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{{short description|Indian film actor|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox person
|name = Kurush Deboo
|image = Kurush Deboo.jpg
|caption = Kurush Deboo at the audio release of ''[[Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi]]'' in 2012
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|09|12|df=yes}}
|birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
|occupation = [[Actor]]
|years_active = 1988–present
|father = Homi S. Deboo
| module =
| spouse = {{marriage|Benaifer|1999}}
}}

'''Kurush Deboo''' (born 12 September 1963) is an Indian film actor who has acted in many supporting roles in Hindi films and television series. He was first noticed as Shah Rukh Khan's character's loyal friend in ''[[Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa]]''. He is known for his role as Dr. Rustom Pavri in ''[[Munnabhai M.B.B.S.]]''<ref name=SmallScreen>{{cite news|title=Kurush Deboo is set to return to the small screen|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Kurush-Deboo-is-set-to-return-to-the-small-screen/articleshow/16723441.cms|accessdate=23 September 2015|work=The Times of India|date=9 October 2012}}</ref><ref name=JoinsCast>{{cite news|last1=Bhopatkar|first1=Tejashree|title=Kurush Deboo joins the cast of SAB TV's Jeanie Aur Juju|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Kurush-Deboo-joins-the-cast-of-SAB-TVs-Jeanie-Aur-Juju/articleshow/16589338.cms|accessdate=23 September 2015|work=The Times of India|date=28 September 2012}}</ref>

==Early life==
Kurush Deboo was born on 12 September 1963 in Mumbai in a [[Parsis|Parsi]] family. He grew up in [[Navsari]] in [[Gujarat]]. He had completed his BCom in Navsari in 1984. He moved to Mumbai and completed Diploma in Advertising and Marketing from Xavier's Institute of Communications, Mumbai in 1986 and Diploma in Marketing Management from [[Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies]] in 1987.

He received a diploma in acting from [[Roshan Taneja]]'s Actors Studio in 1988.

== Career ==
Deboo made a debut in the NFDC produced Gujarati film ''[[Percy (1989 film)|Percy]]'' (1989) which earned critical acclaim and a nomination for the Best Actor in National Awards 1990. He acted as Tehmul in ''[[Such a Long Journey (film)|Such A Long Journey]]'' (1998) and he was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor in [[Genie Awards]] 1999.

He has acted in many Hindi films; ''[[Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa]]'' (1993), ''[[Page 3 (film)|Page 3]]'' (2005), ''[[Taxi No. 9211]]'' (2006), ''[[Apne]]'' (2007), ''[[Jhankaar Beats]]'' (2003), ''[[Kasoor]]'' (2001), ''[[Bhoothnath Returns]]'' (2014), ''My Friend Ganesha 2'' (2008), ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]'' (2006). His performance as Dr. Rustom Pavri in superhit film ''[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]]'' (2003) brought him popularity and critical acclaim. He has also acted in ''[[Little Zizou]]'' (2008). In 2010s he acted in some [[Gujarati cinema|Gujarati films]] including ''[[Vitamin She]]'' (2016).

He has also acted in many TV Series: ''[[Ek Nayi Ummeed - Roshni]]'' as Roshni's father Dr. Anand Singh, ''[[Jeannie Aur Juju]]'' as Doctor Doctor, ''Adalat'', ''[[Zindagi Khatti Meethi]]'', ''[[Ishq Kills]]'', ''[[Maniben.com]]'', ''[[Aashiq Biwi Ka]]'', ''[[Four (TV series)|Four]]'', ''[[Shaka Laka Boom Boom]]'', ''[[Banegi Apni Baat]]'', ''[[Bible Ki Kahaniya]]'', ''[[Chanakya (TV series)|Chanakya]]'' and ''Bombay Blue''.

