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Dalip Tahil
Tahil in 2017
Born
Dalip Tahilramani

(1952-10-30)30 October 1952(age 71)
Agra,Uttar Pradesh,India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Years active1974–present

Dalip Tahil(bornDalip Tahilramani;30 October 1952) is anIndianfilm, television and theatre actor. He is best known for his work inBaazigar(1993),Raja(1995),Hum hai rahi pyar ke(1993) andQayamat Se Qayamat Tak(1988), Pyaar Ki Miss Call (2009) along with actor Gaurav Prateek.[1][2][3]In the UK, he appeared in theBBCsoap operaEastEndersas Dan Ferreira, the head of theFerreira family,from June to December 2003.

Early life and education

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Dalip Tahilramani was born on 30 October 1952 inAgra,Uttar Pradesh,Indiainto aSindhi Hindufamily which had recently migrated fromSindhduring thePartition of India.[4][5]He studied atSherwood CollegeinNainital,India. After attendingAligarh Muslim Universityfor a year, he graduated fromSt. Xavier's College, Mumbai.

Career

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Stage

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Tahil began to appear on stage while atSherwood College,Nainital,at the age of 10. His 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. During his senior years at school, he won the Kendall Cup for the best actor in two consecutive years, first as Joseph in the playMy Three Angelsand again as Macbeth inShakespeare'sMacbeth.He was declared the best actor for a record third time in 1969, his final year at Sherwood College.

Tahil moved with his family toMumbaiin 1968, joined the Theatre Group Bombay and trained under its directors, Alyque andPearl Padamsee.He appeared in some of its major productions, playingJohn the BaptistandJesusinGodspell(India's first English theatre musical, directed by Pearl Padamsee), andStanley KowalskiinTennessee Williams'A Streetcar Named Desire,directed by Alyque Padamsee.

He played Galy Gay, in Amal Alana's production ofBertolt Brecht'sMan Is a Man.

Tahil is internationally known for starring as Madan Kumar in theA.R Rahmantheatre musicalBombay Dreams,which he performed in over 500 times until 2002 at theApollo Theatrein London.

Films

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Tahil in 2008

DirectorShyam Benegalnoticed Dalip and offered him a part in his first feature filmAnkurin 1974. In 1980,Ramesh Sippyoffered him the role of a villain in his epic production,Shaan.This was followed by a cameo in SirRichard 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 theMerchant IvoryEnglish filmsThe DeceiversandThe Perfect Murder(1988).

In 1984, he acted as the father of Baby Sonia in India's first3-D film,My Dear Kuttichathan,produced byNavodaya.In 2013, he portrayedJawaharlal Nehru,inRakeysh Om Prakash Mehra's,Bhaag Milkha Bhaag,withFarhan Akhtarin 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 inBaazigar(1993). Dalip has also played the role of Rupert Desai inMission Mangal.

Television

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On television, Tahil played roles inSanjay Khan's television serialThe Sword of Tipu SultanandRamesh Sippy'sBuniyaad.Thereafter, Tahil worked in his first British television series,Bombay Blue (TV series).

Tahil gained national recognition across the UK when he won the role ofDan Ferreira,in the iconicBBC1soap operaEastEndersin 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 theBBC2mini-seriesNuclear Secretsin the episode "Terror Traders", playing Pakistani scientistAbdul 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

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He released an album titledRaaz Ki Baaten.

Selected filmography

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Web series

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Television

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Year! Serial Role Channel Notes
1986–87 Buniyaad Kulbhushan alias Bhushan DD National
1997 Saturday Suspense Zee TV
2003 East Enders Dan Ferreira BBC1
2004 Miss India Digvijay Singh Chandel DD National
2007 Nuclear Secrets Episode-Terror Traders-Abdul Qadeer Khan BBC2 mini-series
2015–16 Siya Ke Ram MaharajDashrath Star Plus

References

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  1. ^"Pyaar Ki Miss Call".The Times of India.19 January 2013.ISSN0971-8257.Retrieved28 September2023.
  2. ^Hungama, Bollywood (1 December 2015)."Pyaar Ki Miss Call Movie: Review | Release Date (2015) | Songs | Music | Images | Official Trailers | Videos | Photos | News - Bollywood Hungama".Bollywood Hungama.Retrieved28 September2023.
  3. ^up18news (20 January 2023)."Actor Gaurav Prateek's Inspiring Story, Jhansi Boy Work With Akshay Kumar In His Upcoming Movie: GP The Self Made Hero".Up18 News.Retrieved28 September2023.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^Sharma, Divya (18 August 2019)."Proud of my Sindhi roots, says actor Dalip Tahil".The Tribune India.Archivedfrom the original on 26 July 2022.Retrieved26 July2022.
  5. ^"Actor Dalip Tahil bats for peace between India and Pak".Hindustan Times.19 August 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 18 August 2019.Retrieved26 July2022.
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