Anirudh Agarwal
Introduction '''Anirudh "Ajay" Agarwal''' (born 20 December 1949) is a retired Indian actor. He is known for his appearances in horror films such as ''Purana Mandir'', ''Bandh Darwaza'', and ''Saamri'' as well as starring in episodes of ''Zee Horror Show''.
Early life During his school and college years, Agarwal was the sports ambassador. He studied Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, before graduating in 1974.He moved to Mumbai, where he initially started working as an engineer but quit his job to begin his acting career.
Career Due to his somewhat intimidating appearance, caused by a tumor near his pituitary gland, Agarwal starred in Hindi films and television as demonic/ghostly characters or villains in general. He most notably worked with the Ramsay brothers, first starring in their film ''Purana Mandir'' as Samri, then as the vampire Nevla in ''Bandh Darwaza'' and once again as Samri in ''Saamri''. He also featured in two Hollywood films; playing a supporting antagonist in Stephen Sommers' 1994 live action adaptation of ''The Jungle Book'' and later briefly appearing in ''Such a Long Journey''.And in 1994, when he was approached by Shekhar Kapur for the role of Babu Gujjar in ''Bandit Queen'', it was a defining moment as he got the right opportunity to demonstrate his versatility as an artist. He later joined hands with his friends Aamir Khan for ''Mela'' in 2000 and with Akshay Kumar for ''Talash: The Hunt Begins'' in 2003.Following a cameo in ''Mallika'' in 2010, Agarwal retired from acting due to film roles becoming scarce.
Filmography  Year Film RoleNotes 1982  ''Teri Maang Sitaron Se Bhar Doon''    1984  ''Purana Mandir''  Samri  1984  ''Awaaz''  Malhotra Henchman  1985  ''3D Saamri''  Dharmesh Saxena 'Samri'  1986  ''Allah Rakha''  Gorilla fighter  1986  ''Avinash''  Pratap's Henhman 1988    ''Kasam''   ''Mar Mitenge''  1989  ''Jaadugar''  Not known  1989  ''Ram Lakhan''  Jeeva  1990  ''Tum Mere Ho''  Kaalu Sapera  1990  ''Bandh Darwaza''  Nevla  1990  ''Aaj Ka Arjun''  Not known 1992 ''Tahalka'' Dong's Henchman  1993  ''Gopalaa''  Vikraal, Prisoner in Jail 1994  ''Bandit Queen''  Babu Gurjjar ''The Jungle Book''  Tabaqui  English film 1995  ''Trimurti''  Talaf  1998  ''Such a Long Journey''   English film 1999  ''Dulhan Bani Daayan''  Not known  2000  ''Mela''  Kaali  2003  ''Talaash: The Hunt Begins''  Passenger on Train  ''Palnati Brahmanayudu''  Telugu film 2007  ''Journey Bombay to Goa Laughter Unlimited''  Junglee  2010  ''Mallika''  Samri  2010  ''Bachao: Inside Bhoot Hai''  Not known ===Television===* ''Zee Horror Show'' (1993)* ''Tu Tu Main Main'' (1994)* ''Mano Ya Na Mano'' (1995)* ''Shaktimaan'' (1997)*''Hudd Kar Di (1999)''
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