Ram Gopal Bajaj Biography 
Ram Gopal Bajaj is a noted theatre director and film actor of Hindi cinema. He is the former director of National School of Drama, New Delhi, where he has also served as a faculty earlier. He served as the director of NSD during the period – 1995-2001. At present, he is a member of the academic council of National School of Drama. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2003 and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1996 by Government of India for his contribution to theatre. As a Hindi film actor, he has appeared in Bollywood movies like Masoom (1983), Hip Hip Hurray (1984), Mirch Masala (1985), Chandni (1989) and Parzania (2005). He appeared as the Guru, in Jackie Chan starrer, The Myth.
Bajaj was born on 5 March 1940 in Bajitpur Darbhanga. He was adopted by a big business family when he was quite young. He was adopted to the family of Bajaj of Nirmali Supaul in North Bihar. Later he moved to Delhi, and graduated from National School of Drama in 1965. After graduation, he remained there as a faculty for many years. Later in 1995, he became its director. He started two theatre festivals, Bharat Rang Mahotsava (National Theatre Festival) and Jashn-e-Bachpan (National Children Theatre Festival) during his tenure as director of NSD.
He has also directed many plays for NSD Repertory Company, while working at NSD. Surya Ki Antim Kiran Se, Quaid-E-Hayaat, Ashadh Ka Ek Din, Surya Ki Pehli Kiran Tak and Skand Gupta are his noted plays during the period of 1970’s and 1980’s. He also remained as the Chief of the National School of Drama, Repertory Company from 1988 to 1994.
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Updated: March 04, 2014
