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paresh mein . rawal at the trailer launch of dharam sankat harin pathak incumbent 1984 -- present mumbai , india padma shri national film awards indian member of the india parliament for ahmedabad east 30 may 1950 16 may 2014 swaroop sampat bollywood paresh rawal.jpg paresh rawal
 paresh rawal actor television politician : film and stage producer : film and nm college
paresh rawal

paresh rawal -lrb- born 30 may 1950 -rrb- is an indian film actor , thespian and politician known for his works notably in bollywood and telugu cinema .
he is currently a member of the lok sabha of the indian parliament belonging to the bharatiya janata party -lrb- bjp -rrb- .
in 1994 , he won the national film award for best supporting actor for his performances in the films `` woh chokri '' and `` sir '' .
for the latter , he received his first filmfare award for best comedian .
this was followed by ketan mehta 's `` sardar '' , which saw him playing the lead role of freedom fighter vallabhbhai patel , a role that got him national and international acclaim .
he has received wide recognition for his villainous roles in telugu box office hits like `` kshana kshanam '' -lrb- 1991 -rrb- , `` money '' -lrb- 1993 -rrb- , `` money money '' -lrb- 1995 -rrb- , `` govinda govinda '' -lrb- 1994 -rrb- , `` rikshavodu '' -lrb- 1995 -rrb- , `` bavagaru bagunnara '' -lrb- 1998 -rrb- , `` shankar dada m.b.b.s. '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- , and `` teen maar '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- .
his other notable works in hindi include , `` naam '' -lrb- 1986 -rrb- , `` shiva '' -lrb- 1990 -rrb- , `` tamanna '' -lrb- 1996 -rrb- in which he played the role of a hijra .
he then ventured into comedy , with hits like `` andaz apna apna '' -lrb- 1994 -rrb- , `` chachi 420 '' -lrb- 1997 -rrb- , `` hera pheri '' -lrb- 2000 -rrb- , `` phir hera pheri '' -lrb- 2006 -rrb- , `` deewane huye paagal '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , `` bhool bhulaiyaa '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- and `` omg - oh my god ! ''
-lrb- 2012 -rrb-
