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Anang Desai is an Indian theatre artist and film & television actor. He is famous for playing the role of Tulsidas Parekh aka Babuji in the Hindi sitcom ‘Khichdi’ (2002).

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Wiki/Biography

Anang Desai was born on Monday, 4 May 1953 (age 46 years; as of 2022) in Ahmedabad, Bombay State, India (now Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India). His zodiac sign is Taurus. He pursued BA in Psychology and Economics from St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad. He then did an acting course from the National School of Drama, New Delhi, and Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, Maharashtra. ^[1]YouTube- Sansad TV Since his childhood, he was inclined towards acting. He used to perform in various school and theatre plays.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 10″

Hair Colour: Salt & Pepper

Eye Colour: Black

Family

He was born into a family of doctors.

Parents & Siblings

His father was a cardiologist, and his mother was a singer and painter. He has three younger sisters, and one of his sisters Gopi Desai is a TV actress.

Anang Desai with one of his sisters

Anang Desai’s sister Gopi Desai

Wife & Children

He is married to Chitra Desai, who is working as a poet and writer. The couple has two sons named Tanuj Desai (works at Star India Pvt Ltd) and Nachiket Desai.

Anang Desai with his wife and sons

Career

Singer

Anang started his career as a singer at All India Radio, Ahmedabad for a few years.

Theatre Artist

After completing his acting course at the National School of Drama, New Delhi, he started working at the institute’s professional repertory. He worked there for more than five years. He then started performing in various theatre plays at the NSD. He has performed in various Hindi and Gujarati theatre plays like Mukhya Mantri, Begum ka Takiya, Tughlaq, Kotwal, and Virasat. He has also worked as a theatre artist with a theatre group in Gujarat.

Anang Desai in a theatre play

Actor

Film

English

Anang made his debut as an actor in the English film ‘Gandhi’ (1982) in which he portrayed the Indian politician J.B. Kripalani.

Anang Desai in Gandhi (1982)

Hindi

In 1986, he made his Hindi film debut with ‘Antaheen.’

Anang Desai in Antaheen (1986)

He mainly played supporting roles in various Hindi films like ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ (1999), ‘Mamta’ (2002), ‘Ishq Vishk’ (2003), ‘Good Boy, Bad Boy’ (2007), ‘Khichdi: The Movie’ (2010), and ‘Rustom’ (2016).

Mamta (2002) film poster

French

In 1993, he acted in the French film ‘Amok’ in which he played the role of Le chauffeur.

Amok (1993)

Gujarati

Anang made his Gujarati film debut with ‘Kevi Rite Jaish’ (2012) as Ishwarbhai Patel.

Kevi Rite Jaish (2012)

Some of his other Gujarati films are ‘Jaysuk Zdpayo’ (2022) and ‘Tu Rajee Re’ (2022).

Anang Desai in Jaysuk Zdpayo (2022)

Television

Anang has acted in many Hindi TV serials. In 1988, he made his TV debut with the Doordarshan channel’s show ‘Bharat Ek Khoj’ in which he played the role of Rajan.

Anang Desai in the TV show Bharat Ek Khoj

He has acted in many popular TV shows like ‘Parinati’ (1989), ‘Byomkesh Bakshi’ (1994), ‘Khichdi’ (2002), ‘Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki’ (2006), ‘Chidiya Ghar’ (2016), and ‘Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!’ (2021).

Khichdi (2002)

Facts/Trivia

Anang Desai is trained in Hindustani classical music. ^[2]YouTube- Sansad TV

In the initial years of his career, he faced difficulty in speaking Hindi as his mother tongue was Gujarati. He used to read Hindi books, magazines, and newspapers to clear his Hindi pronunciation.