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Virendra Razdan (1950 – 13 June 2003) was an Indian actor.

Virendra Razdan
Born	1950 Jammu and Kashmir, India
Died	13 June 2003(2003-06-13) (aged 52–53) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1982-2003

Early life and education

Virendra Razdan's father was a Sufi musician. He was a Kashmiri Pandit. He studied method acting at the National School of Drama in New Delhi, where he was a student of Ebrahim Alkazi.

Career

After graduating from National School of Drama, he first starred as Maulana Azad, a leading figure of the Indian independence movement, in the 1982 biographical film Gandhi produced and directed by Richard Attenborough and for his role of statesman Vidura in the Indian television series Mahabharat (1988) directed and produced by Ravi Chopra and BR Chopra.^{[citation needed]} He also played a supporting role in the Aditya Pancholi starrer Zanjeer: The Chain (1998).

Death

Razdan died in Mumbai on 13 June 2003, due to stomach cancer at the age of 53 .[1][2][3]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	Gandhi	Maulana Azad
1985	Doongar Ro Bhed
1989	Wasta
1990	Jaan Lada Denge
1993	Aaja Meri Jaan	Agarwal
1998	Zanjeer: The Chain
2001	Bub	Vinod's uncle	Kashmiri language film

Television

Year	Serial	Role	Notes
1988	Bharat Ek Khoj	Several Roles	5 episodes
1988–1990	Mahabharat	Vidhur	94 episodes
1990	Mahabharat Ki Katha	Self
1993	Junoon	Mr.Adhikari
2001	Dushman	Shah Saab	10 episodes
1993–1996	Kanoon	uncle	6 episodes
1995	Vishwamitra	Rishi Kanva

References

External links

• Virendra Razdan at IMDb

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