| Occupation Actor Spouse Aradhana Bedi Years active (1979–present) Parents Madan Gopal Bedi | Name Rakesh Bedi Children Ridhima Rakesh Bedi Role Film actor | |
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| Nominations Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role Movies and TV shows Baankey Ki Crazy Baraat, Chashme Buddoor, Yes Boss, Shrimaan Shrimati, Thoda Lutf Thoda Ishq Similar People Sanjai Mishra, Vijay Raaz, Ravi Baswani, Farooq Sheikh, Rajpal Yadav | ||
Guftagoo with Rakesh Bedi
Rakesh Bedi (born 1 December 1954) is an Indian film, stage and television actor. He is most known for his comedy roles in films like Chashme Buddoor (1981), and the television series, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi (1984), Shrimaan Shrimati (1995) and Yes Boss (1999–2009).
Contents
- Guftagoo with Rakesh Bedi
- Exclusive interview with farooq shaikh deepti naval rakesh bedi
- Early life and education
- Career
- References
Exclusive interview with farooq shaikh deepti naval rakesh bedi
Early life and education
Bedi studied in Delhi, where his father Madan Gopal Bedi was working with Indian Airlines. While in school, Bedi started participating in Mono Acting competitions. Bedi has worked with the New Delhi theatre group Pierrot's Troupe and studied acting at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.
Career
Bedi started his film career as a supporting actor in the 1979 film Hamare Tumhare, starring Sanjeev Kumar, and then went on to act in over 150 films and several TV serials. Some of his most memorable roles were in the 1981 film Chashme Buddoor with Farooq Shaikh, Ek Duuje Ke Liye and Ravi Baswani and in the TV sitcoms Shrimaan Shrimati (1995), Yes Boss, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi (1984), written by Sharad Joshi and directed by Kundan Shah. He had a minor role in Gulzar's Mere Apne, and has acted in a number of Punjabi movies, including Main tu assi tussi.
He hosted Science with BrainCafé, a science show on ZeeQ, and continues doing theatre in Mumbai. Notably, he played 24 different characters in Vijay Tendulkar's popular one-man play Massage. In 2012, he appeared on his first television drama daily soap, Shubh Vivah. Currently,he is seen frequently in the popular sitcom Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par He ! on &TV .
He is a life member of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy of Film & Television and World Peace Development And Research Foundation.