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'''Atul Agnihotri''' (born 8 July 1970) is an [[Indian film]] actor, producer and director.<ref name=hindu>{{cite news |title=Atul Agnihotri hopes to make a mark as a sensitive director |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004092300370200.htm&date=2004/09/23/&prd=mp& |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=23 September 2004 |access-date=3 April 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126042256/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004092300370200.htm&date=2004/09/23/&prd=mp& |archive-date=26 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He started his [[Bollywood]] career as an actor, went on to direct two films, and found success as a film producer. He is best known for his debut film ''[[Sir (film)|Sir]]'' (1993), which was the most notable film of his career and featured him as the lead protagonist. His other notable films were ''[[Aatish: Feel the Fire]]'' (1994) and ''[[Krantiveer]]'' (1994).

Agnihotri's career stretches back to 1983 when he made a brief appearance as a child artist in ''[[Pasand Apni Apni]]'' (1983) in which his cousin [[Rati Agnihotri]] was the heroine.<ref name="Times1"/> Inspired by her success, and by the memory of his father's brief stint as an actor, he made his acting debut with [[Mahesh Bhatt]]'s ''[[Sir (film)|Sir]]'' (1993), which emerged as a commercial and critical success.<ref>{{cite news |title='May be I am a bit spoilt' |url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19991116/ile16166.html |work=[[Indian Express]] |date=16 November 1998 |access-date=3 April 2009 |archive-date=28 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828022810/http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19991116/ile16166.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He went on to act in several other films throughout the 1990s and early 2000s with his most notable hits being ''[[Krantiveer]]'' (1994), ''[[Naaraaz (1994 film)|Naaraz]]'' (1994), ''[[Aatish: Feel the Fire|Aatish]]'' (1994), ''[[Chachi 420]]'' (1997), ''[[Yeshwant]]'' (1997), and ''[[Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam]]'' (2002).<ref>{{cite news |title=No, says Salman to Manjrekar |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/17news.htm |author=Vickey Lalwani |work=[[rediff.com]] |date=17 May 2003 |access-date=3 April 2009 |archive-date=11 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011224304/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/17news.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Two's company, three's jealousy |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/may/24hum.htm |author=Anita Bora |work=[[rediff.com]] |date=24 May 2002 |access-date=3 April 2009 |archive-date=16 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116040212/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/may/24hum.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In many of these films, he was either the second lead or one of several heroes. His career as an actor slowly petered out.

* ''[[Sir (film)|Sir]]'' (1993) – Karan