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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Deepak Parashar<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1952|04|2}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Pune]], [[Bombay State]], India<br />
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}<br />
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| occupation = [[Actor]]<br />
| spouse = {{marriage|Sarita Parashar|1985|1987|end=divorce}}<br />
| relatives = [[Mohan Kumar (director)|Mohar Kumar]] (uncle)<br />
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'''Deepak Parashar''' (born 2 April 1952) is an Indian actor and former model. His best known films include ''[[Insaf Ka Tarazu|Insaaf Ka Tarazu]]'' (1980), ''[[Nikaah (film)|Nikaah]]'' (1982) and ''[[Sharaabi]]'' (1984). He was a contestant on ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)|Bigg Boss]]'' in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title=Exclusive: Rahul Roy's Bigg Boss colleagues- Rupali Ganguly, Salil Ankola, Deepak Parashar, Bobby Darling – pray for his recovery – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-rahul-roys-bigg-boss-colleagues-roopali-ganguly-salil-ankola-deepak-parashar-bobby-darling-pray-for-his-recovery/articleshow/79491887.cms |access-date=20 August 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
He was born in [[Pune]], India on 2 April 1952 to Shobha and Vishvanath Parashar. Belonging to a [[Punjabi Hindus|Punjabi Hindu]] family, he'd grew up in [[Delhi]] and graduate from [[Delhi University]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Profile |url=https://www.cinemaazi.com/people/deepak-parashar |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101130833/https://www.cinemaazi.com/people/deepak-parashar |archive-date=1 January 2025 |website=Cinemaazi}}</ref> Film director [[Mohan Kumar (director)|Mohan Kumar]] was his maternal uncle.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Basu |first=Nilanjana |date=7 August 2019 |title=Filmmaker J Om Prakash, Hrithik Roshan's Grandfather, Dies At 93 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/filmmaker-j-om-prakash-hrithik-roshans-grandfather-dies-at-93-2081485 |website=[[NDTV]] |quote=Director Mohan Kumar, who died in 2017, was Deepak Parashar's maternal uncle.}}</ref> <br />
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==Career==<br />
=== Mr. India ===<br />
During his college days, he would become Mr. Delhi, later competing for Mr. India.<ref name=":0" /> 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<br />
the late 1970s, [[New Delhi]] donned his photograph.<br />
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=== Actor ===<br />
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==== Films ====<br />
In the early 1980s, Parashar took several [[Hindi]] cinema roles, including ''[[Sharaabi]]'', ''[[Insaaf Ka Tarazu]]'', ''[[Nikaah (film)|Nikaah]]'', ''[[Purani Haveli (film)|Purani Haveli]]'' and ''[[Aap To Aise Na The|Aap to Aise Na They]]''. Till date ''[[Nikaah (film)|Nikaah]]'' remains his best performing movie and ''Insaaf ka Tarazu'' one of the best supporting roles he played.<br />
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==== Television series ====<br />
Deepak Parashar appeared in the [[soap opera]] ''[[Kahiin To Hoga]]'', and donned the "royal robes" of a [[Mughal era|Mughal]] badshah in the costume drama ''[[Chandramukhi (TV series)|Chandramukhi]]''. He also appeared in Doordarshan TV serial ''[[Swabhimaan]]'' as Mahendra Malhotra.<br />
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=== ''Bigg Boss'' ===<br />
In 2006, he appeared in reality TV show ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)|Bigg Boss]]'', until he was evicted in the second week.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Parashar married Sarita in 1985 and had a daughter. Sarita left him in 1987, when their daughter was only five months old.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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In 2024, Parashar revealed he was romantically linked with actress [[Zeenat Aman]], his co-star in ''Insaaf Ka Tarazu'', in late 1970s, while she was preparing to divorce her husband [[Sanjay Khan]]. The relationship was brief and ended with Aman and Parashar marrying different people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zeenat Aman's Insaf Ka Tarazu Co-Star Deepak Parashar On Not Marrying The Actress: "She Was Going Through..." |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/deepak-parashar-opens-up-about-his-bond-with-zeenat-aman-5193613 |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=NDTV |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Deepak Parashar didn't marry Zeenat Aman because of his mom, spoke about her relationship with Sanjay Khan: 'She was going through a difficult time' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/deepak-parashar-didnt-marry-zeenat-aman-because-of-his-mom-spoke-about-her-relationship-with-sanjay-khan-she-was-going-through-a-difficult-time/articleshow/118733905.cms |access-date=2025-03-19 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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===TV serials===<br />