==Filmography==

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Film !! Character / Role !! Director !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Percy]]'' || Percy || Pervez Mehrwanji || [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] || Début as in Title Role of NFDC Feature Film.
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Aasmaan Se Gira]]'' || Royal Philosophy Teacher ||[[Pankaj Parashar|Pankaj Parasahr]]||[[Hindi]] || Children Feature Film
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Sunday (1993 film)|Sunday]]'' || Absent-minded Nutty Passenger ||[[Pankaj Advani (director)|Pankaj Advani]]||[[Hindi]] || Children Feature Film
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa]]'' || Yezdi ||[[Kundan Shah]]||[[Hindi]] || Shah Rukh Khan's (Sunil's) Best Friend
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Such a Long Journey (film)|Such a Long Journey]]'' || Tehmul (Idiot) ||[[Sturla Gunnarsson]]|| English || Canandian / UTV Production
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Kasoor]]'' || Witness, Rustam Sodawaterwalla ||[[Vikram Bhatt]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Urf Professor]]'' || Dr. Daruwala ||[[Pankaj Advani (director)|Pankaj Advani]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Jhankaar Beats]]'' || Mr. Deboo ||[[Sujoy Ghosh]]||[[Hindi]] || Absent-minded Divorced Lawyer of Rahul Bose
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Chupke Se]]'' || Shop Manager ||[[Shona Urvashi|Shona Urvahi]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II]]'' || Cyrus ||[[Shashanka Ghosh]]||[[Hindi]] || Road Rage Car Driving Sequence
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.]]'' || Dr. Rustom Pavri ||[[Rajkumar Hirani]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Mujhse Shaadi Karogi]]'' || Rustom Dogs Seller ||[[David Dhawan]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Kis Kis Ki Kismat]]'' || Khaled Mahmud ||[[Govind Menon|Govid Menon]]||[[Hindi]] || Gossip Journalist
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Chand Sa Roshan Chehra]]'' || College Principal ||[[Shabah Shamsi]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Page 3 (film)|Page 3]]'' || Hiren Sanghvi ||[[Madhur Bhandarkar]]||[[Hindi]] || NRI Page 3 Celebrity
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Bachke Rehna Re Baba]]'' || Dr. Hingoo (Wealthy Doctor) ||[[Govind Menon|Govid Menon]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Kyon Ki]]'' || Munna (Idiot) ||[[Priyadarshan]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (film)|Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena]]'' || Sunny Dastur ||[[Suparn Verma]]||[[Hindi]] || Con Artist
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Taxi No. 9211]]'' || Cyrus Batliwala (Vault Manager) ||[[Milan Luthria]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Lage Raho Munna Bhai]]'' || Dhansukh Bhai Patel (Gujarati Lawyer) ||[[Rajkumar Hirani]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Iqraar by Chance]]'' || Detective D'costa ||[[K. Ravi Shankar]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Hattrick (film)|Hattrick]]'' || Psychiatrist ||[[Milan Luthria]]||[[Hindi]] || Kunal Kapoor's Psychiatrist
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Apne]]'' || Dr. Niranjan Sarabhai ||[[Anil Sharma]]||[[Hindi]] || Katrina Kaif's Uncle and Doctor of Bobby Deol
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Dhamaal]]'' ||Victim of Conmen's Fraud Painting
|- ||[[Indra Kumar]]||[[Hindi]] || (Victim of Conmen's Fraud Painting)
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Krazzy 4]]'' || Angry male on public telephone ||[[Jaideep Sen]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Love Story 2050]]'' || Jimmy Dhinchuck (hacker) ||[[Harry Baweja]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Money Hai Toh Honey Hai]]'' || Production Supervisor||[[Ganesh Acharya]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[My Friend Ganesha 2]]'' || Bejanjee ||[[Rajiv S. Ruia]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Little Zizou]]'' || Kurush (Chief Disciple of Cyrus II Khodaiji) ||[[Sooni Taraporevala]]|| English ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Sankat City]]'' || Bawajee ||[[Pankaj Advani (director)|Pankaj Advani]]||[[Hindi]] || Bag Exchanged with Hotel Guest
|-
|| 2009 || ''[[Fox (film)|Fox]]'' || Zubin ||[[Deepak Tijori]]||[[Hindi]] || P.R.O. of Udita Goswami's Publishing House
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Chance Pe Dance]] '' || Sameer's Landlord ||[[Ken Ghosh]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Paathshaala]]'' || Cyrus Hansotia (Teacher) || Milind Ukey || [[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Hello Darling]]'' || Rustomjee (Retail Shop Owner) ||[[Manoj Tiwari (film director)|Manoj Tiwari]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Knock Out (2010 film)|Knock Out]]'' || Witness, Sandwhichwala ||[[Mani Shankar]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Utt Pataang]]'' || Ramvilas' Office Colleague ||[[Srikanth V. Velagaleti]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Happy Husbands (2011 film)|Happy Husbands]]'' || Champoo Patel ||[[Anay Sharma]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Mere Dost Picture Abhi Baki Hai|Mere Dost Picture Abhi Baki Hai a.k.a. Amar Joshi Shahid Ho Gaya]]'' || Producer ||[[Rajnish Raj Thakur]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi]]'' || Sorab ||[[Bela Bhansali Sehgal]]||[[Hindi]] || Noisy Quarrelsome Neighbour of Shirin (Farah Khan).
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Tukkaa Fitt]]'' || Rajat Kapoor ||[[Shawn Arranha]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Four Two Ka One]]'' || Mallu ||[[Anwer Khan]]||[[Hindi]] || Comic Henchman of Don Chawla (Murli Sharma)
