Arvind Trivedi was born on 8 November 1938 in
Indore (now in Madhya Pradesh) to Jethalal Trivedi. He studied to Intermediate level at
Bhavan's College in Bombay (now Mumbai). He married Nalini on 4 June 1966. They had three daughters. His brother
Upendra Trivedi was also prolific Gujarati film actor. He is known for portraying
Ravan in
Ramanand Sagar's television series
Ramayan (1987). He acted in other TV series like
Vikram Aur Betaal and others. The film
Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya, in which he acted as Dadaji (grandfather), broke many box office records and he is still remembered for the role. Trivedi acted in about 300 films including Hindi and Gujarati. He had acted in several social and mythological films. Arvind Trivedi worked as CBFC chief from 20 July 2002 to 16 October 2003. He had a heart attack around 9:30 on 6 October 2021. He died at his Kandivali residence in Mumbai. == Recognition ==