Sanjay Mishra

Sanjay Mishra, man, what a legend. Born and raised in Varanasi, he’s got those deep roots—his dad was all about the Press Information Bureau, and his granddad was literally running the show as a District Magistrate. No big deal, just your average overachieving family. The arts bug bit him early, thanks to his dad’s passion and his grandma belting out tunes at Patna Radio. School days? Kendriya Vidyalaya BHU, then straight to the National School of Drama, graduating in ’89—so yeah, he’s got the chops. He kicked off his Bollywood journey in ‘Oh Darling Yeh Hai India’ in 1995, rubbing shoulders with Shah Rukh Khan. After that, the guy just didn’t stop—bouncing from movies like ‘Rajkumar’, ‘Dil Se..’, ‘Satya’, to ‘Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani’. At the same time, he was popping up all over TV—‘Chanakya’, ‘Aahat’, ‘Office Office’, ‘Lapataganj’, and yeah, even ‘Comedy Circus’. He never boxed himself in—one second he’s nailing serious stuff in ‘Satya’ and ‘Zameen’, next he’s cracking everyone up in ‘Golmaal’ or ‘Dhamaal’. The man’s filmography is wild: ‘Bunty Aur Babli’, ‘All the Best’, ‘Phas Gaye Re Obama’, and leading in ‘Saare Jahaan Se Mehnga’ and the cult-hit ‘Ankhon Dekhi’. Fast forward to the 2020s, he’s still everywhere—‘Tanhaji’, ‘Cirkus’, ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’, and more. He’s got a shelf full of awards, especially for ‘Aankhon Dekhi’ and ‘Masaan’. Honestly, Mishra’s career is just this never-ending reel of memorable performances.