Anirudh Agarwal

Anirudh Agarwal
Born (1949-12-01) 1 December 1949
Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India
Occupation Actor
Years active 1975–2010
Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)[1]

Anirudh "Ajay" Agarwal (born 1 December 1949) is an Indian actor. A former civil engineer,[2] he is well known for his appearances in horror films such as Purana Mandir, Bandh Darwaza, and Saamri as well as starring in episodes of Zee Horror Show. He was last seen in the film Mallika.

Early life

During his school and college years, Agarwal was the sports ambassador. He studied Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee before graduating in 1974. He moved to Mumbai, where he initially started work as an engineer[3] but quit his job to begin his acting career.[4]

Career

Due to his somewhat intimidating appearance, caused by a hormonal problem,[5] Agarwal starred in Hindi films and television as demonic/ghostly characters or villains in general. He most notably worked with the Ramsay brothers, first starring in their film Purana Mandir as Samri, then as the vampire Nevla in Bandh Darwaza and once again as Samri in Saamri. He also featured in two Hollywood films; playing a supporting antagonist in Stephen Sommers' 1994 live action adaptation of The Jungle Book and later briefly appearing in Such a Long Journey.

Since 2010, Agarwal has been taking a hiatus from acting as he (reportedly) prefers a quiet life.[6]

Filmography

Bollywood Films

Hollywood

Television

References

  1. ↑ Ganesan Ram, Sharmila (17 February 2008). "The Big Feet Problem". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Ramsay international". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
  3. ↑ "The benign menace of Bollywood's cult 'monster'". Shamya Dasgupta. 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  4. ↑ "Biographies of Indian actors". Susanto Sen. 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  5. ↑ "Bandit Queen (1994) 720p BluRay HD Movie PART 1". Bollywood Movies. 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  6. ↑ "Anirudh Agarwal - Biography". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2017-04-19.


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