Manoj Pahwa (born 8 December 1963), is an Indian film and television actor who is noted for his role as Bhatia in the comedy series ''

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'' (2001). He has acted in over 70 films as a character actor, including ''

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'' (2005), '' Being Cyrus'' (2005), '' Singh Is Kinng'' (2008), '' Dabangg 2'' (2012), '' Jolly LLB'' (2013), '' Dil Dhadakne Do'' (2015), '' Mulk'' (2018) and '' Article 15'' (2019).

Early life and education

Pahwa was raised in a

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family in

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders wi ...

. His father migrated from Punjab,Pakistan, after Partition. He was educated at the National Public School in

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, New Delhi. In an interview,Pahwa stated that he lived in East Delhi Lakshmi Nagar after his father built house for them. His father had automobile batteries business and his father wanted him to join family business. Pahwa shifted to Mumbai in his late twenties.

Personal life

He is married to actress Seema Bhargava, his co-actor in TV series '' Hum Log'', and lives in

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, along with his daughter Manukriti Pahwa and son Mayank.

Career

Pahwa started his career with television, acting in comedy series '' Just Mohabbat'' (1996-2000) and ''

'' (2001). He debuted in the movie '' Tere Mere Sapne'' (1996) and has acted in 50+ films and TV series as a character actor. He played the lead the opening segment of anthology horror film ''

Darna Zaroori Hai ''Darna Zaroori Hai'' (translation: ''Fright is necessary'') is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language anthology horror film produced by Satish Kaushik, and Ram Gopal Varma. The film is a sequel to '' Darna Mana Hai''. It stars a host of Bollywood actor ...

'' (2006) directed by Sajid Khan. During the shoot for '' Mausam'' (2011) directed by Pankaj Kapoor, in Chandigarh, he met the local producers, which led to his Punjabi film debut, ''Heer & Hero''.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

Nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pahwa, Manoj 1963 births Living people Indian male film actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian male television actors Punjabi people Male actors from Delhi Indian male comedians Male actors in Hindi television