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Salim Ghouse

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Salim Ghouse
Born(1952-01-10)10 January 1952
Died28 April 2022(2022-04-28) (aged 70)[1]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • theater director
  • martial artist
SpouseAnita Salim
Children2

Salim Ghouse (10 January 1952 – 28 April 2022)[1] was an Indian film, television and theatre actor, theatre director, and martial artist.[2] He has acted in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and English films.

Early life

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Salim Ghouse was born in Chennai to a Muslim father and a Christian mother.[3] He studied at the Christchurch School and the Presidency College in Chennai.[4] He was also a graduate of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.

Career

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Salim Ghouse is known for his role in the TV series Subah and for playing Rama, Krishna and Tipu Sultan in Shyam Benegal's TV Series Bharat Ek Khoj. He has also worked in TV serial Wagle Ki Duniya.

In 1989, he portrayed the villain in the Tamil film Vettri Vizhaa, directed by Pratap Pothen as the rival to Kamal Haasan. He starred alongside Mohanlal in the classic Malayalam movie Thazhvaram, directed by Bharathan. In 1993 he played the villain in Mani Ratnam's film Thiruda Thiruda. He acted alongside Madhuri Dixit and Shahrukh Khan in the 1997 film Koyla.

Personal life

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Salim Ghouse was married to Anita. They have a son and daughter.[5] Apart from acting, Salim Ghouse was proficient in martial arts such as karate and tai chi.[3][6]

Salim Ghouse died on Thursday 28 April 2022 at the age of 70 in Mumbai after suffering a cardiac arrest. His last rites were performed early on Thursday morning.[7]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Language Notes
1978 Swarg Narak Student Hindi
1981 Chakra Raghu
1984 Saaransh Gajanan Chitre's henchman
Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! Promoter 2
1985 Trikal
Aghaat Comrade Naidu
1986 Amma Revolutionary Freedom Fighter (Uncredited Role)
1988 The Deceivers Piroo English
The Perfect Murder Caste-Marks Goonda
1989 Vettri Vizhaa Zinda Tamil
Mujrim Africa assassinator Hindi
Suryaa: An Awakening Ramu Gulzar Hindi
1990 Thazhvaram Raju / Raghavan Malayalam
1992 Antham Inspector Kannabiran Telugu Bilingual film
Drohi Hindi
Zulm Ki Hukumat Police Inspector Suryavanshi
Chinna Gounder Sakkarai Gounder Tamil
Magudam Thillainathan
Senthamizh Paattu Rajarathnam
1993 Aakanksha Arjun Singh Hindi
Rakshana Chinna Telugu
Dharma Seelan Pradeep Chakravarthi Tamil
Thiruda Thiruda T. T. Vikram Tamil
1994 Mugguru Monagallu Telugu
Seeman Masanam Tamil
1996 Sardari Begum Sen Urdu/Hindi
1997 Koyla Brijwa Hindi
Shapath Lankeshwar
1998 Maharaja Ranvir Singh
Soldier Jaswant Dalal / DK
2000 Badal Rajbeer
2001 Aks Blind Guru
Indian Francis
2002 Red Srini Tamil
2005 Udayon Perumal Malayalam
Daas Vappa Tamil
Missed Call Arindam Kumar Sengputa Hindi
Chanakya Police commissioner Tamil
2009 Vettaikaaran Vedhanayagam Tamil
2010 Well Done Abba Janarthan Reddy Hindi
2024 Kaa – The Forest Victor Mahadevan Tamil [8]

Television

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Year Series Role Language Notes
1984 Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi Venkat Hindi
1987 Subah Bharat Hindi
1988 Bharat Ek Khoj Various characters Hindi
1998 X Zone Hindi
2014 Samvidhaan V. I. Munswamy Pillay Hindi/English

Dubbing roles

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Year Film title Character Actor Dub Language Notes
1995 The Lion King Scar Jeremy Irons (voice) Hindi
2000 Sudhandhiram Sopraj Sharat Saxena Tamil
2006 300 King Leonidas Gerard Butler Hindi

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bharat Ek Khoj actor Salim Ghouse passes away due to cardiac arrest". 28 April 2022. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  2. ^ "High voltage performance". The Hindu. 12 December 2003. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ a b "Martial Arts - Master of the moment". Life Positive. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014.
  4. ^ The Hindu: Talent at play[usurped]
  5. ^ "Mumbai: Actor known for his baritone passes away". The Times of India. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Acting stems from the soul, says Salim Ghouse". The Hindu. 20 April 2016. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Bharat Ek Khoj actor Salim Ghouse passes away due to cardiac arrest". The Indian Express. 28 April 2022. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Veteran TV and film actor Salim Ghouse passes away at 70". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
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