Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Indian actor (1944–)
Kulbhushan Kharbanda is an Indian actor who works in Hindi and Punjabi films. He is best known for his role as the antagonist Shakaal in Shaan (1980), Starting off with the Delhi-based theatre group borkh in 1974. He worked in several parallel cinema films before working in the mainstream Hindi film industry. He appeared in Mahesh Bhatt's classic Arth (1982), Ek Chadar Maili Si (1986), Waaris (1988), and in all three parts of Deepa Mehta's Elements trilogy: Fire (1996), Earth (1998), and Water (2005). After nearly two decades he was seen on the theatre stage at the Padatik Theatre in Kolkata in the production of Atmakatha, directed by Vinay Sharma.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 6 films (1981–1996) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1 other record (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Kalyug. | Shyam Benegal | 152 min | 16mm | Color | silent |
| 1996 | Fire | Deepa Mehta | 12:00 | Color | ||
| 1996 | Fire ▶ | Deepa Mehta | 104 min | Color | ||
| 1996 | Fire | Deepa Mehta | 104 min | Color | ||
| 1996 | Fire | Deepa Mehta | 104 min | Color | ||
| 1996 | Fire | Deepa Mehta | 104 min | Color |