{{short description|Indian film director and actor (born 1961)}} {{Good article}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2014}} {{Infobox person | image = Deepak Tijori Raja Natwerlal wrap up.jpg | caption = Tijori on the sets of ''[[Raja Natwarlal]]'', 2014 | name = Deepak Tijori | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|8|28|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|director}} | years_active = 1990–present | spouse = Shivani Tijori | children = [[Samara Tijori]] * Karan Tijori | relatives = {{plainlist| * [[Kabir Sadanand]] <small>(brother-in-law)</small><ref name="Kunika">{{cite news|last1=Padukone |first1=Chaitanya |title=Kunika goes pop |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-kunika-goes-pop-1028186 |access-date=22 November 2014 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |publisher=Diligent Media Corporation |date=7 May 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129103243/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-kunika-goes-pop-1028186 |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> * [[Kunickaa Sadanand]] <small>(sister-in-law)</small><ref name="Kunickaa" /> }} }}
'''Deepak Tijori''' (born 28 August 1961) is an [[India]]n film director and [[actor]] who works in [[Bollywood]] and [[Gujarati cinema|Gujarati]] films and is well known for his supporting roles in ''[[Aashiqui]]'' (1990), ''[[Khiladi (1992 film)|Khiladi]]'' (1992), ''[[Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar]]'' (1992), ''[[Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa]]'' (1994), ''[[Ghulam (film)|Ghulam]]'' (1998) and ''[[Baadshah (1999 film)|Baadshah]]'' (1999). He also starred as a lead actor in ''[[Pehla Nasha]]'' (1993). Tijori started his directing career with ''[[Oops! (film)|Oops!]]'' (2003), a film about male strippers. This was followed by ''[[Fareb (2005 film)|Fareb]]'' (2005), ''[[Khamoshh... Khauff Ki Raat]]'' (2005), ''[[Tom, Dick, and Harry (2006 film)|Tom, Dick, and Harry]]'' (2006) and ''[[Fox (film)|Fox]]'' (2009). ''Thriller at 10 – Fareb'', a TV mini-series produced by Tijori won the 2001 [[Indian Television Academy Awards]] in the category best mini-series. His recent directorial, ''[[Do Lafzon Ki Kahani (film)|Do Lafzon Ki Kahani]]'', was released in the year 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Do Lafzon Ki Kahani, Story, Trailers {{!}} Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/do-lafzon-ki-kahani/movie-review/52677034.cms |access-date=2025-09-26 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
== Early life and career ==
Tijori received his college education from [[Narsee Monjee College]] in his hometown [[Mumbai]]. His [[Parsis|Parsi]] mother has been a dancer and radio artiste, and Tijori has called her his inspiration.<ref>{{cite news |last=Iyengar |first=Ankita |date=16 March 2021 |title=Exclusive interview! Deepak Tijori: Nepotism is overrated; I fear for my daughter who will make her Bollywood debut soon |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/exclusive-interview-deepak-tijori-nepotism-is-overrated-i-fear-for-my-daughter-who-will-make-her-bollywood-debut-soon/articleshow/81532886.cms |access-date=16 June 2025 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> While in college, Tijori joined an amateur theatre group whose members included [[Aamir Khan]], [[Ashutosh Gowariker]], [[Paresh Rawal]] and [[Vipul Shah]]. His friends influenced him to pursue a career in film acting, in which during his early career he struggled. He said in an interview with [[Rediff.com]] "For three years, I sat outside offices trying to get a word with producers [...] I managed to do some tiny roles, which were very pathetic."<ref name="Rediff">{{cite news|last1=Kulkarni |first1=Ronjita |title=Character artiste Deepak Tijori turns filmmaker |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/nov/07deepak.htm |access-date=19 November 2014 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=7 November 2002 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129054121/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/nov/07deepak.htm |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> He had worked for ''[[Cine Blitz]]'' magazine and also as a hotel manager.<ref name="Rediff" />
=== Acting career ===
Tijori's first important role came when [[Mahesh Bhatt]] cast him to play the role of protagonist's friend in his romantic drama ''[[Aashiqui]]'' (1990).<ref name="Chaudhari2012">{{cite book|last=Chaudhuri|first=Diptakirti|title=Kitnay Aadmi Thay?|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CeVeKRFzEt0C&pg=PT94|year=2012|pages=94|location=Chennai|publisher=Westland|isbn=978-93-81626-19-1|oclc=812119426}}</ref> The film was a commercial success and his hand gestures in the film were widely copied by the youth of that time.<ref name="Chaudhari2012" /><ref>{{cite book|last=Ray|first=Arnab|author-link=Arnab Ray|title=May I Hebb Your Attention Pliss|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=42qpNhV6nQcC&pg=PT149|year=2012|pages=149|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-93-5029-282-2|oclc=560009791|access-date=10 October 2016|archive-date=7 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607160835/https://books.google.com/books?id=42qpNhV6nQcC&pg=PT149|url-status=live}}</ref> He played minor roles in ''[[Afsana Pyar Ka]]'' (1991) and ''[[Kaun Kare Kurbanie]]'' (1991).<ref name="Rediff" /> In the same year, he was cast again by Bhatt to play supporting roles in two of his films; romantic drama ''[[Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin]]'' and romantic thriller ''[[Sadak]]''. The latter film was loosely based on [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' (1976) and Tijori played a man who is killed by a pimp after he runs away with one of the prostitutes.<ref name="Sadak">{{cite news|last1=Verma |first1=Sukanya |title=Weekend Watch |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/mar/03watch.htm |access-date=24 November 2014 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=3 March 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031132/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/mar/03watch.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> In 1992, he featured in [[Abbas–Mustan]]'s [[suspense]] [[thriller (genre)|thriller]] ''[[Khiladi (1992 film)|Khiladi]]'' alongside [[Akshay Kumar]], [[Ayesha Jhulka]] and Sabeeha. Tijori played Boney and was paired with Sabeeha.<ref>{{cite book|last=Chaudhuri|first=Diptakirti|title=Bollybook: The Big Book of Hindi Movie Trivia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gq-CBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT569|year=2014|pages=569|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-93-5118-799-8|access-date=10 October 2016|archive-date=7 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607160835/https://books.google.com/books?id=gq-CBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT569|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Khiladi'' was a commercial success. Tijori's next important role came with the [[Mansoor Khan]]-directed coming-of-age sports drama ''[[Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar]]''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rajadhyaksha|first1=Ashish|last2=Willemen|first2=Paul|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PT169|year=2014|pages=169|location=London|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-94318-9|oclc=32484891|access-date=10 October 2016|archive-date=7 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607160835/https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PT169|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Patel|first=Bhaichand|title=Bollywood's Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6yQYcxZ8wmsC&pg=PT364|year=2012|pages=364|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-8475-598-5|oclc=783722816|access-date=10 October 2016|archive-date=7 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607160835/https://books.google.com/books?id=6yQYcxZ8wmsC&pg=PT364|url-status=live}}</ref> alongside [[Aamir Khan]], in which Tijori played the role of Shekhar Malhotra, a successful and arrogant cyclist, who wins the Inter-School Championship every year. [[Akshay Kumar]] had auditioned<ref name="Khiladi">{{cite news|title=Happy Birthday Akshay Kumar: Some interesting facts about Bollywood Khiladi |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/happy-birthday-akshay-interesting-facts-about-bollywood-khiladi/ |access-date=21 November 2014 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |publisher=[[Indian Express Limited]] |date=9 September 2014 |location=Mumbai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113113328/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/happy-birthday-akshay-interesting-facts-about-bollywood-khiladi/ |archive-date=13 November 2014 }}</ref> and [[Milind Soman]] was signed for Malhotra's role<ref>{{cite news|title=The Milind Soman interview |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/jun/21milind.htm |access-date=22 November 2014 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=21 June 2000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220502/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/jun/21milind.htm |archive-date=3 March 2016 }}</ref> before Tijori played it. Rediff.com ranked ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'', ninth in its Bollywood's top 10 college movies list.<ref name="JJWS">{{cite news|title=Bollywood's Top 10 College Movies (Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander) |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-best-college-movies-in-bollyood/20110315.htm#8 |access-date=24 November 2014 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=15 March 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129101620/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-best-college-movies-in-bollyood/20110315.htm |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> {{Quote box |align=left |width=25% |quote="It boils down to destiny. The box-office rules your career. After [the failure of ''[[Santaan]]''], people put me down. That is how things always work in the industry. So I decided that unless I got a great role, I would not do the film. That is why I did ''[[Ghulam (film)|Ghulam]]'', ''Angaarey'' and ''[[Vaastav: The Reality|Vaastav]]'', which had tiny but good roles for me. I started doing characters which were important to the film." |source=Tijori in an interview with [[Rediff.com]], 2002<ref name="Rediff" />}}
