Akhilendra Mishra is well known Film, Television and theater actor from India. His contribution to Indian cinema is recognized globally and has established him as one of the most popular actors from Bollywood. Akhilendra Mishra has his own acting theories which evolves him as an actor in every character he plays.
As an actor he has always experimented a new dimension in acting for his roles. He makes it a point to make his characters alive whether it is a positive, negative, grey or a comic shade. Akhilendra Mishra has always made impact in his performance whether it’s a small character or a big character.
Akhilendra Mishra is one of those actors across the world who is known for his voice. His voice-modulation is exceptional in every character which he plays. In the 1990s he did the character of “Kroor Singh” in Television series – Chandrakanta (Doordarshan). He is the first Indian actor who used the sound of “YAKKK..” as his pet phrase (Takiya Kalaam) in all nine-rasas (emotions). Latter, the sound became universally popular word “YAKKU”.
Akhilendra Mishra has performed characters in many dimensions; ranging from religious to historic, fantasy to realistic, rebellious to revolutionary, positive to grey, villain to comic and many more.
The actor thinks cinema brings the society into light from darkness. According to Akhilendra Mishra –
“An actor is a spiritual personality!”
“Acting is spiritual practice!”
“Theater is spiritual journey!”
“Cinema is spiritual vision!”
Born
5th July 1964
Akhilendra Mishra has been part of many successful and critically acclaimed films. There are many National Award-winning films to his credit, including Sarfarosh, Antardwand, The Legend of Bhagat Singh & Do Dooni Chaar. He was also the part of Academy Award nominated film Lagaan. He has always been selective about his roles and choice of films. He always paid attention to the importance of his character and how it affects the overall story of the film. He never makes a choice based on the length of the role offered to him. He always leaves an impact by his performance whether it’s a small role or a big role.
Akhilendra Mishra always makes it a point to make the character alive on the celluloid. Therefore, he’s more popular among his fans by the name of characters he has played and not by his original name.
Name of Film | Directed By |
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Dharavi |
Sudheer Mishra |
Radha Ka Sangam |
Kirti Kumar |
Do Aankhen Barah Haath |
Kirti Kumar |
Main Azaad Hoon |
Tinu Anand |
Bedardi |
Krishna Kant Pandya |
Veergati |
K. K. Singh |
Sarfarosh |
John Matthyu Mathan |
Tarkeib |
Ismail Shroff |
Lagaan |
Ashutosh Gowarikar |
Aanch |
Rajesh Singh |
Lal Salaam |
Gagan Bihari |
The Legend of Bhagat Singh |
Rajkumar Santoshi |
Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost |
Apoorva Lakhiya |
Pyasa |
Muttu |
Khel |
Yusuf Khan |
Yeh Dil |
Teja |
Gangajal |
Prakash Jha |
Shikhar |
John Matthyu Mathan |
Apharan |
Prakash Jha |
Fida |
Ken Ghosh |
Hulchul |
Priyadarshan |
Parwana |
Deepak Bahri |
Utthaan |
Ujjwal Chatterjee |
Nigehbaan |
Dilip Shankar |
Veer Zara |
Yash Chopra |
Musaa |
Himanshu Brahmbhatt |
Ek Ajnabi |
Apoorva Lakhia |
Ram Ji Landon Wale |
Sanjay Dayma |
Bhoot Unkle |
Neeraj Pathak |
Shootout at Lokhandwala |
Apoorva Lakhia |
Siddhu (Kannada) |
Mahesh |
Gujrat No Naath (Gujrati) |
Ajit Jhala |
Aaja Nacle |
Anil Mehta |
Drona |
Goldi Behal |
Dilli 6 |
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra |
Chamku |
Kabir Kaushik |
Gudia Ki Kahani |
Prabhakar Shukla |
Atithi Tum Kab Jaaoge |
Ashwani Dheer |
Do Dooni Chaar |
Habeeb Faisal |
Kedi (Telugu) |
Kiran Kumar |
Antardwand |
Sushil Rajpal |
Ready |
Anis Bazmi |
Married to America |
Dilip Shankar |
Gali Gali Chor Hai |
Roomi Jaffery |
Lateef |
Israar Ahmed |
Ya Rab |
Hasnain Hyderabadwala |
Chakradhaar |
Dharamprakash & Shakoor Master |
Global Baaba |
Manoj Tiwari |
Muavza |
Gireesh Juneja |
Roll No. 56 (Gujrati) |
Bhavin Trivedi |
Kaabil |
Sanjay Gupta |
Anjani Putra (Kannada) |
A. Harsha |
Billu Ustad |
Suvadan Angre |
Born
5th July 1964
Akhilendra Mishra started his television carrier with very small roles in Kabeer, Bharat Ek Khoj and Udaan (Doordarshan) in the late 80’s. He became famous and a household name with Chandrakanta in which he played the character of Kroor Singh (YAKKU). This mega serial was aired on Doordarshan in 1994.
