Ranjit Chowdhry obit

Khubsoorat actor Ranjit Chowdhry passes away at the age of 65

Ranjit Chowdhry who featured in noteworthy films like Khubsoorat, Basu Chatterjee’s Khatta Meetha and Baaton Baaton Mein has passed away at the age of 65.

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Bollywood actor Ranjit Chowdhry who featured in noteworthy films like Khubsoorat and Basu Chatterjee’s Khatta Meetha and Baaton Baaton Mein has passed away at the age of 65. He was also a noted writer and director. Ranjit Chowdhry was the son of theatre personality Pearl Padamsee and was the brother to Raell Padamsee of Ace Productions. Ranjit Chowdhry played Jagan's character in Rekha and Rakesh Roshan's film, Khubsoorat which was helmed by ace director Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Ranjit's sister, Raell Padamsee announced the news of the actor's death on her Instagram account.

The theatre personality wrote that Ranjit Chowdhry passed away on 15 April 2020. Raell called Ranjit a maverick and added in her post that he will be missed dearly. The Bollywood actor, Ranjit Chowdhry had reportedly moved to the United States in the year 1980. He then featured in many US shows, including the classic show The Office with Hollywood actors like Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski playing key roles. The news reports also suggest that the actor has written the screenplay for Deepa Mehta's film, titled Sam & Me.

For all those who knew Ranjit, the funeral will be held tomorrow and a gathering to celebrate his life n share his stories on May 5th. With love, Raell.

The Cannes Film Festival gave Ranjit an honourable mention for the Deepa Mehta directorial. Ranjit Chowdhry also featured in the 2006 film called Last Holiday wherein he essayed the role of Dr Gupta. Ranjit had reportedly won the 23rd Genie Award for the Best Supporting actor's role as Rocky in Deepa Mehta's film Bollywood/Hollywood. The fans and audience members who have enjoyed the actor's work are mourning the loss of this beloved actor.

Writer

Sam & Me (1991)

Sam & Me

6.0

screenplay by

1991

 

Actor

On Golden Years (2014)

On Golden Years

Deva

2014

 

Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

8.1

TV Series

Hotel Manager

2013

1 episode

 

Zosia Mamet, Lena Dunham, Jemima Kirke, and Allison Williams in Girls (2012)

Girls

7.4

TV Series

Doctor

2013

1 episode

 

Rob Lowe, Camilla Belle, Anupam Kher, Russell Peters, and Vinay Virmani in Breakaway (2011)

Breakaway

5.7

Mr. Patel Senior (as Ranjit Chowdray)

2011

 

God's Land (2010)

God's Land

6.7

Raja Chatterjee

2010

 

Madhur Jaffrey, Aasif Mandvi, Harish Patel, Naseeruddin Shah, and Jess Weixler in Today's Special (2009)

Today's Special

6.6

Regular #1

2009

 

Ted Danson, Jason Schwartzman, and Zach Galifianakis in Bored to Death (2009)

Bored to Death

7.8

TV Series

Hotel Clerk

2009

1 episode

 

Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, and B.J. Novak in The Office (2005)

The Office

9.0

TV Series

Vikram

2007–2009

2 episodes

 

Cupid (2009)

Cupid

7.1

TV Series

Psychiatrist

2009

1 episode

 

Hope & a Little Sugar (2006)

Hope & a Little Sugar

7.0

Ghosh

2006

 

Michael Rapaport, Muse Watson, Stacy Keach, Paul Adelstein, Barbara Eve Harris, Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Leon Russom, Wade Williams, Amaury Nolasco, and Marshall Allman in Prison Break (2005)

Prison Break

8.3

TV Series

Dr. Marvin Gudat

2006

2 episodes

 

Kettle of Fish (2006)

Kettle of Fish

5.1

Doorman

2006

 

Anupam Kher, Dee Wallace, and Kristin Erickson in American Blend (2006)

American Blend

6.2

Yogi

2006

 

Last Holiday (2006)

Last Holiday

6.6

Dr. Gupta

2006

 

Building Girl

4.6

Mr. Singh

2005

 

