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{{Short description|Indian film and television actor}}
{{For|the [[Mahabharata]] character|Parikshit}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Parikshit Sahni
| image = ParikshitSahni.jpg
| imagesize =
| alt =
| caption = Sahni in 2011
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|1 January 1944}}
| birth_place = [[Muree]], [[British Punjab|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]] <br /> {{nowrap|(present-day [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]])}}
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| other_names = {{ubl|Parikshat Sahni|Ajay Sahni}}
| alma_mater = [[The Lawrence School, Sanawar]]
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| years_active = 1968–present
| height_cm = 170
| children = {{ubl|Aditi Sahni (first marriage)|Tania Sahni (first marriage)|Varunjai Sahni (Jaipur-based abstract artist, second marriage)}}
| parents = {{ubl|[[Balraj Sahni]] (father) |[[Damayanti Sahni]] (mother)|[[ Santosh Chandhok]] (step mother)}}
| website = {{URL|parikshatsahni.com|Official Website}}
}}

'''Parikshit Sahni''' (born 1 January 1944) is an Indian actor who is known for playing the lead in TV series Barrister Vinod, ''[[Gul Gulshan Gulfaam]]'' ([[Doordarshan]]) and ''Gaatha'' ([[Star Plus]]).<ref>[http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19971124/32850803.html The Founding Father] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080211124225/http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19971124/32850803.html |date=11 February 2008 }} ''[[The Indian Express]]'', 24 November 1997.</ref> He has also appeared in three of [[Rajkumar Hirani]]'s blockbuster films ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]'', ''[[3 Idiots]]'', and ''[[PK (film)|PK]]''.

He is the son of actor [[Balraj Sahni]] and nephew of writer [[Bhisham Sahni]].<ref>{{cite news |title=People cast me because I'm Balraj Sahni's son: Parikshit Sahni |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/people-cast-me-because-im-balraj-sahni-son-parikshit-sahni-5996544/ |work=The Indian Express |date=15 September 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Somaaya |first1=Bhawana |title=I Had to Abuse and Spit at My Dad But Couldn't: Parikshit Sahni |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/balraj-sahni-parikshit-sahni-actor-garam-hawa-national-award-kabuliwala-bimal-roy-seema-nutan |work=TheQuint |date=13 April 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
[[File:Bachpan Ke Din Bhula Na Dena.jpg|thumb|left|Parikshit Sahni (right) with [[Tabassum]] in the song ''"Bachpan Ke Din."'']]
He was born in [[Murree|Muree]] in the [[Rawalpindi District]] of the [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]] of [[British Raj|British India]] (present day in the [[Murree District]] of [[Punjab, Pakistan]]), into a [[Punjabi Hindu]] family, while his father was teaching English at [[Visva-Bharati University]] in [[Shantiniketan]] of Rabindranath Tagore, and his mother was doing her Bachelors. Most of his schooling was done at the Lawrence school Sanawar. He then went to study at Delhi's St. Stephen's College. Later, Sahni began his career as a child artist.<ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/features/parikshit-sahni-040506.html Parikshit Sahni turns producer] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120708003931/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/features/parikshit-sahni-040506.html |date=8 July 2012 }} [[Mid-Day]], 4 May 2006. "..My dad came from a literary background and taught English Literature at Shantiniketan. My mom who was doing her Bachelor's degree there, was expecting me then, and was about to give her exams. Tagore told her that I should be called Parikshit as she was giving pariksha, while I was still in her womb."</ref>

==Personal life==
Sahni's parents were both theatre and film actors, although his mother acted in only a couple of films before her death at an early age in 1947. After her death, his father married Santosh Chandhok two years later.

