Paresh Rawal Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio
Profession(s)	Actor, Producer, Politician
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 8”
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Personal Life
Date of Birth	30 May 1950 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2025)	75 Years
Birthplace	Mumbai, India
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
School	Maharashtra SSC Board
College	Narsee Monjee College of Commerce & Economics, Vile Parle, Mumbai, India
Educational Qualifications	Commerce Graduate from Bombay University in March 1974
Debut	Film Debut: Holi (Hindi film, 1984) TV Debut: Bante Bighadte (1984 - 1985 on Doordarshan)
Awards/Achievement	• In 1993, Filmfare Best Villain Award for "Sir." • In 1994, National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Woh Chokri & Sir. • In 2001, Filmfare Best Comedian Award for Hera Pheri. • In 2003, Filmfare Best Comedian Award for Awara Paagal Deewana. • In 2014, Padma Shri by the Government of India.
Family	Father- Dahyalal Rawal Mother- Name Not Known Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin [1]Desh Gujarat
Address	Subhadra, 4th Floor, 6th Road, JVPD Scheme, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai - 400049
Hobbies	Reading, Traveling, Listening to Music, Doing Yoga
Controversy	On 6 December 2022, the Kolkata Police issued summons to Paresh Rawal for his remarks on Bengalis during a poll campaign in Gujarat. He said, "Gas cylinders are expensive, but their price will come down. People will get employment too. But what will happen if Rohingya migrants and Bangladeshis start living around you, like in Delhi? What will you do with gas cylinders? Cook fish for the Bengalis?" After a complaint was lodged by Mohammed Salim, a CPI(M) leader and the Party's State secretary, the actor was booked under various sections of the IPC. In his complaint Mohammed Salim alleged that the actor's speech could promote feelings of hatred against the Bengalis. [2]The Hindu
Favourites
Politician	Narendra Modi
Actors	Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Amitabh Bachchan, Marlon Brando
Actress	Kajol
Directors	Priyadarshan, Ketan Mehta, Rajkumar Santoshi, Mahesh Bhatt
Film	Il Postino: The Postman (1994 Italian Film)
Book	One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1962 Novel by Ken Kesey)
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife/Spouse	Swaroop Sampat, Actress
Children	Sons- Aniruddh Rawal, Aditya Rawal Daughter- N/A
Money Factor
Cars	Innova-2007, Grand i10 ASTA
Net Worth	79.40 Crore INR (as in 2014)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Paresh Rawal

• He was born to a Nagar Brahmin Family in Mumbai.

• After graduating in Commerce from Bombay University in March 1974, he started doing Gujarati Theaters.

• He debuted as a supporting actor in the 1984 film Holi. However, it was the 1986 blockbuster Naam that gave him due fame.

• During the 1980s and 1990s, he appeared in more than 100 films, in most of them as the main villain.

• He became a household name after playing the role of a boisterous and kind-hearted Marathi landlord in the 2000 cult-classic Hera Pheri.

• He has also produced some TV soaps like- Sahara One’s Main Aisi Kyunn Hoon, Zee TV’s Teen Bahuraaniyaan, and Colors’ Laagi Tujhse Lagan.

• He became a Member of Lok Sabha from Ahmedabad in 2014 with the ticket of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

• In 2014, he was awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India. 

• On 10 September 2020, President Ram Nath Kovind appointed him as the chairperson of the National School of Drama Society (NSD) for a four-year term. ^[3]The Hindu

• In April 2025, he revealed in an interview that while shooting for the film Ghatak, he injured his knee and was hospitalised. While in the hospital, Veeru Devgan visited him and advised him to drink his urine to speed up the recovery process. Paresh claimed that the process accelerated his healing, shocking the doctors as he healed in just 1.5 months, while they expected the injury would take 2 to 2.5 months to heal. Paresh said,
  

  He told me to drink my own urine first thing in the morning. All fighters do this. You will never face any problem, just drink urine first thing in the morning.”

• Thereafter, several health professionals claimed that there was no scientific proof that drinking own urine in the morning increases metabolism and assists in the healing of injuries and warned that following such habits could cause health issues due to the presence of toxins in human urine. Dr. Cyriac Abby Philips, famously known as TheLiverDoc, also took to social media and refuted the claims.
  

  Dr Cyriac Abby Philips’ tweet