Daya Shankar Pandey (born 19 November 1965) is an Indian film and television actor. He has acted in a number of

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movies like '' Lagaan'' (2001), '' Gangaajal'' (2003), '' Swades'' (2004) and ''

Raajneeti ''Raajneeti'' () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language political thriller film co-written, directed and produced by Prakash Jha, with a screenplay by Anjum Rajabali and Prakash Jha. Depicting an archetypal conflict between rival political families a ...

'' (2010). He began his career with the film '' Pehla Nasha'' (1993). He currently essays the role of

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Chalu Pandey in the famous serial

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah ''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'' (), often abbreviated as ''TMKOC'', is an Indian sitcom and Indian comedy based on the weekly column ''Duniya Ne Undha Chasma'' by Tarak Mehta for the magazine '' Chitralekha''. Produced by Asit Kumarr Modi ...

. He is also creative consultant of the show. Daya Shankar Pandey resides in

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's Suburban Area.

Filmography

Television

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

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* 1965 births Living people Male actors from Mumbai Male actors in Hindi television Male actors in Hindi cinema 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors {{India-screen-actor-stub