Govind Namdev (born 3 September 1954)[1] is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films.[2] Namdev made his debut as a corrupt cop in David Dhawan's Shola Aur Shabnam (1992).[3] He has acted in numerous movies, often as a villain. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama 1978. After that he joined NSD repertory company and worked there 12 to 13 years as an actor.

Govind Namdev
Namdev at an event in 2010
Born (1954-09-03) 3 September 1954 (age 70)
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present
SpouseSudha Namdev

Some of his most notable work has been in the films Oh My God, Dum Maro Dum, Bandit Queen, Virasat, Satya, Kachche Dhaage, Mast, Thakshak, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, Pukar, Raju Chacha, Sarfarosh, Satta, Qayamat and Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon, Johny Gadhaar.[4] He also starred in Kaashi in Search of Ganga.[5][6]

Film

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Television

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Awards

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  • 1999: Screen Award for Best Actor (Television) - Mahayagya[10]
  • 1999: Nominated: Filmfare Best Villain Award for Satya
  • 2009: Kabootar: Best Actor at the Osian's Film Fan[11]
  • Screen Award for Best Performance Of the Year-Negative (Male)
  • Osian Cine Fan International Award for Best Actor in 2012
  • Maharashtra Kala Niketan Film Award
  • RAPA Award for Best Performance Male
  • Madhya Pradesh Ratna

References

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  1. ^ "गोविंद नामदेव की जिद ने बदली जिंदगी, अपनी पसंद से विलन बनने वाले एक्टर की बेमिसाल कहानी". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Govind Namdev". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  3. ^ Yahoo! India Movies
  4. ^ "IMDB". Govind Namdeo.
  5. ^ "Govind Namdev to star in Kashi in Search of Ganga". Telangana Today. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Govind Namdev to star in 'Kashi in Search of Ganga' - The Statesman". The Statesman. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Govind Namdev To star in Kashi". Times Of India. Retrieved 28 July 2018.[dead link]
  8. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Byomkesh Bakshi: Ep#12 - Kiley ka Rahasya". YouTube.
  9. ^ "Tribuneindia... Film and tv". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Award Winners". Screen. Archived from the original on 22 October 1999. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  11. ^ Kabootar fetches Govind Namdeo best actor award
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