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{{short description|Indian actor (born 1949)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Aniruddh Agarwal
| image =
| caption =
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|12|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Dehradun]], [[United Provinces (1937–50)|United Provinces]], [[India]]
| height = {{convert|6|ft|5|in|m|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-40089750|title=The benign menace of Bollywood's cult 'monster'|publisher=Shamya Dasgupta|date=2017-06-19|accessdate=2017-11-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://actorapher.wordpress.com/2014/09/17/ajay-agarwal/|title=Biographies of Indian actors|publisher=Susanto Sen|date=2014-07-17 |accessdate=2017-11-08}}</ref>
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1975–2010
}}

'''Aniruddh "Ajay" Agarwal''' (born 20 December 1949) is a retired Indian actor. He is known for his appearances in horror films such as ''[[Purana Mandir]]'', ''[[Bandh Darwaza]]'', and ''[[3D Saamri|Saamri]]'' as well as starring in episodes of ''[[Zee Horror Show]]''.

==Early life==
During his school and college years, Agarwal was a sports ambassador. He studied Civil Engineering at the [[Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee]], before graduating in 1974. He moved to [[Mumbai]], where he initially started working as an engineer<ref name=":0">{{cite web|date=2017-06-19|title=The benign menace of Bollywood's cult 'monster'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-40089750|website=[[BBC Online]]|publisher=Shamya Dasgupta|accessdate=2017-08-03}}</ref> but quit his job to begin his acting career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://actorapher.wordpress.com/2014/09/17/ajay-agarwal/|title=Biographies of Indian actors|publisher=Susanto Sen|date=2014-07-17 |accessdate=2015-07-11}}</ref>

==Career==

Due to his somewhat intimidating appearance, caused by a tumor near his [[pituitary gland]], Agarwal starred in Hindi films and television as demonic/ghostly characters or villains in general. He most notably worked with the [[Ramsay brothers]], first starring in their film ''[[Purana Mandir]]'' as Samri, then as the vampire Nevla in ''[[Bandh Darwaza]]'' and once again as Samri in ''[[Saamri]]''. He also featured in two Hollywood films; playing a supporting antagonist in [[Stephen Sommers]]' 1994 live action adaptation of ''[[The Jungle Book (1994 film)|The Jungle Book]]'' and later briefly appearing in ''[[Such a Long Journey (film)|Such a Long Journey]]''.

And in 1994, when he was approached by [[Shekhar Kapur]] for the role of Babu Gujjar in ''Bandit Queen'', it was a defining moment as he got the right opportunity to demonstrate his versatility as an artist. He later joined hands with his friends Aamir Khan for ''Mela'' in 2000 and with [[Akshay Kumar]] for ''Talash: The Hunt Begins'' in 2003.

Following a cameo in ''[[Mallika (2010 film)|Mallika]]'' in 2010, Agarwal retired from acting due to film roles becoming scarce.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0012868/bio|title=Anirudh Agarwal - Biography|publisher=IMDb.com|accessdate=2017-04-19}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
!Notes
|-
| 1982 || ''Teri Maang Sitaron Se Bhar Doon'' ||
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| 1984 || ''[[Purana Mandir]]'' || Samri
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|-
| 1984 || ''[[Awaaz]]'' || Malhotra Henchman
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|-
| 1985 || ''[[3D Saamri]]'' || Dharmesh Saxena 'Samri'
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|-
| 1986 || ''[[Allah Rakha (film)|Allah Rakha]]'' || Gorilla fighter
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|-
| 1986 || ''[[Avinash (film)|Avinash]]'' || Pratap's Henhman
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|-
| rowspan="2"|1988 || ''[[Kasam (1988 film)|Kasam]]'' ||
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|-
| ''[[Mar Mitenge]]'' ||
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|-
| 1989 || ''[[Jaadugar (1989 film)|Jaadugar]]'' ||
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|-
| 1989 || ''[[Ram Lakhan]]'' || Jeeva
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|-
| 1990 || ''[[Tum Mere Ho]]'' || Kaalu Sapera
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|-
| 1990 || ''[[Bandh Darwaza]]'' || Nevla
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|-
| 1990 || ''[[Aaj Ka Arjun]]'' ||
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|-
|1992|| ''[[Tahalka]]''|| Dong's Henchman
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|-
| 1993 || ''[[Gopalaa]]'' || Vikraal, Prisoner in Jail
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|-
| rowspan="2"|1994 || ''[[Bandit Queen]]'' || Babu Gurjjar
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|-
|''[[The Jungle Book (1994 film)|The Jungle Book]]'' || Tabaqui || English film
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Trimurti (1995 film)|Trimurti]]'' || Talaf
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|-
| 1998 || ''[[Such a Long Journey (film)|Such a Long Journey]]'' || || English film
|-
| 1999 || ''Dulhan Bani Daayan'' || Not known
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|-
| 2000 || ''[[Mela (2000 film)|Mela]]'' || Kaali
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|-
| rowspan="2"| 2003 || ''[[Talaash: The Hunt Begins]]'' || Passenger on Train
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|-
| ''[[Palanati Brahmanaidu (film)|Palanati Brahmanaidu]]'' ||
| Telugu film
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Bombay to Goa (2007 film)|Journey Bombay to Goa Laughter Unlimited]]'' || Junglee
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|-
| 2010 || ''[[Mallika (2010 film)|Mallika]]'' || Samri
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| 2010 || ''Bachao: Inside Bhoot Hai'' ||
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|-
|}

===Television===
* ''[[Zee Horror Show]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Tu Tu Main Main]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Mano Ya Na Mano (1995 TV series)|Mano Ya Na Mano]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Shaktimaan]]'' (1997)
*[[Hudd Kar Di|''Hudd Kar Di (1999)'']]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb person}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person}}
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