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| name       = Kulbhushan Kharbanda
| name               = Kulbhushan Kharbanda
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| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1944|10|21}}
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| birth_place       = [[Hasan Abdal]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| birth_place   = [[Hasan Abdal]], Punjab, British India (now Pakistan)
| alma_mater        = [[Kirori Mal College]], [[Delhi University]]
| occupation = [[actor]]
| nationality        = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| yearsactive = 1974 - present
| occupation         = [[Actor]]
| spouse      = Maheshwari Devi Kharbanda
| known_for          =
| children = Shruti Kharbanda
| yearsactive       = 1974–present
| website            =
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'''Kulbhushan Kharbanda''' (born 21 October 1944) is an [[India]]n actor. He worked in [[Hindi]] and [[Punjab]]i movie. He is better known for his role as Shakaal in ''[[Shaan (movie)|Shaan]]'' (1980)<ref name=tr>{{cite news |title=Down movie lane  |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060701/ttlife.htm#6 |publisher=The Tribune |date=July 1, 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=B-Town's villains we love to hate |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/2701-7.html |publisher=''[[CNN-IBN]]'' |date= }}</ref>  inspired by the character of [[Blofeld]] from [[James Bond]] movies.<ref>{{cite web |title=A homage to G P Sippy |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/01/05/3442/index.html |date=January 5, 2008  |publisher=''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'', Screen }}</ref>


He also starred in ''[[Arth (movie)|Arth]]'' (1982), ''[[Ek Chadar Maili Si]]'' (1986). He also appeared in all [[Deepa Mehta]]'s [[Elements trilogy]], ''[[Fire (1996 movie)|Fire]]'' (1996), ''[[Earth (1998 movie)|Earth]]'' (1998), and ''[[Water (2005 movie)|Water]]'' (2005).<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2000/10/20/stories/0920022g.htm | location=Chennai, India | title=Adieu to stereotypes |work=The Hindu | date=20 October 2000}}</ref>
'''Kulbhushan Kharbanda''' (born 21 October 1944) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi and Punjabi films. He is best known for his role as the antagonist Shakaal in ''[[Shaan (1980 film)|Shaan]]'' (1980),<ref name=tr>{{cite news |title=Down movie lane |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060701/ttlife.htm#6 |newspaper=The Tribune |date=1 July 2006 |access-date=9 March 2011 |archive-date=15 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315004316/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060701/ttlife.htm#6 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bollywood's villains we love to hate |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/2701-7.html |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]] |access-date=9 March 2011 |archive-date=2 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202150741/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/2701-7.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=A homage to G P Sippy |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/01/05/3442/index.html |date=5 January 2008 |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]], Screen |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521005617/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2008/01/05/3442/index.html |archive-date=21 May 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Starting off with the Delhi-based theatre group 'Yatrik' in the 1960s, he moved to films with [[Sai Paranjpye]]'s ''[[Jadu Ka Shankh]]'' in 1974. He worked in several [[parallel cinema]] films before working in the mainstream Hindi film industry. He appeared in [[Mahesh Bhatt]]'s classic ''[[Arth (film)|Arth]]'' (1982), ''[[Ek Chadar Maili Si]]'' (1986), ''[[Waaris (1988 film)|Waaris]]'' (1988), and in all three parts of [[Deepa Mehta]]'s [[Elements trilogy]]: ''[[Fire (1996 film)|Fire]]'' (1996), ''[[Earth (1998 film)|Earth]]'' (1998), and ''[[Water (2005 film)|Water]]'' (2005).<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/2000/10/20/stories/0920022g.htm | location=Chennai, India | title=Adieu to stereotypes | date=20 October 2000 | access-date=23 December 2008 | archive-date=2 March 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302171013/http://www.hindu.com/2000/10/20/stories/0920022g.htm | work=[[The Hindu]] | url-status=dead }}</ref> After nearly two decades he was seen on the theatre stage at the Padatik Theatre in Kolkata in the production of ''Atmakatha'', directed by Vinay Sharma.<ref>{{cite web|title=Atmakatha|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120926/jsp/entertainment/story_16017878.jsp#.UlN6Z2T09Xc|access-date=8 October 2013|archive-date=18 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518065703/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120926/jsp/entertainment/story_16017878.jsp#.UlN6Z2T09Xc|url-status=live}}</ref>


Kharbanda was born in [[Hasan Abdal]], Punjab, [[British India]] (now [[Pakistan]]).
==Personal life==
Kharbanda is married to Maheshwari, a woman who was previously married to the Maharaja of Kotah. Born the daughter of Maharaja Ram Singh II of [[Pratapgarh, Rajasthan]], Maheshwari married Kharbanda in 1965.{{CN|date=June 2020}}
 
