Siddharth Randeria is an Indian actor of Gujarati theatre and films.[1]
Siddharth Randeria | |
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Born | (1955-12-17) 17 December 1955 (age 66) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Occupation | Theatre and film actor |
Spouse(s) | Shefali Randeria |
Children | 2 |
Siddharth Randeria was born on 17 December 1955 in Mumbai, India to Gujarati writer and stage actor Madhukar Randeria. His son Ishaan Randeria is also associated with stage and cinema.[1]
Randeria is known for his Gujarati comedy plays for which he has won multiple awards as a writer, director and actor. He is involved in theatre since 1970 and performed as lead actor in many plays and over the last 50 years holds the record for the most live performances by an actor, crossing over 12,000 live performances till date. His Gujjubhai series started with Gujjubhai E Gaam Gajaavyu in 2002. Lage Raho Gujjubhai (2007) completed 800 shows in three years across the world, creating a new record on Gujarati Stage. Other Gujjubhai plays; Gujjubhai E Gaam Gajavyu, Lo Gujjubhai Ghode Chadya, Gujjubhai ni Golmaal (2012) completed 350 shows across the world. His Gujjubhai Banya Dabangg has completed 505 shows in 18 months.[2]
He debuted in Gujarati cinema in 2015 with his successful film Gujjubhai The Great.[3] He also appeared its sequel, GujjuBhai - Most Wanted (2018). He played a cameo in Wrong Side Raju (2016). He played the lead role in Natsamrat (2018) which was a remake of 2016 Marathi film of the same name.,[4] For which he won the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award. His Chaal Jeevi Laiye! (2019) became the highest grossing Gujarati film of all time, breaking all previous records, running in theatres for over a year.[5][6][7]
He has also appeared in some Bollywood films including Khalnayak, Kya Kehna and Shortkut as well as in a number of TV serials such as Waqt Ki Raftar and Kudkudiya House No. 43.[1]