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{{short description|Indian actor and writer}}
{{short description|Indian actor and writer (born 1950)}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix  =  
| honorific_prefix  =  
| name              = Lilliput
| name              = Lilliput
| image              = Lilliput_actor.png
| image              = Lilliput (actor).jpg
| imagesize          =  
| imagesize          =  
| caption            = Faruqui
| caption            =  
| native_name        =  
| native_name        =  
| native_name_lang  =  
| native_name_lang  =  
| birth_name        = M. M. Faruqui
| birth_name        = M. M. Faruqui
| birth_date        =  
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|3 October 1950|df=y}}<ref>{{cite AV media |date= |title=Lilliput {{!}} Epic Serial Dekh Bhai Dekh के Writer:किसने मुँह पे कह दिया "इस बौने से कौन शादी करेगा" |trans-title=Lilliput {{!}} Writer of Epic Serial Dekh Bhai Dekh: Who said on his face "Who will marry this dwarf" |language=hi |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e4nca6H-Mk |access-date=14 April 2024 |publisher=Bollywood Thikana |via=[[YouTube]] |time=3:25}}</ref>
| birth_place        = [[Gaya, India|Gaya]], [[Bihar]], India  
| birth_place        = [[Gaya, India|Gaya]], [[Bihar]], India  
| death_date        =  
| death_date        =  
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| other_names        =  
| other_names        =  
| occupation        = [[Actor]]
| occupation        = [[Actor]]
| height            = {{height|feet=4|inch=4.8}}<ref>{{Citation |title=Kad Chota par Shakshiyat Badi - one and only lillyputji - The MK Show - #48 | date=27 March 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_nAoQh9Em4 |access-date=2023-12-17 |language=en}}</ref>
| years_active      = 1980–present
| years_active      = 1980–present
| spouse            = Sulekha
| spouse            = Sulekha
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'''Lilliput''' is an Indian actor and writer for the TV series ''Vikram Vetaal'' and Bollywood films. His real name is '''M. M. Faruqui'''.
'''M. M. Faruqui''', known professionally as '''Lilliput''', is an Indian actor and writer, known for the TV series ''Vikram Vetaal'' and Bollywood films. He adopted his screen name taking a cue from [[Lilliput and Blefuscu]], two island nations in [[Jonathan Swift]]'s novel ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' where Gulliver lands onto an island inhabited by little people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/director-anand-mahendroo-on-dekh-bhai-dekh/story-RsqWQrwjzGwb1MhaK6zslJ.html|title=My own family was the inspiration behind Dekh Bhai Dekh: Anand Mahendroo|date=9 January 2016|publisher=}}</ref>
He adopted the screen name taking a cue from [[Lilliput and Blefuscu]], two island nations in [[Jonathan Swift]]'s novel ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' where Gulliver lands onto an island inhabited by little people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/director-anand-mahendroo-on-dekh-bhai-dekh/story-RsqWQrwjzGwb1MhaK6zslJ.html|title=My own family was the inspiration behind Dekh Bhai Dekh: Anand Mahendroo|date=9 January 2016|publisher=}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
He is best known for writing [[Doordarshan]]'s popular science fiction series ''[[Indradhanush]]'' and acted in films such as ''[[Bunty Aur Babli]]'' (2005), ''[[Saagar (film)|Saagar]]'' (1985), and popular 90s sitcoms like ''[[Dekh Bhai Dekh]]'' , ''Natkhat'' and ''Mr. Funtoosh'', and for starring in ''[[Woh]]'' (1998) as [[It (character)|Woh]]. He plays Dadda Tyagi in Famous web series [[Mirzapur (TV series)|Mirzapur]] Season 2.<ref name=toi>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Liliputs-no-small-wonder/articleshow/2816661.cms|title=Liliput's no small wonder - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/entertainment/here-s-a-look-at-all-the-new-characters-coming-in-mirzapur-season-2-ab-hoga-taandav/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjZw47o56jtAhWFjeYKHcwlCpAQFjASegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw378opjnfhejR8QUm01wnOp|title=Here's A Look At All The New Characters Coming In 'Mirzapur' Season 2. Ab Hoga Taandav!|date= 6 October 2020|website=[[ScoopWhoop]]}}</ref> He made his [[Tamil film]] debut in [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] starrer ''[[Beast (2022 Indian film)|Beast]]''.<ref>{{cite web | last=Banerjee | first=Urmimala | last2=Banerjee | first2=ByUrmimala | title=''Eclipse Superstar Thalapathy Vijay'' will be new title card of Vijay from film Beast | website=Bollywood Life | date=21 June 2021 | url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/south-gossip/hbdnelson-fans-shower-love-on-thalapathy-65-director-nelson-dilip-kumar-on-his-birthday-view-tweets-1857444/ | access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref>
