Rohitashv Gour

Gour is from Himachal Pradesh and was a student of the National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi.^[1]

In 1986, he was selected for the National School of Drama,^[2][3] one of India’s prominent institutions for theatre and acting, and graduated in 1989. After completing his studies, he contributed to the promotion of theatre culture in Himachal Pradesh by conducting acting workshops and supporting amateur theatre through annual dance-drama festivals in Shimla.^[4]

Rohitash was associated with the National School of Drama Repertory Company for six years, where he worked with theatre practitioners including Ebrahim Alkazi, M. K. Raina, Ranjit Kapoor, Anuradha Kapur, Kirti Jain, Bhanu Bharti, Ram Gopal Bajaj, and Barry John. He also attended a short-term film appreciation course at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune.^[5][6]

As president of the All India Artists Association in Shimla, Gour has been associated with efforts to support the amateur theatre movement and provide a platform for emerging performers.^[7]

He resides in Mumbai with his wife, Dr. Rekha Gour, and they have two daughters, Giti Gour and Sanjiti Gour.^[8][9]

Rohitashv Gour made his Bollywood debut in the 2001 biographical film Veer Savarkar.^[10] Although he has acted in 11 Bollywood films so far, most of them are very minor roles like police inspector role in college drama of Kya Kehna etc. He portrayed the role of Mukundilal Gupta, in the SAB TV sitcom Lapataganj – Sharad Joshi Ki Kahaniyon Ka Pata. He is currently working in &TVs comedy show Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai! as Manmohan Tiwari, an undergarments business man. He also acted in a 1990s television serial named Ehsaas. His second film was 2002 Irrfan Khan starrer Pratha.^[11] He then acted in 2003 film Pinjar, where he played the role of protagonist's (Manoj Bajpai) brother.^[12] The same year, he acted in two more movies, Dhoop directed by the National Award winning director Ashwini Chaudhary^[13] and in Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. where he played the role of nariyal pani waala (coconut water vendor).^[14] After a one-year gap, he starred in 2005 film Matrubhoomi – A Nation Without Women.^[15] The same year, he starred in Sun Zarra,^[16] Lage Raho Munna Bhai, the sequel to the 2003 film Munna Bhai M.B.B.S., wherein he portrayed the role of Cuckoo, the antagonist Lucky Singh's (Boman Irani) secretary^[17] and in Dil Se Pooch? Kidhar Jaana Hai.^[18] Again after a gap of a year, in 2008, he was seen in the comedy film One Two Three^[19] (uncredited remake of Blame it on the Bellboy) and the much critically acclaimed A Wednesday!, where he portrayed the role of Ikhlaque Ahmed, a fictional terrorist.^[20] In 2010 he acted in the film Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?, where he portrayed the role of a bank manager.^[21] His latest release was PK in 2014 where he played as a police constable named Pandey Ji.^[22]

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