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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|12|20|df=yes}} | |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|12|20|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place = [], [[Uttaranchal]], India | | birth_place = [[Dehradun]], [[Uttaranchal]], India | ||
| height = {{convert|6|ft|5|in|m|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-40089750|title=The benign menace of Bollywood's cult 'monster'|publisher=Shamya Dasgupta|date=2017-06-19|accessdate=2017-11-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://actorapher.wordpress.com/2014/09/17/ajay-agarwal/|title=Biographies of Indian actors|publisher=Susanto Sen|date=2014-07-17 |accessdate=2017-11-08}}</ref> | | height = {{convert|6|ft|5|in|m|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-40089750|title=The benign menace of Bollywood's cult 'monster'|publisher=Shamya Dasgupta|date=2017-06-19|accessdate=2017-11-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://actorapher.wordpress.com/2014/09/17/ajay-agarwal/|title=Biographies of Indian actors|publisher=Susanto Sen|date=2014-07-17 |accessdate=2017-11-08}}</ref> | ||
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==Early life== | ==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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-40089750| | 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<ref name=":0">{{cite web|date=2017-06-19|title=The benign menace of Bollywood's cult 'monster'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-40089750|url-status=live|website=[[BBC Online]]|publisher=Shamya Dasgupta|accessdate=2017-08-03}}</ref> but quit his job to begin his acting career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://actorapher.wordpress.com/2014/09/17/ajay-agarwal/|title=Biographies of Indian actors|publisher=Susanto Sen|date=2014-07-17 |accessdate=2015-07-11}}</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Due to his somewhat intimidating appearance, caused by a tumor near his pituitary gland, | Due to his somewhat intimidating appearance, caused by a tumor near his pituitary gland, 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 (1994 film)|The Jungle Book]]'' and later briefly appearing in ''[[Such a Long Journey (film)|Such a Long Journey]]''. | ||
And in 1994, when he was approached by Shekhar Kapur for the role of Babu Gujjar in ''Bandit Queen'', it was a defining moment as he got the right opportunity to demonstrate his versatility as an artist. He later joined hands with his friends Aamir Khan for ''Mela'' in 2000 and with Akshay Kumar for ''Talash: The Hunt Begins'' in 2003. | And in 1994, when he was approached by Shekhar Kapur for the role of Babu Gujjar in ''Bandit Queen'', it was a defining moment as he got the right opportunity to demonstrate his versatility as an artist. He later joined hands with his friends Aamir Khan for ''Mela'' in 2000 and with Akshay Kumar for ''Talash: The Hunt Begins'' in 2003. | ||
Following a cameo in ''[[Mallika (2010 film)|Mallika]]'' in 2010, Agarwal retired from acting due to film roles becoming scarce.<ref | Following a cameo in ''[[Mallika (2010 film)|Mallika]]'' in 2010, Agarwal retired from acting due to film roles becoming scarce.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0012868/bio|title=Anirudh Agarwal - Biography|publisher=IMDb.com|accessdate=2017-04-19}}</ref> | ||
==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
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| 1990 || ''[[Aaj Ka Arjun]]'' || Not known || - | | 1990 || ''[[Aaj Ka Arjun]]'' || Not known || - | ||
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|1992|| ''[[Tahalka]]''|| Dong's Henchman || | |||
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| 1993 || ''[[Gopalaa]]'' || Vikraal, Prisoner in Jail || - | | 1993 || ''[[Gopalaa]]'' || Vikraal, Prisoner in Jail || - | ||