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{{short description|Indian actor of Hindi language films.}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}{{Infobox person
| name = Tej Sapru
| image = TejSapru.jpg
| caption = Tej Sapru in 2011
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1955|4|5}}
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], [[India]]
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1979 – present
| spouse = Dhanlaxmi Sapru
| father = [[D. K. Sapru]]
| relatives = [[Priti Sapru]] (sister),<br />[[Reema Rakesh Nath]] (sister)
}}
'''Tej Sapru''' (born 5 April 1955) is an Indian actor. He is the son of [[D. K. Sapru]] and Hemvati, both of whom were actors in the [[Bollywood|Hindi film industry]]. He has appeared in a number of Bollywood films of between the 1980s and 2010s, including ''[[Gupt: The Hidden Truth|Gupt]]'', ''[[Mohra]]'', ''[[Sirf Tum]]'' and ''[[Saajan]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0764669/ | title=Tej Sapru | publisher=imdb.com | access-date=22 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/tej-sapru/filmography.html | title=Tej Sapru Filmography |work=OneIndia | access-date=22 March 2014}}</ref> He is also known for his roles in popular television series such as ''[[Qubool Hai]]'', ''[[Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar|Saat Phere]]'', ''[[Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli]]'' and ''The Zee Horror Show''.

Tej's sisters, the actress [[Priti Sapru]] and the screenwriter [[Reema Rakesh Nath]], are well-known names in Punjabi and Hindi cinema.

