Benjamin Gilani

Benjamin Gilani (born 1946) is an Indian actor of film, television and theatre. He portrayed Jawaharlal Nehru in the 1993 film Sardar. He also acted in the movie "Hum Dum".

Benjamin Gilani playing Estragon inWaiting for Godot at the Doon School.

He is a postgraduate from Delhi University^{[clarification needed]}, studied at Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Pune 1972 batch, where Naseeruddin Shah and Tom Alter were his batchmates.Later became a professor of English Literature at St. Stephen's College, Delhi.

He founded 'Motley Productions', a Mumbai-based theatre company in 1977, along with Tom Alter and Naseeruddin Shah, and Waiting For Godot was their first play on July 29, 1979 at Prithvi Theatre, the play was revived in 2009 for group's 30th anniversary celebrations.

Filmography

Films

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Year	Film	Character/Role
2009	8 x 10 Tasveer	Jatin Puri
2005	Waqt: The Race Against Time	Film Director
1977	Alaap	Kishan
1985	Mirch Masala	School Master

TV Series

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Year/Period	Serial name	Character/Role	Broadcast channel	Notes
1993-1997	Tara		Zee TV
	Rishtey		Zee TV
2004	Sahib Biwi Gulam		Sahara One
	Junoon		Doordarshan
	Kaun		Doordarshan