Roopesh Kumar

Roopesh Kumar रूपेश कुमार
Roopesh in Jeevan Mrityu
Born	Abbas Farashahi (1946-01-16)January 16, 1946
Died	1995
Occupation	Actor, Producer, Director
Years active	1965 - 1995

Roopesh Kumar (January 16, 1946 – 1995) (Hindi: रूपेश कुमार) was a character actor in Bollywood films, especially known for his role as a villain in over 100 Hindi films from 1965 to 1995. He was the cousin of actress Mumtaz.

Born Abbas Farashahi on 16 January 1946 in Mumbai, he was the oldest son of Ali Asgar Farashahi (Asgar Seth of Pune city, Mandai) and Mariam. He was also a student of Dastur School, Pune. He was fondly known as Dadash (meaning brother in Persian). Although his family were in the restaurant and bakery business in Pune, he chose to be an actor which he loved from his childhood days. He is widely remembered for his negative role in the superhit film "Seeta Aur Geeta". He was also known as one of the cronies of Rajesh Khanna and therefore featured in bit roles in films that had Rajesh Khanna.

He started his career with Tarzan and King Kong in 1965 and went onto play supporting roles of mostly a villain throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He also directed & produced two films Hai Meri Jaan (1991) and Meri Aan (1993). He died in 1995 at the age of 49. His last film release was Paapi Devta in 1995.