He is married to Aruna Kapur.<ref>{{cite news |title="Dad was a broken man" Parikshat Sahni's remembers father Balraj Sahni |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/dad-was-a-broken-man-parikshat-sahnis-remembers-father-balraj-sahni-37927-1.html |work=filmfare.com |language=en}}</ref>

On the advice of his uncle, Bhishm Sahani, Parikshit Sahni was sent by his father to attend a five-year course in architecture in Moscow. However, since he was poor in maths, he was advised to get admission in Cinema Institute. He cleared the aptitude test and joined the five-year course in film direction in the Moscow Cinema Institute. He returned in 1966 and started his film career in India. He assisted [[Raj Kapoor]] in ''[[Mera Naam Joker]]'' because Kapoor needed a person who could help him in working with the Russian Circus but he left that to act in ''[[Anokhi Raat]].''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfdC6lxXd_Y |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/IfdC6lxXd_Y |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Balraj Sahni की जबरदस्त बातें: नास्तिक थे पर Guru Granth Sahib पढ़ते मिले। Parikshat Sahni Kitabwala|website=[[YouTube]] }}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cineplot.com/ajay-sahni-interview/|title=Ajay Sahni – Interview – Cineplot.com}}</ref>

Sahni even changed his screen name to Ajay Sahni at the suggestion of his friend Sanjeev Kumar during the shooting of their 1968 film ''[[Anokhi Raat]]'', before eventually reverting to his own name a few years later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cineplot.com/ajay-sahni-interview/|title=Ajay Sahni – Interview – Cineplot.com|access-date=11 September 2016|archive-date=19 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919195704/http://cineplot.com/ajay-sahni-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/6686/ |title=Parikshit Sahni talks about his best friend Sanjeev Kumar |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=11 September 2016 |archive-date=18 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918191058/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/6686/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Career==

Sahni starred in the classic [[Cinema of Punjab|Punjabi film]] ''Marhi Da Diva'' (1989), with [[Raj Babbar]], [[Pankaj Kapur]], [[Kanwaljit Singh (actor)|Kanwaljit Singh]], and [[Deepti Naval]]. He played a remarkable role in the Hindi film ''[[Pavitra Paapi]]'' (1970) which was based on a Punjabi novel by [[Nanak Singh]] (a famous novelist). Pavitra Paapi also featured his real life father, Balraj Sahni in a pivotal role.

He acted in the [[Doordarshan]] television series ''[[The Great Maratha]]'' as [[Malhar Rao Holkar]].

One of his most famous films was the Amitabh and Shashi Kapoor starer [[Kaala Patthar]].
He acted in the film ''[[3 Idiots]]'' in which he played the rolse of [[R. Madhavan]]'s father.<ref>{{cite news |title=R Madhavan gets nostalgic as '3 Idiots' clocks 11 years |url=https://www.businessworld.in/article/R-Madhavan-gets-nostalgic-as-3-Idiots-clocks-11-years/25-12-2020-357987/ |work=BW Businessworld |language=en}}</ref> He acted in the TV series ''[[Heena (TV series)|Heena]]'' as Nawab Mirza, Heena's father. ''Heena'' ended in 2003. Sahni played Veer Singh (Kakasa) on the popular [[Zee TV]] serial ''[[Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar]]'' opposite [[Nivedita Bhattacharya]].

