- Has studied at Narsee Monjee Institute of Commerce and Economics, Ville Parle, Mumbai, India
- Was offered the role of Mr.Khosla in Dibakar Banerjee's debut film Khosla Ka Ghosla! (2006), but turned it down. The role later went to Anupam Kher.
- Son in law of Gujarati theatre actor Bachu Sampat.
- Starred in the shelved film H.R. Productions NEHLA-DEHLA (1990) Starring Mohsin Khan, Ektaa, Paresh Rawal, Akbar Sami, Music by Rajesh Roshan,Producer Haider Chaudhary ,Producer Roop Razdan, Director Ajit Kumar.
- Was involved with Sujata Mehta in the 1980's.
- Starred in the shelved movie Sagar Movies "Ab To Aa Jaa"(1990) Starring Asif Sheikh,Sabeeha,Paresh Rawal, Goga Kapoor,Rajesh Puri,Shiva,Johnny Whisky, Viju Khote,Laxmikant Berde, Music by Jitin -Shyam, Produced by S.U.Khan, Directed by S.A. Kader.
- Starred in the shelved film Monang Films "Raja No.1" (2000) Starring Vinay Anand,Jyotika Sadanah,Paresh Rawal,Gulshan Grover,Dalip Tahil, Kader Khan, Ishrat Ali, Music by Deepak Khazanchi, Directed by Harry Fernandes.
- Starred in the shelved movie B.G.Communucations "Watan Ke Saudagar"(1991) Starring Rajnikanth, Vijayashanti,Shobhana, Radhika,Charan Raj, Paresh Rawal, Saeed Jaffery, Music Amar Amit, Directed by K. Ravi Dutt.
- Starred in the shelved movie Rubena International's "Putravadhu"(1991) Starring Sanjay Kumar,Ishita, Nalini Singh, Paresh Rawal, Reema Lagoo,Music by Jeetu Tapan, Directed by Surendra R Singh.
- Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from 2014 to 2019, representing the Bhartiya Janata Party.
- Recipient of the Filmfare Award for Best Actor in a comic role for his performances in HERA PHERI(2000) and AWARA PAGAL DEEWANA(2002) as well as for Best Actor in a negative role for SIR(1993).
- Incumbent chairperson of the National School of Drama, New Delhi[September 2020].
- In 2014, Paresh Rawal was honored with Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in India, for his contribution to the entertainment industry. He received the same from the then President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee.
- Mentioned in an interview that he enjoys watching Pakistani television serials and if provided with the opportunity would like to act in them.
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