Vrajesh Hirjee

Vrajesh Hirjee
Murali Sharma and Hirjee (right) on the sets of Golmaal Again in 2017
Born	16 June 1971 (1971-06-16) (age 54) [1] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s)	Actor TV presenter Comedian Script writer Dubbing artist
Years active	1995–present
Spouse	Rohini Banerjee ​ (m. 2015)​

Vrajesh Hirjee (born 16 June 1971) is an Indian film and television actor and comedian. He is also a script writer, dubbing artist and doing commentary in vivo pro kabbadi league season 9. ^[2] He has acted Hindi language films like Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein , Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai , Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai , Golmaal Fun Unlimited , Golmaal Returns and Tum Bin . ^[3]

He was last seen in a stand-up comedy show Goodnight India that premiered on Sony SAB. ^[4]

Early life

Vrajesh was born and grew up in Kalbadevi, Mumbai, India. He has a sister, Pushtiie Shakti, also a television actress.

Career

He is an AIESEC Alumnus. ^[5] Vrajesh made his debut as a stage artist in 1998. Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein , Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan , Krishna Cottage , Heyy Babyy , and Krrish 3 are some of the notable films he acted in. He is best known for his role of Pandurang in Golmaal: Fun Unlimited and Pandu (Nagbaba) in the fourth installment of the Golmaal franchise Golmaal Again . ^[2]

Vrajesh Hirjee comes from the field of advertising having worked with top advertising agencies like Everest as a copywriter. Apart from working in India as a dubbing artist on Hollywood movies like Johnny English Reborn and Pirates of the Caribbean , Vrajesh has appeared in many television shows like Sorry Meri Lorry and Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin . ^[2] He was also seen in the sixth season of reality television game show Bigg Boss. ^[2]

Personal life

Hirjee married actor Rohini Banerjee in 2015, with whom he has a son born in 2019. ^{[3] [6]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1998	Such a Long Journey	Sohrab		[7]
2000	Dahshat
	Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai	Tony		[8]
	Refugee	BSF Officer
2001	Aashiq
	Ek Rishtaa
	Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai
	Tum Bin
	Aks	R&AW Officer 1
	Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya	Charlie
	Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein	Vicky		[8]
2002	Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai	Sundar
2003	Talaash: The Hunt Begins...	Pepsi
	Kucch To Hai	Pat
2004	Muskaan	Satin
	Krishna Cottage	Puneet Kumar 'P.K.' Tali		[9]
	Lakeer – Forbidden Lines	Brij
	Shart: The Challenge
2006	Fanaa	Balwant
	Golmaal: Fun Unlimited	Pandurang
	Apna Sapna Money Money
2007	Salaam-E-Ishq	Prem
	Heyy Babyy	Ajay Shah		[8]
2008	Sunday	Chakki		[8]
	Hulla	Dev		[10]
	Mr. White Mr. Black	Sardarji
	Golmaal Returns	Anthony Gonsalves/Atmaram		[11]
	One Two Three			[8]
2009	Daddy Cool [12]	Jim
	Dil Bole Hadippa!	Chamkila
	All the Best: Fun Begins	Vrajesh
2010	Golmaal 3	Teja
2012	Dekho Ye Hai Mumbai Real Life
	Kalpvriksh
	Teri Meri Kahaani	Journalist
	Joker			[13]
2013	Krrish 3			[14]
	Mahabharat	Dushasana	voice role
2014	Mr Joe B. Carvalho
	Apne To Dhirubhai		Gujarati language film	[15]
2015	Chal Guru Ho Jaa Shuru
2016	Santa Banta Pvt Ltd			[8]
2017	Thug Life	Rap singer	Punjabi film
	Golmaal Again	Pandurang
	Prakash Electronic
2018	Mangal Ho	Shakti Armstrong
2022	Cirkus	Naag Mani
2024	Vijay 69	Coach Vishwas	Netflix film
TBA	Tomchi		Completed; Unreleased

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Sorry Meri Lorry
1997	Kya Baat Hai	Dayaram Mehta
1998	X Zone	various characters	Episode 81,96 & 123
1999	Gubbare
2000	Star Bestsellers		Story "Govind Aur Ganesh" [16]
	Rishtey		Story "Shanno" [17]
2001	Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan	Hariprasad
	C.A.T.S
2002	Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan
2003	Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin
2004-2005	Dum Dama Dum	Host/presenter	[18]
2006-2008	The Man's World Show
2009	Shree Adi Manav	Adi
2011	Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout	Contestant [19]
2012	Bhai Bhaiya Aur Brother	Sameer Mahendra Patel
	Upanishad Ganga	Ashtavakra
	The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir	Digital
2012	Bigg Boss 6	Contestant	Evicted on day 61 [20]
2013	Time Out with Imam	Himself
2014–2015	Private Investigator [21]	Inspector A K Tiwari
2018	Partners - Trouble Ho Gayi Double	Nagesh

Dubbing roles

Live action films

Film title	Actor(s)	Character	Dub Language	Original Language	Original Year release	Dub Year release	Notes
Johnny English Reborn	Rowan Atkinson	Johnny English	Hindi	English	2011	2011	Released in some countries as Johnny English Returns.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	Stephen Graham	Scrum	Hindi	English	2011	2011	Vrajesh is also the Hindi translator of this film.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales			Hindi	English	2017	2017

Animated films

Film title	Original Voice(s)	Character	Dub Language	Original Language	Original Year Release	Dub Year Release	Note
Incredibles 2	Samuel L. Jackson	Lucius Best / Frozone	Hindi	English	2018	2018

See also

• Dubbing (filmmaking)
• List of Indian dubbing artists

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Serial	Outcome
2002	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in a Comic Role [2]	Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan	Nominated

References

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15. "Vrajesh Hirjee talks about his anchoring stint | Entertainment - Times of India Videos". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
16. Ghosh, Devarsi (24 March 2019). "'Star Bestsellers' revisited: The TV show where Anurag Kashyap, Sriram Raghavan and more started out". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
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21. "Times Literary Carnival begins on December 5 at Mehboob Studios in Mumbai - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 December 2014. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2020.

External links

• Vrajesh Hirjee at IMDb