Pavan Malhotra

Pavan Malhotra (born 2 July 1958) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films and television alongside Punjabi and few Telugu films.
He has received several awards including a Filmfare OTT Award and a Filmfare Award South.

He has played lead roles in Buddhadeb Dasgupta's National Film Award-winning '' Bagh Bahadur'' and Saeed Akhtar Mirza's '' Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro'', both released in 1989. He is famous for his role as the cold-blooded mafia don Irfan Khan in the Telugu blockbuster ''Aithe'' (2003) and in his acclaimed role of Tiger Memon in '' Black Friday'' (2004). In 2005, he acted in the Telugu movie ''Anukokunda Oka Roju'' as a Tantrik. He gained further acclaimed in SonyLIV's web series Tabbar (2021). He won National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor at 70th National Film Awards for the Haryanvi language-film ''Fouja''.

Early life and career

Malhotra was born in Delhi on 2 July 1958. Having graduated in arts from Hansraj College, Delhi University. His first hand experience in movies was as an assistant in costume department of '' Gandhi (film)''. Thereafter he was production assistant in '' Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro'', '' Khamosh'' and '' Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!''. Pavan ventured into the Delhi theatre circuit, thereafter he moved to Mumbai, where he started with the television industry as an assistant on the sets of the TV series, '' Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi'' (1984), before he got a role in Saeed Akhtar Mirza's TV series on Doordarshan, '' Nukkad '' (1986), which got him noticed. Meanwhile, he had entered the film industry and made his debut with Pankaj Parashar's ''Ab Ayega Mazaa'' (1984).

Over the years he had worked with directors like Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Saeed Akhtar Mirza, Shyam Benegal, Deepa Mehta and Roland Joffé.

In 2006, he was seen in Manish Goswami's '' Aisa Des Hai Mera'' on Sony television. He is seen on the TV series ''Alag Alag'' and Partho Mitra's ''Patang'' on DD Metro. He recently starred in the major hit movies ''Jab We Met'' and '' Bhaag Milkha Bhaag''. He is currently acting in ''Lagi Tujhse Lagan'' as Malmal More on Colors TV. He has recently worked in hit movies like ''Punjab 1984'' and ''Children Of War''.

In 2016, a retrospective to mark his 25 years in cinema was held at India International Centre (IIC), Delhi.

In the Latest Hindi Web Series Grahan (TV Series) on Disney+ Hotstar, he played a Character of Rishi Ranjan/ Gursewak Singh father of Amrita Singh ( Zoya Hussain) which is released on 24 June 2021, based on the Satya Vyas Novel 'Chaurasi'

Filmography

Films

Television

* '' Nukkad'' (1986) – Hari
* ''Zameen Aasmaan'' (1995)
* '' Aahat'' (1997-1999)
* '' XZone'' (1998)
* '' CID'' (1999-2007)
* ''Circus'' (1989)
*'' 9 Malabar Hill'' (1997)
* 2000 ''Alag Alag'' as Manoharlal
*''Khamoshiyaan... Kab Tak'' (2001)
*'' Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny'' (2003 - 2004)
*''Mrityudand''
*''Kahan Se Kahan Tak''
*'' Laagi Tujhse Lagan'' (2009)
*'' Khidki'' (2016) Sab TV
*''Grahan'' (2021) Hotstar
*'' Tabbar'' (2021) SonyLIV
*''Pill'' (2024) JioCinema

Awards

* National Award – ''Fakir'' (Hindi) – 1998
* Nandi Special Jury Award – ''Aithe'' (Telugu) – 2003
* Filmfare Best Villain Award (Telugu) - ''Aithe'' – 2003
* 2022 Filmfare OTT Awards - '' Tabbar'' 2022 (Best Actor in Drama Series)
*National Film Awards - ''Fouja'' 2023 Best Supporting Actor

References

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1958 births
Living people
Male actors from Delhi
Hansraj College alumni
Indian male film actors
Indian male stage actors
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Male actors in Bengali cinema
Indian male television actors
20th-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian male actors
Filmfare Awards South winners
Male actors in Telugu cinema