Manoj Joshi (actor)

For the Indian journalist of same name, see Manoj Joshi.

Manoj Joshi
Manoj Joshi at Ravindra Bhavan Bhopal for the play Chankya in December 2015
Born	Adapodara, Taluka: Himmatnagar, District: Sabarkantha Gujarat, India
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Manoj Joshi
Education	BACHELOR OF FINE ART
Occupation	Actor, Comedian
Known for	Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat, Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain, Devdas, Dhoom, Guru, Ready, Bhool Bhulaiya, Bhagam Bhag, Vivah

Manoj Joshi as Chankya - Play in Adi Vidrohi Natya Samaroh at Ravindra Bhavan Bhopal December 2015

Manoj Joshi is an Indian film and television actor. He began his career in Marathi theatre, also putting up performances in Gujarati and Hindi theatre. He has also acted in over 60 films since 1998, many of his roles being comedy.

He acted in TV series including Chanakya, Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka, Rau (Marathi), Sangdil, Kabhi Souten Kabhi Saheli, Khichdi, Mura Raska Mai La (Marathi). He debuted in Sarfarosh (SI Bajju) alongside his brother who played Bala Thakur in the film. His other works include the film Hungama followed by Hulchul, Dhoom, Bhagam Bhag, Phir Hera Pheri, Chup Chup Ke, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, and Billo Barber.

He also portrayed Chanakya in Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Language
1999	Sarfarosh	Sub-Inspector Bajju	Hindi
2000	Aaghaaz	as assistant of Danny Mendoza, Johnny's younger brother	Hindi
2001	Jaaneman Jaaneman	Belji Bhai	Hindi
2002	Kehta Hai Dil	Mayur Sahab	Hindi
2002	Devdas	Dwijdas Mukherjee	Hindi
2003	Hungama	Sub-Inspector Waghmare	Hindi
2003	Jogger's Park	Tariq Ahmed	Hindi/English
2004	Aan: Men at Work	Manik Rao	Hindi
2004	Dhoom	ACP Shekhar Kamal	Hindi
2004	Jaago	Advocate Satya Prakash Satwani	Hindi
2004	Hulchul	Lawyer	Hindi
2005	Page 3	Bosco	Hindi
2005	Shikhar	Amrit Patil	Hindi
2005	Kyun Ki	P.K. Narayan (A Security Guard)	Hindi
2006	Phir Hera Pheri	Kachara Seth	Hindi
2006	Chup Chup Ke	Pooja's father	Hindi
2006	Garam Masala	Nageshwar	Hindi
2006	Golmaal: Fun Unlimited	Harichandra Ramchandra Mirchindani "Harami"	Hindi
2006	Vivah	Bhagat Ji (Match maker of prem and poonam)	Hindi
2006	Bhagam Bhag	MG Gandhi	Hindi
2006	Humko Deewana Kar Gaye	Rasikbhai Galgalia	Hindi
2007	Guru	Ghanshyam Bhai	Hindi
2007	Bhool Bhulaiyaa	Badrinath Chaturvedi	Hindi
2008	Mere Baap Pehle Aap	Chirag Rane	Hindi
2008	Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam	Police Inspector Patil	Hindi
2008	Billu	Damodar Dubey	Hindi
2008	Khallballi	KK	Hindi
2009	De Dana Dan	Brij Mohan Oberoi	Hindi
2010	Maniben.com	Bhadresh Bhai	Hindi
2010	Khatta Meetha	Trigun Fatak	Hindi
2011	Bin Bulaye Baraati	Loha Singh	Hindi
2011	Ready	Bharat Kapoor	Hindi
2011	Fakt Ladh Mhana		Marathi
2011	The Opportunist	The Opportunist	Hindi
2012	Khiladi 786	Champaklal	Hindi
2012	Dabangg 2	Shopkeeper	Hindi
2012	Gola Berij	Story teller	Marathi
2012	Bharatiya	Prime Minister	Marathi
2013	Chaloo	Chief Minister	Hindi
2013	Policegiri	Javeed Shiekh	Hindi
2013	Wake Up India		Hindi
2013	Narbachi Wadi	Double Role	Marathi
2014	Mr Joe B. Carvalho	Commissioner Pandey	Hindi
2014	Hasee Toh Phasee	Devesh Solanki	Hindi
2014	Bey Yaar	Y B Gandhi	Gujarati
2015	Dolly Ki Doli	Duby Ji	Hindi
2015	I Love New Year	Randhir's friend	Hindi
2015	Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon	Deepika's father	Hindi
2015	Prem Ratan Dhan Payo	Mr. Bhandari/Advocate of Pritampur Estate	Hindi
2016	Sanam Re	Akash's Boss	Hindi
2016	Ghayal Once Again	Minister	Hindi

Television serials

Year	Title	Role	Source
1990	Chanakya	Shriyak, Son of Shaktar
1998	Woh	Amit
1999	Aabhaalmaya	Sharad Joshi
1999-2002	Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka	Abhay Purshottam Nanavati
2002	Khichdi
2004-2005	Yeh Meri Life Hai	Rasik Mehta
2006	Kasamh Se	Nishikant Dixit (Cameo)
2015	Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat	Chanakya
2015-present	Honar Sun Me Hya Gharchi	Ramakant Gokhale

Personal life

His father was Navneet Joshi, and his younger brother Rajesh Joshi was an actor too. Rajesh died in 1998. Manoj Joshi hails from Adpodara village near Himatnagar in north Gujarat.

External links

• Manoj Joshi at the Internet Movie Database