Paresh Rawal Biography, wiki, Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Caste, Education, Net worth & More

Paresh Rawal Quick Biography

Name Paresh Rawal
Profession Actor, Prducer, Politician
Political Party Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)

Personal Life

Date of Birth 30 May 1950
Age (in 2020) 70 Years
Birth Place Mumbai, India
Hometown Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign Gemini
Religion Hinduism
Nationality Indian

Educational Qualification

School Maharashtra SSC Board
College/ University Narsee Monjee College of Commerce & Economics, Vile Parle, Mumbai, India
Education Qualification Commerce Graduate from Bombay University in March 1974

Physical Stats & More

Height centimeters- 173 cm
meters- 1.73 m
Feet Inches- 5' 8"
Body Measurements -Chest:40 Inches
-Waist:30 Inches
-Biceps:14 Inches
Eye Colour Dark Brown
Hair Colour Salt & Pepper

About Family

Father Dahyalal Rawal
Mother Not Known
Brother Not Known
Sister Not Known

Awards and Nominations

Year Awards Movie
1994 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Woh Chokri & Sir

National Film Awards

1994 Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role Sir

Filmfare Awards

1995 Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Mohra
1998 Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Chachi 420
2001 Filmfare Best Comedian Award Hera Pheri
2002 Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar
2003 Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Aankhen
2003 Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role Awara Paagal Deewana
2004 Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Hungama
2004 Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic for Fun 2shh: Dudes in the 10th Century
2005 Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Hulchul
2007 Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Phir Hera Pheri

Star Screen Awards

1996 Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor Raja
2001 Screen Award for Best Comedian Hera Pheri
2002 Nominated–Screen Award for Best Comedian Aankhen
2003 Screen Award for Best Comedian Awara Paagal Deewana

IIFA Awards

2001 Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega
2001 IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role Hera Pheri
2004 Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role Hungama and Baghban
2005 Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role Hulchul
2005 Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor Aitraaz
2007 Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role Phir Hera Pheri
2008 Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role Bhool Bhulaiyaa
2009 Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
2011 Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Supporting Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?
2012 Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role Ready
2013 Nominated–IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role OMG – Oh My God!

Zee Cine Awards

2001 Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role Hera Pheri
2003 Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role Awara Paagal Deewana
2010 Nominated–Zee Cine Awards Best Comedian Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?
2010 Nominated–Zee Cine Awards Best Actor in a Negative Role Aakrosh

Apsara Awards

2010 Apsara Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?
2012 Nominated–Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role Ready

Bollywood Movie Award

2001 Bollywood Movie Award for Best Comedian Hera Pheri
2004 Bollywood Movie Award for Best Comedian Hungama

Others

2006 Sardar Patel International Award for the Best acting of Sardar Sardar Patel
2014 Padma Shri ---


Favourite Things

Favourite Actors Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Amitabh Bachchan, Marlon Brando
Favourite Actress Kajol
Favourite Movies Il Postino: The Postman (1994 Italian Film)
Favourite Politician Narendra Modi
Favourite Directors Priyadarshan, Ketan Mehta, Rajkumar Santoshi, Mahesh Bhatt
Favourite Book One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1962 Novel by Ken Kesey)

Paresh Rawal Wife, Relationships & Affairs

Martial Status Married
Wife Swaroop Sampat, Actress

Parth Rawal Social Handles

Social media ID / Account / Name
Facebook PareshRawalOfficial
Instagram pareshrawal1955
Twitter SirPareshRawal

Some Leaser Facts About Paresh Rawal


  • He was born to a Nagar Brahmin Family in Mumbai.
  • After graduating in Commerce from Bombay University in March 1974, he started doing Gujarati Theaters.
  • He debuted as a supporting actor in the 1984 film Holi. However, it was the 1986 blockbuster Naam that gave him the due fame.
  • During the 1980s and 1990s, he appeared in more than 100 films, in most of them as the main villain.
  • He became a household name after playing the role of a boisterous and kind-hearted Marathi landlord in the 2000 cult-classic Hera Pheri.
  • He has also produced some TV soaps like- Sahara One’s Main Aisi Kyunn Hoon, Zee TV’s Teen Bahuraaniyaan, and Colors’ Laagi Tujhse Lagan.
  • He became a Member of Lok Sabha from Ahmedabad in 2014 with the ticket of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
  • In 2014, he was awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India.
  • On 10 September 2020, President Ram Nath Kovind appointed him as the chairperson of the National School of Drama society (NSD) for a four-year term.