Lalit Parimoo is a renowned Indian film and television actor. He is best known for playing the role of the scientist “Dr Jackal” in the popular TV serial, ‘Shaktimaan’ (1997).
Wiki/Biography
Lalit Parimoo was born on Monday, 28 September 1964 (age 55 years; as in 2019), in Kashmir. His zodiac sign is Libra. He did his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Batwara in Jammu and Kashmir. [1] He pursued his graduation in political science from Ramjas College, Delhi.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 9″
Eye Colour: Black
Hair Colour: Salt & Pepper (Semi-bald)
Family, Caste & Wife
He was born in a Kashmiri family. [2] He has one younger brother. There is not much information about his personal life.
Career
To pursue his graduation he shifted from Kashmir to Delhi. He joined ‘Shalimar Theatre Group’ in Delhi. His first theatre play was “The Expansion And The Rule.’ Later, he worked in various theatre plays.
An Old Photo of Lalit Parimoo
He has also worked in theatre plays for radio. In an interview, when he was asked how he had thought of pursuing a career as an actor, he said,
Films have had a strong influence on me right from the beginning. When a person steps into adolescence, too many things are on his/her mind. Being from a middle-class family everyone from my family expected that I would be a doctor or an engineer but these professions never fascinated me. When I gave a serious thought about acting and realised that I can do well in this field, I decided I must go for it so I started with theatre in Delhi. As time progressed this interest became a passion for me. I learnt a lot from theatre and plays. I started acting at a very early age of 18 and started earning from it at the age of 22.
Lalit Parimoo in His Young Days
He debuted as an actor in the TV serial, ‘Police Files’, in which he played a negative character. Later, he appeared in various TV serials, including ‘Virat’ (1997), ‘Jhoome Jiiya Re’ (2007), ‘Kesariya Balam Aavo Hamare Des’ (2009), and ‘CID’ (2002). In 1997, he appeared in the superhit TV serial, ‘Shaktimaan.’ He got immense popularity with his character ‘Dr. Jackal’ in this TV serial.
He debuted in Bollywood with the 1987 film ‘Nirmaan.’ He acted in many Hindi films, like ‘Sanshodhan’ (1996), ‘Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain’ (1999), ‘Agent Vinod’ (2012), and ‘Haider’ (2014).
Favourite Things
- Film: Do Ankhen Barah Haath (1957)
- Actor(s): Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, and Naseeruddin Shah
- Theatre Artist: Manohar Singh
Facts/Trivia
- He has started his own theatre group ‘Nat Samaj’ in Mumbai.
- In 2006, he founded ‘Lalit Parimoo Academy of Abhinay Yog;’ a training centre which is a combination of acting skills and yogic techniques.
- His hobbies include playing cricket and reading books.
- In 2014, he published his book ‘Mai Manushya Hun.’
Mai Manushya Hun
