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Deepak Parashar | |
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 Deepak Parashar at the Colors Indian Telly Awards, 2012 | |
| Born | 2 April 1952 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Spouse | Sarita Parashar (m. 1985 div. 1987) |
Deepak Parashar (born 2 April 1952) is an Indian actor and former model. He was a contestant on Bigg Boss in 2006. [1]
He was born in Pune, India on 2 April 1952 to Shobha and Vishvanath Parashar. He was married in 1985 to Sarita and has a daughter Radhika.
Deepak Parashar appeared in the soap opera Kahiin To Hoga , and donned the "royal robes" of a Mughal badshah in the costume drama Chandramukhi .
In 1976, he was crowned very first Mr India/India Prince (A Personality Contest) along with Nafisa Ali as Miss India and Poonam Dhillon as Miss Delhi. His claim to fame was "ONLY VIMAL" suitings in the late 70's,. New Delhi donned his photograph. In the early 1980s, Parashar took several Hindi cinema roles, including Sharaabi , Insaaf Ka Tarazu , Nikaah , Purani Haveli and Aap to Aise Na They . Till date Nikaah remains his best performing movie and Insaaf ka Tarazu one of the best supporting roles he played. In 2006, he appeared in reality TV show Bigg Boss , until he was evicted in the second week. He also appeared in Doordarshan TV serial Swabhiman as Mahendra Malhotra.
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