Yashpal Sharma

Yashpal Sharma

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Yashpal Sharma Profile

  • Name:
  • Yashpal Sharma
  • Born:
  • January 1, 1967
  • Born / Home Town:
  • Hisar
  • Father:
  • Prem Chand Sharma

Yashpal Sharma Biography

 

Yashpal Sharma is a successful actor of Bollywood famous for character roles as well as roles with negative shades. His most memorable roles include – Lagaan, Gangajal, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Singh is Kingh and Rowdy Rathod. Other roles include Ab Tak Chhappan, Chameli, Dum, Kisna, Bawander,  Apaharan, Pukar, Gunah, Shool, Anwar, Aaja nachle, Yeh saali zindagi, Bas ek pal, Benaam, Welcome to Sajjanpur, Sankat city, Ammu, Yahaan, Dhoop, Lamhaa, Rivaz, Road, Movie, Risk, Desh drohi, Khanna and Iyer and Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost. He has worked in Kamal Hasan’s Tamil movie Aalavandan in the year 2001. Though he has done a few movies in Bollywood since 90’s, it was his negative shade roles of Lagaan and Gangajal that brought him to limelight.

 

Yashpal Sharma was born and brought up in a lower-middle-class family in Hisar, Haryana. He was born on January 1, 1967 as the son of Prem Chand Sharma, a PWD worker. Yashpal lived in 'Nahar Colony' on Rajgargh Road in Hisar during his childhood days. From early childhood he was interested in acting and used to actively participate in Ramlila of Dushara celebration. He graduated from the National School of Drama, Delhi in 1994.  Then he worked in the National School of Drama Repertory Company in Delhi for two years before leaving to Mumbai.

 

He worked in brief roles in a few movies during early 90’s. Zindagi Ek Juaa and Dil tera aashiq are a couple of movies as such. His first big break was Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa released in the year 1998. The movie was directed by Govind Nihlani and he played the role of Laltu in this movie. After this offbeat movie, he worked in a few commercial movies like Arjun Pandit and Shool. However it was through his role in Lagaan that people noticed him most. After that he didn’t look back and Gangajal was similar one significant movie of his career. His personality and looks suit such negative characters a lot and in most movies, he played villager roles. He has worked for a television serial also. Mera naam karega roshan of Zee Tv is his debut serial where he played the role of Kuwar Singh. 

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Updated: August 05, 2013

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