Ravi Baswani

Ravi Baswani
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Born	(1946-09-29)29 September 1946 New Delhi, India
Died
Occupation	actor
Years active	1981–2006

Ravi Baswani (29 September 1946 – 27 July 2010) was a well-known Indian film actor, most famous for his role in Sai Paranjpe's Chashme Buddoor (1981) and Kundan Shah's cult comedy Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983), for which he won Filmfare Best Comedian Award in 1984. He was noted for his comic timing and underplaying a character in the true sense of the word. In a career spanning 30 years he acted in some 30 films. He died in Haldwani, on his way to Delhi from hill station Nainital, to where he had travelled to scout for locations for his upcoming directorial feature which was also to be his debut in that role.

Early life and education

Ravi Baswani was born and brought up in a Jat family in Delhi. He did his schooling from St. George's College, Mussoorie. He later did his graduation from Kirori Mal College (KMC), Delhi University, he was also part of the KMC dramatic society at the college.

Career

He started his career in 1981 with Chashme Buddoor and did many successful films as a comedian and/or as a character artist. He also appeared very many times on Indian television. He went on to work in films like the cult Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, Chhota Chetan, Ab Aayega Maza and Naseeruddin Shah's first directorial venture, Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota. As a television actor, he acted in numerous TV serials, including, the popular comedy serial, Idhar Udhar on Doordarshan in the 1980s, wherein he acted alongside Pathak sisters, Supriya Pathak and Ratna Pathak. More recently he was seen in character roles in films like Bunty Aur Babli and Pyar Tune Kya Kiya. In 2004, when Film and Television Institute of India, Pune revived its acting course after 26 years, he became its coordinator and a teacher, along with Naseeruddin Shah, who also redesigned the course, Baswani however resigned the next year.

Death

Baswani died following a massive heart attack on 27 July 2010 in Haldwani (Distt. Nainital). He was returning from Nainital to Delhi, where he had to hunt for location for his directorial debut film, set in the hills. He was unmarried.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2006	Monsoon	Baba
	Anthony Kaun Hai?	Dr. Lashwani
	Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota	Papaji
2005	The Film	Film-maker Kanti Gulati
	Bunty Aur Babli	B.B.'s first victim
	Lucky: No Time for Love	Mr. Negi
	It Could Be You	Dhillon Sr
2001	Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya	Vispy – Jai's boss
2000	Chal Mere Bhai	Waitor
1998	Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai	Orphanage manager
	Chhota Chetan	Raja
	Ghar Bazar	Movie actor (Uncredited)
1996	Return of Jewel Thief	Trikal Trivedi
1994	Laadla	Ravi
1993	Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa	Albert Sullivan
	Raunak	Ravi
1992	Jaan Tere Naam	Hotel Employee
1987	Zevar	Sundeep
1986	Peecha Karro	Hari Harihara
	Ghar Sansar	Banwari
	Love	Havaldar Pandu
	Main Balwan	Dhillon Sr
1985	Agnidaah
1984	Ab Ayega Mazaa	Suresh 'Sidey'
1983	Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro	Sudhir Mishra
	Dhat Tere... Ki	Madhukar Sharma (Maddy)
1981	Chashme Buddoor	Jai Lakhanpal

External links

• Ravi Baswani at the Internet Movie Database
• Ravi Baswani's last interview The Times of India