He is best known for writing [[Doordarshan]]'s popular science fiction series ''[[Indradhanush]]'' and acted in films such as ''[[Bunty Aur Babli]]'' (2005), ''[[Saagar (film)|Saagar]]'' (1985), and popular 90s sitcoms like ''[[Dekh Bhai Dekh]]'', ''Natkht'' and ''Mr. Funtoos'', and for starring in ''[[Woh]]'' (1998) as [[Pennywise|Woh]]. He has written the dialogues of critically acclaimed movie ''[[Chamatkar]]'' (1992). He plays Dadda Tyagi in popular TV series [[Mirzapur (TV series)|Mirzapur]] from season 2.<ref name=toi>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Liliputs-no-small-wonder/articleshow/2816661.cms|title=Liliput's no small wonder - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=27 February 2008 |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/entertainment/here-s-a-look-at-all-the-new-characters-coming-in-mirzapur-season-2-ab-hoga-taandav/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjZw47o56jtAhWFjeYKHcwlCpAQFjASegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw378opjnfhejR8QUm01wnOp|title=Here's A Look At All The New Characters Coming In 'Mirzapur' Season 2. Ab Hoga Taandav!|date= 6 October 2020|website=[[ScoopWhoop]]}}</ref> He made his [[Tamil film]] debut in [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] starrer ''[[Beast (2022 Indian film)|Beast]]''.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Banerjee | first1=Urmimala | last2=Banerjee | first2=ByUrmimala | title=''Eclipse Superstar Thalapathy Vijay'' will be new title card of Vijay from film Beast | website=Bollywood Life | date=21 June 2021 | url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/south-gossip/hbdnelson-fans-shower-love-on-thalapathy-65-director-nelson-dilip-kumar-on-his-birthday-view-tweets-1857444/ | access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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===Film===
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-  style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|-
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|-
|1988 || |''[[Woh Phir Aayegi]]''||Girls Hostel Peon||
|1988 || |''[[Woh Phir Aayegi]]''||Girls Hostel Peon||
|-
|1990|| ''[[Swarg]]'' || Crippled Beggar on the Street ||
|-
|1992|| ''[[Chamatkar]]'' || Writer, Dialogues ||
|-
|-
|1993||''[[Zakhmo Ka Hisaab]]''|| Mama||
|1993||''[[Zakhmo Ka Hisaab]]''|| Mama||
|-
|-
|1998||''[[Aunty No. 1]]''||Servant||
|1998||''[[Aunty No. 1]]''||Servant||
|2001||''[[Style]]''||Receptionist||
|-
|2001||''[[Style (2001 film)|Style]]''||Receptionist||
|-
|-
|2002 ||''[[Shararat (2002 film)|Shararat]]'' || Prisoner in a jail||
|2002 ||''[[Shararat (2002 film)|Shararat]]'' || Prisoner in a jail||
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|-
|-
|2010||''[[Prem Kaa Game]]''||Dr. Screwvala ||  
|2010||''[[Prem Kaa Game]]''||Dr. Screwvala ||  
|-
|2018 || ''When Obama Loved Osama'' || ||
|-
|-
|2020||''[[Kaamyaab]]''||Himself ||  
|2020||''[[Kaamyaab]]''||Himself ||  
|-
|-
|2020||''[[Ram Singh Charlie]]''||Short||
|-
|2022|| ''[[Beast (2022 Indian film)|Beast]]'' || Umar Farooq || [[Tamil film]] debut
|-
|2022|| ''[[Anth The End]]'' ||  ||
|-
|2023|| ''Acting Ka Bhoot'' || Kabir Rana  ||
|-
|-
|2022|| ''[[Beast (2022 Indian film)|Beast]]'' || Umar Farooq || [[Tamil film]] debut
|2025|| ''[[Gustaakh Ishq]]'' || Faruqui  ||  
|-
|-
|}
|}
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===Television===
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-  style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|-
|1985||''[[Idhar Udhar]]''|| Sudhir ||
|1985–1998 ||''[[Idhar Udhar]]''|| Sudhir ||
|-
|-
|1985-86||''[[Vikram Aur Betaal]]''|| Various characters ||
|1985–1986||''[[Vikram Aur Betaal]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-31 |title=Vikram Betaal actor Lilliput calls out 'inhuman' 90-day payment system in TV industry: 'We are helpless' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/vikram-betaal-actor-lilliput-calls-out-inhuman-90-day-payment-system-of-tv-industry-actors-technicians-helpless-8917613/ |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>|| Various characters ||
|-
|-
|1993||''[[Dekh Bhai Dekh]]''||Various characters ||
|1993||''[[Dekh Bhai Dekh]]''||Various characters ||
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|1996|| ''Natkhat'' || Bandit ||
|1996|| ''Natkhat'' || Bandit ||
|-
|-
|1996-97||''[[Zabaan Sambhalke]]'' || Sheikh ||
|1996–1997||''[[Zabaan Sambhalke]]'' || Sheikh ||
|-
|-
|1998||''[[Woh]]''||[[It (character)|Pennywise]] / Vikram ||
|1998||''[[Woh]]''||Woh (Vikram) ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seibold |first=Witney |date=2023-07-10 |title=Who Played The Best Pennywise? Here's What /Film Readers Had To Say |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1333699/slashfilm-readers-pick-best-pennywise/ |access-date=2025-10-24 |website=SlashFilm |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1999||''[[Star Bestsellers]]''|| Mr. Sinha ||
|1999||''[[Star Bestsellers]]''|| Mr. Sinha ||
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|2009||''[[Shaurya Aur Suhani]]''||Bhasundi ||
|2009||''[[Shaurya Aur Suhani]]''||Bhasundi ||
|-
|-
|2010-16||''[[Adaalat]]''||Brijesh Kumar (Babloo Joker) / Peter Fernandes ||
|2010–2016||''[[Adaalat (TV series)|Adaalat]]''||Brijesh Kumar (Babloo Joker) / Peter Fernandes ||
|-
|-
|2012||''[[Luck Luck Ki Baat]]''||Abdul Jan|
|2012||''[[Luck Luck Ki Baat]]''||Abdul Jan|
|Television film
|-
|-
|2015 || ''[[ Razia Sultan ]] ''
|2013
|[[Gutur Gu|''Gutur Gu 2'']]
|K K's uncle
|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tiwari |first=Vijaya |title=Lilliput to enter Gutur Gu-2 |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/lilliput-to-enter-gutur-gu-2/articleshow/21726155.cms |access-date=2023-02-06 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2019-20||''[[Vidya (TV series)|Vidya]]''||School Principal Manohar Mishra ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/television/actor-lilliput-comeback-on-television-serial-vidya-calls-it-second-inning|title=लिलिपुट की टेलीविजन पर वापसी, इस बार प्रिंसिपल के अवतार में आ रहे नजर|trans-title=Lilliput returns to television, this time seen in the principal's avatar|date=26 September 2019|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref>
|2013
| ''[[Raavi (TV series)|Raavi]]''
|Kaaleshwar
|
|-
|-
|}
|2013,2014
 
