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Ravi Baswani
Indian actor (1946-2010) · India · On the map · Actors · Died at 63
Ravi Baswani was an Indian film actor, best known 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.
Ravi Baswani is read about 100 times a day, in 6 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 10 October 2026
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Something wrong?A life in dates
Yun Hota To Kya HotaFilm, Papaji2005
Bunty Aur BabliFilm, Hotel Owner
The FilmFilm, 2005Film-maker Kanti Gulati2002Jeena Isi Ka Naam HaiSeries, Himself2001
Pyaar Tune Kya KiyaFilm, Vispy2000
Chal Mere BhaiFilm1998
Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota HaiFilm1994
Kabhi Haan Kabhi NaaFilm, Albert1990
TriyatriFilm, Surya's Father1987ZevarFilm, Sundeep1986
Love 86Film, Havaldar Pandu
Main BalwaanFilm, 1986Suleimann Dilwala1985Idhar UdharSeries, Kumar Bhairav1984Ab Ayega MazaaFilm, Suresh / Sidey1983
Jaane Bhi Do YaaroFilm, Sudhir Mishra1981
Chashme BuddoorFilm, Jai Lakhanpal1946Born26 September 1946People around Ravi
Close ties
Naseeruddin Shah Also in My Dear Kuttichathan (1984)
Shakti Kapoor Also in Chal Mere Bhai and My Dear Kuttichathan
Kundan Shah Directed Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983)
Anupam Kher Also in Laadla and Zevar
Urmila Matondkar Also in My Dear Kuttichathan (1984)
Prem Chopra Also in Laadla and Bunty Aur Babli
Alok Nath Also in Laadla and Zevar
Basu Chatterjee Directed Zevar (1987)
David Dhawan Directed Chal Mere Bhai (2000)
Rita Bhaduri Also in Main Balwaan and Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa
Satish Kaushik Also in My Dear Kuttichathan (1984)
Satish Shah Also in Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983)
Dalip Tahil Also in Chal Mere Bhai and My Dear Kuttichathan
Vikram Gokhale Also in Laadla and Lucky: No Time for Love
Rakesh Bedi Also in Main Balwaan and Chashme Buddoor
Mukul S. Anand Directed Main Balwaan (1986)- Raj Kanwar Directed Laadla (1994)
Anupam Shyam Also in Bunty Aur Babli and Yun Hota To Kya Hota
Pankaj Parashar Directed Ab Ayega Mazaa and Peechha Karro
Known for
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Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro 1983
Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa 1994
Bunty Aur Babli 2005
Filmography 16
18 credits on file
Television 2
Awards
About this person
In a career spanning 30 years he acted in some 30 films. He died in Haldwani, on his way to Delhi from Nainital, to where he had travelled to scout for locations for his upcoming debut directorial feature film.
