Grover is a Muppet character on the popular television show Sesame Street. Self-described as lovable, cute and furry, he is a monster who almost never uses contractions when speaking or singing.

Grover was originally performed by Frank Oz, who provided the character's voice regularly from his earliest appearances until 2001. Eric Jacobson began performing Grover in 1998; he has performed the character regularly since 2002, although Oz still performs him occasionally. Grover's birthday is October 14.^{[citation needed]}

Origins[link]

A prototype version of Grover appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in a Christmas Eve appearance in 1967. This puppet had greenish-brown fur and a red nose. He also had a raspier voice, and was played a bit more unkempt than Grover would later behave. The monster was referred to as "Gleep", a monster in Santa's workshop. He later made a cameo appearance in The Muppets On Puppets in 1968 with the Rock and Roll Monster. In 1969, clad in a necktie, he appeared in the Sesame Street Pitch Reel in the board room sequences. During the first season of Sesame Street, the character was nicknamed "Fuzzyface" or "The Hairy One", though neither would be used for his actual name.

In an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on May 31, 1970, the character acquired his present name and his appearance was changed to the more familiar puppet with blue fur and a pink nose. In this appearance, Kermit the Frog tried to sing "What Kind of Fool Am I?" (accompanying himself on piano), but Grover repeatedly interrupted him. The true Grover "officially" debuted in the second season of Sesame Street.

Appearances[link]

Charlie's Restaurant[link]

Another of the more frequent skit segments featuring Grover involves him taking a series of customer service jobs. One of his customers is always Mr. Johnson, a balding, mustachioed customer who invariably becomes frustrated at Grover's poor service and/or his (Grover's) insistence that he is serving him properly.

The first Grover-Mr. Johnson series of skits, set at "Charlie's Restaurant," aired in the early 1970s; here, Grover is employed as a waiter and Mr. Johnson is his customer. The skits followed the same basic premise: Mr. Johnson would order a menu item, Grover would serve the customer, a disagreement results (usually) as a result of Grover's mistakes, and Grover attempting (often, more than once) to correct the mistake with varying degrees of success. Under this backdrop, the skits served to teach the childhood audience basic concepts such as same and different, big and little, hot and cold, the alphabet, following directions and patience, among other things.

Repeats of the "Charlie's Restaurant" series of skits aired for many years on Sesame Street. In the years since, new Grover-Mr. Johnson skits have been produced, with Grover taking other customer service jobs and Mr. Johnson as his hapless customer. Every time, Mr. Johnson recognizes Grover as "that waiter from Charlie's." Grover's jobs have ranged from that of a taxi driver and a photographer to a flight attendant and singing telegram artist. One skit parodied the ABC television series Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in a segment where Grover began remodeling Mr. Johnson's home against his express wishes.

Other segments[link]

Grover also has an instructional persona who wears a cap and gown to provide educational context for simple, everyday things. His lessons are often wrong, leaving himself open to correction by a group of kids or Muppets. This, combined with the failings of the Super Grover character, means that Grover can be very self-conscious and timid. He is often a source of slapstick humor and often accidentally injures himself.

Early in the series, Grover would often greet Kermit the Frog by running up to him and yelling, "Hey, froggy babeee!" and then giving him a hard slap on the back, which knocked him over.

Global Grover is a more recent series of segments in which Grover hosts a trip to a foreign country to learn about their culture and customs.

In 2010, Grover starred in a parody of an Old Spice Commercial called "Smell Like a Monster", where a clam with "two tickets to the thing you love" bit his nose and he rode a cow rather than a horse.

SuperGrover[link]

Grover has a semi-secret superhero identity as the well-meaning but inept SuperGrover. Originally he wore a pink cape and medieval knight's helmet, with a Superman-esque crest on both the cape and his T-shirt, bearing a letter "G" instead of "S". During the 1970's and 1980's, Sesame Street ran a series of SuperGrover skits parodying the old Superman series (in the opening of these, his name was hyphenated "Super-Grover"). An announcer introduced each episode with the lines:

"Presenting the further adventures of everybody's favorite hero. A man who is faster than lightning, stronger than steel, smarter than a speeding bullet. It's... SUPERGROVER!"

