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Asrani

Asrani

27 movies on Netflix

Biography

Asrani was an actor in Hindi and Gujarati cinema who was best known for comedy but also took serious parts. He studied in Jaipur and, to pay for his education, did voice work for All India Radio there, and he learned acting under Sahitya Kalbhai Thakkar between 1960 and 1962 before moving to Bombay in 1962. On Hrishikesh Mukherjee's advice he trained professionally at the Film Institute in Poona, finishing the course in 1966, and made his acting debut in a Gujarati film in 1967. Hindi films followed, among them Hare Kaanch Ki Chudiyaan and a serious role in Khoon Pasina. From 1971 he was usually cast as a comic or as the hero's friend. He appeared in 101 films between 1970 and 1979 and more than 107 in the 1980s, and took a pivotal part in Taqdeerwala (1995). He was later seen in Hera Pheri (2000), Hulchul (2004) and Chup Chup Ke (2006). He died in 2025.

Movie Career

Films
27
Career span
48 years1973 to 2021

Genres

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Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Hera Pheri2000 Comedy, Crime, Thrilleras Bank Manager

    IMDb rating 8.282K votes

  2. Bodyguard2011 Action, Romanceas Shekhar

    IMDb rating 4.831K votes

  3. Dhamaal2007as Nari Contractor

    IMDb rating 7.623K votes

  4. Bhool Bhulaiyaa2007as Murari

    IMDb rating 7.540K votes

  5. Khatta Meetha2010as Karodimal

    IMDb rating 6.216K votes

  6. Sholay1975as Jailor

    IMDb rating 8.164K votes

  7. Abhimaan1973as Chandru Kriplani

    IMDb rating 7.83.3K votes

  8. Malamaal Weekly2006as Chokhey

    IMDb rating 7.19.5K votes

Most often with

Priyadarshan directed eleven of these films. Two actors appear in ten of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Paresh Rawal, 10 films togetherSee the 10 films with Paresh RawalRajpal Yadav, 10 films togetherSee the 10 films with Rajpal YadavManoj Joshi, 9 films togetherSee the 9 films with Manoj JoshiAkshay Kumar, 8 films togetherSee the 8 films with Akshay KumarShakti Kapoor, 7 films togetherSee the 7 films with Shakti KapoorOm Puri, 6 films togetherSee the 6 films with Om PuriPriyadarshanDirector, 11 filmsSee the 11 films by Priyadarshan

