Anirudh Agarwal
Born (1949-12-20) 20 December 1949
Dehradun, United Provinces, India
OccupationActor
Years active1975–2010
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[1][2]

Anirudh "Ajay" Agarwal (born 20 December 1949) is a retired Indian actor. He is known for his appearances in horror films such as Purana Mandir, Bandh Darwaza, and Saamri as well as starring in episodes of Zee Horror Show.

Early life

During his school and college years, Agarwal was the sports ambassador. He studied Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, before graduating in 1974. He moved to Mumbai, where he initially started working as an engineer[3] but quit his job to begin his acting career.[4]

Career

Due to his somewhat intimidating appearance, caused by a tumor near his pituitary gland, Agarwal starred in Hindi films and television as demonic/ghostly characters or villains in general. He most notably worked with the Ramsay brothers, first starring in their film Purana Mandir as Samri, then as the vampire Nevla in Bandh Darwaza and once again as Samri in Saamri. He also featured in two Hollywood films; playing a supporting antagonist in Stephen Sommers' 1994 live action adaptation of The Jungle Book and later briefly appearing in Such a Long Journey.

And in 1994, when he was approached by Shekhar Kapur for the role of Babu Gujjar in Bandit Queen, it was a defining moment as he got the right opportunity to demonstrate his versatility as an artist. He later joined hands with his friends Aamir Khan for Mela in 2000 and with Akshay Kumar for Talash: The Hunt Begins in 2003.

Following a cameo in Mallika in 2010, Agarwal retired from acting due to film roles becoming scarce.[3][5]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1982Teri Maang Sitaron Se Bhar Doon
1984Purana MandirSamri
1984AwaazMalhotra Henchman
19853D SaamriDharmesh Saxena 'Samri'
1986Allah RakhaGorilla fighter
1986AvinashPratap's Henhman
1988Kasam
Mar Mitenge
1989JaadugarNot known
1989Ram LakhanJeeva
1990Tum Mere HoKaalu Sapera
1990Bandh DarwazaNevla
1990Aaj Ka ArjunNot known
1992TahalkaDong's Henchman
1993GopalaaVikraal, Prisoner in Jail
1994Bandit QueenBabu Gurjjar
The Jungle BookTabaquiEnglish film
1995TrimurtiTalaf
1998Such a Long JourneyEnglish film
1999Dulhan Bani DaayanNot known
2000MelaKaali
2003Talaash: The Hunt BeginsPassenger on Train
Palnati Brahmanayudu Telugu film
2007Journey Bombay to Goa Laughter UnlimitedJunglee
2010MallikaSamri
2010Bachao: Inside Bhoot HaiNot known

Television

References

  1. ↑ "The benign menace of Bollywood's cult 'monster'". Shamya Dasgupta. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Biographies of Indian actors". Susanto Sen. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 "The benign menace of Bollywood's cult 'monster'". BBC Online. Shamya Dasgupta. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Biographies of Indian actors". Susanto Sen. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Anirudh Agarwal - Biography". IMDb.com. Retrieved 19 April 2017.


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