With that, a fanfare sounds, SuperGrover bursts through a paper wall bearing his crest, fruitlessly tries to move his helmet up off his eyes, and adds, "And I am cute, too!"

Announcer: And now, on to our story.
SuperGrover: Yes, on to our story!

SuperGrover is first flying somewhere over Metro City to find a Muppet child in trouble (Common to many wannabe superhero characters, Grover can fly, but he can't land without crashing). Grover is usually no help, and whatever he's doing as a feat of strength or speed only kills time while the child solves the problem on their own, so Grover often winds up in comical trouble himself.

Supergrover has appeared in both theatrical films: Follow that Bird (1985) and Elmo in Grouchland (1999), as well as the 1983 PBS special Don't Eat the Pictures.

For Sesame Street's 41st season in 2010, the character was revamped as SuperGrover 2.0, who debuted on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, flying in and crash-landing behind the chair where he was meant to sit. His new costume consists of a helmet reminiscent of a Spartan or Centurion, a red cape, and a black rubber vest resembling bike racing gear. Both the cape and the vest are adorned with his crest, now with a lightning bolt added behind the "G". Of course, the helmet has a hinged visor which still tends to fall over Grover's eyes.

In November 2003, SuperGrover received the honor of Macy's creating a balloon in his likeness for their annual Thanksgiving Day Parade. Wearing his original costume, he became the fourth Muppet to have this honor, after Kermit The Frog, Big Bird, and Elmo. To date, only Abby Cadabby has come after him^{[citation needed]}.

Mother[link]

"Grover's Mommy" plays an integral but often unrecognized role on Sesame Street. She has been seen almost exclusively in print, including the many illustrated books starring Grover. She was also occasionally seen in photographs, as a photo puppet, such as on the cover of Volume 4 of The Sesame Street Treasury. Over the course of time, her appearance has fluctuated greatly.

Her earliest known appearance as a Muppet is a 1970s sketch in which Grover speaks to the audience about being afraid of the dark. At the end of the sketch, his mom (Frank Oz) enters his room to kiss him goodnight. Another early appearance (circa 1981) involves his mother (Kathy Mullen) coming into the bathroom while Grover is telling the audience about how to take a bath.

She has recently appeared (performed by Stephanie D'Abruzzo) in a brief Elmo's World sequence (from the "Families" episode), with her son as his alter-ego Super Grover, as her own alter-ego, "Super-Mommy". Grover crashlands, screaming "Moooommy!" and his mom follows yelling "Soooonny!" crashing on top of him. They recover, acknowledge each other, and both faint.

In A Celebration of Me, Grover (performed by Eric Jacobson), Mrs. Monster^[1] attends a benefit dinner in her son's honor.

In her first appearance in puppet form, she was gray-green in color; therefore, the prototype Grover puppet was used for her. Since her later appearances, she has become blue in color, like Grover himself.

Books[link]

In the 1971 children's book The Monster at the End of This Book, Grover goes to great effort to keep the reader from turning the pages of the book, because there is a monster on the final page. Grover nails pages together and builds a brick wall to block access; at the end it is discovered that the monster at the end of the book is Grover himself. The late 90's saw a new edition of the book where Grover desperately tries to stop Elmo from reaching the end of the book, eventually directing him to leave the book and enter from the back. Therefore, when both of them reach the end, they wind up scaring each other.

In 1974, Grover went on a learning expedition in Grover and The Everything In The Whole Wide World Museum. He tours rooms such as "The Long Thin Things You Can Write With Room", as well as "The Things That Make So Much Noise You Can't Think Room". Grover wanders through "The Things That are Light Room", returns a rock to "The Things That are Heavy Room", and just when he wonders whether it is possible to have a museum that holds everything in the whole wide world, he comes upon a door labeled "Everything Else", which opens to take him out into the world. As of 1996, Publishers Weekly ranked the book at seventy-nine on their list of best-selling children's paperbacks,^[2] and Lou Harry of Indianapolis Business Journal included the book on his list of twelve examples of how muppets have qualified as quality entertainment.^[3] It was written by Norman Stiles and Daniel Wilcox, and illustrated by Joe Mathieu.

