Govardhan Asrani, a household name of the Indian film and television industry. He is popularly known as Asrani. The actor has worked as an actor, and director as well and dedicated his five decades to the Bollywood film industry. You will be surprised that he has worked in more than 350 films and played a variety of roles from lead hero to character roles, comic roles, and supporting roles as well. Among many top-ranked films, he is popularly known for playing the role of Jailer in the film named ‘Sholay’. However, this does not end here as there is much more to know about him. And here we have compiled some unknown facts you probably did not know about.
8 Things You Didn’t Know About Govardhan Asrani
1- Religion/Caste
Govardhan Asrani who is popularly known as Asrani, born on 1st January 1941 in Jaipur India where he grew up and studied. His religion is Hindu and his caste is Sindhi.
2- Zodiac Sign
According to his date of birth, his zodiac sign is Capricorn. Capricorn males are known for being hard-working, ambitious, and have a great sense of responsibility.
3- Hobbies
Besides acting, Asrani loves watching movies in his leisure time. Also, he loves reading books and writing scripts. That’s how he indulges himself in such productive activities.
4- Hate Mathematics
Once the actor revealed that he hates Mathematics as he was weak in that subject and that’s the reason he did not want to join his father’s business of selling carpets.
5- Love for acting
Asrani had a love for acting since a young age and after completing his studies, he joined Sahitya Kalbhai Thakkar where he learned acting.
6- Before joining Bollywood
Before joining the Bollywood film industry, the actor appeared in 4 to 5 Gujarati films as a lead actor, but he did not get much success. Later, he moved to the Bollywood film industry and appeared in many films.
7- Before Fame
Before fame, the actor worked at Film Insitute in Poona where he served as an acting teacher. What’s more? He was a student of the same institute.
Asrani and the veteran actor Rajesh Khanna became were close friends after working together in the film ‘Bawarchi’ released in 1972. Afterward, he worked in 25 films together.
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