Gulshan Grover

Gulshan Grover (born 21 September 1955) is an Indian actor and film producer who has appeared in over 100 films.^[2][3] He is popularly known as the "Bad Man"^[4] of Hindi cinema because of his ability to create an impact with his negative roles in films.^[5]

Gulshan Grover
Grover in 2013
Born	(1955-09-21) 21 September 1955 (age 69)[1] New Delhi, India
Alma mater	Shri Ram College of Commerce Delhi University
Occupations	Actor Film producer
Years active	1980–present
Spouses	Filomina Grover ​ ​ (m. 1998; div. 2001)​ Kashish Grover ​ ​ (m. 2001; div. 2002)​
Children	Sanjay Grover

Early life

Grover holds a post graduate degree from Delhi's Shri Ram College of Commerce and was associated with ‘Little Theatre Group’ for a long time before launching into the Hindi film industry.^[6][7]

Awards

Year	From	Award	Film	Result
2011	New York Indian Film Festival	Best Actor International	Desperate Endeavors	Won [8]
	WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival	Best Actor		Won
2011/2012	TSR-TV9 National Film Awards[9]	contribution to Indian & International Cinema	contribution	Won
2012	Stardust Award	Searchlight Awards-Best Actor	I Am Kalam	Won
2020	FFTG Awards	Best Actor	Forbidden	Won [10]

Selected filmography

Hindi films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1980	Hum Paanch	Mahavir
1981	Bulundi	Vikram's friend	Cameo
	Rocky[11]
1982	Arth	Gulshan
1983	Sadma	Balma
	Avtaar[12]	Chandar Kishan
1984	Mashaal	Munna
	Andar Baahar	Gulshan
	Insaaf Kaun Karega
	Sohni Mahiwal[13]	Noor
1985	Paththar	Ravi Rai
	Saamri	Khanna
1986	Manav Hatya
1988	Mera Muqaddar	Suraj
	Aag Ke Sholay
	Veerana	Raghu
	Khatron Ke Khiladi
1989	Waqt Ke Zanjeer
	Pyar Ke Naam Qurbaan	Master Dayashankar/ Daciat Shankar
	Ram Lakhan[13]	Kesariya Vilayati
	Eeshwar	Natwarlal
	Love Love Love	Vikram (Vicky)
	Ladaai	Peter
	Kanoon Apna Apna[14]	Kailash Bhadbole
1990	Lohe Ke Haath[15]	Triloki
	Doodh Ka Karz
1991	Jeevan Daata
	Raiszaada	Inspector Wafadaar Gupta
	Izzat
	Kurbaan	Dacait Himmat Singh
	Saudagar
	Banjaran	Shakti Singh
1992	Tyagi	Prem Dayal
	Vishwatma	Tapasvi Gunjal: Sonia's former fiancé
	Vajraghat
	Tahalka	Allah Rakha
	Jigar	Inspector Pradhan
	Dil Hi To Hai	Jack
	Dushman Zamana	Thapa
	Shola Aur Shabnam[13]	Kali Shankar
	Police Officer[16]	John
	Umar 55 Ki Dil Bachpan Ka	Malhotra
1993	Anari	Chhote Raja Vinay Singh
	Apaatkaal[17]	Nikka Shaitaan
	Sir[18]	Chappan Tikli a.k.a. Jimmy	Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Villain
1994	Vijaypath	Shakti
	Kanoon	Raja Thakur
	Yaar Gaddar
	Kaniyaa
	Raja Babu
	Dilwale	Shankar Bihari
	Mohra	Tyson
	Aag	Thakur Madhav Singh
	Zamane Se Kya Darna
1995	Sabse Bada Khiladi	Inspector K.Kada
	Criminal	Robert Rakesh Kumar
	Raghuveer[19]	Nitiram Chanakya
	The Gambler [18]	Billa
	Ram Jaane	Bhau
1996	Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat	Gyani Kartar Singh
1996	Diljale	Inspector Yajwendra
1996	Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi	King Don
1997	Ghoonghat	Sher Khan
	Yes Boss[20]	Bhushan
	Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi	Vicky
1998	2001: Do Hazaar Ek	Krishna Rao
	Duplicate	Shalaku
	Sar Utha Ke Jiyo
	Mehndi	Sikh Truck Driver	Uncredited
	Ghar Bazar
	Angaaray[21]	Lala Roshanlal
1999	1947: Earth
	International Khiladi	Thakral
	Hindustan Ki Kasam	Jabbar	Nominated - Zee Cine Awards for Best Performance in a Negative Role
	Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain	Udhed Singh
2000	Hera Pheri	Kabeera
2001	Tales of The Kama Sutra 2: Monsoon
	16 December	Dost Khan
	Lajja	Virender
2003	Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century	Chindi Chor/King Babushah
	Boom[22]	Medium Mia / Cutpiece Salim Suiting Shirting
	Jism[22]	Rohit Khanna
	3 Deewarein[22]	Mohan
	Ek Aur Ek Gyarah[22]	Panther
	Jajantaram Mamantaram[22]	Chattan Singh
2004	Dil Maange More	Rahman
	Ek Se Badkhar Ek
	Taarzan: The Wonder Car	Inspector Khurana
2005	Dus	Irrfan/Jamwal
2006	Tom, Dick and Harry
	Family - Ties of Blood
	Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena
	Tathastu
	Gangster	Khan Bhai
	Eight: The Power of Shani
	Anthony Kaun Hai?
2007	Dhokha
	Fool n Final	Choksi
	Cape Karma
	Showbiz
2008	Jumbo
	Karzzzz	Sir Juda
	Love Story 2050	Dr. Hoshi
2009	Victory	Andy
	Acid Factory	ACP Ranbir Singh
	Zor Lagaa Ke...Haiya!
2010	Kajraare[23]	Avtar Singh
	Mittal v/s Mittal
	Virsa[23]	Jogindar Singh Grewal
	Knock Out[23]	Bapuji
	Crook	S.I. Joseph Pinto
	Payback	Inspector Sawant
2011	I Am Kalam	Bhati	[24]
	Waqt-Ek Rishta
	Bin Bulaye Baraati	Durjan Singh
2012	Ganga Devi
	Agent Vinod	Taimoor Paasha	Special appearance in the song "Dil Mera Muft Ka"
2013	Baat Bann Gayi	Laxmi Nivas
	Rajdhani Express	Railway T.T.E.
	Bullet Raja	Balraj Bajaj
	Desires of the Heart	Pradeep
	Sooper Se Ooper	Madho Singh Rathod
2014	18.11 - A Code of Secrecy	Captain Rack
	Yaariyan	Jimmy Sir - College principal
	Station	Narrator
2015	Honour Killing	Harjinder Singh
	Kaun Kitne Paani Mein	Kharu Pahelwan - Co-lead
	UnIndian	Deepak Khuranaa
	I Love Desi	Bauji
2016	Salaam Mumbai	Suraj
	Waarrior Savitri	Satya's Dad
2017	I'm Not A Terrorist[25]	Abu Zar
	Behen Hogi Teri	Dhappi Pehalwaan
2018	Hate Story 4	Vikram Kurana
2019	The Devil's Daughter	The Devil
	Cabaret	Salim	Released on ZEE5
2020	Sadak 2	Dilip Hathkaata
2021	Mumbai Saga	Naari Khan
	Parvaaz: The Journey
	Cash	Gautam Acharya
	Sooryavanshi	Maulana Kader Usmani
2022	The Good Maharaja
	Rocketry: The Nambi Effect	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
	Nephilim	Voice of main villain Azazel
2023	Charlie Chopra	Brigadier Meherbaan Singh Rawat
2025	Heer Express