==Career==
After his studies he and a few of his college friends formed a theatre group called "Abhiyaan", and then joined Delhi-based "Yatrik", a bilingual theatre repertory founded by director [[Joy Michael]] in 1964; he became its first paid artiste, though after a few years Yatrik collapsed as the director was lecturing in US universities.<ref>{{cite news |title=Joy de vivre |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/article145740.ece |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=4 March 2010 |access-date=9 March 2011 |archive-date=29 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629140714/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/article145740.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=40 Years, and Still Travelling |url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=59921 |newspaper=Indian Express |date=8 August 2003 |access-date=9 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111133909/http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=59921 |archive-date=11 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The stage is set... |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005080400780100.htm&date=2005/08/04/&prd=mp& |newspaper=The Hindu |date=4 August 2005 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> That is when he moved to [[Kolkata]] in 1972 and started working with the theatre group "Padatik" which did Hindi theatre, under director [[Shyamanand Jalan]]. Here he worked for a while before moving on to Mumbai and films.<ref name=cal>{{cite news|title=Calcutta, home to Hindi Theatre |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/advertise.nsf/%28docid%29/70B426B140A9AA74652569420029534A |newspaper=The Hindu |date=29 October 1997 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725211658/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/advertise.nsf/%28docid%29/70B426B140A9AA74652569420029534A |archive-date=25 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Usha Ganguly |url=http://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/interviews/usha_ganguli.asp |date=November 2006 |publisher=mumbaitheatreguide.com |access-date=9 March 2011 |archive-date=14 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714133013/http://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/interviews/usha_ganguli.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
He first got noticed in ''[[Nishant (film)|Nishaant]]'' (1974) by [[Shyam Benegal]], with whom he went on to work in several more films including ''[[Manthan]]'' (1976), ''[[Bhumika: The Role]]'' (1977), ''[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]'' (1978), and ''[[Kalyug (1981 film)|Kalyug]]'' (1980). Soon he was a regular with [[parallel cinema]] directors, like in ''Godhuli'' (1977) with [[B. V. Karanth]].
 
Playing the bald villain Shakaal in ''[[Shaan (1980 film)|Shaan]]'' (1980) directed by [[Ramesh Sippy]], he saw his transition into Bollywood mainstream. Kharbanda went on to appear in ''[[Shakti (1982 film)|Shakti]]'' (1982), ''[[Ghayal (1990 film)|Ghayal]]'' (1990), ''[[Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar]] (1992)'', ''[[Gupt: The Hidden Truth|Gupt]]'' (1997), ''[[Border (1997 film)|Border]]'' (1997), ''[[Yes Boss (film)|Yes Boss]]'' (1997) and ''[[Refugee (2000 film)|Refugee]]'' (2000). However, he continued appearing in art films such as ''[[Chakra (1981 film)|Chakra]]'' (1981), with Smita Patil and Naseeruddin Shah, ''[[Arth (film)|Arth]]'' (1982), with Shabana Azmi, ''[[Andhi Gali]]'' (1984), the first Hindi film of [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]],<ref>{{cite news |title=I'm making a Hindi film: Buddhadeb |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-10/news-interviews/28223666_1_hindi-film-bengali-film-children-s-film-society |date=10 December 2010 |access-date=9 March 2011 |archive-date=9 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309000453/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-10/news-interviews/28223666_1_hindi-film-bengali-film-children-s-film-society |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''[[Ek Chadar Maili Si]]'' (1986), with Hema Malini, ''[[Utsav]]'' (1984), by [[Girish Karnad]], ''[[Mandi (film)|Mandi]]'' (1983), ''[[Trikal]]'' (1985), ''[[Susman (film)|Susman]]'' (1987), by Shyam Benegal, ''[[Naseem (film)|Naseem]]'' (1995), by [[Saeed Akhtar Mirza]] and ''[[Monsoon Wedding]]'' (2001) directed by [[Mira Nair]].
 
He portrayed [[Reema Lagoo]]'s husband and [[Raj Babbar]]'s brother in Shashi Kapoor's Filmwalas Productions' ''[[Kalyug (1980 film)|Kalyug]]''. He has also appeared in period pieces such as ''[[Jodha Akbar]]'' and ''[[Lagaan]]''. His most recent films are ''[[Aloo Chaat]]'' and ''[[Team: The Force]]''. He has acted in a number of Punjabi films. He portrayed the hero in the legendary film ''[[Chan Pardesi]]'' (1980) and starred in the Punjabi comedy ''[[Mahaul Theek Hai]]'' (1999).
 
He has acted in six of Deepa Mehta's movies and all her trilogy films: ''Earth'', ''Fire'' and ''Water''. He did a German film in 2009.
 
He has acted in TV serials, such as ''Shanno Ki Shaadi'' and ''Mahi Ve''.<ref name=tr/>
 
He has been seen on the stage in plays such as ''Teen Farishtay'', ''Hatya ek akaar ki'', ''Baki Itihaas'', ''Ek Shunya Bajirao'', ''Guinea Pig'', ''Girdhade'', ''Sakharam Binder'' and, recently, ''Atmakatha''.
 
Currently, he has been seen on various digital platforms such as [[Amazon Prime]]'s [[Mirzapur (TV series)|Mirzapur]] And [[Mirzapur (TV series)|Mirzapur 2]] in which his character of Satyanand Tripathi aka Bauji has garned appreciation worldwide and the series too has been successfully running from two seasons and the third season is in pre-production and shooting will go on floors soon due to massive demand and fan following.
 