Films together

  • Paresh Rawal10 films together, 2000 to 2009
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    • De Dana Dan2009IMDb rating 6.1Asrani as MamuRawal as Harbans Chaddha
    • Bhool Bhulaiyaa2007IMDb rating 7.5Asrani as MurariRawal as Batukshankar Upadhyay
    • Welcome2007IMDb rating 7.2Asrani as Film ProducerRawal as Dr. Ghungroo
    • Bhagam Bhag2006IMDb rating 6.8Asrani as Ravinder TanejaRawal as Seth Champak Chaturvedi
    • Chup Chup Ke2006IMDb rating 7.1Asrani as SharmajiRawal as Gundya
    • Malamaal Weekly2006IMDb rating 7.1Asrani as ChokheyRawal as Lilaram 'Lila'
    • Garam Masala2005IMDb rating 6.8Asrani as Mac's Maternal UncleRawal as Mambo
    • Hulchul2004IMDb rating 7.1Asrani as Advocate SharmaRawal as Kishan A. Chand…
    • Baghban2003IMDb rating 7.4Asrani as BediRawal as Hemant Patel
    • Hera Pheri2000IMDb rating 8.2Asrani as Bank ManagerRawal as Baburao Ganpatrao Apte
  • Rajpal Yadav10 films together, 2005 to 2014
    Rajpal Yadav's page
    • Gang of Ghosts2014IMDb rating 3.6Asrani as AtmaramYadav as Cook
    • Khatta Meetha2010IMDb rating 6.2Asrani as KarodimalYadav as Rangeela
    • Billu2009IMDb rating 6.5Asrani as Nobat ChachaYadav as Jhallan Kumar
    • De Dana Dan2009IMDb rating 6.1Asrani as MamuYadav as Dagdu
    • Bhool Bhulaiyaa2007IMDb rating 7.5Asrani as MurariYadav as Chhote Pandit / Lal Hanuman
    • Dhol2007IMDb rating 6.7Asrani as Pankaj's brother-in-lawYadav as Martan 'Maru' Dhamdhere(Rajpal Yadav)
    • Bhagam Bhag2006IMDb rating 6.8Asrani as Ravinder TanejaYadav as Gullu Driver
    • Chup Chup Ke2006IMDb rating 7.1Asrani as SharmajiYadav as Bandya
    • Malamaal Weekly2006IMDb rating 7.1Asrani as ChokheyYadav as Baj 'Bajey' Bahadur
    • Garam Masala2005IMDb rating 6.8Asrani as Mac's Maternal UncleYadav as Babban
  • Manoj Joshi9 films together, 2004 to 2021
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    • Babloo Bachelor2021IMDb rating 3.9Asrani as Marriage AgentJoshi as Babloo's Uncle
    • Khatta Meetha2010IMDb rating 6.2Asrani as KarodimalJoshi as Trigun Fatak
    • Billu2009IMDb rating 6.5Asrani as Nobat ChachaJoshi as Damodar Dubey
    • De Dana Dan2009IMDb rating 6.1Asrani as MamuJoshi as Brijmohan Oberoi
    • Bhool Bhulaiyaa2007IMDb rating 7.5Asrani as MurariJoshi as Badrinarayan 'Badri' Chaturvedi
    • Bhagam Bhag2006IMDb rating 6.8Asrani as Ravinder TanejaJoshi as Manubhai Gandhi
    • Chup Chup Ke2006IMDb rating 7.1Asrani as SharmajiJoshi as Manohar - Pooja's Father
    • Garam Masala2005IMDb rating 6.8Asrani as Mac's Maternal UncleJoshi as Nageshwar
    • Hulchul2004IMDb rating 7.1Asrani as Advocate SharmaJoshi as Laxmi's advocate
  • Akshay Kumar8 films together, 2000 to 2012
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    • Joker2012IMDb rating 2.7Kumar as Rajkumar / Agastya
    • Khatta Meetha2010IMDb rating 6.2Asrani as KarodimalKumar as Sachin R. Tichkule
    • De Dana Dan2009IMDb rating 6.1Asrani as MamuKumar as Nitin Bankar
    • Bhool Bhulaiyaa2007IMDb rating 7.5Asrani as MurariKumar as Dr. Aditya Shrivastav
    • Welcome2007IMDb rating 7.2Asrani as Film ProducerKumar as Rajiv
    • Bhagam Bhag2006IMDb rating 6.8Asrani as Ravinder TanejaKumar as Bunty
    • Garam Masala2005IMDb rating 6.8Asrani as Mac's Maternal UncleKumar as Mac
    • Hera Pheri2000IMDb rating 8.2Asrani as Bank ManagerKumar as Raju
  • Shakti Kapoor7 films together, 1987 to 2009
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    • De Dana Dan2009IMDb rating 6.1Asrani as MamuKapoor as Musa Hirapurwala / Zuber
    • Bhagam Bhag2006IMDb rating 6.8Asrani as Ravinder TanejaKapoor as Guru
    • Chup Chup Ke2006IMDb rating 7.1Asrani as SharmajiKapoor as Natwar Jhunjhunwala
    • Malamaal Weekly2006IMDb rating 7.1Asrani as ChokheyKapoor as Joseph
    • Hulchul2004IMDb rating 7.1Asrani as Advocate SharmaKapoor as Kashinath
    • Dil Tera Aashiq1993IMDb rating 4.9Asrani as Natwar LalKapoor as Black Eye
    • Sindoor1987IMDb rating 5.0Asrani as ChunilalKapoor as Shera
  • Om Puri6 films together, 2000 to 2009
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    • Billu2009IMDb rating 6.5Asrani as Nobat ChachaPuri as Damchand
    • Dhol2007IMDb rating 6.7Asrani as Pankaj's brother-in-lawPuri as Mr. Tripathi
    • Welcome2007IMDb rating 7.2Asrani as Film ProducerPuri as Narrator
    • Chup Chup Ke2006IMDb rating 7.1Asrani as SharmajiPuri as Prabhart Singh Chauhan
    • Malamaal Weekly2006IMDb rating 7.1Asrani as ChokheyPuri as Balwant 'Balu'
    • Hera Pheri2000IMDb rating 8.2Asrani as Bank ManagerPuri as Kharak Singh
  • PriyadarshanDirector, 11 films, 2000 to 2010

Box office

What Asrani's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$212 million

15 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 27 films: 15 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 8 figure not found.

  • 15Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 8Figure not found

Top grosser

Sholay1975as Jailor$70.0 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 87% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Sholay1975as Jailor
    $70M33.0% of the total
  2. 2
    Welcome2007as Film Producer
    $37M17.2% of the total
  3. 3
    Bol Bachchan2012as Shastri
    $21M9.9% of the total
  4. 4
    Bhagam Bhag2006as Ravinder Taneja
    $15M7.1% of the total
  5. 5
    Dhamaal2007as Nari Contractor
    $12M5.8% of the total
  6. 6
    Billu2009as Nobat Chacha
    $10M4.7% of the total
  7. 7
    Khatta Meetha2010as Karodimal
    $10M4.7% of the total
  8. 8
    Bhool Bhulaiyaa2007as Murari
    $9.9M4.7% of the total
De Dana Dan (2009), $9.0 millionMalamaal Weekly (2006), $5.1 millionBaghban (2003), $4.8 millionHera Pheri (2000), $4.8 millionChup Chup Ke (2006), $3.9 millionHulchul (2004), $82,436Gang of Ghosts (2014), $5,906

$27.7 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 13% of the total

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