English films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1998	The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo[26]	Baldeo
2002	Air Panic	Philip
	Beeper	Sr. Inspector Vijay Kumar	[27]
2004	American Daylight	Billoo
	1:1.6 An Ode to Lost Love[22]	Pramod
2012	Desperate Endeavors	Dada Bhagwan
2013	Prisoners of the Sun	Rohit	[28]
2018	Forbidden	Jasleen's father	Short film; bilingual in Punjabi
2019	The Man from Kathmandu	Abu Mia Siddiqi

Telugu films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1985	Nyayam Meere Cheppali	Dilip
1994	Criminal	Robert Rakesh Kumar
2005	Balu	Khan
	Subhash Chandra Bose	Officer George
2014	April Fool

Other language films

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
1990	Upkar Dudhache		Marathi
1999	Branchie	John Paul	Italian
2008	Yaariyan		Punjabi
2009	Yuvah		Kannada
2024	Indian 2	Amit Agarwal	Tamil
2025	Sardaar Ji 3	Kaala Lahoriya	Punjabi

Music videos

Year	Video	Artist
1999	"Sohni Lagdi"	Sajjad Ali
	"Sawan Mein Lag Gai"	Mika Singh
2014	"Desi Kalakaar"	Yo Yo Honey Singh

Dubbing roles

Live-action television series

Title	Actor(s)	Character(s)	Dub Language	Original Language	Original Year Release	Dub Year Release	Channel/Network	Notes
Breaking Bad	Mark Margolis	Hector Salamanca	Hindi	English	2008	2023	Zee Cafe	[29]

Bibliography

• Grover, Gulshan; Bhattacharya, Roshmila (19 July 2019). Bad Man. Ebury Publishing. ISBN 9780670092062.^{[permanent dead link][30]}

See also

• India portal
• Bollywood portal

• List of Indian film actors