Fred Thompson, Bebe Neuwirth, Jerry Orbach, Kirk Acevedo, and Amy Carlson in Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

6.5

TV Series

Anji Reddy

2005

1 episode

 

Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Lucky Ali, Kumar Gaurav, Mahesh Manjrekar, and Suniel Shetty in Kaante (2002)

Kaante

6.6

Det. Constable

2002

 

Bollywood/Hollywood (2002)

Bollywood/Hollywood

5.9

Rocky

2002

 

Michael Beach, Eddie Cibrian, Kim Raver, Jason Wiles, Coby Bell, Amy Carlson, Molly Price, Anthony Ruivivar, and Skipp Sudduth in Third Watch (1999)

Third Watch

8.0

TV Series

Baboo

2002

1 episode

 

John Leguizamo in King of the Jungle (2000)

King of the Jungle

5.8

Mr. Sith

2000

 

Richard Gere and Winona Ryder in Autumn in New York (2000)

Autumn in New York

5.6

Fakir

2000

 

Lillo Brancato, Jason Gedrick, Sonny Marinelli, and Titus Welliver in Falcone (2000)

Falcone

7.1

TV Series

Car Salesman

2000

1 episode

 

Ryan Reynolds in Coming Soon (1999)

Coming Soon

4.4

Afshin

1999

 

Such a Long Journey (1998)

Such a Long Journey

7.2

Pavement Artist

1998

 

My Own Country (1998)

My Own Country

6.7

TV Movie

Vadivel

1998

 

Bill Cosby in Cosby (1996)

Cosby

6.2

TV Series

Singh

1996–1998

7 episodes

 

Too Tired to Die (1998)

Too Tired to Die

5.4

Cab Driver

1998

 

NYPD Blue (1993)

NYPD Blue

7.8

TV Series

Raveen

1997

1 episode

 

His and Hers (1997)

His and Hers

5.1

Taxi Driver

1997

 

I'm Not Rappaport (1996)

I'm Not Rappaport

6.5

Kamir

1996

 

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996)

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love

6.0

Babu

1996

 

Fire (1996)

Fire

7.1

Mundu

1996

 

Theresa Randle in Girl 6 (1996)

Girl 6

5.3

Indian Shopkeeper

1996

 

Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei, and Anjelica Huston in The Perez Family (1995)

The Perez Family

6.0

Indian immigration official

1995

 

The Mesmerist

Damodar

1994

 

Louis Ferreira in Boozecan (1994)

Boozecan

4.7

Snake

1994

 

Camilla (1994)

Camilla

6.0

Officer Kapur

1994

 

Bleeding Hearts (1994)

Bleeding Hearts

4.9

Fred Ghosh

1994

 

Nicolas Cage and Bridget Fonda in It Could Happen to You (1994)

It Could Happen to You

6.4

Mr. Patel

1994

 

Bandit Queen (1994)

Bandit Queen

7.5

Shiv Narain (as Ranjit Chaudhry)

1994

 

Matthew Broderick and Annabella Sciorra in The Night We Never Met (1993)

The Night We Never Met

6.0

Cabbie

1993

 

Denzel Washington and Sarita Choudhury in Mississippi Masala (1991)

Mississippi Masala

6.8

Anil

1991

 

Sam & Me (1991)

Sam & Me

6.0

Nikhil 'Shwartza' Parikh

1991

 

Ranjit Chowdhry in Lonely in America (1990)

Lonely in America

4.7

Arun

1990

 

Amitabh Bachchan, Parveen Babi, Amjad Khan, Asha Parekh, and Pran Sikand in Kaalia (1981)

Kaalia

6.7

Boot Polish Boy (as Ranjeet Chowdhary)

1981

 

Chakra (1981)

Chakra

7.0

Benwa (as Ranjeet Chowdhuri)

1981

 

Khubsoorat (1980)

Khubsoorat

7.6

Jagan Gupta (as Ranjit Chowdhury)

1980

 

Baton Baton Mein (1979)

Baton Baton Mein

7.4

Sabhi Perreira

1979

 

Khatta Meetha (1978)

Khatta Meetha

7.5

Russie Mistry (as Ranjit Chowdhary)

1978