Personal Information
- Full Name
- Arvind Vaidya
- Birthplace
- Masur, Maharashtra, India
- Date of Birth
- May 3, 1941
Family & Relationships
- Spouse / Partner
- Jayashri Vaidya
- Child
- Vandana Pathak
Career Milestones & Awards
Awards & Honors
Year: 2021 Award: An award for the television series 'Sarabhai vs Sarabhai' at the 20th Indian Television Academy (ITA) Awards Year: 2022 Award: Best Actor - Supporting award for the television series 'Anupamaa' at the 21st Indian Television Academy (ITA)
Lesser-Known Facts & Trivia
- 11. Arvind Vaidya grew up in Mumbai. | 2. He predominantly works as an actor and director in Gujarati theatre and Hindi television. | 3. Arvind began his career in Gujarati theatre even though he did not know the language. | 4. His mentor, Jashwant Thaker, helped him master Gujarati and develop his acting skills. | 5. Over the course of his long career, he has directed over 200 theatrical productions and appeared in more than 100 television shows. | 6. In 2010, he appeared as a police chief in the Hindi-language film ‘Right Yaaa Wrong,’ which starred Sunny Deol, Irrfan Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, and Isha Koppikar in the lead roles. | 7. His performances as Chandrakant Seth in StarPlus’s sitcom ‘Khichdi’ (2002-2004) and as Madhusudan Bhai in Star One’s ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai’ (2004-2006) gained him widespread recognition. | 8. He played Chandrakant Seth in ‘Instant Khichdi’ (2005), ‘Khichdi: The Movie’ (2010), and ‘Khichdi’ (2018), reprising the role in multiple installments of the Khichdi franchise. | 9. In 2015, he directed the film ‘Maal Kiska Kamal Kiska.’ | 10. In 2017, he played Madhusudan Bhai in ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai: Take 2,’ which streamed on Disney+ Hotstar. | 11. His performance as ‘Hasmukh Shah’ (Bapuji) in the television series ‘Anupamaa’ (2020) was highly appreciated by viewers; it aired on StarPlus and streamed on Disney+ Hotstar. | 12. Apart from acting, he has mentored and trained aspiring performers through his acting institute, Natya Sampada.
