Deepak Parashar

Biography

Deepak Parashar (born 2 April 1952) is an Indian actor and former model. His best known films include Insaaf Ka Tarazu (1980), Nikaah (1982) and Sharaabi (1984). He was a contestant on Bigg Boss in 2006.

== Early life and education == He was born in Pune, India on 2 April 1952 to Shobha and Vishvanath Parashar. Belonging to a Punjabi Hindu family, he grew up in Delhi and graduated from Delhi University. Film director Mohan Kumar was his maternal uncle.

== Career ==

=== Mr. India === During his college days, he would become Mr. Delhi, later competing for Mr. India. In 1976, he was crowned very first Mr India/India Prince (A Personality Contest) along with Nafisa Ali as Miss India and Poonam Dhillon as Miss Delhi. His claim to fame was "ONLY VIMAL" suitings in the late 1970s, New Delhi donned his photograph.

=== Actor ===

==== Films ==== In the early 1980s, Parashar took several Hindi cinema roles, including Sharaabi, Insaaf Ka Tarazu, Nikaah, Purani Haveli and Aap to Aise Na They. Till date Nikaah remains his best performing movie and Insaaf ka Tarazu one of the best supporting roles he played.

==== Television series ==== Deepak Parashar appeared in the soap opera Kahiin To Hoga, and donned the "royal robes" of a Mughal badshah in the costume drama Chandramukhi. He also appeared in Doordarshan TV serial Swabhimaan as Mahendra Malhotra.

=== Bigg Boss === In 2006, he appeared in reality TV show Bigg Boss, until he was evicted in the second week.