Anang Desai is an Indian theater artist and film and television actor. He is famous for playing the role of Tulsidas Parekh aka Babuji in the Hindi sitcom ‘Khichdi’ (2002).
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Wiki/Biography
Anang Desai was born on Monday, 4 May 1953 (age 46 years; as of 2022) in Ahmedabad, Bombay State, India (now Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India). Their zodiac sign is Taurus. He did his BA in Psychology and Economics from St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad. After this he did acting courses from National School of Drama, New Delhi and Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, Maharashtra. He was inclined towards acting since childhood. He used to perform in various school and theater plays.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 10″
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye colour: black
Family
He was born in a family of doctors.
parents and siblings
His father was a cardiologist, and his mother was a singer and painter. He has three younger sisters and one of his sisters, Gopi Desai, is a TV actress.
Anang Desai with one of his sisters
Gopi Desai, sister of Anang Desai
wife and children
He is married to Chitra Desai, who is a poet and writer. The couple has two sons named Tanuj Desai (works in Star India Pvt. Ltd.) and Nachiket Desai.
Anang Desai with his wife and sons
livelihood
singer
Anang started his career as a singer at All India Radio, Ahmedabad for a few years.
theater artist
After completing his acting course at the National School of Drama, New Delhi, he started working in the institute’s professional repertory. He worked there for more than five years. After this he started performing in various theater plays in NSD. He has acted in various Hindi and Gujarati theater plays like Mukhyamantri, Begum Ka Takiya, Tughlaq, Kotwal and Virasat. He has also worked as a theater artist with a theater group in Gujarat.
Anang Desai in a theater play
actor
film
English
Anang made his debut as an actor in the English film ‘Gandhi’ (1982), in which he played the role of Indian politician JB Kripalani.
Anang Desai in Gandhi (1982)
Hindi
In 1986, he debuted in Hindi film with ‘Antheen’.
Anang Desai in ‘Antaheen’ (1986)
He mainly worked in supporting roles in various Hindi films like ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ (1999), ‘Mamta’ (2002), ‘Ishq Vishk’ (2003), ‘Good Boy, Bad Boy’ (2007), ‘Khichdi’ Played roles. The Movie’ (2010), and ‘Rustom’ (2016).
Mamta (2002) movie poster
French
In 1993, he starred in the French film ‘Amok’ in which he played the role of Le Chauffeur.
Amok (1993)
Gujarati
Anang made his Gujarati film debut with ‘KV Rete Jaish’ (2012) as Ishwarbhai Patel.
KV Rete Jaish (2012)
Some of her other Gujarati films are ‘Jaisuk Chhappayo’ (2022) and ‘Tu Raji Re’ (2022).
Anang Desai in Jaysuk Zpayao (2022)
Television
Anang has worked in many Hindi TV serials. In 1988, he made his TV debut with Doordarshan channel’s show ‘Bharat Ek Khoj’, in which he played the role of Rajan.
Anang Desai in the TV show Bharat Ek Khoj
She has acted in many popular TV shows like ‘Parineeti’ (1989), ‘Byomkesh Bakshy’ (1994), ‘Khichdi’ (2002), ‘Woh Rahen Waali Mahalon Ki’ (2006), ‘Chidiya Ghar’ (2016) . And ‘Bhabhiji is at home!’ (2021).
Khichdi (2002)
Facts/General Knowledge
- Anang Desai is trained in Hindustani classical music.
- In the early years of his career he faced difficulty in speaking Hindi as his mother tongue was Gujarati. He used to read Hindi books, magazines and newspapers to clean his Hindi pronunciation.
- He has received several awards including Best Supporting Actor at the 12th Transmedia Awards (2019).
Anang Desai with his award
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