Kulbhushan Kharbanda

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Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Kharbanda in Feb 2012
Born (1944-10-21) 21 October 1944 (age 79)
Hasan Abdal, Punjab, British India (now Pakistan)
Occupationactor
Years active1974 - present
SpouseMaheshwari Devi Kharbanda
ChildrenShruti Kharbanda

Kulbhushan Kharbanda (born 21 October 1944) is an Indian actor. He worked in Hindi and Punjabi movie. He is better known for his role as Shakaal in Shaan (1980)[1][2] inspired by the character of Blofeld from James Bond movies.[3]

He also starred in Arth (1982), Ek Chadar Maili Si (1986). He also appeared in all Deepa Mehta's Elements trilogy, Fire (1996), Earth (1998), and Water (2005).[4]

Kharbanda was born in Hasan Abdal, Punjab, British India (now Pakistan).

References[change | change source]

  1. "Down movie lane". The Tribune. July 1, 2006.
  2. "B-Town's villains we love to hate". CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  3. "A homage to G P Sippy". Bollywood Hungama, Screen. January 5, 2008.
  4. "Adieu to stereotypes". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 20 October 2000. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2014.

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