Deepak Parashar
Deepak Parashar is an Indian actor and former model. His best known films include Insaaf Ka Tarazu, Nikaah and Sharaabi. He was a contestant on Bigg Boss in 2006.
Early life and education
He was born in Pune, India on 2 April 1952 to Shobha and Vishvanath Parashar. Belonging to a Punjabi Hindu family, he'd grew up in Delhi and graduate from Delhi University. Film director Mohan Kumar was his maternal uncle.Career
Mr. India
During his college days, he would become Mr. Delhi, later competing for Mr. India. In 1976, he was crowned very first Mr India/India Prince along with Nafisa Ali as Miss India and Poonam Dhillon as Miss Delhi. His claim to fame was "ONLY VIMAL" suitings inthe late 1970s, New Delhi donned his photograph.
Actor
Films
In the early 1980s, Parashar took several Hindi cinema roles, including Sharaabi, Insaaf Ka Tarazu, Nikaah, Purani Haveli and Aap to Aise Na They. Till date Nikaah remains his best performing movie and Insaaf ka Tarazu one of the best supporting roles he played.Television series
Deepak Parashar appeared in the soap opera Kahiin To Hoga, and donned the "royal robes" of a Mughal badshah in the costume drama Chandramukhi. He also appeared in Doordarshan TV serial Swabhimaan as Mahendra Malhotra.''Bigg Boss''
In 2006, he appeared in reality TV show Bigg Boss, until he was evicted in the second week.Personal life
Parashar married Sarita in 1985 and had a daughter. Sarita left him in 1987, when their daughter was only five months old.In 2024, Parashar revealed he was romantically linked with actress Zeenat Aman, his co-star in Insaaf Ka Tarazu, in late 1970s, while she was preparing to divorce her husband Sanjay Khan. The relationship was brief and ended with Aman and Parashar marrying different people.
Filmography
TV serials
Neem Neem Shahad Shahad as Chiman BhaiChandramukhi as Raja Mahendra Pratap SinghBigg Boss 1 as Participant Kahiin to Hoga as Chetan GarewalDollar Bahu as Father in LawRishtey – Kashish Hello Friends Kabhi Kabhi as Nirmal JoshiSaturday Suspense Tamanna Kanoon as Deepak DasguptaSwabhimaan as Mahendra MalhotraDeewarein Tujh Pe Dil Qurban Chandrakanta Raat Ki Pukar Zee Horror Show – Aafat- ''Aandhiyan''