Pankaj Berry (born 8 January 1956) is an Indian film and television actor.
He did his post-graduation from Department of Indian Theatre,
Panjab University
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,
Chandigarh
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where he acted in many theatre productions of the department. His first major break came with a television series ''
Gul Gulshan Gulfaam'' on
Doordarshan
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in 1987. ''
College Girl'' was his first
Bollywood
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film. He went on to appear in many television series and films after that. He has first appeared in a small role in Govind Nihalani's Tamas, in which he played role of son of Surekha Sikri. He gained wide popularity through the role of Tathacharya in
Tenali Rama.
Filmography
Films
Television
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Perry, Pankaj
Living people
Indian male film actors
Indian male television actors
People from Ambala district
1966 births
Indian male soap opera actors
20th-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian male actors
Place of birth missing (living people)