Lalit Tiwari

Lalit Tiwari is an Indian film and television actor. His best-known television roles are that of Sanjaya in the series Mahabharat (1988–1990), and in the historical television series Bharat Ek Khoj - The Discovery of India (1988).^[1]

Lalit Tiwari
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	National School of Drama
Occupation	actor
Known for	Mahabharat, Bharat Ek Khoj, Welcome to Sajjanpur, Well Done Abba!, Om-Dar-B-Dar

An alumnus of the National School of Drama, he made his debut in films with Sudhir Mishra's Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin (1987).^[1][2] Next was the postmodernist film, Om-Dar-B-Dar (1988), which became a cult classic. He has acted in numerous parallel cinema projects with director Shyam Benegal, such as Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda, Mammo, Hari-Bhari, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero, Welcome to Sajjanpur and Well Done Abba!. He has also acted in mainstream Bollywood films such as Chandni, Lamhe and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.^[3]

Lalit Mohan Tiwari being felicitated at Kautik Student Film Festival

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin	Srikant	Dir: Sudhir Mishra
1988	Om-Dar-Ba-Dar	Jagdish	Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie
1989	Chandni		Dir. Yash Chopra
1989	Bhrashtachar	Keshav Kumar
1989	Sach
1991	Pratigyabadh	Baburam Yadav
	Akayla
	Lamhe	Sudeshwar Narayan Tiwari	Dir. Yash Chopra
1992	Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman	Rafique
1992	Bewaffa Se Waffa	Altaf Ahmed - Rukhsar's father
1993	Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja
1993	Darr	Sunil's Friend	Dir Yash Chopra
1993	Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda	Chaman Thakur	Dir. Shyam Benegal
1993	Pehchaan
1994	Tarpan	Jeetu Thakur
	Sardar
	Elaan (1994 film)	Doctor Deepak
	Laadla	Lawyer
	Yeh Dillagi		Prod. Yash Chopra
	Eena Meena Deeka		Dir. David Dhawan
	Mammo	Riyaz's father	Dir. Shyam Benegal
	Chaand Kaa Tukdaa	Raja Saheb
1995	Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge	Simran's Uncle	National Film Award for Best Popular Film
1996	Krishna	Sunil's Instructor
1996	Shastra	Girdhari
1997	Udaan (1997 film)	Mental patient
1999	Jai Hind	Karan
2000	Bawandar	Tej Karan
2000	Hari-Bhari		Dir. Shyam Benegal
2001	Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke	Ashok Sharma
2002	The Legend of Bhagat Singh	Prof. Vidyalankar
2003	Dabdaba	K.K
2004	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero	Checkpost Policeman
2005	Mangal Pandey: The Rising[4]	Davar Ali
2006	Tathastu	Politician
2006	Jai Santoshi Maa	Pratap
2006	Chabiwali Pocket Watch	Babba	short film
2007	Anwar	Pappu
2008	Welcome to Sajjanpur	Subedar Singh	Dir: Shyam Benegal
2009	Bad Luck Govind	Potent Pandey
2009	Well Done Abba![5]	Meherban Ali - Arif's father	Dir. Shyam Benegal
2012	Ata Pata Lapatta	Swamiji
2013	Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain[2]	Muslim moneylender	upcoming
2014	Das Capital	Mantri	upcoming
2015	Hawaizaada	Charu Shastri	co-starring Mithun Chakraborty, Ayushmann Khurrana and Pallavi Sharda
2022	Samrat Prithviraj	Anangpal Tomar	co-starring Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt and Sonu Sood

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Bahadur Shah Zafar	Ahmed Baig
1988-1990	Mahabharat	Sanjay
1988	Bharat Ek Khoj
1993	Bible Ki Kahaniya	Narrator
1996-1997	Itihaas	Srivastav
1998-1999	Lakeerein
2001-2002	Jai Mahabharat	Maharaj Dhritarashtra
2003	1857 Kranti	Bajirao II
	Paap Punya Ka Lekha Jokha	Brahmadev
2007	Apne Dil Se Puchho	Mohan's Father Vitthal
2008	Chhoona Hai Aasmaan	Hyder Sheikh
2014	Samvidhaan	Shibban Lal Saxena

References

1. "Rendezvous with rural Odisha". The Telegraph (Kolkata). 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
2. "Actor's take on cinema's future". The Telegraph. 6 April 2013. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
3. "'Om Dar B Dar' review: This film is still ahead of its time". IBN Live (CNN-IBN). 18 January 2014. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
4. "Lalit Tiwari Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014.
5. Lalit Mohan Tiwari at IMDb

External links

• Lalit Tiwari at IMDb 
• Lalit Tiwari at Bollywood Hungama