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Kumar Pallana - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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December 23, 1918, Indore - October 10, 2013, Auckland - Indian actor and vaudeville performer
He began his career with the Mickey Mouse Club, where he worked as a juggler.
A close friend of director Wes Anderson, who directed Pallana in three of his films - Bottle Rocket, Rushmore Academy and The Tenenbaum Family. Together they own the Cosmic Cafe in Dallas, TX.
He became famous all over the world after playing the good-natured janitor Gupta in Steven Spielberg's film "The Terminal" .
Since 1967, Kumar Pallana has been married to Pernima Maktallam. They have a son, Deepak, who also became an actor.
Died at his home in Oakland, two months before his 95th birthday.