==Selected filmography==

{| class= "wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role Played
|-
| 1979 || [[Surakshaa]] || Jackson 'Jackie'
|-
| 1981 || Laaparwaah ||
|-
| 1982 || [[Rajput]] ||Jaipal Singh's Nephew
|-
| 1982 || Sambandh || Shakti Singh
|-
| 1983 || Dard-e-Dil ||Baanke
|-
|1984 || Laal Chooda ||Jagirdar Jarnail P. Singh
|-
|1985 ||''[[Patthar Dil]]'' || Mahendra Singh
|-
|1985 || [[Aandhi-Toofan]] || Balbir's man
|-
|1985 || [[Karm Yudh]] || Rakesh Saxena
|-
|1985 || [[Yudh (film)|Yudh]] || Goga (Danny's man)
|-
|1985||[[Insaaf Main Karoonga]]||Captain Yunus
|-
|1986||[[Insaaf Ki Awaaz]]||
|-
|1986|| ''[[Main Balwaan]]'' || CBi Inspector Ranjit Kapoor
|-
| 1987 || ''Anjaam'' || Amar
|-
|1987||[[Aag Hi Aag]]|| Jeeva
|-
|1987||''[[Sitapur Ki Geeta]]''|| Teju
|-
|1988||[[Kanwarlal]]|| Jhaanga
|-
|1988||[[Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga]]|| Tejinder
|-
|1988||Aakhri Muqabla||
|-
|1989||[[Sachai Ki Taqat]]|| Tony Fernandes
|-
|1989||[[Main Tera Dushman]] || Kaalu
|-
|1989||[[Kahan Hai Kanoon]]|| Bakya
|-
|1989|| [[Purani Haveli (film)|Purani Haveli]] || Vikram
|-
|1989||''[[Mujrim]]'' || Lucky
|-
|1989|| [[Jung Baaz]] || Tej
|-
|1989||[[Tridev]]|| Goga
|-
|1989||[[Kanoon Apna Apna]]|| Prakash K. Kanhaiyalal
|-
|1990|| ''[[Naag Nagin]]'' ||
|-
|1990|| ''[[Majboor (1989 film)|Majboor]]''|| Tejaa
|-
|1990||[[Izzatdaar]]|| Kubba
|-
|1990||[[Kali Ganga]]|| Jagga
|-
|1990|| ''[[Aaj Ke Shahenshah]]''|| Police Inspector
|-
|1990||[[Zimmedaaar]]|| Jagpal
|-
|1990||''[[Thanedaar]]''|| Peter
|-
|1990||[[Muqaddar Ka Badshaah]]|| Manik Singh
|-
|1991||[[Ajooba]]|| Prince — Udham Singh
|-
|1991||[[Pratikar]]|| Raghu Srivastav
|-
|1991||[[Kaun Kare Kurbanie]]|| Tej Singh
|-
|1991||''[[Saajan]]''|| Veera,Local Goon
|-
|1992||''[[Saatwan Aasman]]''|| Mahesh, Stunt Biker
|-
|1992 || ''[[Inteha Pyar Ki]]'' || Raja,The Goon
|-
|1992||''Insaan Bana Shaitaan'' || Mahesh
|-
|1992||[[Vishwatma]]||Bada Nilu
|-
|1992|| [[Raat (film)|Raat]] || Inspector
|-
|1992|| [[Adharm (1992 film)|Adharm]] || Pratap Verma
|-
|1992||[[Isi Ka Naam Zindagi]]||Vijay
|-
|1992||''[[Jeena Marna Tere Sang]]'' || Gulati
|-
|1993 || ''[[Muqabla (1993 film)|Muqabla]]'' || Police Inspector Waghmare
|-
|1993||[[Sangram (1993 film)|Sangram]]|| Jagdish Singh Rana
|-
|1993 || ''[[Police Wala]]''||
|-
|1993||''[[Jeevan Ki Shatranj]]''|| Babu
|-
|1993|| ''[[Gurudev (film)|Gurudev]]'' || Moti Pandey
|-
|1993 || ''[[Gardish]]'' || Billa's Henchman
|-
|1993|| ''[[Chandra Mukhi]]''|| Ghunga
|-
|Rowspan="6"|1994||[[Kashmeeram]] (Malayalam)||Abbas Qureshi
|-
|''[[Dulaara]]''|| Professor Akash Verma
|-
|[[Andaz (1994 film)|''Andaz'' (1994 film)]] || Bhola,Terrorist
|-
|''[[Saajan Ka Ghar]]''||Teja
|-
|''[[Ekka Raja Rani]]''|| Aslam Billa
|-
|''[[Mohra]]''||Irfan
|-
|1995|| [[Haathkadi (1995 film)|''Haathkadi'' (1995 film)]] || Police Inspector Prabhakar
|-
|1995||[[Kismat (1995 film)|Kismat]]|| Dara
|-
|1995 ||[[Savyasachi (1995 film)|Savyasachi]] (Kannada)||
|-
|1995 ||[[Ravan Raaj: A True Story]] ||
|-
|1995 ||[[Aksharam]] (Malayalam)||Ramji
|-
|1995 ||[[Kattumarakaran]] (Tamil) ||Raja Rajamanikkam
|-
|1995 ||[[Jallaad|Jallad]]||Police Inspector
|-
|1996 ||[[Rajaputhran]] (Malayalam)||Masood Ali Malabari
|-
|1996||''[[Apne Dam Par]]''||Pandeyji
|-
|1996 || ''[[Maahir]]''||
|-
|1996||[[Chhote Sarkar (1996 film)|''Chhote Sarkar'' (1996 film)]]||
|-
|1996 ||Rangoli (Kannada)||
|-
|1997||[[Gupt: The Hidden Truth]]||Jailor
|-
|1997||[[Lahu Ke Do Rang (1997 film)|Lahoo Ke Do Rang]]||Chinnu Shikari
|-
|1997||[[Tarazu]]|| Inspector Kulkarni
|-
|1997||''[[Daadagiri]]''|| Rangeela Ratan
|-
|1997||''[[Hameshaa]]''|| Banwari
|-
|1997||''[[Mohabbat (1997 film)|''Mohabbat'' (1997 film)]]''|| Dr R.C. Goyal
|-
|1998||[[Doli Saja Ke Rakhna]]||Inspector Prithvi Sinha
|-
|1998||[[Do Numbri]]||Tera
|-
|1998||[[Sher-E-Hindustan]]||2nd son of Choudhary
|-
|1998||[[Mafia Raaj]]||Police Inspector Ghag
|-
|1999||[[Sirf Tum]]||Nirmal
|-
|2000|| ''Rahasya'' ||
|-
|2000||''[[Sultaan]]''|| Police Inspector V V Rokade
|-
|2000|| ''[[Baaghi (2000 film)|Baaghi]]''|| Randir Kanojia||
|-
|2000||[[Billa No. 786]]||Kaalu Ragda
|-
|2000 ||''[[Gaja Gamini]]''|| Tansen
|-
|2001 ||''[[Officer (2001 film)|Officer]]''|| Police Officer Pradhan
|-
|2001||[[Khatron Ke Khiladi (2001 film)|Khatron Ke Khiladi]]||
|-
|2002||Inth Ka Jawab Patthar||Inspector Pratap
|-
|2002
|''[[Kranti (2002 film)|Kranti]]''
|John
|-
|2002 || ''[[Waah! Tera Kya Kehna]]'' || Defence lawyer
|-
|2003||[[Raja Bhaiya]]||Forest Officer
|-
|2004||[[Suno Sasurjee]]||Shera's younger brother
|-
|2004||[[Asambhav]]|| General
|-
|2005||Dhadkanein||
|-
|2006||[[Alag]]||Dr. Manke
|-
|2008||Pehli Nazar Ka Pyaar||
|-
|2011||[[Jihne Mera Dil Luteya]]||Pritpal Singh
|-
|2012||[[Rebel (2012 film)|Rebel]] (Telugu)||Nanu
|-
|2013||[[Rangeelay]]||
|-
|2018||[[NOTA (film)|NOTA]] (Tamil-Telugu) ||Swamiji
|-
|2020||[[Guns of Banaras]]||
|}

