Shail Chaturvedi


Shail Chaturvedi was a Hindi poet, satirist, humorist, lyricist and actor from India, most known for his political satire in the 70s and the 80s.
He worked as a character actor in several Hindi films and TV series.

Career

He started his career as a lecturer at Allahabad University, soon started taking part in various Kavi sammelan, and with his tongue-in-cheek political commentary, made a place for himself amidst leading humorists, hasya kavi of the 1970s and 1980s, like Kaka Hathrasi, Pradeep Chaubey and Ashok Chakradhar.
He became a regular feature of the annual kavi sammelan on Doordarshan, state-run TV channel, around the Holi festival. He also acted in a number of Hindi films, like Uphaar, Chitchor, Chameli Ki Shaadi and Kareeb. He played the role of "Sharma ji", the boss of Keshav and Gokhale in the famous sitcom Shrimaan [Shrimati |Shrimaan Shrimati]
He died on 29 October 2007, after suffering from chronic kidney failure for some time, and was survived by his wife Daya and three sons.

Selected filmography

Films

Television

Works

  • Bazar Ka Ye Hal Hai, Pub. Shri Hindi Sahitya Sansar, 1988.
  • Chal Gayi, Fusion Books..