Name of Serial | Directed By |
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Kabeer | Anil Chaudhary |
Bharat Ek Khoj | Shyam Benegal |
Udaan | Kavita Chaudhary |
Apni-Apni Bansi, Apna-Apna Raag | Raman Kumar |
Kayar | M. S. Satthyu |
Chandrakanta | Neerja Guleri & Sunil Agnihotri |
Ramayan (2008) | Shivdatt Sharma (Sagar Arts) |
Jeet Jaayenge Hum | Edit 2 Production |
Mahadev | Nikhil Sinha |
Mahabharat (2014) | Swastik Production |
Tu Mera Heero | Shashi-Sumit Production |
Khatmal-E-Ishq | Ashwani Dheer |
Pyaar Ke Paapad | Panorama Production & Rangbaaz Production |
Born
5th July 1964
“Actor is nothing without spirituality!” Akhilendra Mishra experiences spirituality in every act of an actor. Without spirituality he finds nothing in an act. According to him, theatre is a spiritual journey. He emphasizes and recommends that every actor should do back-stage work in theatre.
Akhilendra Mishra started amateur theatre from his native village Koluhuan, Siwan in Bihar. His first play as a child artist was “Gauna Ke Raat” (Bhojpuri). Thereafter, he did many Hindi plays and started theatre with Amateur Dramatic Association at Chhapra, Bihar.
His first play at Chhapra was “Ek Tha Gadha Urff Aladad Khan” written by Sharad Joshi and directed by Dr. Rasik Bihari Verma. This journey continued and soon after his graduation with B. Sc. (Hons.) in Physics, Akhilendra Mishra joined IPTA (Indian People’s Theatre Association) and Ek Jut Theatre Group, Mumbai.
Akhilendra Mishra started professional theater and realized the importance of back-stage work in theater which nurtures an actor with every craft of acting. When an actor performs a role in a play, he only thinks and lives with his own character. On the other hand, when an actor does back-stage in a play, he witnesses all the rehearsals and thinks about all the characters and live with them.
With this process after 24 hours he attends second rehearsal, then after next 24 hours attends the 3rd rehearsal and so on. This exercise continues for 30-50 days, till the 1st performance of the play is staged.
Akhilendra Mishra has grown-up as an actor with this process. He started with back-stage, then crowd scenes, leading to one-liner, then to smaller roles, bigger roles and finally to lead roles. Being a complete product of theatre, Akhilendra Mishra is an example for young and aspiring actors.
Name of Play | Directed By |
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Gauna Ke Raat |
Thakur Ram |
Ek Tha Gadha |
Dr. Rasik Bihari Verma |
Ek Hi Raasta |
Md. Zakaria |
Raakshas |
M. S. Satthyu |
Bakri |
M. S. Satthyu |
Safed Kundli |
M. S. Satthyu |
Moteram Ka Satyagrah |
M. S. Satthyu |
Bale-Ui-Re |
M. S. Satthyu |
The Boy and The Troll |
Gunter Wetzel |
Khoob Milai Jodi |
Rajendra Gupta |
Hammam Tujhe Salam |
B. M. Vyas |
Khajoor Me Atka |
Jairoop Jeevan |
Charandas Chor |
Nadira Babbar |
Suryaast |
Prem Srivastav |
36 Ghante |
Renu |
Cheena Ki Haseena |
Atul Tiwari |
Ek Aur Dronacharya |
Subhash B. Dangaich |
Ghoda |
Rajendra Mehra & Ramesh Rajhans |
Alka Ke Bal-Bachche |
Ramesh Rajhans |
Kabira Khada Bazaar Mein |
Ramesh Rajhans |
Neelaam |
Surendra Gupta |
24 Ghante |
Surendra Gupta |
Bali |
Shivdas Ghodke |
Chanakya |
Manoj Joshi |
Born
5th July 1964
Honour & Awards | Year |
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Speaker on “Media, Mission, Profession, Sensation and Commission” at National Conference, Organized by Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Women’s College, Delhi University & UGC | 2019 |
Speaker on “Literature & Media” at Natinal Seminar; Organized by Hindi Department, Ramanujan College, Delihi University & UGC, Govt. Of India | 2019 |
As Speaker attended International Seminar on “Chayawad – Ek Punarpath”, Hindi Department, Mumbai University, Mumbai | 2019 |