International[link]

Sesame Street is modified for different national markets, and Grover is often renamed.

• In Afghanistan his name is Kajkoal^[4], meaning a bowl and refers to his mouth.
• In Germany he is Grobi, a diminutive of the German grob, meaning "rough" or "rude".
• In Portugal he is Gualter (Walter).
• In Spain he is called Coco.
• In Latin America and Puerto Rico, he is known as Archibaldo.
• In Brazil he is known as Arquibaldo, although in the 2007 versions maintains the name Grover.
• In Norway, he is known as Gunnar and voiced by Harald Mæle.
• In Egypt, he is called Antar.
• In Indonesia, he is called Gatot.
• In Israel, he is called Kruvi, which is a play on the word kruv ("cabbage").
• In Turkey, he is known as Açıkgöz, meaning "leery".
• In Czech Republic he is called Bohouš.
• In the Netherlands and Sweden he remains Grover.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Grover on Muppet Wiki
• Tough Pigs: Grover the Waiter skit collection

Madeline Kahn (September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress. Kahn was known primarily for her comic roles in films such as Paper Moon, Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, What's Up, Doc?, and Clue.

Early life[link]

Kahn was born Madeline Gail Wolfson in Boston, the daughter of Paula Kahn and Bernard B. Wolfson, who was a garment manufacturer.^[1][2] She was raised in a non-observant Jewish family.^[3] Her parents divorced when Kahn was two, and she and her mother moved to New York City. Several years later her parents remarried others and gave Kahn two half-siblings: Jeffrey (from her mother) and Robyn (from her father).

In 1948, Kahn was sent to a progressive boarding school in Pennsylvania and stayed there until 1952. During that time, her mother pursued her acting dream. Kahn soon began acting herself and performed in a number of school productions. In 1960, she graduated from Martin Van Buren High School in Queens, where she earned a drama scholarship to Hofstra University on Long Island. At Hofstra, she studied drama, music, and speech therapy. After changing her major a number of times, Kahn graduated from Hofstra in 1964 with a degree in speech therapy. She was a member of a local sorority on campus, Delta Chi Delta.

Career[link]

When asked on television by Kitty Carlisle Hart and Charles Nelson Reilly (available on YouTube) how she began the opera aspect of her career she said, "It's so hard to determine exactly when I began or why, singing. The Muse was definitely not in attendance. I'll tell you exactly."  She was a singing waitress at a Bavarian restaurant called Bavarian Manor, a Hofbräuhaus in upstate New York, while she was a college student, to earn money. She sang musical comedy numbers during showtime, "There was a really important customer there, a big Italian man, who shouted out to me, "sing 'Madame Butterfly," and of course he didn't  mean the whole Opera. He meant that one very popular aria, 'un Bel Di.' So if I was to come back the next summer to earn more money during the next year I'd better know that aria. You know, and I didn't know anything about it; I just learnt that one aria and a few others and then one thing led to another and I studied that, and I discovered that I could sing that, sort of, that way. But my first actual thing that I did was Candide for Leonard Bernstein's 50th birthday at Philharmonic Hall. At the time that's what it was called. And I don't know if that was an opera but it was very hard to sing. I actually have done Musetta in La Boheme a long time ago in  Washington DC. I mean, utterly terrifying. I mean basically I feel as though I was asked to do it and I did it."

Kahn began auditioning for professional acting roles shortly after her graduation from Hofstra; on the side, she briefly taught public school in Levittown, New York. Just before adopting the professional name Madeline Kahn (Kahn was her mother's maiden name), she made her stage debut as a chorus girl in a revival of Kiss Me, Kate, which led her to join Actors' Equity. Her part in the flop How Now, Dow Jones was written out before the 1967 show reached Broadway, as was her role as Miss Whipple in the original production of Promises, Promises. She earned her first break on Broadway with New Faces of 1968. That same year, she performed her first professional lead in a special concert performance of the operetta Candide in honor of Leonard Bernstein's 50th birthday. In 1969, she appeared Off Broadway in the musical Promenade.

