Yashpal Sharma (actor)
| Yashpal Sharma | |
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Sharma grace the Zee Rishtey Awards 2014
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| Born |
1 January 1967 Hisar, Haryana, India |
| Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Other names | Bittu |
| Spouse(s) | Pratibha Sharma |
Yashpal Sharma is an Indian Bollywood actor and theatre artist. He is best known for his role as Randhir Singh in Sudhir Mishra's 2003 Hindi movie Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, apart from Lagaan (2001), Gangaajal (2003), Ab Tak Chhappan (2004), Apaharan (2005), Singh is Kinng (2008), Aarakshan (2011) and Rowdy Rathore (2012). He played Kuwar Singh in Zee's Mera Naam Karegi Roshan. Yashpal is also a stage actor and appears in live plays. He formerly starred in Zee's Neeli Chhatri Waale. The Haryanvi film Pagdi the honour awarded with "62nd National Film Awards".
He was born and brought up in a lower-middle-class family in Hisar city of Haryana State (Hindi: हिसार). His father, Prem Chand Sharma, was employed in Haryana Government in the Public Works Department (PWD) - Irrigation Branch. Yashpal Sharma used to live in 'Canal Colony' on Rajgargh Road in Hisar City with his family. His brother Ghansham Sharma recognised his talent and always supported him for his acting pursuits. Since childhood, he was interested in acting and used to actively organise and participate in Ramlila during Dasara (also called Navaratri) festivals.
He graduated from the National School of Drama, Mandi House New Delhi in 1994, the lead role of his theatre play franchise (Koi Baat Chale) with writer and director Shri Ramji Bali.
After his graduation he joined the National School of Drama Repertory Company in Delhi, where he worked for about two years before moving to Mumbai in 1997.
His first big break was Govind Nihlani's film, Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa (1998), which gave him a chance to act alongside Jaya Bachchan and Nandita Das. He also started appearing in commercial films, like Shool and Arjun Pandit. However, it was the Academy Award-nominated Lagaan (2001) which brought him to limelight, and thereafter he appeared in Gangajal (2003) and Ab Tak Chhappan. He has been regular in films of Shyam Benegal and Prakash Jha and continues to work as a stage actor in Mumbai.
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