|-
| 2013 || ''[[2 Little Indians]]'' || Dabba (Comic Duffer Thief) ||[[Ravi Bhatia]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Zindagi 50-50]]'' || Director Subhash Kapoor ||[[Rajiv S. Ruia]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!]]'' || Stylo Tailor Manager ||[[Milan Luthria]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Bhootnath Returns|Bhoothnath Returns]]'' || Psychiatrist ||[[Nitesh Tiwari]]||[[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Hey Bro]]'' || Rustom Bandookwalla ||[[Ajay Chandlok]]||[[Hindi]] || Noisy Neighbour
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Kuch Kuch Locha Hai]]'' || Nauzer Daruwalla ||[[Devang DholakiaDevang Dholakia]]||[[Hindi]] || [[Ram Kapoor]]'s (Pravin Patel's) Best Friend
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Chor Bazaari]]'' || Mushtaq ||[[Rajiv S. Ruia]]||[[Hindi]] || Murli Sharma's Henchman
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Mastizaade]]'' || Dr. Daruwalla ||[[Milap Zaveri]]||[[Hindi]] || Alcoholic Rehabilitation Centre's Chief
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Tomchi]]'' || Mehta ||[[Rajesh Gupta]]||[[Hindi]] || Angry Father of Sunny
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Vitamin She]]'' || Sudhir / Shree Krishna || Faisal Hashmi ||[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] || Jigar's Neighbour whose wife is very dominant.
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Best of Luck Laalu]]'' || Parsi Doctor || Vipul Mehta ||[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] || Doctor who helped Laalu
|-
|2019
|''[[99 Songs]]''
|
|Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy
|Telugu/Hindi/Tamil
|
|-
|2020
|''Safalta 0 km''
|
|Akshay Yagnik
|[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Year
! Show
! Character / Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Chanakya (TV series)|Chanakya]]'' || Cliturcus a.k.a. Kritorus || Greek Army Officer
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Bible Ki Kahaniya]]'' || Isaac || Kabir Bedi's (Abraham's) Son
|-
| 1993–1995 || ''[[Banegi Apni Baat]]'' || E.T. || College Friend of Protagonists Gang
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Bombay Blue (TV series)|Bombay Blue]]'' || Auctioneer || Cameo
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Shaka Laka Boom Boom]]'' || Colonel K.K. a.k.a. K.K.Uncle || Track Role : 15 Episodes starting from Episode No. 332
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Karishma Kaa Karishma]]'' || Lappu, the Coward Ghost || 1 Episode No. 54 : "Karishma vs. Ghost"
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Happy Go Lucky (Indian TV series)|Happy Go Lucky]]'' || Teacher Rameshbhai || 8 Episodes
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Hotel Kingston]]'' || Kidnapper || 1 Episode No. 29- "Kidnapping of Hotel Owner's Daughter"
|-
| 2007–2008 || ''[[Four (TV series)|Four]]'' || Landlord Nariman Bookwalla a.k.a. Parsi Uncle || Throughout Running Role in Series
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Agadam Bagdam Tigdam]]'' || Sunny's Class Teacher || 1 Episode
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Bhaskar Bharti]]'' || Dr. Vibhushan Nath Chakrapani Baba || 1 Episode No.13
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Vicky Ki Taxi]]'' || Pinto, the Garage Owner || 1 Episode: "Jaaneman Meri Taxi"
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Ssshhhh...Koi Hai]]'' || Cyrus Batliwala || "Ssshhhh Phir Koi Hai" 1 Episode No.174 : "Honeymoon Hotel"
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Maniben.com]]'' || Dr. Goliwalla || 8 Episodes: "Maniben in Hospital"
|-
| 2009–2010 || ''[[Aashiq Biwi Ka]]'' || Lawyer Tehmul Tata a.k.a. T.T. || Throughout Running Role in Series
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Gumrah: End of Innocence]]'' || Porous Batliwala || 1 Episode
|-
| 2012 || ''[[The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir]]'' || Teacher || 1 Episode
|-
| 2012–2014 || ''[[Jeannie Aur Juju]]'' || Dr. Cyrus Doctor a.k.a. Doctor Doctor || Throughout Running Role in Series
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Ishq Kills]]'' || Pastakia, Parsi Neighbour || 1 Episode : No.10 : "Meethi Supari"
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Adaalat]]'' || Marz Furniturewala || 2 Episodes No. 320 & 321 : Title: "Victoria Case"
|-
| 2015 || ''[[List of programs broadcast by Disney Channel (India)|Zindagi Khatti Meethi]]'' || Robert D'costa || 1 Episode No. 16 : Title: "Marriage Proposal for Rita"
|-
| 2015–2016 || ''[[Ek Nayi Ummeed - Roshni]]'' || Dr. Anand Singh a.k.a. Roshni's Father || Throughout Running Role in Series
|-
|}

=== Web series ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Platform
!Notes
|-
|2018
|''Akoori''
|Batliwala
|[[ZEE5]]
|Season 1
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
|''Parchhayee''
|Uncle Ken
|ZEE5
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedigitalhash.com/zee5-original-parchayee-review-it-is-good-old-entertainment-for-kids/|title=ZEE5 Original Series: Parchayee is good old entertainment for kids on streaming|archive-date=16 January 2019|access-date=1 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kodiapps.com/tv_shows-87084|title=Parchayee: Ghost Stories By Ruskin Bond {{!}} TV Show {{!}} Watch on Kodi|website=kodiapps.com|access-date=2019-07-01}}</ref>
|-
|''[[The Verdict - State vs Nanavati]]''
|S. R. Vakil
|[[ALTBalaji]] and ZEE5
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.kurushdeboo.com}}
*{{IMDb name|0213493}}
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