She appeared in two Broadway musicals in the 1970s: a featured role in Richard Rodgers' 1970 Noah's Ark-themed show Two by Two (her silly waltz "The Golden Ram," capped by a high C, can be heard on the show's cast album) and a leading lady turn as Lily Garland in 1978's On the Twentieth Century. She left (or was fired from) the latter show early in its run, yielding the role to her understudy, Judy Kaye, whose career it launched. She also starred in a 1977 Town Hall revival of She Loves Me (opposite Barry Bostwick and original London cast member Rita Moreno).

Kahn's film debut was in the 1968 short De Düva (The Dove). Her feature debut was as Ryan O'Neal's hysterical fiancée in Peter Bogdanovich's screwball comedy What's Up, Doc? (1972) starring Barbra Streisand. Her film career continued with Paper Moon (1973), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Kahn was cast in the role of Agnes Gooch in the 1974 film Mame, but star Lucille Ball fired Kahn due to artistic differences. (Note: several of Ball's biographies note that Kahn was eager to be released from the role so that she could join the cast of Blazing Saddles, a film about to go into production; whether Kahn was fired or left Mame under mutual agreement is undetermined. However, Kahn stated in a 1996 Charlie Rose interview that she had indeed been fired from Mame.^[4])

A close succession of Kahn comedies — Blazing Saddles (1974), Young Frankenstein (1974), and High Anxiety (1977) — were all directed by Mel Brooks, who many Hollywood observers claimed was able to bring out the best of Kahn's comic talents. Their last collaboration was 1981's History of the World, Part I. For Blazing Saddles, she was again nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In the April 2006 issue of Premiere magazine, her performance as Lili von Shtupp in Saddles was selected as #74 on its list of the 100 greatest performances of all time.^[5] In 1978, Kahn's comic screen persona reached another peak with Neil Simon's The Cheap Detective (1978), a spoof of both Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon, directed by Robert Moore. In the film she befuddles Peter Falk's gumshoe with an array of fake identities.

Kahn's roles were primarily comedic rather than dramatic, though the 1970s found her originating roles in two plays that had both elements: 1974's In the Boom Boom Room and 1977's Marco Polo Sings a Solo. After her success in Brooks' films, she played in a number of less successful films in the 1980s (perhaps most memorably as Mrs. White in the 1985 film Clue). She also performed in the movie The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975) opposite Gene Wilder, the animation film My Little Pony: The Movie (1986), the holiday farce Mixed Nuts (1994) and a cameo in 1979's The Muppet Movie.

In 1983, she starred in her own short-lived TV sitcom, Oh Madeline, which ended after only one season due to poor ratings. In 1986 she starred in ABC Comedy Factory's pilot episode of Chameleon, which never aired on the fall schedule; it co-starred Nina Foch. In 1987, Kahn won a Daytime Emmy award for her performance in the ABC Afterschool Special, Wanted: The Perfect Guy.

Late in her career, Kahn returned to the stage, first in Judy Holliday's role in a 1989 revival of Born Yesterday, then as Dr. Gorgeous in Wendy Wasserstein's 1993 play The Sisters Rosensweig, a role that earned her a Tony Award. She played the corrupt mayor (Angela Lansbury's role) in a concert performance of Anyone Can Whistle that was released on CD. She also continued to appear in movies.

In the early 1990s, Kahn recorded a voice for the animated movie The Magic 7. Her most notable role at that time was on the sitcom Cosby (1996–2000) as Pauline, the eccentric neighbor. She also voiced Gypsy the moth in A Bug's Life (1998). Kahn received some of the best reviews of her career for her Chekhovian turn in the 1999 independent movie Judy Berlin, her final film.

Illness and death[link]

Madeline Kahn was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in early 1999. She underwent treatment and continued to work, continuing her role on Cosby. Kahn married her long-time companion, John Hansbury, in October 1999.^[6] The disease progressed very rapidly and she died December 3, 1999 in New York City.^[7] She was 57 years old. In Central Park, there is a bench erected by her husband and her brother, dedicated in her memory. Her remains were cremated.

