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Asrani Profile

Bio
Full NameGovardhan Asrani
ProfessionActor, director
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)in centimeters- 165 cm
in meters- 1.65 m
in feet inches- 5’ 5”
Weight (approx.)in kilograms- 65 kg
in pounds- 143 lbs
Eye ColourBrown
Hair ColourSalt & pepper (Dyed black)
Personal Life
Date of Birth1 January 1941
Age (as in 2017)76 Years
Birth PlaceJaipur, India
Zodiac sign/Sun signCapricorn
Nationality Indian
HometownJaipurr, India
SchoolSt. Xaviers School, Jaipurr, India
CollegeRajasthan College, Jaipurr, India
Educational QualificationGraduate
DebutFilm: Hare Kaanch Ki Chudiyaan (1967, Hindi)
Hare Kanch Ki Chooriyan
Direction: Amdavad No Rikshawalo (1974, Gujrati)
Chala Murari Hero Banne (1977, Hindi)
Chala Murari Hero Banne
Singing: "O Rama Darr Lage" from film Alaap (1977)
Alaap-1977
FamilyNot Known
ReligionHindu Sindhi
AddressB3 Beach House Apartments, Gandhigram Road Juhu, Mumbai
HobbiesWatching movies, reading, writing scripts
ControversiesNot known
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsNot known
Wife/SpouseManju Bansal
Asrani with wife Manju Asrani
Marriage DateYear 1973
ChildrenSon- Naveen Asrani (Dentist in Ahmedabad)
Daughter- None
Style Quotient
Car CollectionAudi Q7, Honda City
Money Factor
Net Worth $6 million

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Some Lesser Known Facts About Asrani

  • Does Asrani smoke?: Not known
  • Does Asrani drink Alcohol?: Not known
  • Asrani was weak in mathematics and had no interest in joining his father’s business of selling carpets.
  • He was always interested in acting, so he joined Sahitya Kalbhai Thakkar to learn acting.
  • At the beginning of his career, he worked in 4-5 Gujarati films as a lead actor.
  • During his struggling days of acting in order to earn his living, Asrani worked at Film Institute in Poona as an acting teacher. Interestingly he was also a student of the same institute once.
  • He knew Jaya Bachchan from the times he was a student at Film Institute in Poona; he had also completed the rituals in her wedding as her fourth brother.
  • Asrani became very close friends with Rajesh Khanna after ‘Bawarchi’ (1972), post which they worked in around 25 films together.Bawarchi-1972
  • Asrani had appeared in 101 films in 9 years between 1970-1979 and 107 films in the decade of 80’s.
  • Asrani has worked for almost 50 years in the film industry and has been a part of many popular movies by renowned directors like Hrishikesh Mukherjee, B.R.Chopra, K. Bapaiah, Narayana Rao Dasari, K. Raghavendra Rao, etc.