Tijori produced and played his only lead role in Gowariker-directed murder mystery ''[[Pehla Nasha]]'' (1993), alongside [[Pooja Bhatt]] and [[Raveena Tandon]].<ref name="Rediff" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Mahaan |first1=Deepak |title=Intoxicated with second love! |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/intoxicated-with-second-love/article2323195.ece |access-date=22 November 2014 |work=[[The Hindu]] |publisher=[[The Hindu Group]] |date=5 August 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129184044/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/intoxicated-with-second-love/article2323195.ece |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> Upon release, the film received poor reviews and failed at the box office.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bhatkal|first=Satyajit|author-link=Satyajit Bhatkal|title=The Spirit of Lagaan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eBOtHi34YDIC&pg=PA15|year=2002|pages=15|location=Mumbai|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7991-003-0|oclc=50712244|access-date=10 October 2016|archive-date=7 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607160835/https://books.google.com/books?id=eBOtHi34YDIC&pg=PA15|url-status=live}}</ref> In the same year, he appeared as the antagonist in [[D. Ramanaidu|D Rama Naidu]]-directed ''[[Santaan]]''.<ref name="Rediff" /> Tijori starred alongside [[Shah Rukh Khan]] in ''[[Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa]]''<ref name="KHKN">{{cite news|last1=Verma |first1=Sukanya |title=Shah Rukh Khan's best performance |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/mar/25corner.htm |access-date=21 November 2014 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=25 March 2004 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221123924/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/mar/25corner.htm |archive-date=21 February 2014 }}</ref> and ''[[Anjaam]]'' (both 1994). The latter one is considered one of the most violent films in Bollywood.<ref name="Anjaam">{{cite news|title=The 10 Most Violent Films in Bollywood (Anjaam) |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-bollywoods-10-most-violent-films/20120509.htm#3 |access-date=24 November 2014 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=9 May 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129101512/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-bollywoods-10-most-violent-films/20120509.htm |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> In 1995, he starred in another Mahesh Bhatt-directed film ''[[Naajayaz]]''.<ref name="Naajayaz">{{cite news|last1=Chandra |first1=Anupama |title=Mahesh Bhatt rediscovers his forte in exploring human relations in Naajayaz |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/story/19950331-mahesh-bhatt-rediscovers-his-forte-in-exploring-human-relations-in-naajayaz-807107-1995-03-30 |access-date=30 November 2014 |work=[[India Today]] |publisher=[[Living Media]] |date=31 March 1995 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207100343/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mahesh-bhatt-rediscovers-his-forte-in-exploring-human-relations-in-naajayaz/1/288562.html |archive-date=7 December 2014 }}</ref> Tijori played a supporting role in action drama ''[[Mrityudata]]'' (1997) which did not receive favourable reviews from critics.<ref name="Mrityudaata">{{cite news|last1=Chopra |first1=Anupama |title=Movie review: Mrityudaata, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Dimple Kapadia |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/films/story/19970515-movie-review-mrityudaata-starring-amitabh-bachchan-dimple-kapadia-831373-1997-05-14 |access-date=2 December 2014 |work=[[India Today]] |publisher=[[Living Media]] |date=15 May 1997 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215103928/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/movie-review-mrityudaata-starring-amitabh-bachchan-dimple-kapadia/1/275784.html |archive-date=15 December 2014 }}</ref> He portrayed supporting characters in Aamir Khan-starrer ''[[Ghulam (film)|Ghulam]]'' (1998)<ref>{{cite book|last=Mazumdar|first=Ranjani|title=Bombay Cinema: An Archive of the City|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xenNBrRKOGoC&pg=PA72|year=2007|pages=72|publisher=University of Minnesota Press|location=Minneapolis|isbn=978-1-4529-1302-5|oclc=182860618|jstor=10.5749/j.ctttt34b|access-date=10 October 2016|archive-date=7 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607160835/https://books.google.com/books?id=xenNBrRKOGoC&pg=PA72|url-status=live}}</ref> and the Abbas–Mustan-directed comedy thriller ''[[Baadshah (1999 film)|Baadshah]]''. In the latter, he featured as the titular undercover [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] agent.<ref name="Baadshah">{{cite news|last1=Ashraf |first1=Syed Firdaus |title=Baadshah – The perfect mix! |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/aug/26baad.htm |access-date=24 November 2014 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=26 August 1999 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041623/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/aug/26baad.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref>
In the same year, Tijori acted in [[Mahesh Manjrekar]]-directed crime drama ''[[Vaastav: The Reality]]'' (1999) and the Gujarati language film ''Hu Tu Ne Ramtudi''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bollywood Actor Deepak Tijori Returns to Gujarati Cinema After Two Decades with 'Get Set Go' |url=https://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/bollywood-actor-deepak-tijori-returns-to-gujarati-cinema-after-two-decades-with-get-set-go/81895650.html |access-date=2025-09-26 |website=Ahmedabad Mirror |language=en}}</ref> He played supporting roles in the romantic comedy ''[[Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge]]'' (2000), ''Vaastav: The Reality''{{'}}s sequel ''[[Hathyar (2002 film)|Hathyar]]'' (2002)<ref name="Hathyar">{{cite news|last1=Bariana|first1=Sanjeev Singh|title=Remixes redone refreshingly|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021020/cth2.htm|access-date=24 November 2014|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|date=20 October 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021221193423/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021020/cth2.htm|archive-date=21 December 2002|location=Chandigarh}}</ref> and [[Kabir Sadanand]]-directed comedy ''[[Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao]]'' (2004).<ref name="Comeback">{{cite news|author1=Bollywood Hungama News Network |title=Deepak Tijori returns to big screen after 8 years |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1430656/Deepak-Tijori-returns-to-big-screen-after-8-years |access-date=9 November 2014 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=19 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109222603/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1430656/Deepak-Tijori-returns-to-big-screen-after-8-years |archive-date=9 November 2014 }}</ref> In 2012, he played a [[police officer]] in [[Ram Gopal Varma]]'s action film ''[[Department (film)|Department]]''.<ref name="Department">{{cite news|author1=[[Mumbai Mirror]]|title=Deepak Tijori to make comeback with Department|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Deepak-Tijori-to-make-comeback-with-Department/articleshow/12728167.cms|access-date=19 November 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=19 April 2012|location=Mumbai|archive-date=7 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607160835/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Deepak-Tijori-to-make-comeback-with-Department/articleshow/12728167.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Tijori had approached Varma for the villain's role but he felt that Tijori's image did not match the character's and refused to give him the role. Tijori changed his look in one month's time and was eventually cast by Varma.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dean|first1=Rupali|title=Take two!|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/take-two/article3450233.ece|access-date=24 November 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|publisher=[[The Hindu Group]]|date=24 May 2012|archive-date=7 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607160835/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/take-two/article3450233.