Upendra Trivedi

Upendra Jethalal Trivedi (July 14, 1936 – January 4, 2015) was an Indian film and stage actor, director and producer who was one of the most prolific actors of Gujarati cinema. He was also politically active. He was also known as Abhinay Samrat.

Upendra Trivedi was born on 14 July 1936 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, Indua. His family hailed from Kukadia village near Idar, Gujarat. His parents moved to Ujjain where he completed his education. He lived with his elder brother in Mumbai in early life. He worked as coolie and labourer in umbrella manufacturing factory when his father who was a mill worker suffered paralysis

Trivedi was one of the four siblings – three brothers and a sister. He did his graduation from the Bombay University in Arts faculty. His younger brother, Arvind Trivedi, is also well-known actor who played Ravana in the Hindi epic TV serial, Ramayana. Trivedi’s elder brother, Bhalchandra, was an educationist.