==Filmography==

===Films===
{|class="wikitable"
! Year !! Film !! Role
|-
| 1951
| ''[[Deedar (1951 film)|Deedar]]''
| Child Shyamu
|-
| 1968
| ''[[Anokhi Raat]]''
| Painter
|-
| 1970
| ''[[Pavitra Paapi]]''
| Kedarnath
|-
| 1970
| ''[[Aansoo Aur Muskan]]''
| Mahesh
|-
| 1970
| ''[[Samaj Ko Badal Dalo]]''
| Prakash
|-
| 1971
| ''[[Preet Ki Dori]]''
|Govind
|-
| 1971
| Lagan
| Rajesh
|-
| 1972
| ''[[Shayar-e-Kashmir Mahjoor]]''
| Mahjoor
|-
| 1973
| ''[[Hindustan Ki Kasam (1973 film)|Hindustan Ki Kasam]]''
| Rajesh
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Vandana (film)|Vandana]]''
| Rakesh
|-
| 1975
| ''[[Mili (1975 film)|Mili]]''
| Dr. Sanjay
|-
| 1976
| ''[[Tapasya (1976 film)|Tapasya]]''
| Dr. Sagar Verma
|-
| 1976
| ''[[Kabhi Kabhie (1976 film)|Kabhi Kabhie]]''
| Dr. R. P. Kapoor
|-
| 1977
| Mamta
| Manish Srivastav
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Doosra Aadmi]]''
| Bhisham
|-
| 1977
| Sat Sri Akal, Punjabi movie
| Pratima
|-
| 1977
| Prayashchit
|
|-
| 1977
| Niyaz Aur Namaaz
|
|-
| 1977
| Khel Kismat Ka
|
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Jeevan Mukt]]''
| Satish Sharma
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Jallian Wala Bagh]]''
| Udham Singh
|-
| 1977
| Gyaniji
| Preetam
|-
| 1977
| Duniyadari
| Heera
|-
| 1978
| Ulahana
|
|-
| 1978
| Udeekan
| Teja Singh
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Vishwanath (1978 film)|Vishwanath]]''
| Siddharth
|-
| 1978
| Anpadh
| Dr. Anand
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Nawab Sahib]]''
| Shaukat Ali
|-
| 1978
| Muqaddar
| Amar
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Kaala Aadmi]]''
| Aslam Khan
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Hamara Sansar]]''
| Pratap Sharma
|-
| 1979
| Shyamla
|
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Kaala Patthar]]''
| Jagga
|-
| 1979
| Zulm Ki Pukar
|
|-
| 1980
| Room No. 203
|
|-
| 1980
| Humkadam
| Shekhar Gupta
|-
| 1980
| Kasturi
| Alkesh
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Agni Pareeksha (1981 film)|Agni Pareeksha]]''
| Siddharth Sharma
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Sameera (film)|Sameera]]''
|
|-
| 1981
| Nai Imarat
| Yogendra
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Raaste Pyar Ke]]''
| Sohanlal Srivastav
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Suraag (1982 film)|Suraag]]''
| Dr. Ajay Gupta
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Desh Premee]]''
| Ghulam Ali
|-
| 1982
| Waqt Ke Shehzade
| Sardarji
|-
| 1982
| Bhai Aakhir Bhai Hota Hai
|
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Lal Chunariya]]''
| Rajesh
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Boxer (1984 film)|Boxer]]''
| Tony Braganza
|-
| 1984
| [[Teri Baahon Mein]]
|
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Mera Faisla]]''
| Inspector Anand Saxena
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Andar Baahar]]''
| Inspector Ajay Sahni
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Jeene Nahi Doonga]]''
| Fakir Baba
|-
| 1984
| Nadaniyan
|
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Jaag Utha Insan]]''
| Pujari
|-
| 1985
| Jawaab
| Dinesh Mathur
|-
| 1985
| Ramkali
| Jay Singh
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Ek Se Bhale Do]]''
| David D'Mello
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Meri Jung]]''
| Dr. Dinesh Mathur
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Mera Jawab]]''
| Arun
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Insaaf Main Karoonga]]''
| Inspector
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Shiva Ka Insaaf]]''
| Robert
|-
| 1985
| Haveli
| Police Commissioner Thapa
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Mazloom]]''
| Judge Jaspal
|-
| 1986
| Maa Ki Saugandh
| Surendra
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Insaaf Ki Awaaz]]''
| Police Commissioner
|-
| 1986
| Car Thief
| Mr. Mehra
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Mr. X (1987 film)|Mr. X]]''
| Inspector Rakesh
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Hukumat]]''
| Shankardayal Singh
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Kalyug Aur Ramayan]]''
| Judge Shyam Diwakar
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Watan Ke Rakhwale]]''
| Assistant Jailor Madan
|-
| 1987
| Sher Shivaji
|
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Dil Tujhko Diya]]''
| Ajay Sahni
|-
| 1988
| Subah Hone Tak
|
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Zulm Ko Jala Doonga]]''
| Police Commissioner
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Vijay (1988 film)|Vijay]]''
| Mr. Mehra
|-
| 1989
| Hal Aur Bandook
|
