Trivial Pursuit 80

Wing Commander Yogesh Suri flew fighter planes in the Indian Air Force for 20 years.
During his career, he flew several types of aircraft, including the MiG 21 and MiG 25.
He was one of the first four pilots to fly the MiG-25, in the 102nd squadron in Bareilly.






Mig 25 Foxbat - The legendary fighter aircraft.






Wing Commander Yogesh Suri (2nd from right), along with fellow Indian Air Force officers.



Mr. Yogesh Suri is also a qualified Cosmonaut. He almost made it as the first Indian in space.
He was one of the four finalists in the selection of candidates for the Soviet-Indian mission. He was shortlisted and was the standby trainee Indian astronaut for the country's first-ever space flight, along with Mr. Rakesh Sharma.

Mr. Yogesh Suri retired as a Wing Commander because of health reasons. Also, he had to switch to slower planes, so he called it a day, by taking voluntary retirement in 1992.

He then took up broadcasting as an FM Radio Jockey and worked for a radio station in Delhi, and hosted shows on Radio One in Delhi for 5 years. In 2002, he worked as the Director of the radio company "Green Channel".

He also started his career as a trainer, teaching young people the art of public speaking, as well as training them in the art of Radio.

After working for Radio channels, he changed his field once again, for what he calls his "final calling"; a stint in Hindi films.








As an Actor, he has worked in films like 'What's Your Raashee ?', 'Veer', 'Kites', 'Lamhaa' and 'Aisha'. So far, his most popular role as an Actor, has been that of 'Bairam Khan' in 'Jodhaa Akbar'.


The Question is, by what name is Retd. Wing Commander Yogesh Suri better known as ?