Yashpal Sharma is an Indian Hindi and Punjabi film actor and theatre artist. He is best known for his role as Randhir Singh in Sudhir Mishra’s 2003 Hindi movie Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, apart from Lagaan (2001), Gangaajal (2003), Ab Tak Chhappan (2004), Apaharan (2005), Lakshyam (2007), Singh Is Kinng (2008), Aarakshan (2011) and (2012). He has also played in punjabi films like Lover 25 kille Halso played the role as Don Rana in a sequence of popular TV sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (2008-present) on SAB TV. He played Kuwar Singh in Zee’s Mera Naam Karegi Roshan.
Yashpal is also a stage actor and appears in live plays. He formerly starred in Zee’s Neeli Chhatri Waale. The Haryanvi film Pagdi: The Honour was awarded at the 62nd National Film Awards.Sharma was born and brought up in a lower-middle-class Brahmin family in Hisar in the state of Haryana. Since childhood, he was interested in acting and used to actively organise and participate in Ramlila during Dasara festivals.He graduated from the National School of Drama, Mandi House, New Delhi in 1994,the lead role of his theatre play franchise (Koi Baat Chale) with writer and director Ramji Bali.After his graduation he joined the National School of Drama Repertory Company in Delhi, where he worked for about two years before moving to Mumbai in 1997.
His first big break was Govind Nihlani’s film, Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa (1998), which gave him a chance to act alongside Jaya Bachchan and Nandita Das. He also started appearing in commercial films, like Shool and Arjun Pandit. However, it was the Academy Award-nominated Lagaan (2001) which brought him to the limelight, and thereafter he appeared in Gangajal (2003) and Ab Tak Chhappan. He has been a regular in films of Shyam Benegal and Prakash Jha and continues to work as a stage actor in Mumbai.In 2010, he acted in Rage productions’ bilingual play, One on One and the play Lakeerein, written by Gulzar and directed by Salim Arif, opposite actor, Lubna Salim.He made his television debut with Mera Naam Karegi Roshan on Zee TV in 2010.
Then he played a cameo role in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah on SAB TV in 2011. The same year, he appeared in a significant role in Dev Anand’s Chargesheet, which turned out to be the veteran actor’s last film before his death.Yashpal Sharma at the launch of TV serial ‘Neeli Chhatri Waale’Sharma returned on television in a lead role as Bhagwandas with Neeli Chhatri Waale on Zee TV in 2014.His upcoming film as lead is Das Capital, directed by Rajen Kothari.
He briefly appeared in a short documentary The Facebook Generation, produced by Blue Strike Productions and Dev Samaj Modern School and directed by Sahil Bhardwaj. The film competed in the Reel to Real film making competition at Harmony 2012 organised by The Global Education and Leadership Foundation and was among the top 10 finalists.He turned to film direction with a biopic on Haryanvi poet Pandit Lakshmi Chand, which he wrote as well.
Yashpal Sharma All Movie List :
Film | Role | Year |
Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa Shool Arjun Pandit | Laltu Lalan Singh Shiva | 1998 |
Samar | Ramesh Singh | 1999 |
Pukar Bawandar | Major Katar Singh Sarju | 2000 |
Aalavandhan / Abhay Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai Avgat Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India | The Kashmiri terrorist Batsman/gang leader Inspector A. Tadlapurkar Lakha | 2001 |
Gunaah | Parshuram | 2002 |
Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost Chameli Dhoop Amma Dum Gangaajal Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi | Rudra Pratap Singh DCP K.P. Singh Inspector Ram Singh Malik Raghunath Babu Kasai Sunder Yadav Randhir Singh | 2003 |
Asambhav Ab Tak Chhappan | Randit Parmar Sub-Inspector Imtiaz Siiddiqui | 2004 |
Kisna: The Warrior Poet D Yahaan Amu Apaharan Dhadkanein | Shankar Singh Shabbir Shakil Ahmed Gobind Gaya Singh | 2005 |
Bas Ek Pal | Swamy | 2006 |
Khanna & Iyer Benaam Aaja Nachle Lakshyam Anwar Risk | Inspector Sahib Section Shankar S.P. Tiwari Arbaaz Bin Jamal | 2007 |
Tashan Deshdrohi Welcome to Sajjanpur Singh Is Kinng | ACP Kuldeep Singh Hooda Baba Qadum Ramsingh Pankaj Udaas | 2008 |
Sankat City Well Done Abba! | Pachisia Ramiyya – Police constable | 2009 |
Mumbai Cutting Don Seenu Lamhaa Rivaaz Road Yeh Sunday Kyun Aata Hai | Baiju Rauf Inspector Sadanand Pathak | 2010 |
Yeh Saali Zindagi Aarakshan Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande Monica Chargesheet | Badey Shambhu Kaka Malik Public Prosecutor Mathur Suraj | 2011 |
Jal Chakradhaar Rowdy Rathore Sooper Se Ooper Gangs of Wasseypur Jeena Hai Toh Thok Daal Oass | Ramkhiladi Yogiraj Chaudhary Inspector Vishal Sharma Bhairu Singer in a band Mahkoo John | 2012 |
Ajoba Singh Saab The Great Geetiyan | Lallan Singh | 2013 |
Jatt James Bond Manjunath Pagdi The Honour | Bant Mistri Golu Goyal Police Officer | 2014 |
Aisa Yeh Jahaan Mukhtiar Chadha | Nalia Kai Chidi Hussain | 2015 |
Sardaar Ji 2 Chinese Bhassad Bahniman | Teja TT Bhaiyya Assamese | 2016 |
Hameer Tubelight Toofan Singh Game Over Panchlait Sarpanch Babuji Ek Ticket Bambai Journey of Bhangover | Hameer Major Rajbir Arvind Ram Inspector Pandurang Kadam Naginaa Mahto | 2017 |
Bharat Ane Nenu S. P. Chauhan | Manohar Rao Jai Singh | 2018 |
Family of Thakurganj Fagun Haway | Sajjan Singh Zamsed | 2019 |
Das Capital: Gulamon Ki Rajdhani | Purushottam Ram | 2020 |
Dada Lakhmi | 2021 |
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