Ravi Baswani

  • Birthday: 29. September 1946
  • Birthplace: New Delhi, India
  • Awards: Filmfare Award for Best Comedian

Biography

Ravi Baswani (29 September 1946 – 27 July 2010) was a well-known Indian film actor, most famous for his role in Sai Paranjpe's Chashme Buddoor (1981) and Kundan Shah's cult comedy Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983), for which he won Filmfare Best Comedian Award in 1984. He was noted for his comic timing and underplaying a character in the true sense of the word. In a career spanning 30 years he acted in some 30 films. He died in Haldwani, on his way to Delhi from hill station Nainital, to where he had travelled to scout for locations for his upcoming directorial feature which was also to be his debut in that role.

Ravi Baswani was born and brought up in a Jat family in Delhi. He did his schooling from St. George's College, Mussoorie. He later did his graduation from Kirori Mal College (KMC), Delhi University, he was also part of the KMC dramatic society at the college.