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Johnny lever a good comedian

Johnny lever a good comedian

Johnny lever a good comedian (born John Prakash Rao Janumala;14 August 1957) is an Indian actor and comedian who is known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is one of the first and most recognised comedians in Ind.

is the recipient of numerous accolades, including thirteen Filmfare Awards nominations in Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role, and has won the award twice, for his work in Deewana Mastana (1997) and Dulhe Raja (1998). He began his career in 1984, and has acted in more than three hundred Hindi films.

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Early life

Switch was brought into the world on 14 August 1957 in a Telugu Christian familyin Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh.His father functioned as an administrator in Hindustan Unilever plant where he likewise filled in as a worker for six years.Lever was raised in Ruler’s Circle area of Dharavi in Mumbai. His native language is Telugu and is conversant in Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi, English, Marathi and Tulu. He is the oldest in the family comprising of three sisters and two siblings (counting his more youthful sibling Jimmy Moses).

Switch concentrated in Andhra training society English secondary school until the 7th level as he was unable to concentrate further in light of monetary issues in his family.As an outcome, he chose to leave school and began maintaining odd sources of income, for example, selling pens in the city of Mumbai by mirroring some popular Hindi film stars of that time and moving to the tunes of Hindi film stars. He likewise spent his initial a very long time in Yakutpura, an old city of Hyderabad, where he took in the extraordinary style of satire acting.

During a Hindustan Unilever organization capability, he emulated a couple of senior officials, and from that day on, the specialists said he is Johnny Switch. At the point when he later joined the entertainment world, he chose to utilize Johnny Switch as his screen name.

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Career

He started to perform stand-up comedy in musical shows (orchestras), Tabassum Hit Parade and after earning fame, joined the group of Kalyanji-Anandji, a music direction duo. Lever is one of the first stand-up comedian in India and widely regarded as pioneer of stand-up comedy profession in India. Even before joining Hindustan Unilever (HUL), he was giving stage performances. Because of his growing absenteeism and since he was earning well from stage shows, he quit HUL in the year 1981. He did a lot of shows and world tours with them, one of his first big tours being with Amitabh Bachchan in 1982. At one of his shows, actor Sunil Dutt noticed his talent and potential and offered him his first movie Dard Ka Rishta.

He recorded a comedy cassette called Hasi Ke Hangame which gave him recognition at homes via the audio mode. During this period, he also did a few commercials for Kachua chhap incense, directed by Shekhar Kapur. In 1986, he performed in a charity show Hope 86 in front of members of the Hindi film industry as a filler. His talent was recognized, which resulted in producer Gul Anand offering him the film Jalwa, alongside Naseeruddin Shah.

Switch got his most memorable break in Tum Standard Murmur Qurban, wherein the renowned television and stage compère and bygone eras entertainer Child Tabassum sent off her child Hoshang Govil as the main man, and afterward with the film Dard Ka Rishta, because of Tabassum and the late Sunil Dutt. From that point forward, he has acted in excess of 350 movies including movies like Tezaab, Kasam, Khataranak and Kishen Kanhaiya . After Dard Ka Rishta, he was seen in Jalwa, Legend Hiralal with Naseeruddin Shah.

1990s

His first major success came with Baazigar, and after that he was seen in movies as a supporting actor/comedian. Despite being busy with his movie roles, he continued to do live shows. One of his most memorable live performances was an impersonation of Michael Jackson at the 1999 Filmfare Awards. His most acclaimed performance was the character of “Babulal” in the film, Baazigar, directed by Abbas-Mustan. He is also remembered for some of his other famous characters, like “Chotta Chattri”, “Aslam Bhai”, etc.

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Johny Lever being awarded during the 4th edition of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Nobel Awards 2019.

2010s

 

Johnny lever a good comedian also acted in a Tulu movie, Rang. His first Tamil feature film was Anbirkku Alavillai released in 2011.He also starred in a Kannada film, Gara.

Television career

Johnny lever a good comedian’s first appeared in an episode of sitcom Zabaan Sambhalke as Johnny Utolandand in 1993. Lever also appeared on Zee TV in his own show, Johny Aala Re. In 2007, he appeared as a judge on the stand-up reality show Comedy Circus] In 2017 Lever joined the cast of Partners as Commissioner Googol Chatterjee.

He is the president of MAAM (Mimicry Artist Association Mumbai), and has done thousands of live shows all over the world.

Personal life

He married Sujatha Lever in 1984 and has two children Jamie and Jessy. His younger brother, Jimmy Moses, is also a comedian and mimicry artist.

Lever is a Christian. When asked about his transition, Lever replied:

It was God’s will. I had always been a religious person, but one incident changed my life. My son was diagnosed with throat tumor. I was helpless and turned to God for help. I stopped working in films and spent all my time praying for him. Ten days later, when he was taken for a test, the doctors were surprised because the cancer had vanished. It was the beginning of a new life for me.

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