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==Personal life==  
==Personal life==  
He married Sujatha Lever in 1984 and has two children [[Jamie Lever|Jamie]] and Jessy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Johnny-Lever-s-kid-is-college-fest-fave/Article1-586612.aspx |title=Johnny Lever's kid is college fest fave |publisher=Hindustantimes.com |date=14 August 2010 |access-date=2011-06-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412071545/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Johnny-Lever-s-kid-is-college-fest-fave/Article1-586612.aspx |archive-date=12 April 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> His younger brother, [[Jimmy Moses]], is also a comedian and mimicry artist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.surfindia.com/celebrities/bollywood/johnny-lever.html |title=Johnny Lever, Bollywood Johnny Lever, Johnny Lever Movies |publisher=Surfindia.com |date=7 January 1950 |access-date=2011-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527045137/http://www.surfindia.com/celebrities/bollywood/johnny-lever.html |archive-date=27 May 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>
He married Sujatha Lever in 1984 and has two children [[Jamie Lever|Jamie]] and Jessy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Johnny-Lever-s-kid-is-college-fest-fave/Article1-586612.aspx |title=Johnny Lever's kid is college fest fave |publisher=Hindustantimes.com |date=14 August 2010 |access-date=2011-06-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412071545/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Johnny-Lever-s-kid-is-college-fest-fave/Article1-586612.aspx |archive-date=12 April 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> His younger brother, [[Jimmy Moses]], is also a comedian and mimicry artist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.surfindia.com/celebrities/bollywood/johnny-lever.html |title=Johnny Lever, Bollywood Johnny Lever, Johnny Lever Movies |publisher=Surfindia.com |date=7 January 1950 |access-date=2011-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527045137/http://www.surfindia.com/celebrities/bollywood/johnny-lever.html |archive-date=27 May 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Lever is a practicing [[Christians|Christian]]. When asked about his transition, Lever replied:
Lever is a practicing [[Christians|Christian]]. When asked about his transition, Lever replied:


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It was God's will. I had always been a religious person, but one incident changed my life. My son was diagnosed with throat tumor. I was helpless and turned to God for help. I stopped working in films and spent all my time praying for him. Ten days later, when he was taken for a test, the doctors were surprised because the cancer had vanished. It was the beginning of a new life for me.<ref>{{cite web | title = Johnny Lever turns preacher | url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tabloid/johnny-lever-turns-preacher/article1-1045697.aspx | first = Ali | last = John | work = [[Hindustan Times]] | date = April 17, 2012 | access-date = June 24, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140301071401/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tabloid/johnny-lever-turns-preacher/article1-1045697.aspx | archive-date = 1 March 2014 | url-status = live }}</ref>
It was God's will. I had always been a religious person, but one incident changed my life. My son was diagnosed with throat tumor. I was helpless and turned to God for help. I stopped working in films and spent all my time praying for him. Ten days later, when he was taken for a test, the doctors were surprised because cancer had vanished. It was the beginning of a new life for me.<ref>{{cite web | title = Johnny Lever turns preacher | url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tabloid/johnny-lever-turns-preacher/article1-1045697.aspx | first = Ali | last = John | work = [[Hindustan Times]] | date = April 17, 2012 | access-date = June 24, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140301071401/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tabloid/johnny-lever-turns-preacher/article1-1045697.aspx | archive-date = 1 March 2014 | url-status = live }}</ref>
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