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Atul Srivastava. (born 31 st December 1964) is an Indian film actor known for his versatile work in Bollywood, Television and Web Series. An alumnus of Bharatendu Academy of Dramatic Arts, he made his acting debut on television in the 1986 with Sigma. He made his Bollywood debut with Munna Bhai MBBS (2003). He is best known for his work in Films like Bunty aur Babli(2005) Stree(2018)  and Batti Gul Meter Chalu(2018) ) . He was also a part of TVF’s F.A.T.H.E.R.S. He also received the Awadhi Shikhar Samman award. His upcoming films includes Luka Chhuppi and Yaha Sabhi Gyani hai.

Early life
Atul Srivastava was born on 31 st December 1964 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He completed his schooling from Sardar Patel school and completed his High School from Queens college, Lucknow. He has completed his Bachelor of commerce from Lucknow University and then full time diploma course from Bharatendu Academy of Dramatic Arts under Padma Shri Raj Bisaria where he was awarded for his achievements by the UP Governor in the year 2017.

Career
He started his career in Delhi(1984) with theatre and continued with the same for 10 years. He made his debut in acting with a science fiction TV show in Delhi called Sigma which then led him to Mumbai in 1994. After coming to Mumbai, he first worked in a TV show Hum Bombay Nahi Jayenge directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia. He was also a part of Sorry Meri Lorry which was the first stand up comedy television show of that time.He then worked in the hit TV show Tea Time Manoranjan which was debuts to actors like Smriti Irani, Raju Srivastava, Vrijesh Hirjeeetc.