Work[link]

Awards and nominations[link]

Award wins:

• 1987 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Performer in children's programming for ABC Afterschool Special
• 1993 Tony Award for Best Actress in a play for The Sisters Rosenweig

Award nominations:

• 1973 Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer for What's Up Doc?
• 1974 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for Paper Moon
• 1974 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Paper Moon
• 1974 Tony Award for Best Actress in a play for Boom Boom Boom
• 1975 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for Young Frankenstein
• 1975 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Blazing Saddles
• 1978 Tony Award for Best Actress in a musical for On the Twentieth Century
• 1989 Tony Award for Best Actress in a play for Born Yesterday

References[link]

External links[link]

• Madeline Kahn at the Internet Broadway Database
• Madeline Kahn at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Madeline Kahn at the Internet Movie Database
• Madeline Kahn at TV Tropes
• Madeline Kahn at Find a Grave

Tisca Chopra
Born	Tisca Zareen Arora (1969-11-01) 1 November 1969 (age 42) Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, India
Residence	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actress

Tisca Chopra (born 1 November 1969) is a contemporary actor in the Indian film industry. Her big break in films came via Taare Zameen Par (2007), which won her awards and accolades including a National Award nomination. She followed it up with the award winning Firaaq (2008). She subsequently featured in films that gave her a fresh batch of commercial and critical acclaim. Also known for her sartorial choices and sense of style, Tisca is often on the best dressed lists in India.

Early life and education[link]

Tisca was born in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh into a family of educationists. She graduated from Apeejay School, Noida, in 1987, where her father was principal of her school. Later she studied English Literature at Hindu College, University of Delhi, she also started working actively with amateur theatre in the college.^[1] While still at college, she started writing for several publications and also acting in plays for an amateur theatre group and college festivals. After finishing her education, she moved to Mumbai, and trained in acting with theatre gurus Feroz Abbas Khan and Naseeruddin Shah.^[2]

Career[link]

She made her acting debut at the age of two and a half, in a play. Her film debut was with Platform (1993), opposite Ajay Devgn.^[3] She polished her acting skills in theatre in Mumbai and soon her work was seen in plays like, Feroz Abbas Khan's Mahatma vs Gandhi, All The Best, Salesman Ramlal and Inshah Allah. She performed a lead role in Taare Zameen Par. Next she shifted to television, where her performance in television short films like Ek Shaam Ki Mulaquat (Star Bestsellers) and Hum Saath Saath Hain Kya? got her talent noticed and led to leading parts in a popular hit show, Balaji Telefilms' Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, followed by Love Marriage (Zee TV) and Sarrkkar: Risshton Ki Ankahi Kahani (Zee TV). She hosted a consumer grievances show on TV called Main Hoon Na.^[4]

In 2007, she appeared in the much acclaimed Taare Zameen Par with Aamir Khan. Next she acted in Nandita Das's directorial debut, Firaaq (2008).^[5][6]

In 2011, she appeared in Madhur Bhandarkar's Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji, where she played a seductress.^[7] Playing a sassy Urdu professor in 'Love Breakups Zindagi' (2011), won her praise from critics across the board.

Her next film 10 ml Love reunites her with the producer of Ek Shaam Ki Mulaquat. She is starring in the runaway hit Dinner With Friends, a Pulitzer Award winning play. Tisca has also appeared in advertisements and is the face of 'Olay- Total Effects', Dish TV and 'Volini', 'Kelloggs-All Bran' and 'Horlicks-Gold'. She is currently working on developing a script that she plans to produce.

Tisca judged a reality show on Star News called Star Anchor Hunt.^[8] Tisca hosts 'Prayschit' on Sony Television where she gets a chance to reveal the transformation that criminals go though after or during their prison sentence. The show has generated much hype and had high TRP ratings.