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, he was cast to play the antagonist in Devang Dholakia-directed ''Tina and Lolo''. He had to lose weight for his role. Tijori stated that he himself "was looking for a change" while referring to his [[wikt:salt-and-pepper|salt-and-pepper]] look in the film. Dholakia said that he was "looking for a new suave villain" and Tijori suited the role.<ref name="TL">{{cite news|author1=[[Press Trust of India]] |title=I was looking to work as an actor again, says Deepak Tijori |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/i-was-looking-to-work-as-an-actor-again-says-deepak-tijori/433105-8-66.html |access-date=11 November 2014 |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]] |date=9 November 2013 |location=Mumbai |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518150532/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/i-was-looking-to-work-as-an-actor-again-says-deepak-tijori/433105-8-66.html |archive-date=18 May 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author1=Bollywood Hungama News Network |title=Deepak Tijori to stage comeback with Sunny Leone |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5731/ |access-date=11 November 2014 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=8 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111174418/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5731/ |archive-date=11 November 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Trivedi|first1=Tanvi|title=Deepak Tijori makes a comeback with Sunny Leone's film|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Deepak-Tijori-makes-a-comeback-with-Sunny-Leones-film/articleshow/25442076.cms|access-date=11 November 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=8 November 2013|archive-date=7 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607160835/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Deepak-Tijori-makes-a-comeback-with-Sunny-Leones-film/articleshow/25442076.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> He featured in the crime thriller ''[[Raja Natwarlal]]'' (2014) and played the role of a terrorist in the Sadanand-directed comedy ''[[Gollu Aur Pappu]]'' (2014).
=== Directorial career === [[File:Dare You group photograph.jpg|thumb|Tijori and ''[[Dare You (film)|Dare You]]''{{'s}} lead actress Alisha Khan at the film's first look launch|alt=A photograph of Tijori and ''Dare You''{{'s}} lead actress Alisha Khan at the film's first look launch.]] Tijori made his directorial debut in 2003, with an adult film about male strippers ''[[Oops! (film)|Oops!]]''<ref name="Bhatt" /><ref>{{cite book|last=Bose|first=Derek|author-link=Derek Bose|title=Everybody Wants a Hit: 10 Mantras of Success in Bollywood Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wv_mmculJ8kC&pg=PA117|year=2006|pages=117|location=Mumbai|publisher=Jaico Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7992-558-4|oclc=76941503}}</ref> He was also credited as the producer and the writer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=2025-09-26 |title=Kartik Aaryan and Luv Ranjan set to reunite for 5th film: Report : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/kartik-aaryan-luv-ranjan-set-reunite-5th-film-report/ |access-date=2025-09-26 |language=en}}</ref> The film was produced on a budget of {{INRConvert|2.5|c|nolink=yes}}<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lalwani |first1=Vickey |title=Girls can striptease, so can boys |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/feb/19oops.htm |access-date=21 November 2014 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=19 February 2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129075628/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/feb/19oops.htm |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> and considered controversial because of the subject matter and initially it faced troubles with the [[Central Board of Film Certification]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Somaaya|first=Bhawana|author-link=Bhawana Somaaya|title=Fragmented Frames: Reflections of a Critic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HQ3Yi9VPU8QC&pg=PP83|year=2008|pages=83|publisher=Pustak Mahal|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-223-1016-0|oclc=268957488}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Raaj |first1=Shaheen |title=Something different |url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/july20/ent7.asp |access-date=24 November 2014 |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=20 July 2003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203607/http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/july20/ent7.asp |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> The film was released in two versions – Hindi and English.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ian |last=MacKinnon |title=Bollywood directors discover sex sells |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/bollywood-directors-discover-sex-sells-1-648511 |access-date=22 November 2014 |work=[[The Scotsman]] |publisher=[[The Scotsman Publications]] |date=19 May 2003 |location=Scotland |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129040234/http://www.scotsman.com/news/bollywood-directors-discover-sex-sells-1-648511 |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> ''[[India Today]]'' called Tijori's direction amateurish and termed the film "an example of brave new breed".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chopra |first1=Anupama |title=India Today Sex Survey: Chennai is the most conservative city, Delhi the most experimentative |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20030915-india-today-sex-survey-chennai-is-the-most-conservative-city-delhi-the-most-experimentative-792504-2003-09-14 |access-date=22 November 2014 |work=[[India Today]] |publisher=[[Living Media]] |date=15 September 2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419005259/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-today-sex-survey-chennai-is-the-most-conservative-city-delhi-the-most-experimentative/1/206096.html |archive-date=19 April 2014 }}</ref> ''Oops!'' did not receive favourable reviews<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pant |first1=Seema |title=Oops! could have been good |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/aug/01oops.htm |access-date=21 November 2014 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=1 August 2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151130074625/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/aug/01oops.htm |archive-date=30 November 2015 }}</ref> but proved to be a turning point in actress [[Mink Brar]]'s career.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mink fresh! |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/mink-fresh/article3196746.ece |access-date=22 November 2014 |work=[[The Hindu]] |publisher=[[The Hindu Group]] |date=24 July 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129184102/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/mink-fresh/article3196746.ece |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> His next directorial venture was ''[[Fareb (2005 film)|Fareb]]'' (2005), starring sisters [[Shilpa Shetty]] and [[Shamita Shetty]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Bhugra|first=Dinesh|author-link=Dinesh Bhugra|title=Mad Tales from Bollywood: Portrayal of Mental Illness in Conventional Hindi Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kXm0AAAAQBAJ&pg=PT435|year=2006|pages=435|publisher=Psychology Press|location=New York|isbn=978-1-134-95585-5|oclc=63279589|access-date=10 October 2016|archive-date=7 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607160835/https://books.google.com/books?id=kXm0AAAAQBAJ&pg=PT435|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Gahlaut |first1=Kanika |title=Shilpa, Shamita Shetty to play rival sirens in Deepak Tijori's 'Fareb' |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/20050606-shilpa-shamita-shetty-to-play-rival-sirens-in-fareb-787486-2005-06-05 |access-date=21 November 2014 |work=[[India Today]] |publisher=[[Living Media]] |date=6 June 2005 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141203085506/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/shilpa-shamita-shetty-to-play-rival-sirens-in-fareb/1/193514.html |archive-date=3 December 2014 }}</ref> Like his previous film, ''Fareb'' too had troubles with the censor board and was given [[Central Board of Film Certification#Current certificates|A certificate]] implying that it was to be viewed only by adult audience.<ref>{{cite news |title=Filmmaker chafes at Censor board's decision |url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/apr132005/national1149352005412.asp |access-date=24 November 2014 |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=13 April 2005 |location=New Delhi |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203323/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/apr132005/national1149352005412.asp |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> It received negative reviews.