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| | name = Anirudh Agarwal
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| |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|12|20|df=yes}}
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| | birth_place = [[Vikasnagar]], [[Uttaranchal]], India
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| | 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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| | occupation = Actor
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| | yearsactive = 1975–2010
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| '''Anirudh "Ajay" Agarwal''' (born 20 December 1949) is a retired [[India]]n actor. He is known for his appearances in horror films such as ''[[Purana Mandir]]'', ''[[Bandh Darwaza]]'', and ''[[3D Saamri|Saamri]]'' as well as starring in episodes of ''[[Zee Horror Show]]''.
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| ==Early life==
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| 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|title=The benign menace of Bollywood's cult 'monster'|publisher=Shamya Dasgupta|date=2017-06-19|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>
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| ==Career==
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| Due to his somewhat intimidating appearance, caused by a tumor near his pituitary gland,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymotion.com/4cad446a-84e4-49cd-bdeb-500f4b3e340e|title=Bandit Queen (1994) 720p BluRay HD Movie PART 1|publisher=Bollywood Movies|date=2016-01-28|accessdate=2017-05-21}} {{dead link|date=August 2017}}</ref> 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]]''.
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| 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.
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| Following a cameo in ''[[Mallika (2010 film)|Mallika]]'' in 2010, Agarwal retired from acting due to film roles becoming scarce.<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=2018-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0012868/bio|title=Anirudh Agarwal - Biography|publisher=IMDb.com|accessdate=2017-04-19}}</ref>
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| ==Filmography==
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| ===Bollywood Films===
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| * ''Teri Maang Sitaron Se Bhar Doon'' (1982)
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| * ''[[Purana Mandir]]'' (1984) - Samri
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| * ''[[Awaaz]]'' (1984) - Malhotra Henchman
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| * ''[[3D Saamri]]'' (1985) - Dharmesh Saxena "Saamri"
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| * ''[[Avinash (film)|Avinash]]'' (1986) - Pratap's Henchmen
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| * ''[[Jaadugar]]'' (1989)
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| * ''[[Ram Lakhan]]'' (1989) - Jeeva
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| * ''[[Tum Mere Ho]]'' (1990)
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| * ''[[Bandh Darwaza]]'' (1990) - Nevla
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| * ''[[Aaj Ka Arjun]]'' (1990)
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| *''[[Gopalaa]]'' (1993) - Vikraal, Prisoner In Jail
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| * ''[[Bandit Queen]]'' (1994) - Babu Gujjar
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| * ''[[Trimurti (1995 film)|Trimurti]]'' (1995) - Talaf
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| * ''Dulhan Bani Daayan'' (1999)
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| * ''[[Mela (2000 film)|Mela]]'' (2000)
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| * ''[[Talaash: The Hunt Begins]]'' (2003) - Passenger on Train
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| * ''[[Bombay to Goa (2007 film)|Journey Bombay to Goa Laughter Unlimited]]'' (2007) - Junglee
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| * ''[[Mallika (2010 film)|Mallika]]'' (2010) - Samri
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| * ''Bachao: Inside Bhoot Hai'' (2010)
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| * ''[[Mar Mitenge]]'' (2011)
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| ===Hollywood===
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| *''[[The Jungle Book (1994 film)|The Jungle Book]]'' (1994) - Tabaqui
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| *''[[Such a Long Journey (film)|Such a Long Journey]]'' (1998)
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| ===Television===
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| * ''[[Zee Horror Show]]'' (1993)
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| * ''[[Tu Tu Main Main]]'' (1994)
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| * ''[[Mano Ya Na Mano (1995 TV series)|Mano Ya Na Mano]]'' (1995)
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| * ''[[Shaktimaan]]'' (1997)
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| ''[[Hudd kar di]] (1999 TV serial
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| ==References==
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| ==External links==
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| * {{IMDb person}}
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| * {{Bollywood Hungama person}}
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| [[Category:Indian male film actors]]
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| [[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
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