Yashpal Sharma is an Indian actor primarily working in

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-language films and theatre. He is best known for his role as Randhir Singh in

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 ...

's 2003 Hindi movie ''

Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi ''Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'' () is a 2003 Indian political drama film directed by Sudhir Mishra. The film was shot in 2003 but wasn't released until 2005. Set against the backdrop of the Indian Emergency, the movie tells the story of three young ...

'', apart from ''

Lagaan ''Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India'', or simply ''Lagaan'', () is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language epic period musical sports drama film written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. The film was produced by Aamir Khan, who stars alongside debuta ...

'' (2001), ''

Gangaajal ''Gangaajal: The Holy Weapon'' () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film written, directed, co-produced and edited by Prakash Jha. Featuring an ensemble cast of 87 actors, it revolves around the Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar (A ...

'' (2003), ''

Ab Tak Chhappan ''Ab Tak Chhappan'' () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Shimit Amin. It was written by Sandeep Shrivastava and produced by Ram Gopal Varma. It stars Nana Patekar, Revathi, Yashpal Sharma, Mohan Agashe, Nakul Vaid, a ...

'' (2004), ''

Apaharan ''Apaharan'' (English: ''Abduction'') is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language crime action film directed by Prakash Jha and stars Ajay Devgn, Bipasha Basu, and Nana Patekar in the lead roles. It is the story of a complex relationship and clashing ideo ...

'' (2005), '' Lakshyam'' (2007), ''

Singh Is Kinng ''Singh Is Kinng'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee from a screenplay by Bazmee and Suresh Nair. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Om Puri, Ranvir Shorey, Neha Dhupia, Javed Jaffrey, S ...

'' (2008), ''

Aarakshan ''Aarakshan'' () is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language socio-political drama film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Manoj Bajpayee, Deepika Padukone, and Prateik Babbar. Directed by Prakash Jha, the film is mostly based on the controversial ...

'' (2011), ''

Rowdy Rathore ''Rowdy Rathore'' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ronnie Screwvala under the UTV Motion Pictures and Bhansali Productions banners. A remake of the 2006 Telugu film ...

'' (2012), and ''

Ayothi ''Ayothi'' ( is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language melodramatic procedural drama film directed by newcomer R. Manthira Moorthy, starring M. Sasikumar, Yashpal Sharma, Preethi Asrani, Pugazh, Anju Asrani and Master Advaith Vinod in the lead roles. ...

'' (2023), '' Kudi Haryane Val Di'' (2024). He also played the role as Don Rana in a sequence of popular TV sitcom

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah ''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'' (), often abbreviated as ''TMKOC'', is an Indian sitcom and Indian comedy based on the weekly column ''Duniya Ne Undha Chasma'' by Tarak Mehta for the magazine '' Chitralekha''. Produced by Asit Kumarr Modi ...

(2008–present) on

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. He played Kuwar Singh in Zee's ''

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''. Yashpal is also a stage actor and appears in live plays. He formerly starred in Zee's '' Neeli Chhatri Waale''. His Haryanvi film ''Pagdi: The Honour'' was awarded at the

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Early life and education

Sharma was born and brought up in a lower-middle-class family in

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in the state of

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. Since childhood, he was interested in acting and used to actively organise and participate in

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during Dasara festivals. He graduated from the

National School of Drama National School of Drama (NSD) is a drama school situated at New Delhi, India. It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and became an independent school ...

, Mandi House, New Delhi in 1994, the lead role of his theatre play franchise (Koi Baat Chale) with writer and director Ramji Bali.

Career

After his graduation he joined the National School of Drama Repertory Company in Delhi, where he worked for about two years before moving to Mumbai in 1997. His first big break was Govind Nihlani's film, ''

Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa ''Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa'' () is a 1998 Indian feature film that deals with the life of a woman who loses her son, a Naxalite, to the violence that is a result of his adopted ideology. The film is directed produced by Govind Nihalani and is bas ...

'' (1998), which gave him a chance to act alongside

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and

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. He also started appearing in commercial films, like ''

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'' and '' Arjun Pandit''. However, it was the Academy Award-nominated ''

'' (2001) which brought him to the limelight, and thereafter he appeared in '' Gangajal'' (2003) and ''

''. He has been a regular in films of

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and

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and continues to work as a stage actor in Mumbai. In 2010, he acted in Rage productions' bilingual play, ''One on One'' and the play ''Lakeerein'', written by

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and directed by Salim Arif, opposite actor,

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. He made his television debut with ''

'' on

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in 2010. Then he played a cameo role in ''

'' on

in 2011. The same year, he appeared in a significant role in

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's ''

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,'' which turned out to be the veteran actor's last film before his death. Sharma returned on television in a lead role as Bhagwandas with '' Neeli Chhatri Waale'' on

in 2014. His upcoming film as lead is ''Das Capital'', directed by Rajen Kothari. He briefly appeared in a short documentary ''The Facebook Generation'', produced by Blue Strike Productions and Dev Samaj Modern School and directed by Sahil Bhardwaj. The film competed in the Reel to Real film making competition at Harmony 2012 organised by The Global Education and Leadership Foundation and was among the top 10 finalists. He turned to film direction with a biopic on Haryanvi poet Pandit Lakhmi Chand, which he wrote as well.

Filmography

Films

Television

Short films

Web series

Awards and nominations

* 2004: Nominated: Filmfare Best Villain Award for ''

'' * 2004: Nominated: IIFA Best Performance in a Negative Role for ''

'' * 2004: Nominated: Screen Weekly Awards for ''

'' * 2004: Nominated:

Zee Cine Awards The Zee Cine Award (ZCA) is an annual Indian awards ceremony for the Hindi film industry. They were instituted in November 1997 to award "Excellence in cinema – the democratic way". They were first held in Mumbai until 2004, when the ZCA w ...

for ''

'' * 2022: Won:

68th National Film Awards The 68th National Film Awards ceremony was an event during which the Directorate of Film Festivals presented its annual National Film Awards to honour the best films of 2020 in Indian cinema. The awards ceremony was originally slated to be hel ...

for ''Dada Lakhmi'' in Best Feature Film in Haryanvi

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Yashpal Indian male film actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian male stage actors Living people People from Hisar (city) National School of Drama alumni Male actors from Haryana 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Punjabi cinema Male actors in Gujarati-language films Year of birth missing (living people)