Anang Desai is an Indian theater artist and film and television actor. He is famous for playing the role of Tulsidas Parekh aka Babuji in the Hindi sitcom ‘Khichdi’ (2002).
Wiki/Biography
Anang Desai was born on Monday, 4 May 1953 (Age 46 years; by 2022) in Ahmedabad, Bombay State, India (now Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India). His zodiac sign is Taurus. He did his BA in Psychology and Economics from St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad. He then did an acting course from National School of Drama, New Delhi and Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, Maharashtra. Since childhood, he was inclined towards acting. He used to perform in various school and theater plays.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx.): 5′ 10″
Hair Color: salt pepper
Eye Colour: Black
Family
He was born in a family of doctors.
parents and siblings
His father was a cardiologist, and his mother was a singer and painter. He has three younger sisters, and one of his sisters, Gopi Desai, is a TV actress.
Anang Desai with one of his sisters
Anang Desai’s sister Gopi Desai
wife and kids
He is married to Chitra Desai, who is working as a poet and writer. The couple has two sons named Tanuj Desai (works in Star India Pvt Ltd) and Nachiket Desai.
Anang Desai with his wife and sons
livelihood
singer
Anang started his career as a singer in All India Radio, Ahmedabad for a few years.
theater artist
After completing his acting course at the National School of Drama, New Delhi, he began working in the institute’s professional repertory. He worked there for more than five years. He then started performing in various theater plays at NSD. He has acted in various Hindi and Gujarati theater plays like Chief Minister, Begum Ka Takia, Tughlaq, Kotwal and Virasat. He has also worked as a theater artist with a theater group in Gujarat.
Anang Desai in a theater play
actor
film
English
Anang made his debut as an actor in the English film ‘Gandhi’ (1982), in which he played the role of Indian politician JB Kriplani.
Anang Desai in Gandhi (1982)
Hindi
In 1986, he made his Hindi film debut with ‘Antaheen’.
Anang Desai in Ananth (1986)
He mainly acted in various Hindi films like ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ (1999), ‘Mamta’ (2002), ‘Ishq Vishk’ (2003), ‘Good Boy, Bad Boy’ (2007), ‘Khichdi: Played supporting roles. The Movie’ (2010), and ‘Rustom’ (2016).
Mamta (2002) Movie Poster
French
In 1993, he starred in the French film ‘Amok’ in which he played the role of Le Chauffeur.
Amok (1993)
Gujarati
Anang made his Gujarati film debut with KV Right Jaish (2012) as Ishwarbhai Patel.
KV Wright Jaish (2012)
Some of his other Gujarati films are ‘Jaisuk Jadpayo’ (2022) and ‘Tu Rajeev Re’ (2022).
Anang Desai in Jaisuk Zadpayo (2022)
Television
Anang has acted in many Hindi TV serials. In 1988, he made his TV debut with the Doordarshan channel show ‘Bharat Ek Khoj’, in which he played the role of Rajan.
Anang Desai in the TV show Bharat Ek Khoj
She has worked in many popular TV shows like ‘Parineeti’ (1989), ‘Byomkesh Bakshi’ (1994), ‘Khichdi’ (2002), ‘Woh Rahne Wali Mahalon Ki’ (2006), ‘Chidiya Ghar’ (2016) . and ‘Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!’ (2021).
Khichdi (2002)
Facts / Trivia
- Anang Desai is trained in Hindustani classical music.
- In the early years of his career, he faced difficulty in speaking Hindi as his mother tongue was Gujarati. To clarify Hindi pronunciation, he used to read Hindi books, magazines and newspapers.
- He has received several awards including Best Supporting Actor at the 12th Transmedia Awards (2019).
Anang Desai with his award
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