Jatin Kanakia was an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n actor. Best known for comedy

Comedy

Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...

 roles, his career ranged from working in Gujarati

Gujarati language

Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language, and part of the greater Indo-European language family. It is derived from a language called Old Gujarati which is the ancestor language of the modern Gujarati and Rajasthani languages...

 plays, Hindi television shows and Hindi Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 movies. His skill and success earned him the informal title of being the "Prince of Comedy."

Early life

Jatin Kanakia was born in a Gujarati

Gujarati people

Gujarati people , or Gujaratis are an ethnic group that is traditionally Gujarati-speaking and can trace their ancestry to the state of Gujarat in western India...

 Hindu

Hindu

Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...

 family in 1952. He moved from his family home in Gujarat to Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

, home to India's Hindi film and television industry. His early career was spent working as an actor and playwright in Gujarati and Hindi theatre.

Career

Jatin Kanakia's first major television role was in the comedy series, Shrimaan Shrimati

Shrimaan Shrimati (TV series)

Shrimaan Shrimati was a popular sitcom that first aired on Doordarshan in 1995. It starred Jatin Kanakia, Rakesh Bedi, Reema Lagoo and Archana Puran Singh in the lead roles. It became quite popular due to the good storylines and excellent comic performances from all the lead actors...

, where he played the lead role of Keshav Kulkarni, a married, middle-class house-holder who develops a crush on his movie star neighbour, played by Archana Puran Singh

Archana Puran Singh

Archana Puran Singh is an Indian television presenter and film actress. She is most known for comedy roles, and as a judge on comedy shows, like Sony TV India's Comedy Circus.-Career:...

, and a rivalry with her husband, played by Rakesh Bedi

Rakesh Bedi

Rakesh Bedi is an Indian film actor and television personality. He started his career as a supporting actor in the 1979 film Hamare Tumhare starring Sanjeev Kumar, and then went on to act in over 150 films and a couple of TV serials. Some of his most memorable roles were in the 1981 film Chashme...

, who in turn is drawn to Kulknarni's housewife Reema Lagoo

Reema Lagoo

Reema Lagoo is an Indian actress who has appeared in numerous Marathi as well as Hindi films and television shows. She also has had a presence on Marathi stage for nearly four decades.- Career :...

. Broadcast on the national television network, Doordarshan

DoorDarshan

Doordarshan is an Indian public service broadcaster, a division of Prasar Bharati. It is one of the largest broadcasting organizations in India in terms of the infrastructure of studios and transmitters. Recently, it has also started Digital Terrestrial Transmitters. On September 15, 2009,...

, the series became one of India's most popular television shows. Kanakia also starred in shorter comedy series produced on Doordarshan and played cameos in other comedy series. He worked in many shows produced by the Adhikari Brothers production company. Kanakia's success on television led to minor roles in big-budget Hindi films such as Hum Saath Saath Hain.

Death

Kanakia's career was cut short in 1999 when he died from pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer refers to a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas. The most common type of pancreatic cancer, accounting for 95% of these tumors is adenocarcinoma, which arises within the exocrine component of the pancreas. A minority arises from the islet cells and is classified as a...

, after a brief period of hospitalisation. According to reports, he had continued working even after he was diagnosed with the disease.

Awards

Jatin Kanakia was honoured with a posthumous award at the Indian Telly Awards

Indian Telly Awards

The Indian Telly Awards is an annual Indian television production award given in various technical and popular categories to Indian television channels....

 in 2001 for his contribution to Indian cinema and television.

Television

• Shrimaan Shrimati
  Shrimaan Shrimati (TV series)
  Shrimaan Shrimati was a popular sitcom that first aired on Doordarshan in 1995. It starred Jatin Kanakia, Rakesh Bedi, Reema Lagoo and Archana Puran Singh in the lead roles. It became quite popular due to the good storylines and excellent comic performances from all the lead actors...
  
  -1989 .... Keshav Kulkarni
• Do Aur Do Paanch - 1999 .... Krishnakant
• Kabhi Yeh Kabhi Woh
• Hum Sab Ek Hain - 1998 .... K. K . Khachroo
• Maal Hai To Taal Hai - 1997 .... Pyarelal
• Mrs. Madhuri Dikshit - 1996 .... Bunty
• Zara Hatke - 1995
• Padosan
  Padosan
  Padosan is a 1968 Indian Hindi film. Directed by Jyoti Swaroop, Produced by Mehmood, N. C. Sippy, and written by Rajendra Krishan. The music is by R.D. Burman. The movie stars Sunil Dutt, Saira Banu in the lead roles. Kishore Kumar, Mukri, Raj Kishore and Keshto Mukherjee played the supporting roles...
  
  - 1995 .... Ajay Tripathi
• Gudgudee
  Gudgudee
  Gudgudee is an Indian film directed by Basu Chatterjee and was released in 1997.-Plot:...
  
  - 1998
• Tere Ghar Ke Samane - 1998
• Yes Boss
• Peechha Karo - 1995
• Aghori
  Aghori
  The Aghori or Aghora are a Hindu sect believed to have split off from the Kapalika order in the fourteenth century AD. Many mainstream Hindus condemn them as non-Hindu because of their taboo violation of orthodox practices...
  
  - 1995
• Tejas
  Tejas
  Tejas may refer to:* Tejas, a Sanskrit synonym for fire; light; brightness; sharp; brilliance; lord of speed; name meaning- People with this name tend to be natural leaders, self-sufficient, and ambitious. They generally want to make their own decisions in life and are not afraid to take charge or...
  
  - 1995
• Baat Ek Raaz Ki - 1995
• Hum Paanch - 1995
• All The Best
  All the Best
  All the Best can refer to:*All the Best: Fun Begins, a 2009 Bollywood comedy film*All the Best , a Chinese film*All the Best , a 1982 compilation album by Stiff Little Fingers...
  
  - 1995 .... Various Characters

Films

• Vishwavidhaata
  Vishwavidhaata
  -Soundtrack:All songs were composed by A. R. Rahman. He reused the songs of the original film Pudhiya Mugam with a new song Humdum Pyaara Pyaara added. The lyrics were written by P. K. Mishra and Mehboob for Humdum Pyaara Pyaara....
  
  -1997
• Khubsoorat
  Khubsoorat
  Khubsoorat is a 1980 Indian Hindi film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, whose direction together with dialogues by Gulzar created a comedy classic. Rekha shined in a first all-out comic role, with her brilliant comic timing....
  
  -1999
• Hum Saath Saath Hain -1999
• Trishakti -1999

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