Rajeev Mehta

Rajeev Mehta
Born	India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1992–present

Rajeev Mehta is an Indian actor who works in Hindi television shows and Hindi films. He is best known for his comic role as Praful Parekh in the television comedy-drama Khichdi and as Arvind Thakkar in Baa Bahoo Aur Baby, both of which aired on Star Plus. ^[1]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Character	Notes
1992	Beta	Groom in a Marriage	[2]
1995	Rangeela	Steward in Restaurant	Cameo [2]
1997	Daud: Fun on the Run	Khurana	[2]
1998	Satya	Lawyer
2000	Hera Pheri	Laundry Business Owner	Cameo
2000	Khiladi 420	Rajiv
2004	Aan: Men at Work	Tawde	Cameo
2005	Waqt: The Race Against Time
2010	Khichdi: The Movie	Praful Parekh
2011	Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap	Prem
2012	Businessman	Arun Ghokale	Telugu film
2013	Sadda Haq	Professor
	Happy Family Pvt Ltd	Uttam	Gujarati film
2015	Bas Ek Chance		Gujarati film
2017	Irada	Abdul Hassan
2017	Chal Man Jeetva Jaiye	Suryakant	Gujarati film
2018	Back Bencher	Principal	Gujarati film
2019	Baap Re Baap	Purushottam (The Baap)	Gujarati film
2023	Khichdi 2: Mission Paanthukistan	Praful Parekh/ Shehanshah
2024	Sikandar Ka Muqaddar	Mangesh Desai	[3]

Television

Year(s)	Show	Role	Notes
1988–1990	Jeevan Mrityu	Son in Law	Gujarati-language series
1999–2002	Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka	Sameer Purushottam Nanavati
2000	Hum Sab Ek Hain	Fursad Mehta (stockbroker)	Episode 98
2002–2003	Khichdi	Praful Parekh
2003	Karishma Kaa Karishma		Special appearance
2005–2006	Instant Khichdi
2005	Sarabhai vs Sarabhai		Khichdi with Sarabhai Part 1 and 2
2005–2010	Baa Bahoo Aur Baby	Arvind Thakkar
2010	Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah	Praful Parekh	Special appearance to promote Khichdi: The Movie
2012	Ek Doosre Se Karte Hain Pyaar Hum	Nikhilesh Majumdar
2013–2014	Bh Se Bhade [4]
2015	Badi Door Se Aaye Hai
	Comedy Classes	Praful Parekh	Guest [5]
2016	Khidki	Ashok Kumar Thakkar	Story 1 "Anju ki Shadi"
		Professor Hasmukh Jobanputra	Story 6 "Kya Karain Kya na Karain?"
2018	Khichdi	Praful Parekh

References

1. Farzeen, Sana (14 April 2018). "Khichdi actor Rajeev Mehta: I have people all around telling me, 'Praful, tu toh gadha hai gadha'" . The Indian Express . Mumbai. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
2. "Buffoonery". Tribune India . 1 February 2004. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
3. Hungama, Bollywood (23 October 2024). "Netflix drops FIRST glimpse of Neeraj Pandey's Sikandar Ka Muqaddar featuring Tamannaah Bhatia, Avinash Tiwary and Jimmy Shergill, watch : Bollywood News". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
4. "Rajeev Mehta replaces Manoj Joshi in Bha Se Bhade". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 8 October 2013.
5. "Rajeev Mehta to return as Praful Parekh on TV show" . The Indian Express . Mumbai. IANS. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2025.

External links

• Rajeev Mehta at IMDb  
• Rajeev Mehta at Bollywood Hungama