Parikshit Sahni

Biography:

Parikshit Sahni was born in Murree, located in the Rawalpindi District of British India’s Punjab Province (now part of Murree District, Punjab, Pakistan). He came from a Punjabi Hindu family. His father was a professor of English at Visva-Bharati University in Shantiniketan, where Rabindranath Tagore was associated, while his mother was pursuing her Bachelor’s degree. He received most of his education at Lawrence School Sanawar and later attended St. Stephen’s College in Delhi.

Sahni embarked on his career as a child actor and gained recognition in the classic Punjabi film “Marhi Da Diva” (1989), alongside Raj Babbar, Pankaj Kapur, Kanwaljit Singh, and Deepti Naval. He also had a notable role in the Hindi film “Pavitra Paapi” (1970), based on a Punjabi novel by Nanak Singh, which featured his real-life father, Balraj Sahni, in a significant role.

Sahni appeared in the Doordarshan television series “The Great Maratha” in the role of Malhar Rao Holkar. One of his most well-known films was “Kaala Patthar,” starring Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor. He also played R. Madhavan’s father in the film “3 Idiots” and portrayed Nawab Mirza, Heena’s father, in the TV series “Heena,” which concluded in 2003. Additionally, Sahni played the character Veer Singh (Kakasa) opposite Nivedita Bhattacharya in the popular Zee TV serial “Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar.”