Shashi Kiran (also credited as Sashi Kiran; born 4 June 1959) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Hindi cinema and Hindi-language television. He is a graduate of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune. e made his screen debut in 1971 as Neelu in Gulzar's Mere Apne and has since appeared in supporting and character roles across more than five decades.
He is most often identified with commercial Hindi films such as Coolie No. 1 (1995), Judwaa (1997) and Yes Boss (1997). Over the course of his career he has shared screen space with Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Govinda and Rishi Kapoor. Despite working in the industry for more than fifty years, he has remained a supporting actor and has not achieved lead-role status.
Early life Kiran was born on 4 June 1959 in Bantwal, Karnataka. He is a graduate of the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune.
Career Kiran began his film career in 1971 with a role in Gulzar's Mere Apne. In 1973 he appeared in Raj Kapoor's Bobby.
He appeared in several Hindi films during the 1980s and 1990s, including Ghar, Red Rose, Phir Wohi Raat, Maalamaal, Awwal Number, 100 Days, Bol Radha Bol (1992), Dil Tera Aashiq (1993), Coolie No. 1 (1995), Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995), Judwaa (1997), Hero No. 1 (1997), Yes Boss (1997) and Deewana Mastana (1997). In 2016 The Indian Express identified Partner, Judwaa, Hero No. 1 and Bade Miyan Chote Miyan among his film credits.
In the 2000s and 2010s his credits included Jodi No.1 (2001), Baghban (2003), Partner (2007), Bhoothnath (2008), God Tussi Great Ho (2008), Tees Maar Khan (2010), No Problem (2010), Murder 2 (2011) and Julie 2 (2017). In 2020 he appeared in the remake of Coolie No. 1. In 2023 he appeared in the film Mast Mein Rehne Ka.
Kiran has also worked in television. In 2016 he appeared in the Zee TV series Amma as Mama. In December 2016 The Indian Express reported that he would appear in the television series Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant as a counsellor. In a statement published by the newspaper he said, "I'm playing a role of a counsellor, a psychiatrist who will be there to guide Shaan and Rajni," and recalled an earlier collaboration with Pallavi Pradhan on the show Yeh Duniya Hai Rangeen. He has also appeared in CID, Sanjog Se Bani Sangini, Raja Ki Ayegi Baraat and Bhagonwali. In 2020 he portrayed Munshi Ji in the Amazon Prime Video series Bandish Bandits.
Television Year Title Role Network 2016 Amma Mama Zee TV 2016 Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant Counsellor Life OK 2020 Bandish Bandits Munshi Ji Amazon Prime Video CID Sony TV Sanjog Se Bani Sangini Kanhaiya Lal Zee TV Raja Ki Ayegi Baraat StarPlus Bhagonwali Lakhan Mishra Chacha Zee TV
Selected filmography Year Film Role 1971 Mere Apne Neelu 1973 Bobby Shyam 1978 Ghar 1980 Red Rose 1980 Phir Wohi Raat 1987 Marte Dam Tak 1988 Maalamaal 1989 Love Love Love 1990 Awwal Number 1991 100 Days 1992 Bol Radha Bol 1993 Dil Tera Aashiq 1995 Coolie No. 1 Porter 1995 Akele Hum Akele Tum 1997 Judwaa 1997 Hero No. 1 1997 Yes Boss 1997 Deewana Mastana 1998 Bade Miyan Chote Miyan 2001 Jodi No.1 2002 Chor Machaye Shor 2003 Baghban 2007 Partner Newspaper vendor 2008 Bhoothnath Taxi driver 2008 God Tussi Great Ho Corrupt doctor 2008 Hello 2009 Jai Veeru Garage mechanic 2009 Sanam Teri Kasam Vijay's friend 2010 Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat Ke Tarak Nath 2010 No Problem Ramlal 2010 Tees Maar Khan Santram (bank manager) 2010 Do Knot Disturb Raj's employee 2010 London Calling Amit (chauffeur) 2011 Murder 2 2011 Chatur Singh Two Star Havaldar 2014 Kirpaan: The Sword of Honour 2014 Jai Ho School watchman 2015 Punjabian Da King Kameya 2017 Julie 2 Producer Shashi 2017 Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi Guggi's relative 2017 Toofan Singh Shanti Sawroop 2017 Hard Kaur 2019 Gone Kesh Pandit Ji 2020 Coolie No. 1 Coolie Chacha 2023 Mast Mein Rehne Ka Sundar Sukhani
References
External links
Shashi Kiran at Bollywood Hungama Shashi Kiran at Box Office India