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Ranjeet
Ranjeet in May 2019
Born
Gopal Singh Bedi

(1941-09-12) 12 September 1941 (age 82)
Jandiala Guru, Punjab, British India
(present-day Amritsar, Punjab, India)
Other namesRanjeet Bedi
Occupations
Years active1970–2019

Ranjeet (born as Gopal Singh Bedi; 12 September 1941), is an Indian actor and film director born in Jandiala Guru near Amritsar, best known for his work in Bollywood.[1][2] He has mostly played villain roles in over 200 Hindi films. Ranjeet has also played a positive character in the TV series Aisa Des Hai Mera.[3] He has also worked in a number of Punjabi films namely Rab Ne Banayian Jodiyan, Maujaan Dubai Diyaan and Man Jeete Jag Jeet.[4]

Biography

Ranjeet's real name is Gopal Singh Bedi. Besides acting in over 500 Hindi movies, he has also done a television serial Aisa Des Hai Mera and a couple of Punjabi films. He shot to fame after playing a negative role in the film Sharmeelee. Sunil Dutt had recommended his name after liking his performance in Sawan Bhadon and Reshma Aur Shera. Ranjeet had come to Mumbai to play the lead role in Zindagi Ki Rahen, which was shelved. He went ahead to establish himself as a leading villain in the seventies and early eighties.[5] In personal life, he is a vegetarian and non-smoker.[3]

Filmography

Films

Director

Producer

Television

References

  1. ^ "The Tribune...Arts Tribune". Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Skeletons in the cupboard?". 13 March 2006. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  3. ^ a b KRISHANGI SINGH (16 October 2014). "Much feared, much applauded". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 November 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Ranjeet: After my first negative character, I was thrown out of my house". The Indian Express. 19 July 2020. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  5. ^ Dedhia, Sonil. "'Parents refused to marry their daughters to me'". Rediff. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Ranjeet's mother didn't like his work in 'Sharmeelee': You tear women's clothes?". India Today. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  7. ^ "I want my son to be a hero onscreen: Ranjeet". The Times of India. 8 November 2013. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Ranjit returns to TV with Tota Weds Maina". Hindustan Times. 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Ranjeet as the new villain in 'Trideviyaan' - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 December 2016. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

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