Ranjeet (Indian actor)
Ranjeet is an Indian actor film producer and director.
He has mostly played villain roles in over 200 Hindi films.
He has also played a positive character in the TV series Aisa Des Hai Mera.
He has also worked in a number of Punjabi films namely Rab Ne Banayian Jodiyan, Maujaan Dubai Diyaan and Man Jeete Jag Jeet.
Early life
Ranjeet was born as Gopal Bedi in Jandiala Guru, a town near Amritsar, Punjab into an orthodox Sikh family and after studying at Delhi’s Hindu College, he aimed to join the Indian Air Force before becoming an actor and entering the film industry in 1966.Career
Ranjeet shot to fame after playing a negative role in the film Sharmeelee, released in 1971. Sunil Dutt had recommended his name after liking his performance in Sawan Bhadon and Reshma Aur Shera. Ranjeet had come to Bombay to play the lead role in Zindagi Ki Rahen, which was shelved. He went ahead to establish himself as a leading villain in the 1970s and early 1980s.Besides acting in hundreds of Hindi movies, he has also done a television serial Aisa Des Hai Mera and a couple of Punjabi films.