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Shavinder Mahal

Indian actor

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJun 1, 2026
Entity authorityQ7491107
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Shavinder Mahal (born in 1957 in Ropar) is an Indian actor, anchor and movie director. He began his career with serials like his dual role portrayal of Parashurama and Shiva in the mega-epic Mahabharat (1988). He has done many serials in Hindi as well as in his mother language Punjabi. He has directed the film Panchhtawa in 1996. He acted in more than 30 Punjabi & Hindi films. His famous Punjabi language films include Baaghi Soormey (1993), Putt Sardaran De, Vidroh, Main Maa Punjab Dee (National Award winner film Directed by Balwant Dullat), etc.

Filmography

Taakre Jattan De (1991)

Baghi Soormey (1993) ....

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This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Shavinder Mahal” as indian actor. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1957, 1988, 1996, 1993—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Shavinder, Mahal and Indian can be independently traced.
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The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as indian actor. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7491107. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1957, 1988, 1996 and 1993.

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