Anang Desai Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	Theatre Artist and Film & Television Actor
Famous role	Tulsidas Parekh aka Babuji in the Hindi sitcom ‘Khichdi’ (2002) aired on Star One
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in feet & inches- 5’ 10”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Career
Debut	Film (English): Gandhi (1982) as J.B. Kripalani Film (Hindi): Antaheen (1986) Film (French): Amok (1993) as Le Chauffeur Film (Gujarati): Kevi Rite Jaish (2012) as Ishwarbhai Patel TV (Hindi): Bharat Ek Khoj (1988) as Rajan
Personal Life
Date of Birth	4 May 1953 (Monday)
Age (as of 2022)	46 Years
Birthplace	Ahmedabad, Bombay State, India (now Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India)
Zodiac sign	Taurus
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Ahmedabad, Gujarat
College/University	St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad
Educational Qualification	BA in Psychology and Economics [1]YouTube- Sansad TV
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Chitra Desai (poet and writer)
Children	Son(s)- 2 (image in wife's section) • Tanuj Desai (works at Star India Pvt Ltd) • Nachiket Desai
Parents	Father- Name Not Known (cardiologist) Mother- Name Not Known (singer and painter)
Siblings	He has three younger sisters, and one of his sisters Gopi Desai is a TV actress.

 Some Lesser Known Facts About Anang Desai

• Anang Desai is an Indian theatre artist and film & television actor. He mainly appears in Gujarati and Hindi films and TV serials.

• He was inclined towards acting and singing since his childhood. He used to perform in various school and college theatre plays.

• Anang was born into a well-to-do family of doctors.

• After completing his graduation, he did an acting course at the National School of Drama, New Delhi and Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, Maharashtra. He then worked at NSD as the institute’s professional repertory and worked there for more than five years. Later, he acted in many Hindi and Gujarati theatre plays. He even worked with a theatre group in Gujarat. Some of his popular theatre plays are Mukhya Mantri, Begum ka Takiya, Tughlaq, Kotwal, and Virasat.
  

  Anang Desai performing in a theatre play

• As his mother tongue was Gujarati, he was not able to speak Hindi properly in the initial years of his career. He then read Hindi books, magazines, and newspapers to get a command on the Hindi language.

• Anang is a trained singer in Hindustani classical music. ^[2]YouTube- Sansad TV He has worked as a singer at All India Radio, Ahmedabad.

• He then acted in many 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).
  

  Anang Desai in Good Boy, Bad Boy (2007)

• He has also appeared in Gujarati films such as ‘Jaysuk Zdpayo’ (2022) and ‘Tu Rajee Re’ (2022).
  

  Tu Rajee Re (2022)

• Anang gained immense popularity with his Hindi TV serials 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)

• In 2019, he received the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 12th Transmedia Awards.
  

  Anang Desai with his award