Dalip Tahil
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| Dalip Tahil | |
|---|---|
| File:Dalip Tahil.JPGDalip Tahil.JPG Tahil at French Film Festival Mumbai 2010 | |
| Born | 30 October 1952 Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor |
Dalip Tahil (born 30 October 1952 as Dalip Tahilramani) is an Indian film, television and theatre actor. He studied at Sherwood College in Nainital, India. After attending Aligarh Muslim University for a year, he graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. Tahil is best known for his work in Baazigar (1993) and Raja (1995).
Career[edit]
Stage[edit]
Dalip Tahil began to appear on stage while at Sherwood College, Nainital, at the age of 10. Dalip's participation over the years in choir, elocution competitions, Nativity plays, and formal and informal concerts gave him a platform to be cast in principal parts. So, during his senior years at school, he won the prestigious Kendall Cup for the best actor in two consecutive years, first as Joseph in the play My Three Angels and again as Macbeth in Shakespeare's Macbeth. He was declared the best actor for a record third time in 1969, his final year at Sherwood College.
Dalip moved with his family to Mumbai in 1968, joined the Theatre Group Bombay and trained under its directors, Alyque and Pearl Padamsee. He appeared in some of its major productions, such as John the Baptist and Jesus in Godspell (India's first English theatre musical, directed by Pearl Padamsee), Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams' A Street Car Named Desire, directed by Alyque Padamsee.
He played Galy Gay, in Amal Alana's production of Bertolt Brecht's Man Is a Man.
He is internationally known for starring as Madan Kumar in the A.R Rahman theatre musical Bombay Dreams, which he performed in over 500 shows through 2002, at the Apollo Theatre in London.
Films[edit]
Director Shyam Benegal noticed Dalip and offered him a part in his first feature film Ankur in 1974. In 1980, Ramesh Sippy offered him the role of a villain in his epic production, Shaan. This was followed by a cameo in Sir Richard Attenborough's,Gandhi, in 1982.
He went on to play principal character roles of a villain or supporting role of a father, police officer, in over 100 Bollywood films from the 1980s to 2013. He appeared in the Merchant-Ivory English films The Deceivers and The Perfect Murder (1988).
In 1984, he acted as the father of Baby Sonia in India's first 3-D film, My Dear Kuttichathan, produced by Navodaya. In 2013, he portrayed Jawaharlal Nehru, in Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra's, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, with Farhan Akhtar in the title role Of Milkha Singh. In 2007, he starred in the Punjabi movie, Sajna ve Sajna. He is well remembered for his villainous role of Madan Chopra, a wicked businessman in Baazigar (1993).
Television[edit]
On television, Tahil played roles in Sanjay Khan's television serial The Sword of Tipu Sultan and Ramesh Sippy's Buniyaad. Thereafter, Tahil worked in his first British television series, Bombay Blue.
Tahil gained national recognition across the UK when he won the role of Dan Ferreira, in the iconic BBC1 soap opera EastEnders in 2003, appearing in over 60 episodes. He made his last appearance in the episode aired on 30 December 2003. As a result of an insufficient work permit application, Dalip had to exit the series which compelled him to appeal to the Secretary of State in the UK. Dalip was subsequently granted indefinite leave to remain in the UK in 2005.
In 2007, Tahil appeared in the BBC2 mini-series Nuclear Secrets in the episode "Terror Traders", playing Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan. He later played the role of King Dasaratha in the Indian television series, Siya ke Ram, which premiered on 16 November 2015 through Star Plus and concluded on 4 November 2016.
Music[edit]
He released an album titled Raaz Ki Baaten.
