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Indian film and television actor (born 1941) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ranjeet (born as Gopal Singh Bedi; 12 September 1941), is an Indian actor and film director.[1][2] He has mostly played villain roles in over 200 Hindi films. He has also played a positive character in the TV series Aisa Des Hai Mera.[3]
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Ranjeet | |
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Born | Gopal Singh Bedi 12 September 1941 |
Other names | Ranjeet Bedi |
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Years active | 1966–2019 |
Spouse | Aloka Bedi |
Children | Divyanka Bedi (daughter) Chiranjeev Bedi (son) |
Parent | Dwarkaprasad Bedi (father) |
Relatives | Prem Bedi (brother) Ramesh Bedi (brother) |
He has also worked in a number of Punjabi films namely Rab Ne Banayian Jodiyan, Maujaan Dubai Diyaan and Man Jeete Jag Jeet.[4]
Ranjeet was born as Gopal Singh Bedi in Jandiala Guru, a town near Amritsar, Punjab into an orthodox Sikh family and after studying at Delhi’s Hindu College he aimed to join the Indian Air Force before becoming an actor, entering the film industry in 1966-67.[5]
Ranjeet shot to fame after playing a negative role in the film Sharmeelee, released in 1971. 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.[6]
Besides acting in hundreds of Hindi movies, he has also done a television serial Aisa Des Hai Mera and a couple of Punjabi films
He is a vegetarian and non-smoker.[3]
He has two children, a daughter Divyanka Bedi, who's a personal trainer, and a son Jeeva, who made his film debut in 2022 with Govinda Naam Mera.[7]
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