Siddharth Randeria is an Indian actor, writer, theater director, theater producer and theater artist, who mostly works in Gujarati film industry. He is best known for appearing in the Gujarati film Gujjubhai the Great (2015). He is also famous for Gujjubhai theater series.
Wiki/Biography
Siddharth Randeria was born on Saturday, 17 December 1955 (age 67 years; in 2022) in Bombay, Bombay State, India (now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India). His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Siddharth’s passion for acting developed at a young age, influenced by his father’s Gujarati theater background. He started performing in plays as a child artiste and in 1969, at the age of 14, performed in the play Chakko-Makko.
Siddharth Randeria as a child artist in the game Chakko-Makko
In his college days, Siddharth was associated with his college theater group and participated in several inter-college drama competitions, winning prizes for his performances. He continued to participate in inter-college plays for three years and then moved to the National Theater of India, where he was selected for a play based on World War 2 called Vairi. Many popular faces were part of the drama including Paresh Rawal, Mahendra Joshi, Arundhati, Shankar Nag and Homi Wadia. Meanwhile, he joined an architectural firm to supplement his income. She worked as an interior designer for 15 years before becoming a full-time theater artist.
Old picture of Siddharth Randeria with his son
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 8″
Hair Color: Bald
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Family
Siddharth Randeria belongs to a Gujarati family.
Parents & Siblings
Siddharth Randeria is the son of Madhukar Randeria, a Gujarati professor, who pioneered modern Gujarati Theatre. Madhukar is also a famous actor and writer and has authored 10 books in Gujarati.
Siddharth Randeria’s parents
Wife & Children
Siddharth Randeria’s wife, Shefali Randeria, is an artist and creative head at Siddharth Randeria Production LLP. Together, they have two sons, Ishaan Randeria, and Anvit Randeria. Ishaan is a director, screenwriter, and screenwriter. Anvit is a concept artist, colorist and illustrator.
Siddharth Randeria with his wife and son Ishaan Randeria
Siddharth Randeria with his son
Career
Theater
Siddharth Randeria started his career as a theater artist in 1970 and has participated in many popular Gujarati dramas like Gurubrahma, Rang Che Rajja, Bas Kar Bakula, Carry On Lalu, Parnela Chaiye Kone Kahiye, Khandan, and Ramat Shooniya Chaukadini.
Siddharth Randeria performed in the drama Khandan
In addition to being a theater artist, he has also worked as a writer and director in theater plays. He has received immense popularity with the iconic serial Gujjubhai on stage. Starting with Gujjubhai E Gaam Gajaavyu in 2002, Siddharth went on to star in many popular dramas in the series including Lage Raho Gujjubhai (2007), Lo Gujjubhai Ghode Chadya (2010), Gujjubhai ni Golmaal (2012), Gujjubhai Banya Dabangg (2015), Rang Rangila Gujjubhai (2017), and Bluffmaster Gujjubhai (2019). The series has completed several hundred shows around the world.
Siddharth Randeria in Rangila Gujjubhai
Movie
Gujarat
He made his Gujarati film debut in 2015 with the film Gujjubhai The Great. He plays the role of Hasmukh Gandhi, an ordinary Gujarati man, who lives with his family and instills heartwarming humor into their daily lives. With an enigmatic demeanor, he fearlessly speaks his mind about his wife, son, and mother-in-law, adding a touch of wit to their household dynamic.
Siddharth Randeria in Gujjubhai The Great
Three years later, he appeared in its sequel- GujjuBhai – Most Wanted. In the same year, he played the lead role in the Gujarati film Natsamrat (2018), a remake of the Marathi film of the same name.
Siddharth Randeria in Natsamrat
He then appeared in the blockbuster Chaal Jeevi Laiye! (2019), which became one of the highest-grossing Gujarati films of all time. The film was in theaters for about a year. He has also starred in the Gujarati films Kehvatlal Parivar (2022) and Bushirt T-shirt (2023).
Siddharth Randeria in Bushirt T-shirt
Hindi
Apart from Gujarati films, he has also worked in several Bollywood films including Khal Nayak (1993), Kya Kehna (2000), and Short Kut (2009).
TV series
In 1999, he appeared in the Doordarshan TV series Waqt Ki Raftar. He has also appeared in the TV series Kudkudiya House No. 43.
Award
- Ahmedabad Spirit Award from Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel at Sabarmati Festival
Siddharth Randeria received the Spirit of Ahmedabad Award
- GIFA Award for Best Actor for the Gujarati film Natsamrat (2018)
Siddharth Randeria poses with his GIFA Award
- Awarded at the Gujarat Ratna Award Ceremony, AMA, Ahmedabad (2019)
Siddharth Randeria with Gujarat Ratna Award
- The Glory of Gujarat Award (2019)
Siddharth Randeria received the Glory of Gujarat Award 2019
Favourite
Facts/Trivia
- He likes to travel and listen to music in his spare time.
- A gourmet, Siddharth Randeria loves to try different cuisines.
- Siddharth is popularly known as Gujjubhai after his role in the drama series Gujjubhai.
- He is often seen consuming alcohol on various occasions.
Siddharth Randeria is enjoying a drink with his friend
- Siddharth owns Siddharth Randeria Productions LLP where he has produced many popular Gujarati dramas.
- With an impressive total of over 12,000 live performances, he holds the record for the highest number of appearances by an actor in a live show.
- In an interview, while talking about his cult series Gujjubhai, Siddharth said,
First, to parallel this drama series is like Coca Cola. It was never meant to be a drink but became one by accident and is now an unparalleled brand. Likewise with Gujjubhai. It is not thought out beforehand. I just named the play, GUJJUBHAI GAAM GAJAVYU and it became such a huge success that the producers felt we should use the name again and so we did LAGE RAHO GUJJUBHAI which was another turning point in my life. In three years it completed 750 shows and I don’t think any other drama has done as well. This may still be going on but fatigue has set in and everyone feels we need to do something else. In fact I closed it with a sold out show. This strengthens the name as a brand. None of the stories are the same or continuous and the only constant in the play is me.”
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