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Dost Garibon Ka]]''
| Police Commissioner
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Marhi Da Deeva (1989 film)|Marhi Da Deeva]]''
| Dharam Singh
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Galiyon Ka Badshah]]''
| Mr. Rana
|-
| 1990
| First Rank
| Selection Committee Member
|-
| 1991
| Savdhan
|
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Sau Crore]]''
| Advocate
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Phool Bane Angaray]]''
| Mr. Dutta
|-
| 1992
| [[Meera Ke Girdhar]]
|
|-
| 1992
| Sooraj Mukhi
| Mr. Kumar
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj]]''
| Amar
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Tahalka]]''
| General Sinha
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Waqt Ka Badshah]]''
| Hotel Owner
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Sangeet (film)|Sangeet]]''
| Doctor
|-
| 1992
| Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh
| Advocate Jagatnarayan Sinha
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Police Wala]]''
| Inspector Rakeshnath
|-
| 1993
|''[[In Custody (1993 film)|In Custody]]''
| Mr. Siddiqui
|-
| 1993
| Kundan
| Chief Minister
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Shaktiman (1993 film)|Shaktiman]]''
| Superintendent Of Police
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Pyaar Ka Tarana]]''
|
|-
| 1993
| Pratimurti
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Madhosh (1994 film)|Madhosh]]''
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Madam X (1994 film)|Madam X]]''
| Police Commissioner Mathur
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Yuhi Kabhi]]''
| Judge
|-
| 1995
| Jeena Nahin Bin Tere
|
|-
| 1995
| Vapsi Saajan Ki
|
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Ab Insaf Hoga]]''
| Inspector Khan
|-
| 1996
| Sindoor Ki Holi
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Yash (1996 film)|Yash]]''
| R. K. Joseph
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Chhota Sa Ghar]]''
| Dhanraj
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Share Bazaar (film)|Share Bazaar]]''
| Karmyogi
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Saaz (film)|Saaz]]''
| Dr. Ranjeet Samant
|-
| 1998
| Angaar Vadee
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Wajood (1998 film)|Wajood]]''
| Abhijeet Joshi
|-
| 2000
| Choo Lenge Akash
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Rahul (film)|Rahul]]''
| Dr. Bhandari
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Kasam (2001 film)|Kasam]]''
| Jaswant Singh
|-
| 2002
| Pardesi Re
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Yeh Mohabbat Hai]]''
| Bashir Khan
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai]]''
| Rohan Khanna
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Mujhse Dosti Karoge]]''
| Mr. Verma
|-
| 2003
| Heda Hoda
|
|-
| 2005
| Chakachak
|
|-
| 2005
| Maa Where Are You...
| Mr. Mohanto
|-
| 2006
| Jadu Saa Chal Gaya
| Vilas
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]''
| Mr. D'Souza
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Umrao Jaan (2006 film)|Umrao Jaan]]''
| Umrao's father
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Eklavya: The Royal Guard]]''
| Omkar Singh
|-
| 2009
| ''[[3 Idiots]]''
| Mr. Qureshi
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Dulha Mil Gaya]]''
| Ratandeep Kapoor
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Chance Pe Dance]]''
| Mr. Behl
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Right Yaaa Wrong]]''
| Dr. Siddiqui
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyon]]''
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Malik Ek]]''
| Shankar
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Mere Brother Ki Dulhan]]''
| Colonel Agnihotri
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Boss (2013 Hindi film)|Boss]]''
| Raghunath
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Enemmy]]''
| Mr. Karmakar
|-
| 2014
| ''[[PK (film)|PK]]''
| Mr. Sahni (Jaggu's father)
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Hum Tum Dushman Dushman]]''
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Chooriyan]]''
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Uvaa]]''
| Presiding Judge
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Sultan (2016 film)|Sultan]]''
| Gyan Singh Oberoi
|-
| 2016
| Desi Munde
| Gurmukh Singh
|-
| 2018
| Paak
| Sofiya's father
|-
| 2019
| ''[[One Day: Justice Delivered]]''
| Colonel
|-
| 2019
| Cypher
| Nana
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Housefull 4]]''
| Maharaj Parikshitapdev Singh
|-
| 2021
| Hawayein
| Mike Paul
|-
|}

