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{{short description|Indian actor}}
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| alma_mater = [[Film and Television Institute of India]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|teacher}}
| yearsactive = 1977–present
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| spouse = Kushal Patel
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'''Benjamin Gilani''' is an [[India]]n [[actor]] of film, television and theatre.<ref name="be">{{cite news |title=Adept actor |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/11/19/stories/2007111950890100.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=19 November 2007 |access-date=4 August 2010 |archive-date=4 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081104135358/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/11/19/stories/2007111950890100.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> He portrayed [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] in the 1993 film ''[[Sardar (1993 film)|Sardar]]''. He also acted in the movie "[[Hum Dum]]".

==Early life ==
[[File:Waiting for Godot in Doon School.jpg|300px|thumb|Benjamin Gilani playing Estragon in [[Waiting for Godot]] at the [[Doon School]].]]
Gilani was schooled at [[Bishop Cotton School, Shimla]].<ref name="ftii"/> He is a postgraduate from [[Delhi University]]<ref name="ftii">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ftii.ac.in/p/faculty-members|title=Film and Television Institute of India|date=2019-08-16|access-date=2020-02-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816002446/https://www.ftii.ac.in/p/faculty-members|archive-date=16 August 2019}}</ref> having studied and taught English literature at [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]] and studied at [[Film and Television Institute of India]] (FTII) Pune class of 1972, where Naseeruddin Shah and [[Tom Alter]] were his classmates.<ref>{{cite news |title=No 'Alter'native |url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/No-Alternative/306623/ |publisher=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] |date=9 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301115349/http://www.screenindia.com/news/no-alternative/306623/ |archive-date=1 March 2010 }}</ref>

He founded 'Motleys Productions', a Mumbai-based theatre company in 1977, along with Tom Alter and [[Naseeruddin Shah]], and ''[[Waiting For Godot]]'' was their first play on 29 July 1979 at [[Prithvi Theatre]], the play was revived in 2009 for group's 30th anniversary celebrations.<ref>{{cite news |title=Still waiting, for Mr Godot |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19970821/23350783.html |publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |date=21 August 1997 |access-date=18 January 2010 |archive-date=24 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424080515/http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19970821/23350783.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Centre stage |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/centre-stage/487700/0 |publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |date=12 July 2009 |access-date=18 January 2010 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011123939/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/centre-stage/487700/0 |url-status=live }}</ref> He is currently hosting a quiz show on [[Disney Channel India]], namely [[Disney Q Family Mastermind]].

==Filmography==

===Films===
{{Expand list|date=July 2011}}
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year !!Film !!Character/Role
|-
|2020
|Music School
|
|-
|2018
|Haaye Dil
|
|-
|2018
|Laila Majnu
|Ghulam Sarwar Bhat
|-
|2016
|''[[BHK Bhalla@Halla.Kom]]''
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 2015|2015]]
|''[[Bajirao Mastani (film)|Bajirao Mastani]]''
| [[Chhatrasal|Maharaja Chhatrasal]]
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 2011|2011]]
|''[[Game (2011 film)|Game]]''
|Mr. Khanna
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 2009|2009]]
|''[[8 x 10 Tasveer]]''
|Jatin Puri
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 2005|2005]]
|''[[Waqt: The Race Against Time]]''
|Film Director
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1994|1993]]
|''[[Sardar (1993 film)|Sardar]]''
|[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1985|1985]]
|''[[Mirch Masala]]''
|School Master
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1985|1985]]
|''Apna Jahan''
|Dr. Mukesh
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1983|1983]]
|''[[Kalka (1983 film)]]''
|Dr Pai
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1981|1981]]
|''[[Plot No. 5]]''
|Rahul
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1978|1978]]
|''[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]''
|Rashid Khan
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1978|1978]]
|''[[Devata (1978 film)|Devata]]''
| Shekhar
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1977|1977]]
|''[[Alaap]]''
|Kishan
|-
|}

===TV Series===
{{Expand list|date=July 2011}}
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year/Period !!Serial name !!Character/Role !!Broadcast<br>channel !!Notes
|-
|1982 || ''Batain Filmon Ki'' || as Anchor || rowspan="2" | [[DD National]]||
|-
|1985–1987 || ''[[Katha Sagar|Kathasagar]]'' || ||
|-
|1993-1994 || ''[[The Great Maratha]]'' || Nawab Shuja Ud Daula ||[[DD Metro]] ||
|-
|1993–1997 || ''[[Tara (TV series)|Tara]]'' || Prithvi Kanchan twin's boyfriend ||rowspan="3" |[[Zee TV]] ||
|-
|1993 || ''Anand'' ||Anand ||
|-
| || ''[[Rishtey (TV series)|Rishtey]]'' || ||
|-
| ||''Tujhpe Dil Qurbaan '' || ||[[Sony]] ||
|-
|2002 ||''[[Aamrapali (TV serial)|Aamrapali]]''||Played Aamrapali's father||[[Doordarshan]]||telecasted every Sunday at 11 am
|-
|2004 ||''[[Sahib Biwi Gulam]]'' ||||[[Sahara One]]||
|-
| ||''[[Junoon (1994 TV series)|Junoon]]'' ||||rowspan="2" | [[DD National]]||
|-
| ||''[[Bhootnath (TV serial)|Bhootnath]]'' ||Bhootnath (title role)||
|-
|2005–2006 ||''[[Hotel Kingston]]''||Govind Sahai||[[Star One (Indian TV channel)|Star One]]||Thursday 9 p.m
|-
|2011–2012 ||''[[Bunty Bubbly Ki Mummy (TV series)|Bunty Bubbly Ki Mummy]]''||Prashant||rowspan="2" | [[DD National]]||telecasted every Monday & Tuesday at 9:00 pm & re telecast every Saturday at noon
|-
|2011–present<br>(continued)|| ''Shama''||Jamaal||telecasted Monday to Friday at 12:30 pm
|-
| ||''Kaun''|| || ||
|-
| ||''[[Disney Q Family Mastermind]]''||||[[Disney Channel]]||
|-
| ||''Ank Ajoobe''||||[[Doordarshan]]||
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0318783}}

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