Dalip Tahil (Actor) Age, Family, Wife, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Dalip Tahiliani
Profession(s)	Actor, Politician
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in feet inches- 5’ 8”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 70 kg in pounds- 154 lbs
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Personal Life
Date of Birth	30 October 1952
Age (as in 2017)	65 Years
Birthplace	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Scorpio
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
School	Sherwood College, Nainital, Uttarakhand
College	St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
Educational Qualification	Graduate
Debut	Bollywood: Ankur (1974) Hindi TV: Buniyaad (1986-1987) British TV: Bombay Blue
Religion	Hinduism
Caste/Ethnicity	Sindhi
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Political Inclination	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Hobbies	Travelling, Singing, Playing Cricket
Controversy	On 23 September 2018, at around 9 pm, he was arrested by the Khar police for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol and ramming his car into an autorickshaw, injuring passengers inside it. In October 2023, he was sentenced to two month jail in the case. [1]Hindustan Times
Girls, Affairs, and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Amrita (Businesswoman)
Family
Wife/Spouse	Amrita (Businesswoman)
Children	Son- Dhruv Tahiliani (Actor) Daughter- Name Not Known
Parents	Father- Ghansham Jethanand Tahilramani (Used to work in the Indian Air Force) Mother- Name Not Known
Siblings	Brother- None Sister- 1 (Name Not Known)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dalip Tahil

• Does Dalip Tahil smoke?: Not Known

• Does Dalip Tahil drink alcohol?: Yes

• During his school days, Dalip took a keen interest in sports and was the part of the Cricket, Hockey, and Football teams. He also took part in many other extra-curricular activities like debates, dramas, etc.

• After his schooling, he was enrolled to Aligarh Muslim University for further studies, but he left university within a year because of the shifting of his family to Mumbai. He then completed his study from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai.

• While he was in college, he joined a theatre group where he got trained in acting under ‘Alyque Padamsee’ and ‘Pearl Padamsee.’

• Dalip has done numerous famous plays and theatre musicals like ‘Godspell’, ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’, ‘Evita’,  ‘Bombay Dreams’, etc.

• He got his first break in 1974 in the Bollywood film ‘Ankur.’

• By the year 2017, he had acted in over 100 Bollywood films.

• In 1969, Dalip made a record to win the ‘Kendall Cup’ three times; one for his role of ‘Joseph’ in the play ‘My Three Angels’, second for his role of ‘Macbeth’ in the play ‘Macbeth’, and the third for one more play.

• In 1994, he released his music album ‘Raaz Ki Baaten.’

• He did a Sindhi film ‘Paarewari’ (2004) and a Punjabi film ‘Sajna Ve Sajna’ (2007).

• Dalip Tahil also acted in some famous British TV serials like ‘EastEnders’ (2003), ‘Nuclear Secrets’ (2007), etc.

• Apart from being a great actor, he is a good singer and has sung several times on stage. He also performed with A. R. Rahman during Rahman’s theatre musical ‘Bombay Dreams’ world tour.
  

  Dalip Tahil during a rehearsal of A. R. Rahman’s ‘Bombay Dreams’

• In 2017, he did a live-action film ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ that was originally released in English language and dubbed in the Hindi language.

• In January 2017, Dalip joined the ‘Bharatiya Janata Party’ (BJP) just before the elections of BMC.
  

  Dalip Tahil with other BJP members