|''[[Hum Ne Li Hai... Shapath]]''
===Web series===
|Various Characters
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|
! Year
|-
! Title
|2015 || ''[[Razia Sultan]]'' || Maalik ||
! Role
|-
! class="unsortable"|Notes
|2016 || ''[[Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!]]'' || Mamulal Chaurasiya || Episode 458-460
|-
|2019–2020||''[[Vidya (TV series)|Vidya]]''||School Principal Manohar Mishra ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/television/actor-lilliput-comeback-on-television-serial-vidya-calls-it-second-inning|title=लिलिपुट की टेलीविजन पर वापसी, इस बार प्रिंसिपल के अवतार में आ रहे नजर|trans-title=Lilliput returns to television, this time seen in the principal's avatar|date=26 September 2019|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2020- present
|2020–2024
| ''[[Mirzapur (TV series)|Mirzapur]]''  
| ''[[Mirzapur (TV series)|Mirzapur]]''  
| Dadda Tyagi
| Dadda Tyagi
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/mirzapur-2-review-fathers-and-sons-with-a-hint-of-daughters-6852848/|title=Mirzapur 2 review: Amazon Prime Video series gives you a sense of deja vu|date=24 October 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/mirzapur-2-review-fathers-and-sons-with-a-hint-of-daughters-6852848/|title=Mirzapur 2 review: Amazon Prime Video series gives you a sense of deja vu|date=24 October 2020}}</ref>
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 19:48, 1 March 2026