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fareb movie review |url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/jul102005/movies174158200579.asp |access-date=24 November 2014 |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=10 July 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117022236/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/jul102005/movies174158200579.asp |archive-date=17 November 2015 }}</ref> In the same year, he directed the thriller ''[[Khamoshh... Khauff Ki Raat]]'' featuring [[Shilpa Shetty]], [[Juhi Chawla]], [[Rakhi Sawant]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Walter |first1=Neetika |title=From Preity Zinta to Katrina Kaif, Bollywood actors who faced molestation |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/from-preity-zinta-to-katrina-kaif-bollywood-actors-who-faced-molestation/article1-1229548.aspx |access-date=22 November 2014 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |publisher=[[HT Media]] |date=14 June 2014 |location=Chandigarh |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202010554/http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/from-preity-zinta-to-katrina-kaif-bollywood-actors-who-faced-molestation/article1-1229548.aspx |archive-date=2 December 2014 }}</ref> and debutante Kainaaz Perveez.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Venkatesh |first1=Jyothi |title=Turning producer |url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Content/Nov232008/enter20081122102240.asp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141124152723/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Content/Nov232008/enter20081122102240.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 November 2014 |access-date=24 November 2014 |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=23 November 2008 }}</ref> The film received mixed response.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kalla|first1=Avinash|title=Khamosh is not his Ada|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/may12005/enter121632005429.asp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141124152639/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/may12005/enter121632005429.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 November 2014|access-date=24 November 2014|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=1 May 2005}}</ref> The following year Tijori directed the comedy ''[[Tom, Dick, and Harry (2006 film)|Tom, Dick, and Harry]]'' (2006).<ref name="Comeback" /> In a review for ''India Today'', [[Anupama Chopra]] called it the year's worst film.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chopra |first1=Anupama |author-link1=Anupama Chopra |title=Film review: Deepak Tijori's Tom, Dick, and Harry by Anupama Chopra |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20060529-film-review-deepak-tijori-tom-dick-and-harry-by-anupama-chopra-783984-2006-05-28 |access-date=30 November 2014 |work=[[India Today]] |publisher=[[Living Media]] |date=29 May 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207100338/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/film-review-deepak-tijori-tom-dick-and-harry-by-anupama-chopra/1/182212.html |archive-date=7 December 2014 }}</ref>
Tijori's thriller ''[[Fox (film)|Fox]]'' starring [[Arjun Rampal]] and [[Sunny Deol]] was delayed due to production issues.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Parkar |first1=Shaheen |title=Deepak Tijori wraps Fox up ensures personal problems don't affect his film |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/deepak-tijori-wraps-fox-up-ensures-personal-problems-dont-affect-his-film/47186 |access-date=21 November 2014 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |date=2 June 2009 |location=Mumbai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129034434/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/deepak-tijori-wraps-fox-up-ensures-personal-problems-dont-affect-his-film/47186 |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> Upon release in September 2009, the film received poor reviews.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Adarsh |first1=Taran |title=Fox movie review by Taran Adarsh |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/65125 |access-date=22 November 2014 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=4 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129103045/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/65125 |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Malani|first1=Gaurav|title=Fox: Movie Review|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-09-04/news/27645198_1_sunny-deol-deepak-tijori-thriller|access-date=22 November 2014|work=[[The Economic Times]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=9 September 2009|archive-date=18 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218044212/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-09-04/news/27645198_1_sunny-deol-deepak-tijori-thriller|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the same year it was announced that Tijori would direct a [[Vikram Bhatt]]-produced film titled ''Bhaag Johny''. The cast included Muzzamil Ibrahim and 2 new actresses - Zoa Morani and Mandana Karimi.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Parkar |first1=Shaheen |title=Now it's Bhaag Johnny! |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/now-its-bhaag-johnny/41243 |access-date=19 November 2014 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |date=14 April 2009 |location=Mumbai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129025020/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/now-its-bhaag-johnny/41243 |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> During the film's shooting, Ibrahim had to leave the film due to his differences with Tijori<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chawla |first1=Sonal |title=Muzammil shown the door from a film due to his differences with Tijori |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/muzammil-shown-the-door-from-a-film-due-to-his-differences-with-tijori/51366 |access-date=19 November 2014 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |date=16 July 2009 |location=Mumbai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129025023/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/muzammil-shown-the-door-from-a-film-due-to-his-differences-with-tijori/51366 |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> and subsequently the film was shelved for a brief period. The following year, Bhatt announced that he himself will direct the film, there would be a different lead actor and Tijori would play the role of a [[Pakistanis|Pakistani]] policeman.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shah |first1=Kunal M |title=Bhatt, Tijori's friendly swap |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Bhatt-Tijoris-friendly-swap/articleshow/5871449.cms |access-date=11 November 2014 |work=[[The Times of India]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |date=29 April 2010 |location=Mumbai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614203933/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Bhatt-Tijoris-friendly-swap/articleshow/5871449.cms |archive-date=14 June 2010 }}</ref> Two years later it was reported that Tijori would direct Vikram Bhatt-produced film ''[[Love Games (film)|Love Games]]''.<ref name="Bhatt">{{cite news|author1=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |title=Deepak Tijori to direct two films this year |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/deepak-tijori-to-direct-two-films-this-year/169861 |access-date=12 November 2014 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |date=26 June 2012 |location=Mumbai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112155944/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/deepak-tijori-to-direct-two-films-this-year/169861 |archive-date=12 November 2014 }}</ref> His next directorial was an adult suspense thriller titled ''[[Dare You (film)|Dare You]]'', starring debutante Alisha Khan who was selected after an audition of more than 800 girls.<ref>{{cite news|title=Alisha to play lead in Deepak Tijori's Dare You |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1559053/Alisha-to-play-lead-in-Deepak-Tijoris-Dare-You |access-date=19 November 2014 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=10 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129102824/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1559053/Alisha-to-play-lead-in-Deepak-Tijoris-Dare-You |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> The film's poster was the first of its kind and featured the lead actress showing her [[The finger|middle finger]].<ref>{{cite news|author1=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |title=Actress shows middle finger in Deepak Tijori's 'Dare You' poster |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/actress-shows-middle-finger-in-deepak-tijoris-dare-you-poster/292844-8-66.html |access-date=11 November 2014 |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]] |date=18 September 2012 |location=Mumbai |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129033027/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/actress-shows-middle-finger-in-deepak-tijoris-dare-you-poster/292844-8-66.html |archive-date=29 January 2014 }}</ref> However, Tijori left the project due to creative differences with the film's producers.