Lilliput (actor)

Lilliput is an Indian actor and writer for the TV series Vikram Vetaal and Bollywood films. His real name is M. M. Faruqui. He adopted the screen name taking a cue from Lilliput and Blefuscu, two island nations in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels where Gulliver lands onto an island inhabited by little people.[1]

Lilliput
Faruqui
Born
M. M. Faruqui

Gaya, Bihar, India
OccupationActor
Years active1980–present
Spouse(s)Sulekha
Children2

Career

He is best known for writing Doordarshan's popular science fiction series Indradhanush and acted in films such as Bunty Aur Babli (2005), Saagar (1985), and popular 90s sitcoms like Dekh Bhai Dekh , Natkhat and Mr. Funtoosh, and for starring in Woh (1998) as Woh. He plays Dadda Tyagi in Famous web series Mirzapur Season 2.[2][3] He made his Tamil film debut in Vijay starrer Beast.[4]

Filmography
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1985SaagarCheenaHindi film debut
1987HukumatBhimsen, Servant
1988Woh Phir AayegiGirls Hostel Peon
1993Zakhmo Ka HisaabMama
1998Aunty No. 1Servant
2002Shararat (2002 film)Prisoner in a jail
2005Bunty Aur BabliBand Trumpet Player
2010Prem Kaa GameDr. Screwvala
2020KaamyaabHimself
2022BeastUmar FarooqTamil film debut

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1985Idhar UdharSudhir
1985-86Vikram Aur BetaalVarious characters
1993Dekh Bhai DekhVarious characters
1996NatkhatBandit
1996-97Zabaan SambhalkeSheikh
1998WohPennywise / Vikram
1999Star BestsellersMr. Sinha
2002ShararatTelevision Director
2009Shaurya Aur SuhaniBhasundi
2010-16AdaalatBrijesh Kumar (Babloo Joker) / Peter Fernandes
2012Luck Luck Ki Baat
2015 Razia Sultan
2019-20VidyaSchool Principal Manohar Mishra[5]

Web series
Year Title Role Notes
2020- present Mirzapur Dadda Tyagi Amazon Prime Video[6]

References
  1. "My own family was the inspiration behind Dekh Bhai Dekh: Anand Mahendroo". 9 January 2016.
  2. "Liliput's no small wonder - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. "Here's A Look At All The New Characters Coming In 'Mirzapur' Season 2. Ab Hoga Taandav!". ScoopWhoop. 6 October 2020.
  4. Banerjee, Urmimala; Banerjee, ByUrmimala (21 June 2021). "Eclipse Superstar Thalapathy Vijay will be new title card of Vijay from film Beast". Bollywood Life. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  5. "लिलिपुट की टेलीविजन पर वापसी, इस बार प्रिंसिपल के अवतार में आ रहे नजर" [Lilliput returns to television, this time seen in the principal's avatar]. Amar Ujala (in Hindi). 26 September 2019.
  6. "Mirzapur 2 review: Amazon Prime Video series gives you a sense of deja vu". 24 October 2020.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.