Took Master Class on Theater & Acting at 11th National Theater Festival 2019; Anukriti Rangmandal, Kanpur | 2019 |
Chief Guest in 11th National Theater Festival 2019; Anukriti Rangmandal, Kanpur | 2019 |
Haryana International Film Festival 2019 | 2019 |
Master class on Theater & Acting at Abhinay Rangmanch; Hisar, Haryana | 2019 |
“Mushaira’h” – Literature Festival,2019; Hindu College, Delhi University | 2019 |
Speaker on “Literature, Media & Education”, Hindi department, Mumbai University organized by HRD ministry, Govt. of India & Ramanujan college, Delhi University | 2019 |
Literature & Cinema Seminar organized by Vishwa Hindi Academy, Mumbai | 2018 |
Khajuraho International Film Festival 2018 – Honored for contribution in cinema | 2018 |
IIT Kanpur Antar-Ragini Festival – As jury in drama competition | 2018 |
IPTA75 Platinum Jublee Celeberation, Patna – Speaker on Theater, Cinema, Literature, Art, Culture & Acting | 2018 |
Speaker on “Education, Literature & Language” at Srinath B.Ed. College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand | 2018 |
1st Jharkhand National Film Festival | 2018 |
Gorakhpur Literature Festival – Speaker on Language & Literature | 2018 |
Excellence in Cinema award, Lake City International Film Festival, ITM University, Gwalior, M.P. | 2018 |
Best Supporting Actor Award for film “Billu Ustaad” – Jharkhand International Film Festival, Ranchi, Jharkhand | 2018 |
Jury Chair Person at Kadar Film Festival (Online) | 2018 |
Chief Guest at Rajasthani Sammelan Education Trust, Sarvodaya School, Mumbai | 2018 |
Award of Excellence & contribution towards Indian Cinema – Haryana International Film Festival, Kurukshetra, Haryana | 2017 |
Jury Member at 2nd Haryana International Film Festival, Hissar, Haryana | 2017 |
Hindi Sewa Sammaan, Malwa Manch, Ujjain, M.P. | 2017 |
Hindi Sewa Samman, Malwa Manch, Indore, M.P. | 2017 |
Maharashtra Prestigious Ratna Award, Aapki Awaz Foundation, Mumbai | 2017 |
Honored at Bodhisatva International Film Festival 2017 (Bihar..Ek Virasat – Kala Avam Film Mahotsav), Patna, Bihar | 2017 |
Chief Guest at Yuva Mahotsav, Mithibai College Mumbai | 2017 |
Guest Speaker at “Jashn-E-Adab” Literature Festival, New Delhi | 2017 |
Guest at Annual Festival KIIT University, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa | 2017 |
Chief Guest on Hindi Divas at Control & Audit Dept., Govt. of India, Mumbai | 2017 |
Jambhani Sahitya Academy Samman, Bikaner, Rajasthan (Hindi Department, Mumbai University, Mumbai) | 2016 |
Uttar Bhartiya Gaurav Puraskar, Pimpri-Chinchwad-Pune, Maharashtra | 2016 |
Honored at Patna Film Festival, Govt. of Bihar | 2016 |
Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati – Arya Yuva Goshthi Samman, Mumbai | 2016 |
Honored at Kala & Film Mahotsav 2016 (Bihar..Ek Virasat – Grameen Sneh Foundation), Patna, Bihar | 2016 |
Honored at Hausla 2016 (Grameen Sneh Foundation), Mumbai | 2016 |
Chief Guest at “Sattva” Festival Mukesh Patel Technology & Management College, Mumbai | 2016 |
Guest Speaker at National Conference on Indian Cinema, JNU, Delhi | 2016 |
Guest Speaker at the Dept. of Journalism & Mass Communication, Lucknow University, Lucknow | 2016 |
Guest Speaker on Hindi Divas at Vishwa Hindi Academy, Mumbai | 2016 |
Star Parivar Award, Star TV for TV Serial Tu Mera Hero | 2015 |
Guest at Dept. of Mass Media, Thakur College, Mumbai | 2015 |
Recognition by Institute Cultural Council & 4th Wall, The Dramatics Club of IIT Bombay | 2014 |
Guest Lecturer at Film School, Rohtak, Haryana | 2014 |
Hindi Sewa Samman, Vishwa Hindi Academy, Mumbai | 2013 |
100 Years of Indian Cinema – Contribution in the journey of Indian Cinema | 2013 |
Guest at Annual Fest, South India Educational Society, Nerul, Maharashtra | 2012 |
Born
5th July 1964