<ref>{{cite news|author1=The Hitlist Team |title=Deepak Tijori walked out of film he was directing |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/deepak-tijori-walked-out-of-film-he-was-directing/245980 |access-date=19 November 2014 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |date=25 December 2013 |location=Mumbai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112161529/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/deepak-tijori-walked-out-of-film-he-was-directing/245980 |archive-date=12 November 2014 }}</ref> In 2013, he directed the film ''Rock'In Love'' which featured Hanif Hilal and Sandeepa Dhar in lead role.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Bollywood Hungama News Network |title=Model turned actor Hanif Hilal in Deepak Tijori's Rock'In Love |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1793982/Model-turned-actor-Hanif-Hilal-in-Deepak-Tijoris-RockIn-Love |access-date=19 November 2014 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=20 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129102827/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1793982/Model-turned-actor-Hanif-Hilal-in-Deepak-Tijoris-RockIn-Love |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sandeepa Dhar in Deepak Tijori's next |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/sandeepa-dhar-in-deepak-tijoris-next/article4615546.ece |access-date=21 November 2014 |work=[[The Hindu]] |publisher=[[The Hindu Group]] |date=14 April 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129090945/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/sandeepa-dhar-in-deepak-tijoris-next/article4615546.ece |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> ''[[Do Lafzon Ki Kahani (film)|Do Lafzon Ki Kahani]]'' starring [[Randeep Hooda]] was Tijori's last directorial project.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bhattacharya |first1=Roshmila |title=Randeep hurt, breaks his toes |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Randeep-hurt-breaks-his-toes/articleshow/47390584.cms |access-date=23 June 2015 |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |date=23 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623123309/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Randeep-hurt-breaks-his-toes/articleshow/47390584.cms |archive-date=23 June 2015 }}</ref>
=== ''Bigg Boss'' ===
He played the role of a housemate in the [[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 1)|first season]] of ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)|Bigg Boss]]'', as a replacement for [[Salil Ankola]]. Ankola had signed an agreement with [[Balaji Telefilms]], which refrained him from participating or acting in television shows made by other production houses that "directly or indirectly compete with Balaji Telefilms." On the seventh day, the [[Bombay High Court]] ordered Ankola to leave the house or face criminal charges.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chakrabarti |first1=Srabanti |title=Deepak Tijori enters Bigg Boss |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/nov/15tijori.htm |access-date=12 November 2014 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=15 November 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028124159/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/nov/15tijori.htm |archive-date=28 October 2014 }}</ref> He was replaced by Tijori. During Tijori's stay at the Bigg Boss house, his wife Shivani Tijori sent text messages to her friends, family members and media-persons to help Tijori in getting out of the house.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shah |first1=Kunal M |title=Boss, gimme my husband back |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/tv/Boss-gimme-my-husband-back/articleshow/15663523.cms |access-date=22 November 2014 |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |date=14 December 2006 |location=Mumbai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129063132/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/tv/Boss-gimme-my-husband-back/articleshow/15663523.cms |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Farook |first1=Farhana |title='I'm dying to lie on my bed' |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-i-m-dying-to-lie-on-my-bed-1070659 |access-date=6 December 2014 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |publisher=Diligent Media Corporation |date=22 December 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211115614/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-i-m-dying-to-lie-on-my-bed-1070659 |archive-date=11 December 2014 }}</ref> After he was evicted from the show, Tijori said that he would make a film based on the show.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jha|first1=Subhash K.|title=I want to make a film on Big Boss |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/nm21/i-want-to-make-a-film-on-big-boss/article1-195919.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141201230456/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/nm21/i-want-to-make-a-film-on-big-boss/article1-195919.aspx|archive-date=1 December 2014|access-date=22 November 2014|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|publisher=[[HT Media]]|date=26 December 2006|url-status=dead|location=Mumbai}}</ref> Tijori called the show "a laundered reality"<ref>{{cite news|last1=Baliga|first1=Shashi|title=Bigg Boss is a laundered reality|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/nm21/bigg-boss-is-a-laundered-reality/article1-201027.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141201230453/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/nm21/bigg-boss-is-a-laundered-reality/article1-201027.aspx|archive-date=1 December 2014|access-date=22 November 2014|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|publisher=[[HT Media]]|url-status=dead|date=21 January 2007}}</ref> but denied that it was scripted.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Srivastava |first1=Priyanka |title=How real are reality shows? |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/How-real-are-reality-shows/articleshow/1473547.cms |access-date=22 November 2014 |work=[[The Times of India]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |date=26 January 2007 |location=Delhi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140927231333/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/How-real-are-reality-shows/articleshow/1473547.cms |archive-date=27 September 2014 }}</ref>
=== Television career ===
Tijori's production house Tijori Films produced television serials. One of his most popular serials was ''Rishtey'', a turning point in actor [[Murali Sharma]]'s career.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Das|first1=Soumitra|title=I enjoy playing the bad guy: Murli Sharma|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news/I-enjoy-playing-the-bad-guy-Murli-Sharma/articleshow/21706153.cms|access-date=21 November 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=9 August 2013|archive-date=11 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911025105/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news/I-enjoy-playing-the-bad-guy-Murli-Sharma/articleshow/21706153.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Tijori directed the action sequences in several of his serials.<ref name="Rediff" /> He had also planned to produce ''1984 – Black October'', a film based on the [[assassination of Indira Gandhi]] and the riots that followed, along with Hollywood actors. He had hired a casting director for it.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tijori seeks stars, co-prod for '1984′ |url=https://variety.com/2000/film/news/tijori-seeks-stars-co-prod-for-1984-1117789664/ |access-date=22 November 2014 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=27 November 2000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226010301/http://variety.com/2000/film/news/tijori-seeks-stars-co-prod-for-1984-1117789664/ |archive-date=26 December 2014 }}</ref> Tijori himself acted in TV serial ''[[Bombay Blue (TV series)|Bombay Blue]]''<ref name="BombayBlue" /> and produced thriller serials like ''Saturday Suspense'', ''Khauff'', ''Dial 100'' and ''X-Zone''.<ref name="X-Zone" /> ''Thriller at 10 – Fareb'', a TV mini-series produced by Tijori won the 2001 [[Indian Television Academy Awards]] in the category best mini-series.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Indian Television Academy Awards 2001 |url=http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2001 |access-date=22 November 2014 |publisher=[[Indian Television Academy Awards]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529222113/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2001 |archive-date=29 May 2012 }}</ref>
== Personal life ==
Tijori's wife, Shivani, is a fashion designer.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shukla|first1=Asheesh Kumar|title=Raipur is traditionally fashionable|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/fashion/designers/Raipur-is-traditionally-fashionable/articleshow/19881330.cms|access-date=6 December 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=5 May 2013|archive-date=28 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028165242/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/fashion/designers/Raipur-is-traditionally-fashionable/articleshow/19881330.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Film director [[Kabir Sadanand]] and Actress- Singer [[Kunickaa Sadanand]] are his brother-in-law and sister-in-law respectively.<ref name="Kunika" /> Indian actress [[Samara Tijori]] is his daughter.
