Deven Verma
Acting
Biography
Deven Varma is an Indian film and television actor, particularly known for his comic roles, with directors like Basu Chatterji, Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Gulzar. He has also produced and directed some films including Besharam. He has won Filmfare Best Comedian Award three times for Chori Mera Kaam, Chor Ke Ghar Chor and Angoor, the last being directed by Gulzar and still considered one of Bollywood's best comedies. Born on 23 October (Unknown Year), and brought up in Pune, where he studied at of the Nowrosjee Wadia College for Arts and Science (University of Pune), (1953–57), graduating with Honours in Politics and Sociology. He is married to Rupa Gangly, daughter of late veteran Bollywood actor, Ashok Kumar and sister of Preeti Ganguly
Known For
Doosara Aadmi
Nisha, an accomplished architect is a reclusive after the tragic death of her boyfriend, Shashi Saigal. This is when Karan Saxena offers her employment with his advertising agency, she accepts. Though only she knows that Karan, newly married with Timsi resembles Shashi a lot, and she will do anything in her power to get him.
Pighalta Aasman
A wealthy businesswoman falls in love in Kashmir. But as the couple reunites in Delhi jealousy rears its head.
Safed Jhooth
Kamla does his best to protect a young woman who reminds him of his slain sister, but it turns out that she has several surprises in store for him.
Kaun? Kaisey?
A suspense thriller film featuring Mithun Chakraborty, Deepak Parashar and Anita Raaj in stellar roles.
Ulta Seedha
Justice M.K. Roy is a traditional and orthodox gentleman, who is unable to understand nor appreciate the carelessness of today's youth. He has brought up his daughter, Shobha, with these same traditions, and he hopes to get her married in a good household. To his shock and dismay, Shobha is in love with Ramesh Saxena, an unemployed youth, who has no respect for tradition. Justice Roy is opposed to any alliance with Ramesh in any way whatsoever, until and unless Ramesh gets a suitable and respectable job, and learns to respect tradition. Ramesh does get a job with a textile mill, and gets a bonus payment, which is to be presented to him in an open ceremony, presided over by Justice Roy. When the bonus payment is being handed over to Ramesh, a woman comes forward and claims that Ramesh is her husband, who had abandoned her soon after their marriage.
Gundaraj
Ajay is framed and sentenced to seven years in prison for the rape of three women. After four years he's out for good behaviour, and seeks revenge.
Deedar-E-Yaar
Childhood pals Javed (Rishi Kapoor) and Akhtar (Jeetendra) will do anything for each other, but their loyalties are tested when they fall in love with the same woman. For Javed, it's love at first sight when he meets the beautiful Firdaus. But when her father insists she marry the wealthy Akhtar instead, the loyal young man agrees -- but only to help out Javed by quickly divorcing her. Now that he's seen her, though, that may prove difficult.
Gol Maal
A man's simple lie to secure his job escalates into more complex lies when his orthodox boss becomes suspicious.
Angoor
Two pairs of identical twins are separated following an unfortunate incident. However, years later, their lives intertwine, leading to confusion and misunderstandings. Based on William Shakespeare's 'A Comedy Of Errors'.
Saaheb
Saaheb is the youngest of the four brothers and son of Badri Prasad Sharma. The film shows the problems faced by a middle-class Sharma family and how Saaheb (Sunil Sharma), although unemployed, gives the biggest sacrifice for his family and donates his kidneys to raise money for his sister's wedding.
Filmography
as Giri Rao
as Billu's uncle
as Behram
as Ajay's father
as Madhu's Uncle (Mama)
as ACP Verma, Amar's dad
as Kanhaiya
as Daddu Uncle
as Dr. Rastogi
as Pyarelal
as Gurdas Bannerjee
as Amar's Father
as Head Const. Devkinandan Sharma
as Mamaji
as Mehra
as Karim
as Inspector P.K. Santh
as Devdas Sabrangi
as Krishna's to-be groom
as Inspector Ghalib
as Kumar Chatterjee
as Jamshedji Mukkawala
as Lalu Lalwani
as Joseph
as Rasik Lal Sharma
as Makhan Singh
as Munna
as Police Inspector Sawant
as Sapan Kumar
as Badal
as Pareshan
as Devandra Chaturvedi
as Mansukhlal
as Photographer Nand Dukaan Bandh
as Gayaprasad
as Ratanpal Singh
as Sikander Alam Changezi
as Bahadur
as Hiralal Tandon
as Vidyarthi
as Gafoor
as Siyaram
as Murari Bhonsle
as Ram 'R.N.' Narayan
as Shankar
as Girdharilal Pawa
as Butler
as Deven Verma
as Banke Lal Banarasi
as Station Master
as Loco
as Babu
as Laxman / Laxman's Father / Laxman's Mother
as Dara
as Suleiman
as Gopal Krishan Choudhry
as Timsi's Uncle
as Tony
as Suren
as Rambhajan
as Ramu 'Shola' Makhichandani
as Parveen Chandra Shah
as Devi Das
as Bhola
as Niranjan
as Bhola
as Nisar
as Radha's husband
as Suresh
as Arun
as Vikram Varma
as Sukhiram (Dukhiram's son)
as Pyarelal
as Sudesh Rai