Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Kulbhushan Kharbanda is an Indian actor who works mainly in Hindi and Punjabi films, with a background in theatre and television. He became widely recognised as the villain Shakaal in Shaan (1980).

He also took dramatic roles in Arth (1982) and Ek Chadar Maili Si (1986), appeared in Lagaan (2001) and Monsoon Wedding (2001), and worked in Deepa Mehta's Fire, Earth and Water. In recent years he has been seen in the series Mirzapur as Satyanand Tripathi, known as Bauji, and in Crew (2024). He received Filmfare and IIFA nominations for supporting roles. He appears in Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006).