Benjamin Gilani

Benjamin Gilani
Benjamin Gilani
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Film and Television Institute of India
Occupation	Actor; teacher;
Years active	1977–present
Spouse(s)	Kushal Patel

Benjamin Gilani is an Indian actor of film, television and theatre.[1] He portrayed Jawaharlal Nehru in the 1993 film Sardar. He also acted in the movie "Hum Dum".

Early life

Benjamin Gilani playing Estragon in Waiting for Godot at the Doon School.

Gilani was schooled at Bishop Cotton School, Shimla.[2] He is a postgraduate from Delhi University[2] having studied and taught English literature at St. Stephen's College, Delhi and studied at Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Pune class of 1972, where Naseeruddin Shah and Tom Alter were his classmates.[3]

He founded 'Motleys Productions', a Mumbai-based theatre company in 1977, along with Tom Alter and Naseeruddin Shah, and Waiting For Godot was their first play on 29 July 1979 at Prithvi Theatre, the play was revived in 2009 for group's 30th anniversary celebrations.[4][5] He is currently hosting a quiz show on Disney Channel India, namely Disney Q Family Mastermind.

Year/Period	Serial name	Character/Role	Broadcast channel	Notes
1982	Batain Filmon Ki	as Anchor	DD National
1985–1987	Kathasagar		DD National
1993-1994	The Great Maratha	Nawab Shuja Ud Daula	DD Metro
1993–1997	Tara		Zee TV
1993	Anand	Anand
	Rishtey
	Tujhpe Dil Qurbaan		Sony
2002	Aamrapali	Played Aamrapali's father	Doordarshan	telecasted every Sunday at 11 am
2004	Sahib Biwi Gulam		Sahara One
	Junoon		DD National
	Bhootnath	Bhootnath (title role)	DD National
2005–2006	Hotel Kingston	Govind Sahai	Star One	Thursday 9 p.m
2011–2012	Bunty Bubbly Ki Mummy	Prashant	DD National	telecasted every Monday & Tuesday at 9:00 pm & re telecast every Saturday at noon
2011–present (continued)	Shamaa		DD National	telecasted Monday to Friday at 12:30 pm
	Kaun
	Disney Q Family Mastermind		Disney Channel
	Ank Ajoobe		Doordarshan

"Adept actor". The Hindu. 19 November 2007. Archived from the original on 4 November 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
"Film and Television Institute of India". 16 August 2019. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
"No 'Alter'native". Screen. 9 May 2008. Archived from the original on 1 March 2010.
"Still waiting, for Mr Godot". The Indian Express. 21 August 1997. Archived from the original on 24 April 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
"Centre stage". The Indian Express. 12 July 2009. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2010.

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