Selected filmography[edit]
- Ankur (1974)
- Shaan (1980) as Kumar
- Shakti (1982) as Ganpat Rai
- Gandhi (1982) as Zia
- Arth (1982) as Dilip
- Tarzaan
- My Dear Kuttichathan (Malayalam) (1984) as Laxmi's father, [India's first 3D Film]
- Aaj Ki Awaaz (1984) as Suresh Thakur
- Trikaal (1985) as Leon Gonsalves
- Janbaaz (1986) as farm manager
- Sultanat (1986) as Janna
- Aakhree Raasta (1986) as Inspector Roop Kumar Sahay
- Dance Dance (1987) as Brijmohan
- Buniyaad (1987) TV serial on DD National as "Bhushan" Haveli Ram's eldest son
- Jalwa (1987) as DD's Henchman
- Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) as Dhanraj Singh
- The Deceivers (1988) as Daffadar Ganesha
- The Perfect Murder (1988) as Dilip Lal
- Ram Lakhan (1989) as Thakur Pratap Singh
- Tridev (1989) as Don
- Love Love Love (1989) as Amit's father
- The Sword Of Tipu Sultan (1989) on DD National
- Kishen Kanhaiya (1990) as Mahesh
- Ajooba (1991) (as Dalip Tahhil) as Shahrukh (Vazir's brother-in-law)
- Ganga Jamuna Ki Lalkar (1991)
- Saudagar (1991) as Gajendar
- Vishwatma (1992) as DCP Gupta
- Deewana (1992) as Ramakant Sahai
- Jungle Queen (1993)
- King Uncle (1993) as Pradeep Mallik
- Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993) as Mr. Bijlani
- Darr (1993) as Captain Mehra
- Professor Ki Padosan (1993) as Ranjit
- Baazigar (1993) as Madan Chopra
- Suhaag (1994) as Dr. Sanjay Sinha
- Aatank Hi Aatank (1995) as Robert/Anju's husband
- Raja (1995) as Vishwa Garewal
- Imtihaan (1995) as Priti's father
- Jeet (1996) as Ramakant Sahay
- Gupt: The Hidden Truth (1997) as Meghnath Choudhry
- Ishq (1997) as Hariprasad
- Judwaa (1997) as Bharosa Malhorta
- Soldier (1998) as Virender Sinha
- Ghulam (1998) as Siddharth's father
- Mann (1999) as Pratab Singhania
- Chal Mere Bhai (2000) as Balraj Oberoi
- Dhai Akshar Prem Ke (2000) as Rai Bahadur
- Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai (2000) as Shakti Malik
- Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000) as Mr. Chinoy
- Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai (2001) as Karan's father
- Chhupa Rustam: A Musical Thriller (2001) as Deevan Baaldev
- Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001) as Rajiv Malhotra
- Ajnabee (2001) as Priya's father
- Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega (2001) as Sapna's father
- Maine Dil Tujhko Diya (2002) as Chopra
- Talaash: The Hunt Begins... (2003) as D.K Sharma
- EastEnders (2003) as Dan Ferreira (British soap opera)
- Paarewari (2004) as Madhu's father (Sindhi language film)
- Nuclear Secrets (2007) as A.Q Khan
- Shakalaka Boom Boom (2007) as album producer
- Partner (2007) as Raja Singh
- Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (2007) as Johny Bakshi
- Race (2008) as Kabir Ahuja
- Love Story 2050 (2008) as Karan's fad
- God Tussi Great Ho (2008) as TV station owner, Kewalchandani
- Rock On!! (2008) as Farhaan Akhtar's boss
- Zindagi Tere Naam (2008)
- Sajna Ve Sajna (2008) as Kartar Singh
- Raat Gayi Baat Gayi (2008) as Saxena
- Kisaan (2008)
- Hello (2008) as Subhash Bakshi
- I Can't Think Straight (2008) as Omar
- Dil Bole Hadippa (2009) as Liyaqat Ali Khan (Lucky)
- Aazan (2011)
- Ra.One (2011)
- Loot (2011) as Batliwala
- London, Paris, New York (2012) as Lalitha's father
- Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013) as Jawahar Lal Nehru
- War Chhod Na Yaar (2013) as Politician
- Entertainment (2014) as Pannalal Johri
- Anjaan (2014) as JK
- Samvidhaan (2014) TV serial on RS TV as Pandit Nehru
- Phir Se... (2015)
- Welcome 2 Karachi (2015) as Kedar's father
- Jaanisaar (2015) as Kunwar Iqbal Hassan
- Salaam Mumbai (2016)
- Razia Sultan as Marush
- Hostages (2019) web series on Hotstar as CM Handa
- Made in Heaven (2019) web series on Amazon Prime as Kishore Khanna
- Mission Mangal (2019) as Rupert Desai
- Parchhayee (2019) as Dadaji
- The Family Man (2019) web series on Amazon Prime as Kulkarni
- Darbar (2020)
- Guilty (2020)
- A New Day Will Be
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