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Lalit Mohan Tiwari is an Indian film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Sanjaya in B.R. Chopra’s epic television series Mahabharat (1988–1990) and Shyam Benegal's historical television series Bharat Ek Khoj (Discovery of India, 1988).
An alumnus of National School of Drama, he made his film debut with Sudhir Mishra's Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin (1987). His next film was postmodernist film, Om-Dar-Ba-Dar (1988) directed by Kamal Swaroop, which became a cult classic. Over the years he has worked on numerous parallel cinema films with Shyam Benegal in films like Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda, Mammo, Hari-Bhari , Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero, Welcome to Sajjanpur and Well Done Abba! . Besides he has worked with mainstream Bollywood directors like Yash Chopra in Chandni, Lamhe and Aditya Chopra's debut film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin | Srikant | Dir: Sudhir Mishra |
| 1988 | Om-Dar-Ba-Dar | Jagdish | Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie |
| 1989 | Chandni | Dir. Yash Chopra | |
| 1989 | Bhrashtachar | Keshav Kumar | |
| 1989 | Sach | ||
| 1991 | Akayla | ||
| 1991 | Lamhe | Sudeshwar Narayan Tiwari | Dir. Yash Chopra |
| 1991 | Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman | Rafique | |
| 1992 | Bewaffa Se Waffa | Altaf Ahmed - Rukhsar's father | |
| 1993 | Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja | ||
| 1993 | Darr | Sunil's Friend | Dir Yash Chopra |
| 1993 | Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda | Chaman Thakur | Dir. Shyam Benegal |
| 1993 | Sardar | ||
| 1993 | Pehchaan | ||
| 1994 | Yeh Dillagi | Prod. Yash Chopra | |
| 1994 | Eena Meena Deeka | Dir. David Dhawan | |
| 1994 | Chaand Kaa Tukdaa | Raja Saheb | |
| 1994 | Mammo | Riyaz's father | Dir. Shyam Benegal |
| 1994 | Tarpan | Jeetu Thakur | |
| 1995 | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | Simran's Uncle | National Film Award for Best Popular Film |
| 1996 | Krishna | Sunil's Instructor | |
| 1996 | Shastra | Girdhari | |
| 1999 | Jai Hind | Karan | |
| 2000 | Bawandar | Tej Karan | |
| 2000 | Hari-Bhari | Dir. Shyam Benegal | |
| 2001 | Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke | Ashok Sharma | |
| 2002 | The Legend of Bhagat Singh | Prof. Vidyalankar | |
| 2003 | Dabdaba | K.K | |
| 2004 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero | Checkpost Policeman | |
| 2005 | Mangal Pandey: The Rising | Davar Ali | |
| 2006 | Tathastu | Politician | |
| 2006 | Jai Santoshi Maa | Pratap | |
| 2006 | Chabiwali Pocket Watch | Babba | short film |
| 2007 | Anwar | Pappu | |
| 2008 | Welcome to Sajjanpur | Subedar Singh | Dir: Shyam Benegal |
| 2009 | Bad Luck Govind | Potent Pandey | |
| 2009 | Well Done Abba! | Meherban Ali - Arif's father | Dir. Shyam Benegal |
| 2012 | Ata Pata Lapatta | Swamiji | |
| 2013 | Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain | Muslim moneylender | upcoming |
| 2014 | Das Capital | Mantri | upcoming |
| 2015 | Hawaizaada | Charu Shastri | co-starring Mithun Chakraborty, Ayushmann Khurrana and Pallavi Sharda |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Mahabharat | Sanjaya | |
| 1988 | Bharat Ek Khoj | Dir: Shyam Benegal | |
| 1993 | Bible Ki Kahaniya | Narrator | |
| 1997 | Itihaas | Shrivastav | |
| 2001 | Maha Kavya Mahabharat | TV Mini series | |
| 2007 | Apne Dil Se Puchho | Mohan's Father Vitthal | |
| 2014 | Samvidhaan | Shibban Lal Saxena | Dir: Shyam Benegal |