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* ''[[Neem Neem Shahad Shahad]]'' (2011) as Chiman Bhai<br />
* ''[[Chandramukhi (TV series)|Chandramukhi]]'' (2007) as Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh<br />
* ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 1)|Bigg Boss 1]]'' (2006) as Participant <br />
* ''[[Kahiin to Hoga]]'' (2003) as Chetan Garewal<br />
* ''[[Dollar Bahu]]'' (2001) as Father in Law<br />
* ''[[Rishtey (TV series)|Rishtey]]'' – Kashish (2000) <br />
* ''[[Hello Friends (TV series)|Hello Friends]]'' (1999) <br />
* ''[[Kabhie Kabhie (1997 TV series)|Kabhi Kabhi]]'' (1997) as Nirmal Joshi<br />
* ''[[Saturday Suspense]]'' (1997) <br />
* ''Tamanna'' (1997)<br />
* ''[[Kanoon (1993 TV series)|Kanoon]]'' (1995) as Deepak Dasgupta<br />
* ''[[Swabhimaan]]'' (1995) as Mahendra Malhotra<br />
* ''[[Deewarein]]'' (1995) <br />
* ''[[Tujh Pe Dil Qurban]]'' (1995) <br />
* ''[[Chandrakanta (1994 TV series)|Chandrakanta]]'' (1994) <br />
* ''[[Raat Ki Pukar]]'' (1994)<br />
* ''[[Zee Horror Show]] – Aafat'' (1994)<br />
* ''Aandhiyan'' (1993) <br />
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=== Web series ===<br />
* ''[[Raisinghani VS Raisinghani]]'' (2024)<br />
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===Films===<br />
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* ''Jaise Karni Vaisi Bharni'' (2007)<br />
* ''[[Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke]]'' (2004) as Shekhar <br />
* ''[[Champion (2000 film)|Champion]]'' (2000) as Nawab Mansoor Ali Khan<br />
* ''[[Hai kaun Woh]]'' (1999) <br />
* ''[[Barood (1998 film)|Barood]]'' (1998) <br />
* ''[[Hatya Kaand]]'' (1998)<br />
* ''[[Aaj Ka Maseeha]]'' (1995)<br />
* ''[[Aaja Re O Sajana]]'' (1994) <br />
* ''[[Pathbhrashtha]]'' (1994) <br />
* ''[[Insaan Bana Shaitan]]'' (1992) <br />
* ''[[Ajooba Kudrat Ka]]'' (1991) <br />
* ''[[Aakhiri Cheekh]]'' (1991) as Samuel David<br />
* ''[[Hatyarin]]'' (1991) as Inspector Ravi<br />
* ''[[Shaitani Ilaaka]]'' (1990) as Deepak<br />
* ''[[Daata]]'' (1989) as Inspector Rao<br />
* ''[[Mirza Ki Shaadi]]'' (1989) <br />
* ''[[Khooni Murdaa]]'' (1989) as Inspector Rakesh Chopra<br />
* ''[[Purani Haveli (film)|Purani Haveli]]'' (1989) as Sunil<br />
* ''[[Padosi Ki Biwi]]'' (1988) <br />
* ''[[Awam (film)|Awam]]'' (1987) as Surender Jagrathan<br />
* ''[[Pyar Kiya Hai Pyar Karenge]]'' (1986) <br />
* ''[[Babu (1985 film)|Babu]]'' (1985) as Prem<br />
* ''[[Mehak]]'' (1985) as Deepak Parashar<br />
* ''[[Tawaif (film)|Tawaif]]'' (1985) as Sulaiman<br />
* ''[[Meetha Jehar]]'' (1985) <br />
* ''[[Maan Maryada (Hindi film)|Maan Maryada]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maan Maryada (1984) Cast – Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/maan-maryada-5775/cast-crew |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Cinestaan}}</ref> (1984) as Inspector Ajay Kumar<br />
* ''[[Sharaabi]]'' (1984) as Inspector Anwar<br />
* ''[[Maqsad]]'' (1984) as Groom<br />
* ''[[Kaun? Kaisey?]]'' (1983) as Rakesh Rai<br />
* ''[[Muqaddar Ki Baat]]'' (1983) <br />
* ''[[Nikaah (film)|Nikaah]]'' (1982) as Wasim Ahmed<br />
* ''Waqt Ke Shehzade'' (1982) as Shankar<br />
* ''Apna Bana Lo'' (1982) as Deepak<br />
* ''[[Patthar Ki Lakeer]]'' (1982) <br />
* ''[[Armaan (1981 film)|Armaan]]'' (1981) <br />
* ''[[Shradhanjali]]'' (1981) as Amit Kumar<br />
* ''[[Sannata (film)|Sannata]]'' (1981) as Vinod <br />
* ''[[Pyar Ki Manzil]]'' (1981) <br />
* ''[[Aap To Aise Na The]]'' (1980) as Vikram Chawla<br />
* ''[[Insaaf Ka Tarazu]]'' (1980) as Ashok Sharma<br />
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===Producer===<br />
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* ''[[Achha Bura]] '' (1983) as Producer<br />
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===Assistant director===<br />
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* ''[[Bhumika – The Role]]'' (1977) as Location Assistant<br />
* ''[[Nishant (film)|Nishant]]'' (1975) as Assistant Director<br />
* ''[[Ankur (film)|Ankur]]'' (1974) as (Assistant Director & location in-charge)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb name|id=1024997|name=Deepak Parashar}}<br />
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{{Bigg Boss 1}}<br />
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