born april credited indian film actor predominantly works hindi cinema telugu tamil language films recipient national film awards awards born small village actor childhood relocated delhi age seventeen applied rejected times continued theatre studying college feature film debut minute role minor role queen unnoticed roles played gangster crime drama proved breakthrough received national film award best supporting actor critics award best actor film acted films like won critics award best actor played role prince wives serial killer turned killer road won special jury national award followed series brief unnoticed roles films failed propel career forward played politician political thriller received role gangs roles officer special portrayed professor biographical drama life born april small village called near town second child siblings named actor younger sisters fashion designer film industry father farmer mother housewife son farmer farming vacation childhood wanted actor father difficulty collecting money education studied school till fourth standard later basic education school completed class 12th moved age seventeen went heard actors like applied rejected times wanted commit suicide director acting coach workshop actor suggestion impressed acting john hired assist teaching applied fourth time offered teaching position school instead married girl delhi got divorced struggle period met actress known right debut film couple married daughter career debut breakthrough following minute role acted biographical drama queen casting director film suggested director considered role film eventually went got role film time television serial called directed struggling actor offered soap opera aired agreed serial low fee appeared minor roles films like director discovered casting comedy film supporting role following completion filming expressed regret offering minor role promised prominent role film crime drama film film role gangster accompanies title character form mumbai underworld shot real mumbai screened international film festival india opened positive review called performances good smell mumbai bodies film commercial success won national film award best supporting actor critics award best actor performance later included performance issue bollywood iconic performances collaborated year directing producing characters house played annoying stranger film box office disappointment saw play role honest police officer finds politician criminal district labelled performance film truly amazing especially emotional scenes film won national film award best feature film hindi winning critics award best performance acted telugu romantic film year started comedy mat crime drama alongside dialogue sparked controversy political parties release supernatural thriller negative portrayal criminal dies body played garnered award best performance nomination followed starring played polo prince wives character inspired career struggle sole release road thriller road played antagonist film turns killer taking lift couple played received nomination film period drama set partition india release year directed film based novel received national film special jury award performance film subsequently portrayed ensemble war film based war nominated award best supporting actor films commercially unsuccessful roles opposite thriller played role police officer takes situation hands year old daughter raped killed year appeared supporting role romantic drama film screened 55th berlin film festival grossed million million globally highest grossing film year acted drama thriller english language film return acted telugu romance happy played major film tells story indian army soldiers escape pakistani prison captured pakistani war criticised film wrote great form holds process character says eyes words starred opposite drama film final release year anthology film acted directed story alongside releases financial failures year starred ensemble comedy box office disaster shoulder got injured filming telugu film absent screen nearly years returned major role comedy based delhi sealing drive incident release mystery thriller remake hollywood film unknown played comic role people kidnapped locked factory memory came film box office string financial failures continued release jail played role convict serving life imprisonment called role narrator mentor protagonist played present starred big budget ensemble political thriller inspired indian epic role based character politician considers rightful heir political family times_of_india review mentioned grab scenes brings memories performances indian trade journalists recovering million million investment film proved major commercial success worldwide earnings billion million received nomination film acted telugu films followed comedy provided voice animated film epic based indian epic socio drama based issue based reservations indian film film sparked controversy groups banned theatrical release trade journalists high expectations film ultimately box office thriller appeared crime film character appeared prepare role shaved head lost kilogram weight premiered cannes film festival toronto film festival film festival gangs released india june positive response called best performance performance film nominated award best actor film historical drama based raid portrayed independence fighter charged money final release year played role required lose kilogram weight writer lyricist called best film years contrary review carried india today called attempt praised acting releases tamil debut film release appeared supporting role film appeared thriller special based portrayed officer film followed crime film shootout played character inspired gangster collaborated fourth time film loosely inspired social activist fight corruption featuring ensemble cast film highly anticipated trade journalists release coinciding mumbai delhi gang rape public protests earned million million domestically provided voice animation film based indian epic played antagonist tamil action film continued play negative roles film remake telugu film film opened negative reviews box office failure year appeared patriotic themed short film run time minutes film released youtube right indian independence day acted short film titled directed film showcased pressure scenarios faced honest police constable released youtube year portrayed professor biographical drama story followed life homosexual professor expelled sexuality watched prepare role film screened 20th international film festival mumbai film festival released february positive reviews played traffic constable swan song traffic remake film film released june shooting films including missing produced acting style regarded method actor director actor known unconventional roles films actor cited performance inspiration role antagonist kick vocal pay commands comparison actors film industry cited inspirations director describing said education adding simply best actor worked directed recalls ability portray lot little tried scene totally comfortable minimalist statement according director ability transform like performance considered memorable characters hindi cinema dialogue mumbai king king mumbai credits character turning point method actors brilliant performance actors like waiting accepted opened doors writing character book journalist writer wrote authenticity character subtle result persistence performance filmography
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