Lilliput
Born
M. M. Faruqui

(1950-10-03) 3 October 1950 (age 75)[1]
Gaya, Bihar, India
OccupationActor
Years active1980–present
Height4 ft 4.8 in (1.34 m)[2]
Spouse(s)Sulekha
Children2

M. M. Faruqui, known professionally as Lilliput, is an Indian actor and writer, known for the TV series Vikram Vetaal and Bollywood films. He adopted his screen name taking a cue from Lilliput and Blefuscu, two island nations in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels where Gulliver lands onto an island inhabited by little people.[3]

Career[edit | edit source]

He is best known for writing Doordarshan's popular science fiction series Indradhanush and acted in films such as Bunty Aur Babli (2005), Saagar (1985), and popular 90s sitcoms like Dekh Bhai Dekh, Natkht and Mr. Funtoos, and for starring in Woh (1998) as Woh. He has written the dialogues of critically acclaimed movie Chamatkar (1992). He plays Dadda Tyagi in popular TV series Mirzapur from season 2.[4][5] He made his Tamil film debut in Vijay starrer Beast.[6]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
1985 Saagar Cheena Hindi film debut
1987 Hukumat Bhimsen, Servant
1988 Woh Phir Aayegi Girls Hostel Peon
1990 Swarg Crippled Beggar on the Street
1992 Chamatkar Writer, Dialogues
1993 Zakhmo Ka Hisaab Mama
1998 Aunty No. 1 Servant
2001 Style Receptionist
2002 Shararat Prisoner in a jail
2005 Bunty Aur Babli Band Trumpet Player
2010 Prem Kaa Game Dr. Screwvala
2018 When Obama Loved Osama
2020 Kaamyaab Himself
2020 Ram Singh Charlie Short
2022 Beast Umar Farooq Tamil film debut
2022 Anth The End
2023 Acting Ka Bhoot Kabir Rana
2025 Gustaakh Ishq Faruqui

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
1985–1998 Idhar Udhar Sudhir
1985–1986 Vikram Aur Betaal[7] Various characters
1993 Dekh Bhai Dekh Various characters
1996 Natkhat Bandit
1996–1997 Zabaan Sambhalke Sheikh
1998 Woh Woh (Vikram) [8]
1999 Star Bestsellers Mr. Sinha
2002 Shararat Television Director
2009 Shaurya Aur Suhani Bhasundi
2010–2016 Adaalat Brijesh Kumar (Babloo Joker) / Peter Fernandes
2012 Luck Luck Ki Baat Television film
2013 Gutur Gu 2 K K's uncle [9]
2013 Raavi Kaaleshwar
2013,2014 Hum Ne Li Hai... Shapath Various Characters
2015 Razia Sultan Maalik
2016 Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain! Mamulal Chaurasiya Episode 458-460
2019–2020 Vidya School Principal Manohar Mishra [10]
2020–2024 Mirzapur Dadda Tyagi [11]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Lilliput | Epic Serial Dekh Bhai Dekh के Writer:किसने मुँह पे कह दिया "इस बौने से कौन शादी करेगा" [Lilliput | Writer of Epic Serial Dekh Bhai Dekh: Who said on his face "Who will marry this dwarf"] (in हिन्दी). Bollywood Thikana. Event occurs at 3:25. Retrieved 14 April 2024 – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ Kad Chota par Shakshiyat Badi - one and only lillyputji - The MK Show - #48, 27 March 2022, retrieved 17 December 2023
  3. ↑ "My own family was the inspiration behind Dekh Bhai Dekh: Anand Mahendroo". 9 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Liliput's no small wonder - Times of India". The Times of India. 27 February 2008.
  5. ↑ "Here's A Look At All The New Characters Coming In 'Mirzapur' Season 2. Ab Hoga Taandav!". ScoopWhoop. 6 October 2020.
  6. ↑ Banerjee, Urmimala; Banerjee, ByUrmimala (21 June 2021). "Eclipse Superstar Thalapathy Vijay will be new title card of Vijay from film Beast". Bollywood Life. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Vikram Betaal actor Lilliput calls out 'inhuman' 90-day payment system in TV industry: 'We are helpless'". The Indian Express. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  8. ↑ Seibold, Witney (10 July 2023). "Who Played The Best Pennywise? Here's What /Film Readers Had To Say". SlashFilm. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  9. ↑ Tiwari, Vijaya. "Lilliput to enter Gutur Gu-2". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "लिलिपुट की टेलीविजन पर वापसी, इस बार प्रिंसिपल के अवतार में आ रहे नजर" [Lilliput returns to television, this time seen in the principal's avatar]. Amar Ujala (in हिन्दी). 26 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "Mirzapur 2 review: Amazon Prime Video series gives you a sense of deja vu". 24 October 2020.

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