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Death
[edit]He died on May 24th. Here is the source; please update [1] @Suspecteddetected
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was an Indian television and film actor. He was well-known for his roles in Hindi films, Punjabi films, TV series, and music albums. He has also appeared in Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, and Telugu films.[1] He received the 7th Amrish Puri Award, for excellence in acting for his role in Yamla Pagla Deewana.[2]
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References
- ↑ Phadke, Aparna (21 April 2011). "Mukul Dev's dozen films in two years". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ↑ Sharma, Suruchi (22 July 2011). "Mukul Dev gets Amrish Puri Award for Yamla Pagla Deewana". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
Early life
[edit]Mukul Dev was born in New Delhi into a Punjabi family with roots in a village near Jalandhar.[1] Growing up in Delhi, in an interview he told how he was exposed to Afghan culture through his father, who could speak Pashto and Persian.[2] His father Hari Dev, an assistant commissioner of police, died in 2019 at the age of 91.[3]
An early exposure to the world of entertainment was when in class 8 he won his first pay cheque when he impersonated Michael Jackson for a dance show organized by Doordarshan.[4]
He is a trained pilot from the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi.[5]
References
- ↑ Singh, Nanki (5 August 2014). "I am from this (Punjabi) soil: Mukul Dev". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025.
- ↑ "Playing a Pashtun lord". Tribune India. 3 January 2018.
- ↑ "Rahul Dev's father, Hari Dev, passes away at 91". Mid-day. 22 April 2019. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ↑ Basu, Arundhati (1 October 2005). "Ties that bind". Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025.
- ↑ Kamra, Diksha (18 January 2011). "Mukul Dev is back in action". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
Career
[edit]Television
[edit]Mukul Dev made his acting debut on TV through a serial Mumkin playing the role of Vijay Pandey in 1996.[1] He also acted in Doordarshan's Ek Se Badh Kar Ek, a comedy Bollywood countdown show. washi189{{SUBST:flag:UK}} 06:30, 24 May 2025 (UTC)
References
- ↑ "Bollywood Movie Actor Mukul Dev Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
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