[[Goregaon]]'s Garden Estate Co-operative Housing Society asked Tijori and his family to vacate their house in November 2012, following complaints from their neighbours.<ref>{{cite news|title=Deepak Tijori asked to vacate house|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tabloid/deepak-tijori-asked-to-vacate-house/article1-957802.aspx|access-date=11 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111063338/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/Deepak-Tijori-asked-to-vacate-house/Article1-957802.aspx|archive-date=11 November 2012|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|publisher=[[HT Media]]|url-status=dead|date=10 November 2012}}</ref> The Tijori family had been living there since 2009. The residents of the building accused them of behaving rudely, not paying charges on time, insulting the society's office bearers and bringing disrepute to them. After a general meeting of the members, the society passed a resolution and sent a notice to Tijori, asking him to vacate his flats within the next 30 days. The resolution was sent to the local registrar.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lalwani|first1=Vickey|last2=Deedwania|first2=Bapu|title=Deepak Tijori and wife given one month to pack up|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Deepak-Tijori-and-wife-given-one-month-to-pack-up/articleshow/17190748.cms|access-date=11 November 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=11 November 2012|location=Mumbai|archive-date=7 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407054657/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Deepak-Tijori-and-wife-given-one-month-to-pack-up/articleshow/17190748.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> He responded by filing a criminal case against nine members of the society<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shah |first1=Kunal M |title=Our reputation is at stake: Deepak Tijori |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/our-reputation-is-at-stake-deepak-tijori/189638 |access-date=12 November 2014 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |date=20 November 2012 |location=Mumbai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112141204/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/our-reputation-is-at-stake-deepak-tijori/189638 |archive-date=12 November 2014 }}</ref> and in October 2014, the registrar gave the decision in his favour. Tijori called the legal proceedings a "long nightmarish battle" and accused the society for charging wrongful maintenance money.<ref>{{cite news|author1=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |title=Deepak Tijori wins battle against housing society |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/deepak-tijori-wins-battle-against-housing-society-114101100533_1.html |access-date=11 November 2014 |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=11 October 2014 |location=Mumbai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110200900/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/deepak-tijori-wins-battle-against-housing-society-114101100533_1.html |archive-date=10 November 2014 }}</ref>
Tijori has featured in an advertisement for [[Vadilal]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Vadilal TV Commercial with Rahul Bose, Deepak Tijori, Ronit Roy, Prahlad Kakkar |url=http://topic.ibnlive.in.com/rahul-bose/videos/vadilal-tv-commercial-with-rahul-bose-deepak-tijori-ronit-roy-prahlad-kakkar-zOf6sNuJMVU-609.html |access-date=4 December 2014 |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210103634/http://topic.ibnlive.in.com/rahul-bose/videos/vadilal-tv-commercial-with-rahul-bose-deepak-tijori-ronit-roy-prahlad-kakkar-zOf6sNuJMVU-609.html |archive-date=10 December 2014 }}</ref> He was one of the judges of [[Miss India Worldwide 2006]]<ref>{{cite news|author1=[[Press Trust of India]]|title=Trina Chakravarty crowned Miss India 2006|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Trina-Chakravarty-crowned-Miss-India-2006/articleshow/1391155.cms|access-date=4 December 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=29 January 2006|archive-date=31 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031053244/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Trina-Chakravarty-crowned-Miss-India-2006/articleshow/1391155.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> and has also hosted the [[Miss India Worldwide 2009]].<ref>{{cite news|author1=[[Indo-Asian News Service]]|title=Kareena, Yana add gl[a]mour to Ms India Worldwide|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kareenayana-add-glmour-to-ms-india-worldwide/83400-8.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141204163900/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kareenayana-add-glmour-to-ms-india-worldwide/83400-8.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 December 2014|access-date=4 December 2014|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|date=22 January 2009|location=New Delhi}}</ref> During the 2002 elections for [[Municipal Corporation of Delhi]], he had campaigned for [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Joshi|first1=Sandeep|title=Glamour missing from civic body elections|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/glamour-missing-from-civic-body-elections/article1822322.ece|access-date=4 December 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|publisher=[[The Hindu Group]]|date=2 April 2007|location=New Delhi|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011132229/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/Glamour-missing-from-civic-body-elections/article14743442.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" width=75% ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" width="25%" |Title !scope="col" |Role !scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes !scope="col" class="unsortable" width=2%|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | 1990 ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Aashiqui]]'' | Balu | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Aashiqui (1990) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/55905 |access-date=18 January 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118114125/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/55905 |archive-date=18 January 2015 }}</ref> |- | rowspan="4" | 1991 ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Kaun Kare Kurbanie]]'' | Deepak | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref name="Rediff" /> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Afsana Pyaar Ka]]'' | Deepak | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref name="Rediff" /> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin]]'' | Fisherman | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (1991) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/54494 |access-date=18 January 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407094721/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/54494 |archive-date=7 April 2014 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Sadak]]'' | Gotya | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref name="Sadak" /> |- | rowspan="3" | 1992 ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Khiladi (1992 film)|Khiladi]]'' | Bonny | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref name="Khiladi" /> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Ghazab Tamasha]]'' | style="text-align: center; "|— | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Ghazab Tamasha (2002) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/534457 |access-date=18 January 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118105059/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/534457 |archive-date=18 January 2015 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar]]'' | {{sort|Malhotra|Shekhar Malhotra}} | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref name="JJWS" /> |- | rowspan="8" | 1993 ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Aasoo Bane Angaarey]]'' | style="text-align: center; "|— | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Aasoo Bane Angaarey (1993) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/502927 |access-date=18 January 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330223622/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/502927 |archive-date=30 March 2015 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Pehla Nasha]]'' | {{sort|Bakshi|Deepak Bakshi}} | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref name="Rediff" /> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''Kohra'' | rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |— | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Kohra (1993) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/539722 |access-date=29 January 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401012611/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/539722 |archive-date=1 April 2015 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Jaanam]]'' | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Jaanam (1993) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/201867 |access-date=29 January 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402225013/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/201867 |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Jeevan Ki Shatranj]]'' | Amar | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Jeevan Ki Shatranj (1993) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/504562 |access-date=18 January 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118104832/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/504562 |archive-date=18 January 2015 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Aaina (1993 film)|Aaina]]'' | {{sort|Saxena|Vinay Saxena}} | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Aaina (1993) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/538677 |access-date=18 January 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118105215/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/538677 |archive-date=18 January 2015 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Dil Tera Aashiq]]'' | Announcer | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Dil Tera Aashiq (1993) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/534238 |access-date=18 January 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901215247/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/534238 |archive-date=1 September 2014 