===TV series===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year !!Serial !!Role !!Notes
|-
| 1986
|''[[Katha Sagar]]''
| Multiple Roles in Multiple Episodes
|
|-
|
| ''Barrister Vinod''
| Barrister Vinod
|
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Gul Gulshan Gulfaam]]''
|
|
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Mirza Ghalib (TV series)|Mirza Ghalib]]''
| Nawab Shamsuddin
|
|-
| 1991–1992
| ''[[Kahkashan]]''
| Josh Malihabadi
|
|-
| 1993
| Commander
|
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Junoon (1994 TV series)|Junoon]]''
| Bharat Kumar Rajvansh
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Chandrakanta (1994 TV series)|Chandrakanta]]''
| Maharaj Surendra Singh
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[The Great Maratha]]''
| [[Malhar Rao Holkar]]
|
|-
| 1994–1996
| ''[[Ajnabi]]''
|
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Saturday Suspense]]'' - Beqasoor
|
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Alpviram]]''
| Mr. Bakshi
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Main Dilli Hoon]]''
| [[King Bharata|Maharaj Bharat]]
|
|-
| 1998-1999
| Ashiqui
| Anand Kumar
|
|-
| 1998–2003
| ''[[Heena (TV series)|Heena]]''
| Nawab Mirza
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Tanha (TV series)|Tanha]]''
|
|
|-
| 1999–2000
| ''[[Gul Sanobar]]''
| Sultan of Hindustan
|
|-
| 2000–2001
| ''[[Noorjahan (TV series)|Noorjahan]]''
| Mirza Ghiyas Beg
|
|-
| 2000
| ''Hare Kanch Ki Chudian''
|
| Telefilm
|-
|
|''Gaatha''
|
|
|-
| 2001
| Jaane Anjaane<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/2001/20011007/spectrum/tv.htm|title=Watch out for more on the father-son rift|access-date=2001-10-07}}</ref>
| Mr. Vashisht
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Shararat (TV series)|Shararat]]''
| Khushwant Mehra
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Ana (2004 TV series)|Ana]]''
| Altaf
|
|-
| 2004-2005
| Lal Kothi Alvida
|
|
|-
| 2004–2008
| ''[[Saarrthi]]''
| Hemraj Goenka
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Aahat]]'' - Shrunken Head
|
|
|-
| 2007-2008
| ''[[Jersey No. 10]]''
|
|
|-
| 2007–2008
| ''[[Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar]]''
| Veer Singh
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Kalpana (TV series)|Kalpana]]''
|
|
|-
| 2011-2012
| ''[[Meri Maa (Indian TV series)|Meri Maa]]''
|
|
|-
| 2015–2017
| ''[[Santoshi Mata]]''
| Raghavendra Mishra
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Ek Bhram...Sarvagun Sampanna]]''
| Kishan Mittal
|
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0756378|name=Parikshat Sahni}}
* [http://www.dnaindia.com/speakup/report_i-met-a-hermit-on-the-run_1008465 ''I met a hermit on the run'' – Article by Parikshit Sahni]

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