Kumar Pallana

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Kumar Valavhadas Pallana (23 December 1918 – 10 October 2013) was an Indian-American actor, comedian and vaudevillian.[1] He began his career as plate spinner and juggler on the Mickey Mouse Club. He was known for his role as Gupta in The Terminal (2004). Pallana was born in Indore, present-day Madhya Pradesh.

Pallana died on 10 October 2013 in Oakland, California at the age of 94.[2]

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  1. Modell, Josh. "R.I.P. Kumar Pallana, star of several Wes Anderson movies". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  2. Fox, Margalit. "Kumar Pallana, Who Went From Yoga to Film, Dies at 94". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 August 2016.