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Milind Gunaji

Milind Gunaji

Born: 1961-07-23 • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Milind Gunaji is an Indian actor, model, television presenter, writer, and photographer, born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. With a career spanning over four decades from the 1990s to the present, he has appeared in more than 250 films across various languages including Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Gujarati, and English.

Gunaji made his film debut in the 1993 movie "Drohkaal" and gained widespread recognition with his role as Inspector Indrajeet Saxena in the 1996 thriller "Fareb," earning a Filmfare nomination for Best Performance in a Negative Role. He has played lead roles in four Hindi films and one Marathi film.

Beyond acting, Gunaji is known for hosting travel shows like "Bhatkanti" and "Discover Maharashtra" on Zee Marathi, and for serving as the Brand Ambassador for Forests and Wildlife with the Government of Maharashtra. He currently represents the hill station Mahabaleshwar as its brand ambassador.

Gunaji has also appeared in Tamil and Telugu cinema, with notable roles in "Alaavandhan" and "Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum." On television, he featured in "Everest," which aired on Star Plus in 2014.

An accomplished author and travel writer, Gunaji has published 12 books, beginning with "Majhi Mulukhgiri" in 1998, and writes a regular column for the Marathi daily Loksatta's supplement Lokprabha. His book "Anvat" received the Maharashtra State Government Award for Literature. As a photographer, he has held solo exhibitions in Pune, Nashik, and Mumbai.

Gunaji continues to balance his passions for acting, travel, photography, and writing, and remains an influential figure in the Indian entertainment industry.

TMDB mini biography by: Ashvin Borad

Filmography
The UP Files poster
The UP Files
2024 • Shadab
Political War poster
Political War
2024 • Abdulla
The Rise of Sudarshan chakra poster
The Rise of Sudarshan chakra
2023 • Sardar
Goshta Eka Paithanichi poster
Goshta Eka Paithanichi
2022
HIT: The First Case poster
HIT: The First Case
2022 • Ibrahim
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 poster
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
2022 • Thakur Sa
Black Market poster
Black Market
2021 • Actor
Raag poster
Raag
2021
Panipat poster
Panipat
2019 • Dattaji Shinde
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi poster
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
2019 • Gangadhar Rao
No Image
Chhall
2019
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Miranda House
2019
Race 3 poster
Race 3
2018 • Ranchor Singh
Oxygen poster
Oxygen
2017 • Major General Chandra Prakash
Okkadu Migiladu poster
Okkadu Migiladu
2017
The Ghazi Attack poster
The Ghazi Attack
2017 • RAW Agent
Gautamiputra Satakarni poster
Gautamiputra Satakarni
2017 • Kanjira
The Letter poster
The Letter
2014 • Rangya (Rangarao) - Old
M3 – Midsummer Midnight Mumbai poster
M3 – Midsummer Midnight Mumbai
2014 • Police Commissioner
Rab Ton Sohna Ishq poster
Rab Ton Sohna Ishq
2013
Kamasutra 3D poster
Kamasutra 3D
2013
Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum poster
Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum
2012 • Chakravarthy
Sambha - Today's Hero poster
Sambha - Today's Hero
2012
No Image
Jhansi Ki Rani Laxmibai
2012
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Jaanleva
2011
Chargesheet poster
Chargesheet
2011 • Jimmy
A Strange Love Story poster
A Strange Love Story
2011 • Inspector Khan
Ada... A Way of Life poster
Ada... A Way of Life
2010 • D'Costa
Idiot Box poster
Idiot Box
2010
London Calling poster
London Calling
2010 • Rajvansh
Yeh Mera India poster
Yeh Mera India
2009 • Yusuf Bhai
Savaari poster
Savaari
2009
Black & White poster
Black & White
2008 • Hamid Bhai
Debt of The Vermillion poster
Debt of The Vermillion
2007
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Tsunami 81
2007 • Uncle Prabhakar
Backwaters poster
Backwaters
2006 • Thomas Varghese
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Husn Bewafa
2006 • Rajan
Phir Hera Pheri poster
Phir Hera Pheri
2006 • Nanji Bhai
Jigyaasa poster
Jigyaasa
2006 • Subhash Desai
Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story! poster
Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story!
2005 • Mahabat Khan
Sanyogita - The Bride in Red poster
Sanyogita - The Bride in Red
2005 • Ranbir Singh
Jurm poster
Jurm
2005 • Prosecutor Sanjay Pathak
Elaan poster
Elaan
2005 • Aftab Sikander
Ishq Qayamat poster
Ishq Qayamat
2004 • Ravi
Asambhav poster
Asambhav
2004 • General Ansari
Dev poster
Dev
2004 • Mangal Ra
Aan: Men at Work poster
Aan: Men at Work
2004 • Ajit Pradhan
LOC: Kargil poster
LOC: Kargil
2003 • Major Dr. Rajesh Adhau
Devdas poster
Devdas
2002 • Kalibabu
Dahavi Fa poster
Dahavi Fa
2002
Ansh poster
Ansh
2002 • Babu Bakshi
Aalavandhan poster
Aalavandhan
2001 • Lt. Col. Santhosh Kumar
Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hai poster
Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hai
2000 • Milind
Godmother poster
Godmother
1999 • Veeram
Zulmi poster
Zulmi
1999 • Nihal Thakur
Zulm-O-Sitam poster
Zulm-O-Sitam
1998
Mother of 1084 poster
Mother of 1084
1998 • Inspector Saroj Pal
Zor poster
Zor
1998
Sarkarnama poster
Sarkarnama
1998 • Kumar Deshmukh
Do Rahain / Mil Gayi Manzil Mujhe poster
Do Rahain / Mil Gayi Manzil Mujhe
1997
Virasat poster
Virasat
1997 • Bali Thakur
Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya poster
Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya
1997
Hameshaa poster
Hameshaa
1997 • Police Inspector
Fareb poster
Fareb
1996 • Police Inspector Indrajeet Saxena
Drohkaal poster
Drohkaal
1994 • Shiv
No Image
Papeeha
1993 • Kabir Sagar
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The Battle of Bhima Koregaon
Love Nation poster
Love Nation
— • Milind sharma (scientist)