Denzil Smith has an older sister Cheryl Roy-Smith, and younger brother Lionel Smith.
23 Facts About Denzil Smith
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Denzil Smith's father was a civil servant with the Government of India, and possessed a deep love for music and the arts.
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Denzil Smith completed his schooling at St Andrews in Bandra, and studied English literature at the University of Mumbai.
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Denzil Smith began his professional career as a film executive under Indian adman and actor, Alyque Padamsee, who was then CEO of the advertising agency Lintas.
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In 1988, Denzil Smith quit his corporate career to focus on stage acting.
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Denzil Smith trained in voice at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai, and was guided by Dr Ashok Ranade and Pratap Sharma.
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Denzil Smith played the role of Lucky in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot with Shah, Gilani, and Kenneth Desai.
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Denzil Smith then went on to do Herman Wouk's The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, Beckett's Endgame, The Odd Couple and several other productions.
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Denzil Smith then worked with Satyadev Dubey in Hindi productions such as Sambogh Se Sanyas Tak.
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Denzil Smith played key roles in numerous other productions such as Jawaharlal Nehru in Letters to a Daughter from Prison, Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar in Toronto, Canada, Vali and Vibishan in The Legend of Ram, Judge Brack in Hedda Gabler, and the solo performer in four monologues written and directed by Zubin Driver in Mumbai vs Mumbai.
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In 2017, Denzil Smith re-joined director Toby Gough, choreographer Shruti Merchant and team as the voice of Raj Pakoda in the light-hearted dance musical Taj Express.
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Denzil Smith has worked in a range of independent, Bollywood and international film productions.
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Denzil Smith is known for roles such as the Tibetan monk Lama Norbu in Paap, directed by Pooja Bhatt and starring John Abraham, and as Tenzing in the film Frozen, based in Leh and Ladakh.
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In 2017, Denzil Smith played the role of the Principal in the Marathi film Manjha, directed by Jatin Wagle.
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Denzil Smith appeared in the crime drama Baazaar, as the Manipuri militant leader in Disney's Jagga Jasoos, the emergency period action film Baadshaho, comedy Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi and as a detective in the mystery thriller Badla directed by Sujoy Ghosh and starring Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu.
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Denzil Smith has acted in many Indian television serials as well as international tele-series.
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Denzil Smith regularly lends his voice for various radio dramas, documentaries and advertisements.
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Denzil Smith's voice has been featured in Tiger's Eye and The Mrichhakatikaa for BBC Radio, and on Personality Hour for Times FM.
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Denzil Smith has done and several voiceovers for commercials, corporate films and documentaries.
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Denzil Smith co-hosted the META awards in 2014 with Perizaad Zorabian.
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Denzil Smith has been involved in charities such as Avehi Abacus.
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Denzil Smith conducts voice workshops in theatre institutes and colleges in India.
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Denzil Smith founded Stagesmith Productions in 2006 with an aim to produce Indian English Theatre rooted in homegrown narratives.