Rawal made his debut with the 1984 film Holi. He then
appeared in over 100 films throughout the 1980s and
1990s. Paresh Rawal's biggest hit was Hera Pheri in
2000. Before he attained national recognition, in 1991
Rawal achieved recognition and adulation for his role
of a bank robber in Kshana Kshanam. His quirky accent
and mannerisms made him an instant hit. He acted in
quite a few Telugu films by the RGV school of direction
like Money and Govinda Govinda. In 1994, he won the
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his
performances in the films Woh Chokri and Sir.[1] For
the latter, he also received his first Filmfare Award
for Best Comedian. This was followed by Ketan Mehta's
Sardar, which saw him playing the lead role of freedom
fighter Vallabhbhai Patel, a role that got him not only
national but international acclaim.[1] He followed it
with the film Tamaana (1996), in which he played the
role of a hijra (person of "third" gender, typically
male transgender) who raises a young, orphaned girl,
played by Pooja Bhatt.[1] In 2000, Rawal played a
dim-witted and boisterous, but kind-hearted Marathi
landlord Baburao Ganpatrao Apte in the film Hera Pheri,
who takes in Raju (Akshay Kumar) and Shyam (Sunil
Shetty) as paying guests in his house. Rawal's acting
was a key reason for the major nationwide success the
film received.[2] For his performance, he won the
Filmfare Best Comedian Award. He reprised his role as
Baburao in the sequel to the film, Phir Hera Pheri
(2006), which was also successful.[1] In 2002, Rawal
portrayed one of three blind bank robbers in the hit
film Aankhen. Rawal has since played many comedy roles
in successful films including Awara Paagal Deewana
(2002), Garam Masala (2005), Deewane Huye Pagal (2005),
Malamaal Weekly (2006), Golmaal (2006), Chup Chup Ke
(2006) , Bhagam Bhag (2006), Shankar Dada MBBS and De
Dana Dan (2009).[1] He is also produced the Hindi
Serials including Zee TV's Teen Bahuraaniyaan, Sahara
One's Main Aisi Kyunn Hoon.

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