# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gajendra-chauhan
# Generated: 2026-08-14T20:41:56.399Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gajendra-chauhan"
name: "Gajendra Chauhan"
slug: "gajendra-chauhan"
description: "Gajendra Singh Chauhan known professionally as Gajendra Chauhan, is a former television actor known for his work on Indian television, especially his portrayal of Yudhishthira in the historical television series Mahabharat (1988–90). He has also had significant roles in a few B movies, and a larger number of cameo appearances in other films. In 2015, he was appointed chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), which sparked controversy and opposition by FTII students, leading to his resignation in October 2017. He was the Vice-Chancellor of Dada Lakhmi Chand State University of Performing and Visual Arts from 2021 to 2025."
tagline: "Indian actor (born 1956)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gajendra_Chauhan_at_the_Dadasaheb_Phalke_Academy_Awards_2010.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "India"
  isoCode: "IN"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1956-10-10"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           51.58
  momentum:             25
  historical:           5.817625333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     44.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1024111/"
    handle:    "nm1024111"
sources:
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    title: "Gajendra Chauxan"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "गजेन्द्र चौहान"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ਗਜੇਂਦਰ ਚੌਹਾਨ"
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    title: "گجیندر چوہان"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump