Mukul Nag

2022-06-07T08:43:00Z

2409:4043:88A:B278:A466:9BC7:B101:29A:

{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mukul Nag
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1961|10|25}}
| birth_place = [[Meerut]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| alma_mater = [[National School of Drama]]
| spouse = Indira Nag
| yearsactive = 1993 – present
| known for = [[Sai Baba of Shirdi]] in [[Sai Baba (TV series)|Sai Baba]]<br />[[Sudama]] in [[Krishna (TV series)|Shri Krishna]]
}}

'''Mukul Nag''' was an Indian actor. He is best known for playing the revered saint, [[Sai Baba of Shirdi]], in the Hindi language historical drama series ''[[Sai Baba (TV series)]]''. The series was produced by [[Sagar Films (Pvt. Ltd.)|Sagar Films]] and broadcast by [[Star Plus]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title=इस एक्टर ने श्रीकृष्णा में किया सुदामा का रोल, बन चुके हैं साईं बाबा भी|work=[[Aaj Tak]]|url=https://aajtak.intoday.in/gallery/know-about-shri-krishna-actor-mukul-nag-played-sudama-role-sai-baba-ramanand-sagar-show-unknown-facts-tmov-1-50233.html|date=13 May 2020|accessdate=15 July 2020|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=साईं बाबा देंगे शांति का संदेश|work=Nai Duniya|url=https://www.naidunia.com/madhya-pradesh/bhopal-tv-show-ki-news-5661098|date=21 June 2020|accessdate=16 July 2020|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mukul Nag to enact Sai Baba on the small and big screen|work=mid-day|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mukul-nag-to-enact-sai-baba-on-the-small-and-big-screen/202125|date=27 February 2013|accessdate=24 July 2020}}</ref>

==Early life==
In an interview with Sai Leela Times, Mukul Nag said: "Papaji ([[Ramanand Sagar]]) asked me just one question before he cast me as Sai Baba in the serial. He asked me how you're planning to do this role? I replied I do my job with full Devotion (shraddha), and he said you're doing this role – I just want to know this."<ref>http://www.saileelatimes.com {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtubevideoepisode.com/sai-baba-episodes/|title=Sai Baba Episodes|last=|first=|date=|website=Youtube|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=23 July 2020}}</ref>

Mukul Nag is one of the best actors of [[National School of Drama]], India. He was born on 25 October in a small city of India. His first play, ''Taimoor or Balak'', was directed and acted by himself at the time when he was just 12 years old. After finishing his studies, he started his course with National School of Drama. He then acted with [[Sagar Films (Pvt. Ltd.)|Sagar Films]] in '''Shri Krishna''' as Sudama and Ashvatthama.<ref>{{cite news|title=Shree Krishna: जिसे डायरेक्टर ने समझ लिया था भिखारी, वह सुदामा बन हो गया 'अमर'|work=Jansatta|url=https://www.jansatta.com/photos/picture-gallery/ramanand-sagar-serial-krishna-actor-mukul-nag-who-played-sudama-interesting-story-and-biography/1390454/|date=28 April 2020|accessdate=15 July 2020|language=hi}}</ref>

Mukul Nag has his own production house named Amita Nag Production.

He also played the role of Prabal Gupta in the episode ''Sahi ka Kanta'' for [[Byomkesh Bakshi (TV series)]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Byomkesh Bakshi: #Episode 30 - Sahi Ka Kanta|work=[[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fudbHt3zAzE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/fudbHt3zAzE |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|date=18 February 2014|accessdate=15 July 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> broadcast by [[Doordarshan]] in 1997.

==Filmography==
===Films===
*[[Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa]] (1998)
*[[Mast (film)|Mast]] (1999) as Blacker
*[[Company (2002 film)|Company]] (2002) as Insp. Navlekar
*[[Bhagat Singh (2002 film)|Bhagat Singh]] (2002) as Chandrashekhar Azad
*[[Gangajal]] (2003)
*[[Satta (film)|Satta]] (2003)
*[[Apaharan]] (2005) as Usman
*[[Phantom (2015 film)|Phantom]] (2015)

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Serial !! Role !! Channel !! Notes !! Ref.
|-
| 1993-2000 || ''[[Krishna (TV series)|Shri Krishna]]'' || Sudama / Ashwatthama || [[DD National]] || || <ref>{{cite news|title=श्री कृष्णा: 'सुदामा' बनने के लिए इस हद तक चले गए थे मुकुल नाग, मोती सागर समझ बैठे थे भिखारी|work=Navbharat Times|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/photomazza/tv-photogalleries/ramanand-sagar-serial-krishna-actor-mukul-nag-who-played-sudama-interesting-story-and-biography/mukul-nag-became-sai-baba-of-ramanand-sagar/photoshow/75387974.cms|accessdate=15 July 2020|language=hi}}</ref>
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Byomkesh Bakshi (TV series)|Byomkesh Bakshi]]'' (Episode: Sahi Ka Kanta) || Prabal Gupta || [[DD National]] || ||
|-
| 2005-2009 || ''[[Sai Baba (TV series)|Sai Baba]]'' || [[Sai Baba of Shirdi]] || [[Star Plus]] || || <ref>{{cite news|title=Mukul Nag's Sai Baba Set For Re-telecast: Actor Recalls His Shooting Days In A Village Without Electricity- EXCLUSIVE|work=SpotBoye|url=https://www.spotboye.com/television/television-news/mukul-nag-s-sai-baba-set-for-re-telecast-actor-recalls-his-shooting-days-in-a-village-without-electricity-exclusive/5eedce91dfb8c4229f9b2fee|date=20 June 2020|accessdate=15 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Television|url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051009/spectrum/tv.htm|website=www.tribuneindia.com|date=9 October 2005|accessdate=16 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2014-2015 || ''[[Maha Kumbh: Ek Rahasaya, Ek Kahani]]'' || Gurudev || [[Life OK]] || ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Gangaa]]'' || Mr. Chaturvedi, Sagar's Dada || [[& TV]] || ||
|-
| 2017-2018 || ''[[Kaal Bhairav Rahasya]]'' || Shambhu Baba, the real Lord Kaal Bhairav's vahan || [[Star Bharat]] || ||
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=1217387}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nag, Mukul}}
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1961 births]]

{{India-actor-stub}}

Bharatpedia - User contributions [en]

Mukul Nag