Anil Rastogi

Anil Rastogi is an Indian theatre, television and film actor. He is known for his roles in Udaan, Ishaqzaade and Na Bole Tum Naa Maine Kuch Kaha.

He has over 1000 theatre performances and was a former scientist of the Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow. He joined CDRI in 1962 as Junior Research Fellow and retired from the Institute as Head of Biochemistry and Directors Grade Scientist in 2003.

In 2026, Anil Rastogi was awarded the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian honour, for his contribution to theatre, cinema and cultural arts.

Rastogi's wife, Sudha, was a teacher at Nari Shiksha Niketan school, Lucknow and his son, Anurag, runs an IT company in Lucknow.

Career

Anil Rastogi did several plays across the nation. He worked with eminent theatre directors like late Rajeshwar Bachchan, late Ravi Baswani, late Raj Bisaria, late BV Karanth, late Bansi Kaul, Ajay Kartik, late Urmil Km Thapliyal, late Dina Nath, Ranjit Kapoor, Surya Mohan Kulshreshtha and others. His main works in theatre, Television and Films are as follows:

Plays (Around 1000 shows of 98 plays) Panchhi Jaa, Panchhi Aa (directed by Dina Nath) as Pawan (more than 400 shows all over the country) Rustam Sohrab as Rustam Taj Mahal Ka Tender as Shah Jahan Yahoodi Ki Ladki as Yahoodi A View from the Bridge as Eddi Fando and Lis as Fando Vibhaas (The Old World) as Protagonist Doctor (1999, 2025) Kanya Daan as Father Bare Foot in Athens as Lycon Harischannar Ki Ladai as Commissioner Kamla as Journalist friend Tum as Father of Protagonist Sakharam Binder as Sakharam Balram Ki Tirtha Yatra as Balram Mitra as Protagonist Lighter on the Lips as Mafia Don (2024) Akhri Vasant as Protagonist (2022) Swaha as Protagonist and many others (2023) Katha Shivpal Ganj Ki as Vaidji (2025)

Television

(More than 500 shows of various serials) Udaan (1989) as SSP Bashir Ahmed Na Bole Tum Naa Maine Kuch Kaha (season 2) as Purushottam Singh Tilakdhari (2013) Razia Sultan (2015) Dariba Diaries (2014-2015) as Imam

OTTs

Aashram (2020) Webseries as Sunder Lal (Season 1, 2, 3 and part 2 of Season 3) Shiksha Mandal (2022) Webseries as Umesh Mahajan Bindia as Judge (2023) Taali as Judge (2023) Rohtak Sisters as Father of Protagonist (2022) Viruddha as Politician (2024) Grahan as Important witness of '84 riots (2022) Raktanchal 2 as Politician uncle of Protagonist (2022) The Suitable Boy as Jeweller (2022) Bindiya Ke Bahubali as Judge (2026)

Films (More than 70 films to date) " Ye Vo Manzil To Nahin " as a pro British Officer ( 1984 ) " Mareechikaa " as Father of Protagonist ( 1988 ) " Khoon Baha Ganga Men " as Thakur ( 1988) " Samarpan ( A short Film ) as Dacoit ) ( 1989 ) " Sambandh ( A short film on environment, won National Award ) (1990 ) Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh (2005) "Bikru Kanpur Gangster" as Mentor of Protagonist (2024) Ishaqzaade (2012) as Daddu (Parma's grandfather)

National Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Highest award of country in Acting (2023) Kalidas Samman, Highest Award in Theatre of Government of Madhya Pradesh Yash Bharti ( Highest Award of Uttar Pradesh Government (2017) UP Sangeet Natak Academy Fellow (2008) " National Academy Of Sciences of India Fellow ( 1999 ) UP sangeet Natak Academy Award (1984) DD UP Life Time Achievement Award ( 2024 ) UP Urdu Academy Bharat Ratan Atal Urdu Samman ( 2024 )

Other Awards Pataliputra Life Time Achievement Award of Prangan Patna ( 2024 ) " Canmass Life Time Achievement Award Paradeep ( 2024 ) " Life Time Achievement Award of Society of Laryngologists of India ( 2024 ) " Justice SC Verma Memorial Award 2024 by Kalaakaar Association ( 2024 ) " Late Raju Srivastava Memorial Award by Awadhi Vikaas Sansthaan ( 2023 ) " Life Time Achievement Award for Film Acting by Rashtriy Manav Adhikaar Suraksha Parishad ( 2023 ) " Zindagi Award by News Time Nation ( 2023 ) " Golden Personality of India Award by Sarthak welfare Society ( 2023 ) " Bharat Gaurav Samman " by World Human Rights Council ( 2023 ) " Bharatmuni Rang Bharty Samman " by Rang Bharty ( 2023 ) ' " Award e Tiranga Samman " by Alliance and Social Cultural Society ( 2023 ) " Udaan Lata Mangeshkar Samman " by Udaan Nritya Samiti ( 2023 ) and several others