Virendra Saxena

Virendra Saxena
At Bharat Bhawan Bhopal March-2015
Born	Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1975–present

Virendra (also Veerendra) Saxena is an Indian theater, film and television actor. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama.^[1] Saxena is known for his character roles as well as his unique voice. He has acted in over 80 Indian films and few Hollywood films like White Rainbow, Cotton Mary, In Custody and also in many television serials.

Personal life

Saxena was born in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh in India. He has married television star Samta and both now reside in Mumbai.

Career

Saxena has worked with leading actors like Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Rani Mukerji and others. Saxena is a known name in Indian film and television industry and his acting has always been highly appreciated by viewers.

Appeared in the Mahesh Bhatt's musical classic Aashiqui in the song "Tu Meri Zindagi Hai" as the street singer.

Filmography

Films

• Uljhan (1975)
• Massey Sahib (1985)
• Khamosh (1985)
• Tamas (1986)
• Aashiqui (1990)
• Narasimha (1991)
• Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin (1991)
• Vishnu-Devaa (1991)
• Dharavi (1992)
• Angaar (1992)
• Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1993)
• Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1993)
• Aaina (1993)
• Tejasvini (1994)
• Tarpan (1994)
• In Custody (1994)
• Naaraaz (1994)
• English, August (1994)
• Ram (1996)
• Tunnu Ki Tina (1997)
• Ziddi (1997)
• Pardesi Babu (1998)
• Heeralal Pannalal (1999)
• Arjun Pandit (1999)
• Split Wide Open (1999)
• Shool (1999)
• Cotton Mary (1999)
• Bichhoo (2000)
• Aks (2001)
• Maya (2001)
• Kaaboo (2002)
• Ghaav (2002)
• Saathiya (2002)
• Ek Hindustani (2003)
• Jaal: The Trap (2003)
• Raghu Romeo (2003)
• Samay (2003)
• Dhoop (2003)
• Fun2shh (2003)
• Rudraksh (2004)
• Kismat (2004)
• Bardaasht (2004)
• Vanity Fair (2004)
• Bhola in Bollywood (2005)
• Vaada (2005)
• White Rainbow (2005)
• Bunty Aur Babli (2005)
• Sarkar (2005)
• Ek Chalis Ki Last Local (2007)
• Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag (2007)
• A Wednesday (2008)
• Yeh Mera India (2009)
• The Stoneman Murders (2009)
• Housefull 2 (2012)
• Bheja fry 2
• The Mechanic
• Ata Pata Lapatta
• Bubble Gum
• Shagird
• Tera Kya Hoga Johnny
• Road, Movie
• Dekh Bhai Dekh
• Sankat City
• Ek Se Bure Do
• Chal Chala Chal
• Say Salaam India
• Krishna
• Karamati Coat
• Vishnu-Devaa
• Jigariyaa(2014)
• Mr Joe B. Carvalho(2014)

Television

References

External links

• Virendra Saxena at the Internet Movie Database