Jaspal Bhatti
Birthday: Born in 1955-03-03 in Amritsar, Punjab, India
Deathday: 2012-10-25
Jaspal Singh Bhatti (3 March 1955 – 25 October 2012) was an Indian television personality known for his satirical take on the problems of the common man. He is most well known for his television series Flop Show, Full Tension and mini capsules Ulta Pulta which ran on Doordarshan, India's national television network, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was commonly known as "King of Comedy" and also "King of Satire". He carried out various anti corruption crusades in Chandigarh. His frontal attack on issues like redtapism, nepotism, and corruption was both comic and awakening for masses.
TV Credits
Flop Show
Character: Jaspal Bhatti
Flop Show is an Indian television sitcom that first aired on Doordarshan in 1989. The show was written and directed by satirical humourist Jaspal Bhatti, who also played himself as the main character. His wife Savita Bhatti produced the show and also acted in all the episodes as his wife. The sitcom was a satire on the socio-cultural problems faced by the common man in India at the time. Although only 10 episodes of the show were ever produced, the show has had a long and powerful legacy....
Full Tension
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Jaspal Bhatti's satirical comedy show, which aired on DD National. Ace comedian Jaspal Bhatti comments on daily situations in his unique humorous manner....
Movie Credits
Fanaa
Character: Jaspal Bhatti
Zooni Ali Beg is a blind Kashmiri girl who travels without her parents for the first time with a dance troupe to Delhi to perform in a ceremony for independence day. On her journey, she meets Rehan Khan, a casanova and tour guide who flirts with her. Although her friends warn Zooni about him, she cannot resist falling in love with him and he takes her on a private tour of New Delhi. But there is more to Rehan than meets the eye and Zooni will have to make a heartbreaking decision....
Mahaul Theek Hai
Character: SSP Bhatti
Mahaul Theek Hai (meaning 'the situation is okay') is a comedy satire about the police force in India. The plot involves a romance between the hero (Smeep Kang) and heroine (Chandni Toor). The hero's brother (Raj Babbar) is involved with an illegal businessman. Played by director and satirist Jaspal Bhatti, the villain of the film is a corrupt SSP (police superintendent) who misuses his authority to threaten people and hide his own excesses. His love interest is played by Bhatti's real life wife...
Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
Character: Balwinder (Balu)
Inspired by the Telegu (southern Indian) film, "Pelli Chuskundam," the plot follows the life of a rape victim (Aishwarya Rai). Now, a disgrace to her family, she is turned away from her house after the sexual assault. But she finds shelter in the character played by Anil Kapoor....
Khauff
Character: Hawa Singh
While returning home from the marriage of her friend, Ritu Pereira, Neha Verma, an air hostess, witnesses the brutal death of Superintendent of Police Jaidev Singh,......
Power Cut
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Power Cut is a 2012 Indian Punjabi romantic comedy film. It was the last film directed by Jaspal Bhatti and produced by Paveljeet Singh under B & R Films and Madarts Jaspal Bhatti's Film School. The lead actors include Jaspal Bhatti himself, his wife Savita Bhatti and several well-known Punjabi actors. The film is releasing on 26 October, 2012 worldwide. The movie mocks at the power outage and corruption situation in India, especially in the state of Punjab. Contents...
Jaanam Samjha Karo
Character: Ishwar Singh 'Tubby'
Love slowly develops between a spoiled young rich man and a nightclub dancer he tries to impress....
Jija Ji
Character: Jijaji
Jija Ji - Watch Jaspal Bhatti play the role of brother-in-law of an IAS officer and he holds a powerful position in his family. He even carries a card on which he has got printed Jijaji brother-in-law of a Senior IAS Officer. Mr Sandhu the IAS officer is totally frustrated at the hands of his jija as he is always interfering in his official matters....
Dil Pardesi Ho Gaya
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The film is an emotional drama based on the generations who have suffered ]he divide families following the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947....
Chak de Phatte
Character: Thanedar Pyara Singh Lovely
Four Punjab-based men attempt to immigrate abroad by wooing a Canadian resident....
Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye
Character: Ram Saran Dubey
A group of people are stranded at a small airport, when their plane experiences technical difficulties, and soon they find their lives clashing....
Hum Tum Shabana
Character: Wadhwa
Employed with Paradigm Entertainment and assigned to work under Company President Ravi Agarwal by their employer, Wadhwa, two Mumbai-based rival colleagues, Rishi Malhotra and Karthik Iyer, who both had hoped to secure Ravi's position, travel to Goa to participate in a beauty pageant 'Miss Glamorama'. Both get attracted to a nervous contestant, Shabana Raza, and do try to outwit each other to assist her in gaining confidence - but the winner turns out to be a much taller, seasoned, and determine...
Tujhe Meri Kasam
Character: Sardarji
Rishi and Anju, childhood best friends, realize their deeper feelings when Akash, a singer, proposes to Anju. Rishi hides his love for her, fearing it would ruin their friendship, but Anju becomes unsure about marrying Akash when she realizes it means leaving Rishi behind. When Anju discovers Rishi's hidden feelings, she decides to call off the marriage, but Rishi insists on going through with it out of respect for their parents. As the engagement nears, tension grows between Anju and Akash due ...
Ek: The Power of One
Character: Amrik Singh Nasa
Mumbai-based Nandkumar Sharma is a high-priced hit-man. He is paid a princely 1.5 Crore Rupees to injure Anna Mhatre, so that the later can get enough 'sympathy' votes to get him elected as the next Chief Minister, but ends up killing him. On the run from the Police, he ends up assuming the guise of Hoshiyarpur's Puran Singh, who has been away from home for the last 18 years, and does succeed in fooling Puran's joint family. But his hopes for settling there appear to be in vain with the arrival ...
Kartoos
Character: Mini's uncle
On May 1st 1993 a bomb explodes in Gangaram Park in Bombay, killing more than 150 people, many of whom are children. ACP Jay Suryavanshi is assigned this case, quick arrests are made of four individuals. Jagat Jogia, a terrorist, claims responsibility for these killings, but the police are unable to arrest him as he is now located in London, England. Jay discusses this matter with his senior, and together they recruit dreaded killer, Jeet Balraj, rename him Raja, save him from death-row, promise...
Kuch Naa Kaho
Character: Monty Ahluwalia
Raj a mere bachelor, who has no intention of marrying is being convinced by his uncle. His uncle passes on the duty to Namrata a married woman whose husband Sanjeev leave her five years ago. Namrata is responsible for finding Raj a suitable bride, while she is busy finding girls for him, he is busy along with his mischievous friend Adi straying away all the girls by making up wired plans. But Raj falls in love with the match - maker herself. While this is happening Sanjeev, Namrata's husband ret...
Shakti: The Power
Character: Nandini's Uncle
A couple visits the husband's family in India and finds itself in the middle of a fratricidal battle....
Yeh Hai Jalwa
Character: Buta Singh
Raj Saxena goes to London, expecting his long lost Dad to warmly greet him. But things do not go as planned....
Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani
Character: Raju's coach
A shape-shifting snake exacts revenge on the men he believes are responsible for the death of Divya, his lover in her previous life....
Dharti
Character: Bani's Dad
Dharti' is a family drama set in Punjab on the backdrop of Punjab Politics. Prem Chopra plays the character of Baljit Singh Wadala, the head of ruling party in Punjab and he has two sons. The elder son Vikramjit Singh Wadala played by Randeep Arya is following his father's footsteps and is a prominent Political leader, while the younger son Jasdeep Singh Wadala played by "Jimmy Sheirgill" is a Squadron Leader in the Indian Air Force. The younger son has a conflict with his father and had left hi...
Aa ab Laut Chalen
Character: Iqbal Singh
An ambitious, unemployed youth goes to the US to find a job and gets caught in a love triangle between Pooja and Loveleen. However, he soon realises that he loves Pooja and reconciles with her....