Hindi Movie Review My Friend Ganesha 3 - Cast & Crew

Himani Shivpuri is an Indian actress, born on October 24, 1960 and bought up in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. She was known for doing supporting roles in Hindi television series and also in Bollywood films. She was the daughter of Hindi teacher, Haridutt Bhatt. He used to teach at The Doon School in Dehradun where Himani studied. During her school days, she usually used to attend school plays and when she was in her Organic Chemistry post graduation, her passion in acting was developed and she started to perform in school plays while studying. Later on, she joined the National School of Drama in New Delhi and finished her studies in 1984. 

Eva Grover is a well-known Indian film and television actress. She appeared in mostly popular television serials and put a mark in many household. Her first television appearance was from Ramsay Brothers’ Zee Horror Show which was aired on Zee TV and from the reality show, Mano Ya Na Mano on STAR One. She was also part of the comedy show, Baat Ban Jaye , followed by her appearance in the Balaji Telefilms’ television soap, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. Eva replaces Rushali Arora in donning the role of Aarti Kiran Virani. She made a cameo appearance as Sheetal in the popular drama soap, ‘Sapna Babul Ka…Bidaai’ on STAR Plus channel. Later, the actress replaces Poonam Narula and bagged the role of Radha Malhorta in the fantasy sitcom, Shararat – thodi Jadoo Thodi Nazaakat. She bags a negative role as Jaya in the Hindi series, Waqt Batayega Kaun Apna Kaun Paraya on Sony TV. Subsequently, she played the character of Sheetal, the mother of Karishma (played by Jhanak Shukla) in the series, Karishma Kaa Karishma, but later, her character was replaced by Tisca Chopra. She was also seen on STAR Plus’ comedy serial, L.O.C: Life Out of control. Prior to this, Eva is also the anchor of the show, Sangeet Safar. In 2001, she played the role of Tina in the Hindi sitcom, Office Office and later appeared as Choti Bahu in the television serial, Hum Saath Aath Hain. In 2012, She essayed the role of Niharika, the step mother of Ram (played by Ram Kapoor) in Ekta Kapoor’s Bade Achhe Lagte Hain on Sony TV. This year, Eva donned the role of Anjili, the loving mother of Raj (played by Mishkat Varma) on Zee TV’s Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya.

In 1995, Eva was also starred as Vaidehi in the Tamil drama film, Kattumarakaran by P. Vasu. Then, she has done films like Laalchi, Smuggler, Krishna, Krishna Arjun, Dharma Karma, Aunty No. 1 and the 1999 Bollywood film, Nyaydaata. Eva was also part of the Partho Ghosh’ Hindi film, Maseeha in 2002. In year 2010, she essayed the role of Gangu Tai in the animated film, My Friend Ganesha 3 by BaBa Arts Limited Productions. Then, Eva was also seen in Agni – The Fire and in the action romantic film, Ready which stars Salman Khan and Asin. In 2012, she donned the film, Mr. Money.

Eva has done many comedy and weekly shows and when she got pregnant, she took a maternity leave from the industry. She has a daughter named, Ayaana. She is also very open to let everyone knows that she is a single mother. Acting was never in her mind and it just happened to her. She took up Fashion Designing in SNDT University and subsequently, entered the world of modeling. From there, she appeared in television commercials and afterwards, she started doing soaps.

Rahul Pendkalkar started as a child actor when he was just 5 years old. He was born on June 17, 2001 and he studied at Std. IV. His mother, Dimple Pendkalkar is a Punjabi while his father is a Marathi. When he is not acting, he is studying, reading books, attend his karate class, cycling or skating. He has done various commercial ads for several brands. Rahul has an innocent look in his eyes and cute smile that can melt any heart.

He was debuted in the small screen through the Hindi serial, Bhabhi on STAR Plus in year 2007. He also essayed the role of Nihal Singh in the television show, ‘Jaane Pehchaane Se…Ye Ajnabbi’ on STAR One. In 2012, he was seen in the popular drama series, ‘Aaj Ki Housewife Hai…Sab Jaanti Hai’ on Zee TV where he played the role of Chikku Manohar Chaturvedi. Rahul was also seen in the daily soap, Hitler Didi on Zee TV as Ishaan Sharma. 

Rahul also did small roles in the television serials like Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki on Sahara One, Kumkum and Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna which was both aired on Star Plus channel.

Aside from acting in the television world, Rahul also tried his hand in the silver screen. In 2008, he acted in the psychological thriller film, Ghajini which stars, Aamir Khan. He was also seen in the big budget film, Wake Up Sid in 2009. He acted in the Hindi romantic drama film, Lafangey Parindey as the younger brother of Pinky Palkar (played by Deepika Padukone) in year 2010. Later, he played as Prateek Jain in the black comedy film, Delhi Belly in 2011 under the direction of Abhinay Deo. All these films became a box-office hit. 

Rahul also played the main lead role in the animated film, My Friend Ganesha 3 which is a sequel to My Friend Ganesha 2 in 2009. This film is directed by Rajiv S. Ruia and produced by Ajhia Acharya. He played the role of Ganeya, a kid who lost his parents. His life became miserable in the hands of his Uncle Nagesh (played by Sayaji Shinde) and Aunt Chandramukhi (played by Himani Shivpuri), since the only reason why they took care of Ganya is to take his villa. The film is loaded with fun and animations. He also got the chance to work with Amitabh Bachchan in the Hindi political drama film, Rann in 2010.

Baba Sehgal is a multi-talented Indian play back signer who has also acted in various film industries. He began his career as a rapper, one of the first in India. One of his biggest hits was a remake of the popular Vanilla Ice’s "Ice Ice Baby" in Hindi, 'Thanda Thanda Paani’.

Baba studied to become and electrical engineer and went to G.B. Pant University in Pantnagar. He joined the music industry in 1990’s releasing five albums from 1990 - 1999. Almost all his songs were written and composed by him. Along with his albums he has a career as a playback singer in Bollywood, Tamil, Telugu, and Begali films. 

Baba has had a career in acting starring in the 1998 Bollywood film Miss 420. The romance thriller wasn’t much of a hit but it allowed Baba to establish himself as an actor also. After taking a long hiatus from acting in films he appeared in My Friend Ganesha 3 in 2010. Along with films Baba has also appeared on various television shows. He was a contestant on the popular reality show, Big Boss. He put up a fight but could not win the contest. 

Baba has developed an all-round career in India from singing all the way to acting. He however is more notably known for singing than he is known for acting.

Rajiv S Ruia is an Indian filmmaker. Although the year of his birth is unknown, Rajiv was born on 5 August. His parents are Shyam S. Ruia and Rani S. Ruia. Rajiv originally hails from Rajasthan but was born and brought up in Mumbai. Rajiv attended Fatima Devi English High School in Mumbai. Later, he took admission at SM Lal College where he completed his diploma course in software engineering and photo-design.