Shiv Pandit (born 21 June 1984), known professionally as Shiv Panditt, is an Indian

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, emcee,

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and

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. He is the brother of Gayatri Pandit, who has been an assistant director on the films ''

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'' (2011), ''

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'' (2013), '' Roy'' (2015), ''

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'' (2016), '' Om The Battle Within'' (2021) and Arjun Pandit, an ex sports anchor on

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and STAR Sports. Shiv is also the co-owner of the ''Chandigarh Cubs'' cricket team in the

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(B.C.L.) along with actress

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Education

Panditt attended

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in Dehradun, and then went to Hindu College, University of Delhi, for graduation.

Career

Films

Shiv Panditt made his screen debut in 2011 with the critically and commercially successful

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film '

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' where he got noticed and was nominated for the

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. He went on to debut as a lead actor in the

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film ''

Leelai ''Leelai'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Andrew Louis and produced by Ramesh Babu. It stars débutantes Shiv Panditt and Manasi Parekh in lead roles along with Santhanam and Suhasini Raju in pivotal roles. ...

''. The film opened to positive reviews, with Panditt's performance being well received by both critics & audience alike.

Television

After having featured in several T.V. commercials for popular brands ( Sprite,

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, Colgate, LG & Rotomac to name a few), Panditt landed the lead role in the

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' in 2006. Post his stint on the show, he was contracted as the ''host'' for the 1st edition of the

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for the show ' Extraaa Innings T20' in 2008.

Personal life

He married costume designer Ameira Punvani in a private ceremony in New Delhi on 18 April 2018.

Filmography

Feature Films

Short Films

Television

Web series

Music Videos

Recognition

Panditt was ranked 3rd in

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's (Itimes.com) 'Most Promising Newcomer' in 2011. In March 2018, he was invited as a guest speaker for the

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event held in NMIMS, Shirpur to speak about his journey as an actor.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pandit, Shiv 1984 births Living people Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors in Tamil cinema Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male television actors Indian television presenters The Doon School alumni Hindu College, Delhi alumni