She started her blog on Indiatimes, in 2011.^[9]

Personal life[link]

Tisca is married to Captain Sanjay Chopra who is a pilot with Air India.^[10] She is a practicing Buddhist and works with several NGOs, supporting education and Women's rights.^[11][12]

Filmography[link]

Television appearances[link]

• Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii-- Mallika Doshi
• Prayashchit Gunahon Ke Zakhm

Awards and nominations[link]

Won

• People's Choice: Stardust Best Supporting Actress Award - Taare Zameen Par^[13]

Nominated

• Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award - Taare Zameen Par^[14]
• Stardust Awards - Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Female) - Firaaq
• Star Screen Awards - Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Female) - Taare Zameen Par^[15]
• V. Shantaram Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Taare Zameen Par^[16]
• Zee Cine Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Female) - Taare Zameen Par^[17]
• Indian Film Festival of New York Best Actress - 10ml Love^[18]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Tisca Chopra at the Internet Movie Database

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tisca Chopra

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Gulshan Grover
Born	(1955-09-21) September 21, 1955 (age 56) New Delhi, India
Occupation	Actor, Film Producer
Years active	1980–present

Gulshan Grover (born 21 September 1955) is an Indian actor, who has acted in over 400 films through a career spanning over 30 years. Due to his villain roles he has earned the sobriquet Badman ^[1]

Gulshan Grover is one of the first Indian actors to have made a successful transition from Bollywood into Hollywood and international Cinema.

Career[link]

Gulshan Grover has acted in over 400 films through a career spanning over 25 years. He is versatile professional with a passion for his chosen craft and has acted in many of India’s Top blockbusters that has brought him accolades, awards and an unparalleled Fan following. Gulshan is a prominent figure in the Indian film community and known to be among actors that lend their support to social and noble causes.

He is not only an actor, but a producer and an entrepreneur. He also won the 'Best Actor International' on 18th August 2011 at New York City Film Festival, for his performance as Indian Holyman, Spiritualman, Dada Bhagwan for film ‘Desperate Endeavours’

He also won Best Actor award on Sept 24th 2011 for the same role of Dada Bhagwan at the Houston Film Festival. His recent film ‘I Am Kalam’ earned him a nomination for National Awards of India as ‘Best Supporting Actor’. His personal commitment to give back to people and society through social causes has led to him being known as “The entertainer for a good cause”.

Gulshan Grover was the Grand Marshall at the Los Angeles Parade to celebrate India’s Independence Day (in 2008 & 2009). He was also the Co-Grand Marshall at the New York Parade (2011).

Awards and nominations[link]

Awards

• Best Actor at New York City International Film Festival 2011- American Film Desperate Endeavors
• Best Actor at Houston Film Festival 2011 - American Film Desperate Endeavors
• PTC award for Best Supporting Actor film 'Virsa' 2010
• Giants international for Art & Cinema - 2003
• BBC Award for contribution to Indian Cinema -2001
• BBC Asia Award for excellence 1999^{[citation needed]}
• 2012: Stardust Searchlight Award-Best Actor — I Am Kalam^[2]

Nominations:

• 2011: National Awards of India- 'Best Supporting Actor' - I Am Kalam^[3]
• 1994: Filmfare Best Villain Award for Sir
• 1995: Zee Cine Award nomination Best Villain film – Raghuveer
• 1995: Screen International, nomination Best Villain film - 'Raghuveer'

Selected filmography[link]

• Raqt-Ek Rishta (2011)
• Agent Vinod (2012) (special appearance in the song dil mera muft ka )
• I Am Kalam (2011)
• Payback (2010)
• Crook (2010)
• Knock Out (2010)
• Virsa (2010)
• Mittal v/s Mittal (2010)
• Zor Lagaa Ke...Haiya! (2009)
• Nephilim (2009)
• Prisoners of the Sun (2009)
• Victory (2009)
• Karzzzz (2008)
• Yaariyan (2008) (Punjabi film)
• Jumbo (2008)
• Fool n Final (2007)
• Dhokha (2007)
• Anthony Kaun Hai (2006)
• Eight: The Power of Shani (2006)
• Gangster (2006)
• Dil Maange More (2006)
• Tathastu (2006)
• Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (2006)
• Family - Ties of Blood (2006)
• Tom, Dick, and Harry (2006)
• Taarzan: The Wonder Car (2004)
• Ek Se Badkhar Ek (2004)
• Boom (2003)
• Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century (2003)
• Lajja (2002)
• Tales of The Kama Sutra 2 : Monsoon (2001)
• Hera Pheri (2000)
• Earth (1998)
• Yes Boss (1997)
• Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat (1996)
• Criminal (1994)
• Mohra (1994)
• Raja Babu (1994)
• Kurbaan (1991)
• Ram Lakhan (1989)
• Khatron Ke Khiladi (1988)
• Veerana (1988)
• Avtaar (1983)
• Sadma (1983)
• Rocky (1981)
• Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1999)
• Insaaf Kaun Karega (1984)
• Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995)
• International Khiladi (1999)
• Yaar Gaddar (1994)
• Hum Paanch (1980) — as Mahavir