==Television career==
Sapru has acted in several daily soaps like ''[[Qubool Hai]]'', ''[[Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar|Saat Phere]]'', ''[[Tumhari Pakhi]]'', ''[[Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli]]'' and ''[[Palampur Express]]''. He is known for his portrayal of Amatya Rakshas in the Dangal TV/Imagine TV historical series ''[[Chandragupta Maurya (2011 TV series)|Chandragupta Maurya]]'', which depicts the life of Indian emperor [[Chandragupta Maurya]]. He also played the role of Greek king [[Seleucus I Nicator]] in the [[Colors TV]] serial ''[[Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat]]''.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/The-story-of-Emperor-Ashoka-comes-alive-on-television/articleshow/46054326.cms The story of Emperor Ashoka comes alive on television]</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Ashoka-Five-reasons-to-catch-the-TV-show/articleshow/46095904.cms Ashoka: Five reasons to catch the TV show]</ref> and the role of [[Chanakya]] in ABP News TV series ''[[Bharatvarsh (TV Series)|Bharatvarsh]]'' in 2016. He also portrayed as Md. Ali jinnah in the television series - Pradhanmantri.

===TV Serials===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Serial !! Role !! Channel !! Notes
|-
|2004 || ''[[Hatim (TV series)|Hatim]]'' || Pasha || [[Star Plus]] ||
|-
|2007 || ''[[Chandramukhi (TV series)|Chandramukhi]]'' || || [[DD National]] ||
|-
|2007–2008 || ''[[Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar]]'' || Gajpratap Singh || [[Zee TV]] ||
|-
|2009 || ''[[Palampur Express]]'' || MLA || [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]] ||
|-
|2011–2012 || ''[[Chandragupta Maurya (2011 TV series)|Chandragupta Maurya]]'' || [[Rakshasa (amatya)|Amatya Rakshas]] || [[NDTV Imagine]] ||
|-
|2012–2014 || ''[[Qubool Hai]]'' || Gafoor Ahmed Siddiqui || [[Zee TV]] ||
|-
|2013–2014 || ''[[Pradhanmantri]]'' || [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]] || [[ABP News]] ||
|-
|2013–2014 || ''[[Tumhari Paakhi]]'' ||Rakshit Rana || [[Life OK]] ||
|-
|2015–2016 || ''[[Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat]]'' || [[Seleucus I Nicator]] || [[Colors TV]] ||
|-
|2016 || ''[[Bharatvarsh (TV Series)|Bharatvarsh]]'' || [[Chanakya]] || [[ABP News]] ||
|-
|2017-2018
|[[Dil Se Dil Tak]]
|Purushotham Bhanushali
|[[Colors TV]]
|
|-
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Bollywood}}
*[[List of Indian film actors]]
*[[Bollywood]]
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==References==
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