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'''Paresh Ganatra''' (born 19 February 1965) is an | '''Paresh Ganatra''' (born 19 February 1965) is an Indian [[television actor|television]], [[stage actor|stage]] and film actor. He is known for his role as Praveen Thakkar in the [[Star Plus]] comedy series ''[[Baa Bahoo Aur Baby]]'' (2005–2010), [[SAB TV]]'s sitcom [[Chidiya Ghar]] and films like ''[[No Entry]]'' (2005), ''[[Rowdy Rathore]]'' (2012) amongst others.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-22/tv/28099787_1_comedy-circus-unique-reality-based-comedy-format-teen-ka-tadka|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811084924/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-22/tv/28099787_1_comedy-circus-unique-reality-based-comedy-format-teen-ka-tadka|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Comedy Circus returns with 'Teen Ka Tadka'|date=22 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-06/tv/28131482_1_season-big-fight-funny-bone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811061314/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-06/tv/28131482_1_season-big-fight-funny-bone|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Comedy Circus Mahasangram begins|date=6 February 2010}}</ref> | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
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Participating in theatre while in still college, he started his acting career with [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] theatre in the city from 1984 to 1992. He made his film debut with a role in ''[[Mann (film)|Mann]]'' in 1999. He acted in TV series ''Ek Mahal Ho Sapnon Ka'', a [[Colonial Cousins]] music video, TV commercials (including Symphony Air Coolers, Tata Phones, Coffee Bite, LG TV, Nerolac, Dabur and McDonald's), when he reached fame with the 2002 multi-star hit film ''[[Aankhen (2002 film)|Aankhen]]''.<ref name="sc">{{cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/20011109/fstakes.html|title=Seen It All, Done It All|date=9 November 2001|publisher=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]}}</ref> | Participating in theatre while in still college, he started his acting career with [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] theatre in the city from 1984 to 1992. He made his film debut with a role in ''[[Mann (film)|Mann]]'' in 1999. He acted in TV series ''Ek Mahal Ho Sapnon Ka'', a [[Colonial Cousins]] music video, TV commercials (including Symphony Air Coolers, Tata Phones, Coffee Bite, LG TV, Nerolac, Dabur and McDonald's), when he reached fame with the 2002 multi-star hit film ''[[Aankhen (2002 film)|Aankhen]]''.<ref name="sc">{{cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/20011109/fstakes.html|title=Seen It All, Done It All|date=9 November 2001|publisher=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]}}</ref> | ||
From then on, he has been active in [[Bollywood]]. He is known for his comic roles in comedic films, including ''[[No Entry]]'', ''[[Welcome (2007 film)|Welcome]]'', ''[[Money Hai Toh Honey Hai]]'' and ''[[Delhi Belly (film)|Delhi Belly]]'' amongst others.<ref name="sc"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/jan/260109-Vipul-Shah-post-London-Dreams-auditions-Action-Replay-Akshay-Kumar.htm|title=What Action Replay was about...|date=26 January 2009|work=MiD Day}}</ref> | From then on, he has been active in [[Bollywood]]. He is known for his comic roles in comedic films, including ''[[No Entry]]'', ''[[Welcome (2007 film)|Welcome]]'', ''[[Money Hai Toh Honey Hai]]'' and ''[[Delhi Belly (film)|Delhi Belly]]'' amongst others.<ref name="sc"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/jan/260109-Vipul-Shah-post-London-Dreams-auditions-Action-Replay-Akshay-Kumar.htm|title=What Action Replay was about...|date=26 January 2009|work=MiD Day}}</ref> ''[[Rowdy Rathore]]'', in which Paresh played a supporting role with [[Akshay Kumar]], became a milestone for him as it succeeded at the box office. He worked in the comedy film, ''[[Bol Bachchan]]'', starring [[Ajay Devgn]], [[Abhishek Bachchan]], [[Asin Thottumkal]], [[Prachi Desai]] and directed by [[Rohit Shetty]]. | ||
==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
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* [[Money Hai Toh Honey Hai]] (2008) | * [[Money Hai Toh Honey Hai]] (2008) | ||
* Khallballi: Fun Unlimited (2008) | * Khallballi: Fun Unlimited (2008) | ||
* Khicdi: The Movie (2010) | * [[Khichdi: The Movie|Khicdi: The Movie]] (2010) | ||
* [[No Problem (2010 film)|No Problem]] (2010) | * [[No Problem (2010 film)|No Problem]] (2010) | ||
* [[Delhi Belly (film)|Delhi Belly]] (2011) | * [[Delhi Belly (film)|Delhi Belly]] (2011) | ||
* [[Rowdy Rathore]] (2012) | * [[Rowdy Rathore]] (2012) | ||
* Main Krishna Hoon (2013) | * [[Main Krishna Hoon]] (2013) | ||
* Shree (2013) | * [[Shree (2013 film)|Shree]] (2013) | ||
* [[Ramaiya Vastavaiya]] (2013) | * [[Ramaiya Vastavaiya]] (2013) | ||
* Shelter Skelter (2013) | * Shelter Skelter (2013) | ||
* [[Freaky Ali]] (2016) | * [[Freaky Ali]] (2016) | ||
* Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir se (2018) | * [[Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se|Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir se]] (2018) | ||
* [[Dabangg 3]] (2019) | * [[Dabangg 3]] (2019) | ||
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* Threesome (2018) | * Threesome (2018) | ||
==Television== | ===Television=== | ||
{|class="wikitable sortable" | {|class="wikitable sortable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="col" | Year | ! scope="col" | Year | ||
! scope="col" | Serial | ! scope="col" | Serial | ||
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|2016–2017 || ''[[The Kapil Sharma Show]]''|| Various Characters || | |2016–2017 || ''[[The Kapil Sharma Show]]''|| Various Characters || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 2019–2020 || ''[[Bhakharwadi]]''|| Mahendra Thakkar || | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Web== | ===Web=== | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
! Year | ! Year | ||
! Name | ! Name | ||
! Role | ! Role | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2020 | |2020 | ||
|''[[Scam 1992]]'' | |''[[Scam 1992]]'' | ||
|Maheshwari | |Maheshwari | ||
|} | |} | ||