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At Bharat Bhawan Bhopal March-2015
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Born | Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1975–present |
Virendra (also Veerendra) Saxena is an Indian theater, film and television actor. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Saxena is known for his character roles as well as his unique voice. He has acted in over 80 Indian films and few Hollywood films like White Rainbow, Cotton Mary, In Custody and also in many television serials.
Saxena was born in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh in India. He has married television star Samta and both now reside in Mumbai.
Saxena has worked with leading actors like Shahrukh Khan, Sunny Deol, Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Rani Mukerji and others. Saxena is a known name in Indian film and television industry and his acting has always been highly appreciated by viewers.
Appeared in the Mahesh Bhatt's musical classic Aashiqui in the song "Tu Meri Zindagi Hai" as the street singer.