References[link]

• http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?section=Movies&Id=ENTEN20110182765&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&nid=128987
• http://www.currentnewsindia.com/entertainment/gulshan-grover-wins-best-actor-at-ny-fest.html
• http://www.hindustantimes.com/Gulshan-Grover-wins-best-actor-at-NY-fest/Article1-738104.aspx
• http://www.masala.com/32995-gulshan-grover-wins-best-actor-award-at-ny-film-fest

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Gulshan Grover

• Gulshan Grover at the Internet Movie Database

Rahul Dev
Born	Rahul Dev Samra September 27 India
Occupation	Film actor
Years active	1979, 1997–present
Spouse	Rina Dev (deceased 2009)

Rahul Dev Samra (Hindi: राहुल देव; Punjabi: ਰਾਹੁਲ ਦੇਵ; born 27 September) is an Indian film actor and former model. Dev is known for his unconventional rugged looks and chiselled features and appearances in action films. He was meant to make his acting debut as the main villain in Mukul S. Anand's 1997 film Dus but the director's death while the film was still in production caused the film to remain incomplete and unreleased. He then made his debut in the 2000 film Champion where he played a villainous role and for which he was nominated for the 2001 Filmfare Best Villain Award. He has since played villains and supporting roles in all of his films, but is almost always seen playing the villain. He acted villain in the Punjabi movies Dharti in 2011. Rahul Dev's brother Mukul Dev is also an actor in films and television.

Personal life[link]

Dev is the son of the former police commissioner of Delhi.^[1] He was born in Saket, New Delhi in a Khatri Punjabi family.

Dev did his schooling from St. Columba's School, Delhi. He used to be a fast bowler in school, when a former cricket player Gursharan Singh who used to coach occasionally at St. Columba's saw him bowling he was so impressed that he asked him to join his academy. However Rahul was more interested in studies at that time.

Rahul's wife Rina died on 16 May 2009 after a battle with cancer. The couple had been married for 11 years and have a ten year old son Siddharth.^[2]

Activism[link]

Dev was featured in an advertisement released by PETA critical of the conditions in, and practices of, Indian zoos. Rahul volunteered for the ad, in which he appears in spotted bodypaint to resemble a cheetah.

Dev described zoos as "nothing more than animal prisons maintained for human amusement." "If you love animals, let them live with their families in the wild, where they belong." "Protecting species from extinction sounds like a noble goal, but zoo officials usually favour exotic or popular animals who draw crowds and publicity, neglecting less popular species. Most animals housed in zoos are not endangered, nor are they being prepared for release into natural habitats. The best thing to do to stop this cruelty is to urge your friends and family to boycott zoos."^[3]

Controversy[link]

Bollywood actor Rahul Dev dragged himself into a controversy and a brush with the law after he got into a scrap with a lecturer of English at an upmarket gym in Andheri (west) on Tuesday 2 October 2009 reported in TOI.^[4]

Filmography[link]

Awards[link]

• 2001: Nominated: Filmfare Best Villain Award for Champion
• 2004: Won: Zee Cine Award Best Villain for Footpath

References[link]

External links[link]

• Rahul Dev at the Internet Movie Database
• Rahul Dev at AllRovi
• Rahul Dev doing Pull-ups and Push-ups at YouTube
• Rahul Dev doing Side Lateral, Leg press and Ab Crunches at YouTube