==Filmography==
===Television===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Year
! Show
! Role
|-
| 2016
|''Love Shots''
| Mr. Chowdhury
|-
| 2018-present
|''[[Mirzapur (Web television series)|Mirzapur]]''
| Satyanand Tripathi aka Bauji
|-                                             
| 2020
|''[[A Suitable Boy (TV series)|A Suitable Boy]]''
|Karim Chand Seth aka Lata's Nanaji
|-
|2021
|''The Tattoo Murders''
| Retired DCP Ajay Yagnik
|}
 
===Films===
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*''[[Khandaani Shafakhana]]'' (2019)
*''[[No Fathers in Kashmir]]'' (2019)
*''[[Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Soorma (film)|Soorma]]'' (Hindi) (2018)
* ''[[Aatishbazi Ishq]]'' (Punjabi) (2016)
* ''[[Azhar (film)|Azhar]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Dictator (2016 film)|Dictator]]'' (Telugu)
* ''[[Brothers (2015 film)|Brothers]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Haider (film)|Haider]]'' (Hindi) (2014)
* ''[[Zed Plus]]'' (Hindi) (2014)
* ''[[Kirpaan - The Sword of Honour]]'' (Punjabi) (2014)
* ''[[Saadi Love Story]]''(Punjabi) (2013)
* ''[[Delhi in a Day]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Midnight's Children (film)|Midnight's Children]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Khushiyaan]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Khatta Meetha (2010 film)|Khatta Meetha]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Kurbaan (2009 film)|Kurbaan]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Aloo Chaat]]'' Hindi (2009)
* ''[[Ru Ba Ru]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Jodhaa Akbar]]'' Hindi (2008)
* ''[[Ek: The Power of One]]'' (2008)
* ''[[EMI (film)|EMI]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Manorama Six Feet Under]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Umrao Jaan (2006 film)|Umrao Jaan]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Water (2005 film)|Water]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Fight Club – Members Only]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Agnipankh]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Zameer: The Fire Within]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Garv: Pride and Honour]]'' (2004)
* ''[[I Proud To Be An Indian]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Pinjar (film)|Pinjar]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Basti (film)|Basti]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Lagaan]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Monsoon Wedding]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Pukar (2000 film)|Pukar]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Hera Pheri (2000 film)|Hera Pheri]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Bulandi (2000 film)|Bulandi]]'' (2000)
*''[[Teri Mohabbat Ka Naam]] (1999) as Subhash
* ''[[Hote Hote Pyar Ho Gaya]]'' (1999) as Colonel
* ''[[China Gate (1998 film)]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Fire (1996 film)|Fire]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Loafer (1996 film)|Loafer]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Nirbhay (1996 film)|Nirbhay]] (1996)
* ''[[Naseem (film)|Naseem]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Baazi (1995 film)|Baazi]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Mohra]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Shaktiman (1993 film)|Shaktiman]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Mahakaal]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Ek Hi Raasta (1993 film)|Ek Hi Raasta]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Damini – Lightning]]'' (1993)
*''[[Game (1993 film)|Game]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Bekhudi]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Antarnaad]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Henna (film)|Henna]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Paap Ki Kamaee]]'' (1990) as Supremo
* ''[[Pratibandh]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Ghayal (1990 film)|Ghayal]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Trikal]]'' (1985)
*''[[Mera Muqaddar]]'' (1985) as Vijay
* ''[[Yateem]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Veerana]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Main Zinda Hoon]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Susman (film)|Susman]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Uttar Dakshin]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Ek Chadar Maili Si]]'' (1987)
* ''[[New Delhi Times (film)|New Delhi Times]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Janbaaz (film)|Janbaaz]]'' (1986)
*''[[Ram Teri Ganga Maili]]'' (1985)
*''[[Zamana (1985 film)|Zamana]]'' (1985)
*''[[Lava (1985 film)|Lava]]'' (1985)
*''[[Ghulami]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Utsav]] (1984)
* ''[[Andhi Gali]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Waaris (1988 film)|Waaris]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Ganga Meri Maa]]'' (1983)
* '' [[Shakti (1982 film)|Shakti]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Aparoopa]]'' (1982)
* ''Ucha Dar Babe Nank Da'' (Punjabi)  (1982)
* ''[[Silsila (1981 film)|Silsila (film)]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Mandi (film)|Mandi]]'' (1983)
* '' [[Premrog]]'' (1983)
''[[Bulandi (1981 film)|Bulandi]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Chakra (1981 film)|Chakra]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Kalyug (1981 film)|Kalyug]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Nakhuda (film)|Nakhuda]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Arth (film)|Arth]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Chann Pardesi]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Shaan (1980 film)|Shaan]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Kalyug (1981 film)|Kalyug]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Solva Saawan]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Bhumika: The Role]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Manthan]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Nishaant]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Jadu Ka Shankh]]'' (1974)
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==Awards and nominations==
* 1986:[[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award]] - ''[[Ghulami]]'': ''Nominated''
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==Further reading==
* [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/a-stage-of-reflection/article3992971.ece A stage of reflection] Interview in [[The Hindu]]
 
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