Asrani
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- Worked as a voice actor at a radio station to help fund his studies.
- Played alongside his future wife Manju Bansal in Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar (1973) and Tapasya (1976).
- Won the Filmfare Best Comedian Award for Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar (1973) and Balika Badhu (1977).
- After directing the Gujarati film Amdavad No Rikshawalo (1974), all of his subsequent films have been in Hindi.
- Was director of the renowned Film Institute in Pune from 1988 to 1993.