony Gonsalves'' * '' Shakalaka Boom Boom'' ... Vidyacharan Shukla * ''

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'' ... Mr. Dixit, Lawyer * '' Aashiq Banaya Aapne'' ... Karan's Uncle * '' Barsaat'' ... Mr. Vaswani * '' Insan'' ... Agarwal * '' Fida'' ... The Bank Employee * '' Ishq Vishk'' ... Professor * '' Hum Kisise Kum Nahin'' ... Doctor * ''

'' ... Savio * '' Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa'' * '' Aa Ab Laut Chalen'' ... Vaswani * '' Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai'' ... Suraj Dhanwa * '' Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman'' ... Lovechand * '' Soldier (1998 Indian Film)'' ... The College Principal * '' Aashiq Awara'' ... Rakesh Rajpal * '' King Uncle'' ... Kamal * '' Khandaan'' * '' Mastizaade'' ... Producer * '' Bullets (2021)'' ; As producer and writer * '' Kis Bai Kis'' (1986) Marathi Film * ''Nai Dishayen'' (TV) * ''Gawaahi'' (1986) Feature * ''Patthar ke Phool'' (co produced with Sippy Films) * ''Raju ban Gaya gentleman'' (co produced with Sippy Films) * ''Everybody Says I'm Fine'' * ''Sar Aankhon Par'' * ''Dil Vil Pyar Vyar'' (co produced with Metalight) * '' Dulha Mil Gaya'' * ''Rough Book'' (co produced with Aerika Cineworks)

References

External links

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Vivek Vaswani Filmography

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