- Born
- Height6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
- This imposing veteran actor from Dehradun, India is mostly known for his work in Bollywood during the 1980s and 1990s, portraying demonic characters. His strong features plus the right lighting gave him a striking and frightening appearance.
Even though he is not known as a full-fledged actor in Bollywood, his identity as a demon and zombie has won him many fans. Some communities have created a fan following for him through social networking sites such as Orkut and Facebook. He had graduated as a Civil Engineer in 1974 from Roorkee University, which is now known as the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. His enterprising personality had made him the representative in sports in his school and college by the age of 19. In Roorkee University, he had fought for the students rights as General Secretary of the youth council. At that time, the students were compelled to wear white as the earlier aristocratic British class, which was objectionable as many students couldn't afford it due to their backgrounds. After he had completed his graduation in Civil Engineering, he traveled to Bombay (Mumbai) with only Rs. 100 to pursue acting.
Although most people wouldn't know him by name from his films, he is surely known by his intimidating looks to most. Some of his most popular films were Purana Mandir (1984), Bandh Darwaza (1990), and Saamri (1985). He also starred in a few Hollywood films such as Bandit Queen (1994), Such a Long Journey (1998), and The Jungle Book (1994). Some of his films are telecast regularly on popular television channels.
Following his cameo in Mallika (2010), Anirudh Agarwal has been enjoying a private life with his wife and children and may return to the screen if a future project interests him.
- IMDb mini biography by: eclaw
- SpouseNeelam(? - present)
- Deep, solemn voice
- His towering height
- A underworld criminal Mohammed Iqbal Sheikh was nicknamed by the police ,"Purana Mandir" due to his facial resemblance to Anirudh Agarwal. He also suffered from a similar growth problem as Anirudh. Many people ended up thinking Anirudh was a part of the underworld and his real name was Mohammed Iqbal Sheikh. When he was shot by the police, rumors of Anirudh Agarwal death started to surface in the industry.
- Son Aseem Agrawal debuted as an actor in Fight Club (2006). He has now migrated to Los Angeles, America. He is married to Meenakshi Verma Agrawal. Anirudh's daughter Kapila Agarwal debuted in Bunty Aur Babli as an actress. She now also is married and settled in Boston, America. She does alot of fashion shows. She also works as a architect.
- Graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee.
- Agarwal's intimidating features are caused by a tumor near his pituitary gland.
- Married to a woman named Neelam, with whom he has two children.
- Fear is fear - everybody feels afraid. Those who knew me, they knew who I am. But those who didn't know me, they were very scared of me. I used to enjoy it.
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