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Santaan]]'' | {{sort|Singh|Amar Singh}} | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref name="Rediff" /> |- | rowspan="6" | 1994 ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Chhoti Bahoo]]'' | Ravi | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Chhoti Bahoo (1994) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/539062 |access-date=18 January 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207175517/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/539062 |archive-date=7 December 2014 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa]]'' | Chris | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1993) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/354207/Kabhi-Haan-Kabhi-Naa/details |access-date=26 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129230432/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/354207/Kabhi-Haan-Kabhi-Naa/details |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2014 |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Anjaam]]'' | Ashok Chopra | | |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Saajan Ka Ghar]]'' | {{sort|Dhanraj|Suraj Dhanraj}} | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Saajan Ka Ghar (1994) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/540326 |access-date=18 January 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118104714/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/540326 |archive-date=18 January 2015 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''{{sort|Gentleman|[[The Gentleman (1994 film)|The Gentleman]]}}'' | rowspan="2" style="text-align: center; " |— | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=The Gentleman (1994) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/201782 |access-date=18 January 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118104753/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/201782 |archive-date=18 January 2015 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Gangster (1994 film)|Gangster]]'' | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Gangster (1995) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/539281 |access-date=18 January 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118104554/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/539281 |archive-date=18 January 2015 }}</ref> |- | rowspan="4" | 1995 ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Naajayaz]]'' | {{sort|Solanki|Deepak Solanki}} | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Naajayaz (1995) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/369902/Naajayaz/cast |access-date=26 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129230406/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/369902/Naajayaz/cast |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2014 |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Prem (film)|Prem]]'' | {{sort|Malocha|Vikram Malocha}} | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Prem (1995) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/58602 |access-date=18 January 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810042035/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/58602 |archive-date=10 August 2014 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Sarhad: The Border of Crime]]'' | {{sort|Mathur|Deepak Mathur}} | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Sarhad (1995) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/540344 |access-date=18 January 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118104633/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/540344 |archive-date=18 January 2015 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Raja (1995 film)|Raja]]'' | Abhishek | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Raja (1995) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/64890 |access-date=18 January 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409144135/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/64890 |archive-date=9 April 2015 }}</ref> |- | 1996 ! scope="row" align="left" | ''Bal Bramhachari'' | Balbir | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Bal Bramhachari (1996) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/535229 |access-date=18 January 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118104928/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/535229 |archive-date=18 January 2015 }}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | 1997 ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Mrityudata]]'' | {{sort|Tonga|Raja Tonga}} | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref name="Mrityudaata" /> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''Bombay Blue'' | {{sort|Engineer|Ali Engineer}} | TV mini-series | style="text-align: center; "|<ref name="BombayBlue">{{cite news|last1=Khosla |first1=Mukesh |title=Prime time crime time |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99nov14/sunday/filmtv.htm |access-date=21 November 2014 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date=14 November 1999 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129051857/http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99nov14/sunday/filmtv.htm |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> |- | rowspan="4" | 1998 ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[X Zone|X-Zone]]'' | style="text-align: center; "|— | Producer<br />TV Mini – Series | style="text-align: center; "|<ref name="X-Zone">{{cite news|author1=Times News Network|title=Dial 100 for thrills|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/lucknow-times/Dial-100-for-thrills/articleshow/1836833583.cms|access-date=21 November 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=[[The Times Group]]|date=11 November 2001|location=[[Lucknow]]|archive-date=11 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911025115/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/lucknow-times/Dial-100-for-thrills/articleshow/1836833583.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Mohabbat Aur Jung]]'' | {{sort|Bhargav|Karan Bhargav}} | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Mohabbat Aur Jung (1998) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/539964 |access-date=18 January 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118104551/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/539964 |archive-date=18 January 2015 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Ghulam (film)|Ghulam]]'' | Charlie | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Ghulam (1998) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/201750 |access-date=18 January 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831122817/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/201750 |archive-date=31 August 2014 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Main Solah Baras Ki]]'' | Stardust Reporter | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Main Solah Baras Ki (1998) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/507958 |access-date=18 January 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118105117/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/507958 |archive-date=18 January 2015 }}</ref> |- | rowspan="4" | 1999 ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan]]'' | Dancer at Parsi Party | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan (1999) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/503288 |access-date=18 January 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118105115/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/503288 |archive-date=18 January 2015 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Baadshah (1999 film)|Baadshah]]'' | {{sort|Malhotra|Deepak Malhotra}} | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref name="Baadshah" /> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''Hu Tu Ne Ramtudi'' | style="text-align: center; "|— | [[Gujarati language|Gujrati Language]] Film | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Hu Tu Ne Ramtudi |url=http://www.gujaratishow.com/2012/05/hu-tu-ne-ramtudi-gujarati-movie.html |access-date=30 January 2015 |publisher=Gujarati Show |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325173148/http://www.gujaratishow.com/2012/05/hu-tu-ne-ramtudi-gujarati-movie.html |archive-date=25 March 2015 }}</ref>
|- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Vaastav: The Reality]]'' | {{sort|Kadam|Kishore Kadam}} | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Vaastav: The Reality (1999) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/508698 |access-date=18 January 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118104712/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/508698 |archive-date=18 January 2015 }}</ref> |- | 2000 ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge]]'' | Smuggler | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge (2000) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/201727 |access-date=18 January 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140902044016/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/201727 |archive-date=2 September 2014 }}</ref> |- | rowspan="5" | 2002 ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai]]'' | Riyaz | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|last1=Verma |first1=Sukanya |title=This love story doesn't speak |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/apr/26pyaar.htm |access-date=18 January 2015 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=26 April 2002 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141201214816/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/apr/26pyaar.htm |archive-date=1 December 2014 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | Jeevan Dan | |[[Nepali language]] Movie |{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}} |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Yeh Kaisi Mohabbat]]'' | {{sort|Pal|Vijay Pal}} | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Yeh Kaisi Mohabbat (2002) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/534773 |access-date=21 December 2014 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221152547/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/534773 |archive-date=21 December 2014 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Hathyar (2002 film)|Hathyar]]'' | {{sort|Kadam|DCP Kishore Kadam}} | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Hathyar (2002) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/539342 |access-date=21 December 2014 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221152558/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/539342 |archive-date=21 December 2014 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Ghaav: The Wound]]'' | Vicky | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Ghaav – The Wound (2002) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/534137 |access-date=18 January 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330123526/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/534137 |archive-date=30 March 2015 }}</ref> |- | 2003 ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Oops! (film)|Oops!]]'' | style="text-align: center; "|— | Director, producer, screenplay and writer | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Oops! (2003) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/289934/Oops-/credits |access-date=26 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129230353/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/289934/Oops-/credits |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2014 |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> |- | 2004 ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao]]'' | {{sort|Kapoor|Vikramaditya Kapoor}} | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao! (2004) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/350141/Popcorn-Khao-Mast-Ho-Jao-/cast |access-date=26 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129230408/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/350141/Popcorn-Khao-Mast-Ho-Jao-/cast |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2014 |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> |- | rowspan="3" | 2005 ! scope="row" align="left" | ''Madi Jaya'' | rowspan="5" style="text-align: center; " |— | Gujarati Language Film | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Madi Jaya |url=http://www.flipkart.com/madi-jaya/p/itmczbu2ygpmzgce |access-date=30 January 2015 |publisher=[[Flipkart]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111627/http://www.flipkart.com/madi-jaya/p/itmczbu2ygpmzgce |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Khamoshh... Khauff Ki Raat]]'' | Director and producer | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Khamoshh (2005) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/341841/Khamoshh-/overview |access-date=26 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129230415/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/341841/Khamoshh-/overview |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |author=Cammila Collar |date=2014 |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Fareb (2005 film)|Fareb]]'' | rowspan="2" | Director | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Fareb (2005) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/331516/Fareb/credits |access-date=26 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129230425/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/331516/Fareb/credits |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2014 |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> |- | 2006 ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Tom, Dick, and Harry (2006 film)|Tom, Dick, and Harry]]'' | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Tom, Dick, and Harry (2006) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/474059/Tom-Dick-and-Harry/credits |access-date=26 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129230357/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/474059/Tom-Dick-and-Harry/credits |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2014 |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> |- | 2009 ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Fox (film)|Fox]]'' | Director, associate producer, story and screenplay | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Fox (2009) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/457539/Fox/credits |access-date=26 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129230400/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/457539/Fox/credits |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2014 |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> |- | 2012 ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Department (film)|Department]]'' | {{sort|Danaji|Inspector Danaji}} | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Department (2012) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/468993/Department/details |access-date=26 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129230437/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/468993/Department/details |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2014 |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | 2014 ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Raja Natwarlal]]'' | Raghav | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Raja Natwarlal (2014) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/477086/Raja-Natwarlal/details |access-date=26 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129230420/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/477086/Raja-Natwarlal/details |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2014 |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Gollu Aur Pappu]]'' | {{sort|Khan|Gustaad Khan}} | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news|title=Gollu Aur Pappu (2014) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/504071 |access-date=29 January 2015 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107110637/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/504071 |archive-date=7 January 2015 }}</ref> |- | 2016 ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Do Lafzon Ki Kahani (film)|Do Lafzon Ki Kahani]]'' | Director | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/do-lafzon-ki-kahani-review-randeep-hooda-impresses-in-this-cliche-heavy-story-2826412.html |title='Do Lafzon Ki Kahani' review: Randeep Hooda impresses in this cliché-heavy story |author=Udita Jhunjhunwala |publisher=Firstpost |date=10 June 2016 |access-date=23 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518234343/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/do-lafzon-ki-kahani-review-randeep-hooda-impresses-in-this-cliche-heavy-story-2826412.html |archive-date=18 May 2017 }}</ref> |- | 2018 ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3]]'' | Vijay | | style="text-align: center; "|<ref>{{cite news |title=Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3 review |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/saheb-biwi-aur-gangster-3-review-sanjay-dutt-chitrangada-singh-jimmy-shergill-soha-ali-khan/story-ZbEnzP9D1yNS2tg3TWSvON.html |access-date=18 August 2019 |work=[[Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3#Production|Production]] |archive-date=17 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817185327/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/saheb-biwi-aur-gangster-3-review-sanjay-dutt-chitrangada-singh-jimmy-shergill-soha-ali-khan/story-ZbEnzP9D1yNS2tg3TWSvON.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 2024 ! scope="row" align="left" | ''[[Tipppsy]]'' |Jacob | Also director and writer | style="text-align: center; "| <ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-26 |title=Pooja Bhatt pens a heartfelt note for Deepak Tijori for making directorial comeback with 'Tipppsy': 'My sober friend is high on life' - See post |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/pooja-bhatt-pens-a-heartfelt-note-for-deepak-tijori-for-making-directorial-comeback-with-tipppsy-my-sober-friend-is-high-on-life-see-post/articleshow/109602866.cms |access-date=2024-05-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> |- |}
== Dubbing roles ==
=== Live action films === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Film title !Original Voices !Character(s) !Dub Language !Original Language !Original Year release !Dub Year release |- |[[Thor: Ragnarok]] |[[Jeff Goldblum]] |[[Grandmaster (Marvel Cinematic Universe)]] |Hindi |English |2018 |2018 |}
=== Animated films === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Film title !! Original Voice(s) !! Character(s) !! Dub Language !! Original Language !! Original Year release !! Dub Year release !! Notes ! |- | [[Incredibles 2]] || [[Craig T. Nelson]] || [[Mr. Incredible|Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible]] || Hindi || English || 2018 || 2018 || [[Shahrukh Khan]] dubbed this character in previous film. | |}
===Television=== *2006: ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 1)|Bigg Boss 1]]'' (Contestant) Entered on day 14 & Evicted on Day 50 *1998: ''[[X Zone]]'' (Episode-1) *1985: ''Idhar Udhar'' (episode 8) as stranger who helps Sunita in [[restaurant]]
=== Web series === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Platform !Notes |- |2019 |[[Abhay (TV series)|Abhay]] |Chander Singh |[[ZEE5]] |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2019/mar/04/abhay-review-unbearably-gruesome-this-web-series-is-best-left-unseen-1946559.html|title='Abhay' review: Unbearably gruesome, this web series is best left unseen|website=The New Indian Express|date=4 March 2019 |access-date=2019-07-02|archive-date=2 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702182236/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2019/mar/04/abhay-review-unbearably-gruesome-this-web-series-is-best-left-unseen-1946559.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedigitalhash.com/zee5-original-review-abhay-struggles-to-hold-the-audiences-interest/|title=Zee5 Original Review: Abhay struggles to hold the audience's interest|date=2019-02-08|website=The Digital Hash|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-02|archive-date=1 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701104732/https://www.thedigitalhash.com/zee5-original-review-abhay-struggles-to-hold-the-audiences-interest/|url-status=usurped}}</ref> |- |2020 |[[Illegal - Justice, Out of Order]] |Surya Shekhawat |Voot | |- |2021 |[[Bullets (2021)|Bullets]] | | | |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{Commons category}} *{{IMDb name|0863120}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120121052810/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebritymicro/index/id/1849 Deepak Tijori] at [[Bollywood Hungama]] *[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Deepak-Tijori Collected news and commentary] at ''[[The Times of India]]''
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