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Ravi Baswani (29 September 1946 – 27 July 2010) was an Indian film actor, best known for his role in Sai Paranjpe's Chashme Buddoor (1981) and Kundan Shah's cult comedy Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983), for which he won Filmfare Best Comedian Award in 1984.[1] He was noted for his comic timing and underplaying a character in the true sense of the word. In a career spanning 30 years he acted in some 30 films. He died in Haldwani, on his way to Delhi from Nainital, to where he had travelled to scout for locations for his upcoming debut directorial feature film.[2][3]

Ravi Baswani
Born	(1946-09-29)29 September 1946 Delhi, British India
Died	27 July 2010(2010-07-27) (aged 63) Haldwani, Uttarakhand, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1981–2006

Early life and education

Ravi Baswani was born and brought up in a Jat family in Delhi. He did his schooling from St. George's College, Mussoorie and his graduation from Kirori Mal College (KMC), Delhi University, where he was part of the KMC dramatic society.[4]

Career

Baswani started his career in 1981 with Chashme Buddoor and did many successful films as a comedian and/or as a character artist. He also appeared many times on Indian television. He went on to work in films like the cult Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, Chhota Chetan, Ab Aayega Maza and Naseeruddin Shah's first directorial venture, Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota. As a television actor, he acted in numerous TV serials, including, the popular comedy serial, Idhar Udhar on Doordarshan in the 1980s, wherein he acted alongside Pathak sisters, Supriya Pathak and Ratna Pathak.[5] He was then seen in character roles in films like Bunty Aur Babli and Pyar Tune Kya Kiya.[6] In 2004, when Film and Television Institute of India, Pune revived its acting course after 26 years, he became its coordinator and a teacher, along with Naseeruddin Shah, who also redesigned the course. Baswani however resigned the following year.[7][8]

Death

Baswani died following a massive heart attack on 27 July 2010 in Haldwani (Distt. Nainital). He was returning from Nainital to Delhi, where he had to hunt for locations for his directorial debut film, set in the hills. He never married.[6][9]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2006	Monsoon	Baba
	Anthony Kaun Hai?	Dr. Lashwani
	Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota	Papaji
2005	The Film	Film-maker Kanti Gulati
	Bunty Aur Babli	B.B.'s first victim
	Lucky: No Time for Love	Mr. Negi
	It Could Be You	Dhillon Sr
2001	Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya	Vispy – Jai's boss
2000	Chal Mere Bhai	Waitor
1998	Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai	Orphanage manager
	Chhota Chetan	Raja
	Ghar Bazar	Movie actor	Uncredited
1996	Return of Jewel Thief	Trikal Trivedi
1994	Laadla	Ravi
1993	Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa	Albert Sullivan
	Raunak	Ravi
1992	Jaan Tere Naam	Hotel Employee
1990	Triyatri	Surya's father
	Hamari Shaadi
1987	Zevar	Sundeep
1986	Peechha_Karo	Hari Harihara
	Ghar Sansar	Banwari
	Love_86	Havaldar Pandu
	Main Balwan	Dhillon Sr
1985	Agnidaah
1985	Sultan Ka Kukdoo Ku	Ricksaw Puller
1984	Ab Ayega Mazaa	Suresh 'Sidey'
1983	Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro	Sudhir Mishra
	Dhat Tere... Ki	Madhukar Sharma (Maddy)
1981	Chashme Buddoor	Jai Lakhanpal alias Jomo

Television

• Idhar Udhar (1985) as Kumar Bhairav
• Ek Se Badkar Ek (1996) as Rahul
• Football Ki Wapsi
• Just Mohabbat (1997) as J.D.

References

External links

• Ravi Baswani at IMDb
• Ravi Baswani's last interview The Times of India

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