- Ranjit Chowdhry
Ranjit Chowdhry (alternate spellings: Ranjit Chowdhary / Ranjit Chowdhury) is an
actor ofIndia n descent, with around forty movies and television performances to his credit, besides acting in theatre as well [ [http://www.offoffonline.com/reviews.php?id=1361 Slowly, With Love] "Rafta Rafta", Theatre Review,May 3 ,2008 .] . Varied spellings of his names have been used in credits.For his role as Rocky in "
Deepa Mehta 's" 2002 filmBollywood/Hollywood , he was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role at the23rd Genie Awards [ [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/33249599.cms Bollywood Hollywood gets 5 Genie nominations] "Times of India ",Jan 3 ,2003 ,] [ [http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20030103-1.html Article describing a movie with Ranjit nominated for an award]Jan 3 ,2003 .] His other most noted role, in recent times has been,Queen Latifah starrer, Last Holiday (2006), [ [http://in.rediff.com/movies/2006/jan/13ranjit.htm Interview with Ranjit Chowdhry including a photograph] "Rediff.com ",January 13 ,2006 .] .Biography
Ranjit was born and brought up in
Mumbai in a family with theatre background, where he received his early education atCampion School, Mumbai and started his acting career. He made his debut withBasu Chatterjee 's "Khatta Meetha ", following with he played prominent parts in theBollywood comedy classics such asBasu Chatterjee 's "Baton Baton Mein " (1979) andHrishikesh Mukherjee 's,"Khubsoorat " (1980). Thereafter, he moved to the USA in the early 1980s. He wrote the screenplay and acted inSam & Me (directed byDeepa Mehta ) which won an Honorable Mention at Cannes in 1991.Personal life
His mother,
Pearl Padamsee , was well-known theatre personality, drama teacher and actress on stage and film. His stepfather,Alyque Padamsee is an advertising maven and directs and acts in plays.Filmography
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Khatta Meetha (1978)
*Baton Baton Mein (1979)
*Khubsoorat (1980)
*Mississippi Masala (1991)
*Bandit Queen (1994)
*Autumn in New York (2000)
*Bollywood/Hollywood (2002)
*Kaante (2002)
* Last Holiday (2006)References
External links
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* [http://in.rediff.com/movies/2006/jan/13ranjit.htm Interview with Ranjit Chowdhry including a photograph]
* [http://www.filmsandtv.com/searchmovie.php?q=Ranjit%20Chowdhry List and brief descriptions of ten movies]
* [http://www.cinematheque.bc.ca/archives/wfilmakers_ma99.html Review of two Deepa Mehta movies and Chowdhry's performance]
* [http://www.bollyvista.com/article/a/84/6376 News item mentioning Ranjit]
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