Anupam Shyam
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Anupam Shyam.
Born: September 20, 1957
Place of Birth: Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Known For
Slumdog Millionaire
A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".
Tamanna
The year is 1975, the place is Mahim, Bombay, and this is the story of Tikku, a eunuch, the only child of yesteryear Bollywood actress Nazneen Begum, who has fallen upon hard times, is virtually destitute and is dependent on Tikku, who does make-up/hair-dressing of Bollywood actresses. When she passes away, Tikku is beside himself with grief. After the funeral, he witnesses a woman leaving a child in a garbage bin.
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
The year is 1893 and India is under British occupation. In a small village, the tyrannical Captain Russell has imposed an unprecedented land tax on its citizens. Outraged, Bhuvan, a rebellious farmer, rallies the villagers to publicly oppose the tax. Russell offers a novel way to settle the dispute: he challenges Bhuvan and his men to a game of cricket, a sport completely foreign to India. If Bhuvan and his men can defeat Russell's team, the tax will be repealed.
Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
Set against the backdrop of the Indian Emergency, the movie tells the story of three youngsters in the 70s, when India was undergoing massive social and political changes.
Blue Oranges
When he's called in to investigate the murder of a former art student (Pooja Kanwal), Nilesh Bhargav (Rajit Kapoor) turns to the woman's paintings to see if they might hold clues to her killer's identity. Was it (Aham Sharma) the boyfriend she abandoned years ago and whom the police suspect? Or was there another with the motive, means and opportunity to do her in? Rajesh Ganguly directs this entertaining whodunit.
Rakht Charitra
Based on the life of Paritala Ravindra, the film follows his life from just a college student to being a politician in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Dil Se..
Journalist Amar falls for a mysterious woman on an assignment, but she does not reciprocate his feelings. However, when Amar is about to get married, the woman shows up at his doorstep asking for help.
Bandit Queen
Born a lower-caste girl in rural India's patriarchal society, "married" at 11, repeatedly raped and brutalized, Phoolan Devi finds freedom only as an avenging warrior, the eponymous Bandit Queen. Devi becomes a kind a bloody Robin Hood; this extraordinary biographical film offers both a vivid portrait of a driven woman and a savage critique of the society that made her.
Mithya
A two-bit actor faces challenges after he is asked by Police to impersonate a look-alike gangster.
Rakht Charitra 2
The sequel carries forward the tale of power and revenge which exploded in Rakht Charitra 1. The rebel leader turned politician, Pratap consolidates his political base but is forced to retread the path of vengeance once again after a rival from the past, Surya Narayan Reddy chooses to avenge the assassination of his family. Surya swears vengeance against Pratap after his family is wiped out in a bomb attack and Pratap is hell bent on decimating his enemy, even if it means separating ways with his mentor and political veteran, Shivaji.
Filmography
as Bhagwan Dada
as Sajjan Singh Thakur
as Tiwari Ji
as Baba
as Gundhi'nin Dedesi
as Raghu
as Omkar
as Omkar
as Dilip Topi
as Priest
as Old Villager
as Majid - Hajaam
as (uncredited)
as Police Inspector
as Inspector Ranade
as Haider Bhai
as Raj Kapoor Tiwari
as Jhanda Singh
as Junior Police Officer, Manali
as Sanjeev
as Inspector
as Inspector
as Lord
as Namdeo
as Mangal Panda
as Ramakant Pandit
as Terrorist
as Ratan Singh
as Ganshyam
as Ghanshyam