[1][2] He began his career in a Punjabi soap, Jeb Katre on Jalandhar Doordarshan and comedy serial Flop Show.

He is known for his roles in such films as Mahaul Theek Hai, Jatt and Juliet and Carry On Jatta.

He was born in Ropar and raised in Delhi in a Punjabi Hindu Brahmin family originally from Gujranwala who migrated in 1947 during Partition of India.

[2] He began his acting career with a negative character in Jalandhar Doordarshan's Punjabi soap Jeb Katre (Pocket Pickers) in 1985.

"I remember when I was a kid (even before I started going school), I used to buy a flute from a balloon seller and play it.