Deepak Tijori Birthday: Actor Deepak Tijori, who was once in the news for his side roles in Bollywood, is going to turn 63 on August 28. Deepak Tijori was born on August 28, 1961 in Mumbai. Deepak made his mark as a big star with the help of supporting roles. However, he could not play a long innings in Bollywood.
Deepak has been a popular actor of the 90s. He has worked with superstars like Akshay Kumar-Aamir Khan and Shahrukh Khan. However, he could not maintain his stardom like his contemporary actors. Now he is living an anonymous life. Let us tell you some special things about him on the occasion of his birthday.
Made her debut with ‘Tera Naam Mera Naam’
Deepak Tijori started his career in Hindi cinema in the year 1988 with the film ‘Tera Naam Mera Naam’. However, he got big and special recognition from the 1990 superhit film ‘Aashiqui’. Rahul Roy and Anu Agarwal played the lead roles in this film. The chemistry of both was liked a lot. Deepak also won the hearts of the fans with his work.
Debut film flopped as lead actor
For the first few years in Bollywood, Deepak kept doing side and supporting roles. He got his first chance to become a lead actor on the big screen through the 1993 film ‘Pehla Nasha’. Raveena Tandon and Pooja Bhatt worked with him in this film. However, this film of all three actors proved to be a flop at the box office.
Deepak Tijori got this role after defeating Akshay Kumar
Deepak Tijori’s memorable films include the film ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar’ released in the year 1992. Aamir Khan played the lead role in it. Let us tell you that Akshay Kumar had also auditioned for the role played by Deepak but he was rejected. After this, the makers cast Deepak Tijori.
Deepak’s movies
Apart from ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar’, ‘Tera Naam Mera Naam’, ‘Aashiqui’ and ‘Pehla Nasha’, Deepak also worked in ‘Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin’, ‘Sadak’, ‘Anjaam’, ‘Krodh’, ‘Fareb’ and ‘Badshah’ in his career. He also tried his hand at direction. The films made under his direction are ‘Oops’, ‘Tom Dick and Harry’, ‘Fox’ and ‘Khamoshi – Khauf Ki Ek Raat’.