Aditya Shrivastava
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Aditya Shrivastava is a noted India
n film and television character actor
who has played important parts in films such as Satya
(as Inspector Khandilkar), Gulaal
, Paanch
and Black Friday (as Badshah Khan). He also plays the role as Senior Inspector Abhijeet
in India's longest-running television police procedural C.I.D.. He has also acted in an episode of the classic Doordarshan
TV series Byomkesh Bakshi
.
, where he played Puttilal. He was later offered C.I.D. in 1999, although he played as a criminal in C.I.D. episode "The Case of the Stolen Gun" before gaining the role as a cop. He along with Shivaji Satam and Dayanand Shetty
is the pillar of the show.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n film and television character actor
Character actor
A character actor is one who predominantly plays unusual or eccentric characters. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a character actor as "an actor who specializes in character parts", defining character part in turn as "an acting role displaying pronounced or unusual characteristics or...
who has played important parts in films such as Satya
Satya (film)
Satya is a 1998 Hindi crime film directed by Ram Gopal Varma with a screenplay by Anurag Kashyap and Saurabh Shukla. It stars J. D. Chakravarthy, Manoj Bajpai, Urmila Matondkar and Shefali Shah...
(as Inspector Khandilkar), Gulaal
Gulaal
Gulaal is a 2009 Indian film directed by Anurag Kashyap and starring Kay Kay Menon, Raj Singh Chaudhary, Abhimanyu Singh, Deepak Dobriyal, Ayesha Mohan, Jesse Randhawa, Piyush Mishra and Aditya Srivastava. The film explores themes such as pursuit of power, quest for legitimacy, perceived...
, Paanch
Paanch
Paanch is an unreleased Indian film written and directed by Anurag Kashyap and starring Kay Kay Menon, Aditya Srivastava, Vijay Maurya, Joy Fernandes and Tejaswini Kolhapure. The film is "loosely" based on the 1976-77 Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders in Pune. The film never got a theatrical or...
and Black Friday (as Badshah Khan). He also plays the role as Senior Inspector Abhijeet
Senior Inspector Abhijeet
Senior Inspector Abhijeet is a fictional character in the longest running Indian crime/thriller show, C.I.D.. He is portrayed by Aditya Srivastava in the show.-Character development:...
in India's longest-running television police procedural C.I.D.. He has also acted in an episode of the classic Doordarshan
DoorDarshan
Doordarshan is an Indian public service broadcaster, a division of Prasar Bharati. It is one of the largest broadcasting organizations in India in terms of the infrastructure of studios and transmitters. Recently, it has also started Digital Terrestrial Transmitters. On September 15, 2009,...
TV series Byomkesh Bakshi
Byomkesh Bakshi
Byomkesh Bakshi is a fictional detective in Bengali literature created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. He is one of the most successful detective characters in Bengali Literature. Also, Bandyopadhyay once said that these stories can be thought as and read as social novels only...
.
Film career
After this he moved to Mumbai, where he got his first break in the movie Bandit QueenBandit Queen
Bandit Queen is a 1994 Indian film based upon the life of Phoolan Devi. It was directed by Shekhar Kapur and starred Seema Biswas as the title character. It was produced by Bobby Bedi's Kaleidoscope Entertainment.The Music was Composed by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.- Plot :The film opens in the...
, where he played Puttilal. He was later offered C.I.D. in 1999, although he played as a criminal in C.I.D. episode "The Case of the Stolen Gun" before gaining the role as a cop. He along with Shivaji Satam and Dayanand Shetty
Dayanand Shetty
Dayanand Chandrashekhar Shetty is an Indian film and television actor. He has played Senior Inspector Daya in the Indian television series C.I.D. since 1998.-Personal life:...
is the pillar of the show.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Bandit Queen Bandit Queen Bandit Queen is a 1994 Indian film based upon the life of Phoolan Devi. It was directed by Shekhar Kapur and starred Seema Biswas as the title character. It was produced by Bobby Bedi's Kaleidoscope Entertainment.The Music was Composed by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.- Plot :The film opens in the... |
Puttilal |
| 1996 | Sanshodhan | |
| 1998 | Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Ma | |
| Satya Satya (film) Satya is a 1998 Hindi crime film directed by Ram Gopal Varma with a screenplay by Anurag Kashyap and Saurabh Shukla. It stars J. D. Chakravarthy, Manoj Bajpai, Urmila Matondkar and Shefali Shah... |
Inspector Khandilkar | |
| Dil Se Dil Se Dil Se is a 1998 Hindi film directed by Mani Ratnam. The film stars Shahrukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, and Preity Zinta. Mani Ratnam also co-wrote the screenplay for the film... |
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| 2002 | Saathiya | Police Officer, friend of Shahrukh Khan |
| 2003 | Matrubhoomi | |
| Paanch Paanch Paanch is an unreleased Indian film written and directed by Anurag Kashyap and starring Kay Kay Menon, Aditya Srivastava, Vijay Maurya, Joy Fernandes and Tejaswini Kolhapure. The film is "loosely" based on the 1976-77 Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders in Pune. The film never got a theatrical or... |
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| Mudda | ||
| Ek Hasina Thi Ek Hasina Thi Ek Hasina Thi is a 2004 Indian psychological thriller film noir by Sriram Raghavan, produced by Ram Gopal Varma, and starring Urmila Matondkar and Saif Ali Khan in the lead roles. The screenplay was by Sriram Raghavan and Pooja Ladha Surti... |
Advocate | |
| 2004 | Black Friday | Badshah Khan |
| Lakshya Lakshya Lakshya is a Hindi word for "target".Lakshya may refer to:* Lakshya Institute, an institute that focus on Ez Vidya pronounced as easy vidya... |
Lt.Col. Pradeep | |
| Deewar | ||
| 2005 | Dansh | Dr. John Sanga |
| 2009 | Dil Se Pooch ... Kidhar Jaana Hai | Avinash |
| 2007 | Aalwar Aalwar #"Solli Tharava" - Sadhana Sargam, Muhamad Salamad#"Pidikkum" - Madhushree#"Anbulla Kadhali" - Kunal, Kushbu#"Pallandu" - Unnikrishnan, Senthildas#"Mayile Mayile" - Srikanth Deva, Senthildas, Roshini, Suruthipriya, Arjun Thamas, Sujavitha... (Tamil film) |
Inspector |
| Raakh Raakh Raakh is a 1989 Hindi film starring Aamir Khan, Pankaj Kapoor and Supriya Pathak Gajanan Bangera Jagdeep in lead roles . The revenge thriller film was directed by Aditya Bhattacharya, son of director, Basu Bhattacharya.... |
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| 2009 | Gulaal Gulaal Gulaal is a 2009 Indian film directed by Anurag Kashyap and starring Kay Kay Menon, Raj Singh Chaudhary, Abhimanyu Singh, Deepak Dobriyal, Ayesha Mohan, Jesse Randhawa, Piyush Mishra and Aditya Srivastava. The film explores themes such as pursuit of power, quest for legitimacy, perceived... |
Karan |
| Mohandas | Advocate Harshvardhan | |
| 2010 | Kaalo Kaalo Kaalo is a Hindi horror film, directed by Wilson Louis and produced by Yash Patnaik, Mamta Patnaik and Dhaval Gada. The film was released on 17 December 2010 under the Beyond Dreams Entertainment Ltd. banner.-Plot:... |
Sameer |
Further reading
- IndiaFM interview with Aditya Srivastava
- Collection of articles/videos of Aditya Srivastava on India-Forums