Popularly known as the Badman of Bollywood, Gulshan Grover is an Indian actor who has appeared in Hindi and international cinema. Grover, who began his career in 1980 with the movie Hum Paanch has portrayed some iconic negative characters throughout his career. Some of his movie credits include Sadma (1983), Ram Lakhan (1989), Kurbaan (1991), Jigar (1992), Raja Babu (1994), Khiladiyon ka Khiladi (1999), Hera Pheri (2000), Boom (2003), Taarzan: The Wonder Car (2004), Jumbo (2008) and Crook (2010).

In 2011, he was nominated for the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the movie I am Kalam directed by Nila Madhab Panda. In 2017, he appeared in the movie Behen Hogi Teri directed by Ajay Pannalal and The Great Leader directed by Abhishek Chadda starring Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan in lead roles. His other releases includes Hate Story 4 (2018), Good Newwz (2019) and Sadak 2 (2020). His 2021 release includes Mumbai Saga and Sooryavanshi (2021).