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| Real Name | Deepak Tijori |
| Profession(s) | Actor, Director, & Producer |
| Birthplace | Mumbai, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Virgo |
| Age (as in 2019) | 58 Years |
| Food Habit | Vegetarian |
| Date of Birth | 28 August 1961 (Monday) |
| Hometown | Mumbai, India |
| School | Not Known |
| College | Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai |
| Educational Qualification | Graduation from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai |
| Religion | Watching Movies and Surfing the Internet |
| Hobbies | Gymming, Dancing |
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| Height (Centi.) (approx.) | 173 cm |
| Height (meters) | 1.73 m |
| Height (feet) | 5’ 8” |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Light Brown |
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| Debut | Bollywood: Tera Naam Mera Naam (Debut film; 1988) TV: Bombay Blue (1997) As a Producer: X-Zone (1998) Gujarati Film: Hu Tu Ne Ramtudi (1999)  Nepali Film: Jeevan Dan (2002) As a Director: Oops! (2003)  Web Series: Abhay (2019) as 'Chander Singh'  |
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| Marital Status | Separated |
| Wife/Spouse | Shivani Tijori (Fashion Designer; separated in 2017)) |
| Children | Son- none Daughter- Samara Tijori  |
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| Assets/Properties | • An Apartment in Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri West, Mumbai • An Apartment in Garden Estate Co-operative Society, Goregaon, Mumbai |
- Does Deepak Tijori smoke?: No
- Does Deepak Tijori drink alcohol?: No
- Before making his acting debut, Deepak did some odd jobs like a space seller in Cineblitz Magazine and front office manager at Hotel Searock in Mumbai. At that time, Deepak Tijori, and his friends,Aamir Khan, Paresh Rawal, Ashutosh Gowariker, and Vipul Shah (director) studied in the same college, were a part of the same theatre group and lived in the same locality.
- Milind Soman was the first choice for the role of ‘Shekhar Malhotra’ in the film ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar’ (1992), but he quit after few days of shooting, and the role went to Deepak Tijori. Moreover,Akshay Kumar had also auditioned for this role but he was rejected.
- For around 3 years, he struggled a lot to get acting opportunities and only managed to do small roles. During this struggling period, he had nearly given up on films. Fortunately, called him and offered him to work in “Aashiqui” (1990). The film was a huge box office sucess, and youth of that time, use to re-enacted his hand gestures in the film.
- Deepak mostly played negative or pivotal roles in films; a few of the popular films include Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (992), Pehla Nasha (1993), Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1994), Anjaam (1994), Ghulam (1998), Baadshah (1999), Vaastav: The Reality (1999), Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge (2000), Raja Natwarlal (2014), and Gollu Aur Pappu (2014).
- He has also worked in Gujarati Cinema and has acted in two Gujarati films, “Hu Tu Ne Ramtudi” (1999) and “Madi Jaya” (2005).
- He owns a production company called ‘Tijori Films.’ He has produced many television serials and films such as X-Zone, Rishtey, 1984 — Black October, Saturday Suspense, Khauff, Dial 100, and Thriller at 10 – Fareb.
- In 2001, Tijori was awarded the Indian Television Academy Award for best mini-series for “Thriller at 10 – Fareb.”
- Deepak made his directorial debut with the film “Oops!” (2003) and went on to direct films such as Fareb (2005), Khamoshh… Khauff Ki Raat (2005), Tom, Dick, and Harry (2006), Fox (2009), and Rock’In Love (2013). After a gap of 7 years, he made his directorial comeback with the film “Do Lafzon Ki Kahani” (2016).
- In 2006, he made a wild card entry in the television reality show “Bigg Boss” as a replacement of Salil Ankola. A month later, he was evicted from the show. He gave controversial statements about the show and termed the show as ‘laundered reality.’
- In 2009, Deepak’s daughter, Samara was returning to her home from Andheri, after shopping with her friend, when an auto driver stopped by her and kidnapped her. Samara’s friend informed about the incident to her family, following which, Deepak registered a kidnapping case in the police station. After a couple of hours, Samara returned at their home in Lokhandwala. The kidnapper was arrested later.
- Deepak was also one of the judges of the pageants Miss India Worldwide 2006 and Miss India Worldwide 2009.
- In 2002, during the Municipal Corporation of India elections, Deepak rallied in support of the Indian Nation Congress.
- In 2018, Deepak replaced Shah Rukh Khan as Bob Parr/Mr Incredible’s role in Hindi version of the animated film “Incredibles 2.
- He is an avid animal lover and has two pet dogs, ‘Frazer’ and ‘Muffin.
