Rakesh Bedi

Bedi completed his studies in Delhi. He went to Kendriya Vidyalaya in Andrewsganj, Delhi. While Bedi was in school,^[3] he used to participate in Mono Acting competitions. Bedi has also worked with the New Delhi theatre group Pierrot's Troupe and studied acting at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.^[4]

Bedi is married to Aradhana Bedi; and is father to Ridhima Bedi and Ritika Bedi.^[5]

Bedi started his film career as a supporting actor in the 1979 film Hamare Tumhare, starring Sanjeev Kumar, and then went on to act in over 150 films and several TV serials.^[4]

Some of his most memorable roles were in the 1981 film Chashme Buddoor with Farooq Shaikh and Ravi Baswani^[6] and Ek Duuje Ke Liye directed by K. Balachander and in the TV sitcoms Shrimaan Shrimati (1995), Yes Boss (1999–2009) as Mohan Srivastava, his one of best role and he is much appreciated for this and Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi (1984), written by Sharad Joshi and directed by Kundan Shah.^[7]

He hosted Science with BrainCafé, a science show on ZeeQ, and continues doing theatre in Mumbai.^[4] Notably, he played 24 different characters in Vijay Tendulkar's popular one-man play Massage.^[8] In 2012, he appeared on his first television drama daily soap, Shubh Vivah.^[9] Since 2015, he appears on television show Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai!.^[10]

He was widely praised for portraying the role of Jameel Jamali in Dhurandhar and Dhurandhar The Revenge, where specially his dialogue "Mera Baccha Hai Tu" gained circulation on social media and in memes and short-form video content. Several brands and agencies, including Delhi Police, Wai Wai, Haldiram's, and Vadilal, adapted the dialogue for marketing campaigns.^{[11][12][13][14]}