Sanjay Mishra

Sanjay Mishra is an Indian actor primarily working in the Hindi film and television industry.

Mishra was raised in Varanasi, India. His father was an employee of the Press Information Bureau under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. His grandfather served as a District Magistrate.

Mishra's father took a keen interest in the arts, inspiring him to do something in the field. His earliest influence was his grandmother, who sang for the Patna Radio Station.

Mishra did his schooling at the Kendriya Vidyalaya BHU in Varanasi. He later attended the National School of Drama in New Delhi and graduated in 1989.

Mishra made his Bollywood debut with the film Oh Darling Yeh Hai India (1995) featuring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepa Sahi. He went on to appear in several films, including Rajkumar (1996), Dil Se.. (1998), Wajood (1998), Satya (1998), Jwalamukhi (2000), Jung (2000), and Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000).

At the same time, Mishra worked in numerous television shows like Chanakya (1990), Aahat (1995), Hum Bambai Nahin Jayenge (1994), Office Office (2000), C.I.D. (1998), Lapataganj (2009), Comedy Circus (2018), and Booo: Sabki Phategi (2019).

Mishra has played a range of roles in Bollywood. He starred in serious roles in movies like Satya (1998), Zameen (2003), Plan (2004), and Charas: A Joint Effort (2004). He also essayed comedic roles in films like Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006) and Dhamaal (2007). He went on to feature in critically acclaimed films like Bunty Aur Babli (2005) and Apna Sapna Money Money (2006) while taking a break from television.

Mishra starred in the leading role in Saare Jahaan Se Mehnga... (2013). He then played the part of the protagonist in the critically recognised film Ankhon Dekhi (2013), directed by Rajat Kapoor. He has also appeared in minor roles in big-banner films like All the Best: Fun Begins (2009) and Phas Gaye Re Obama (2010).

In the 2020s, Mishra appeared in Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (2020), 36 Farmhouse (2022), Cirkus (2022), Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022), Bachchhan Paandey (2022), Holy Cow (2022), and Vadh (2022).

Mishra won the Best Actor award in the critic's category for Aankhon Dekhi at the Filmfare Awards in 2015. He was nominated for Masaan and Kamyab in the following years. He went on to win awards as the best actor for Aankhon Dekhi in 2014 and best-supporting actor for Masaan in 2015 at the Filmfare awards. He also received the Best Supporting actor (Male) award for Masaan at the Zee Cine Awards in 2016.