Shivam Pradhan (died 29 October 2016) was an Indian actor. He established his career in

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, and was one of the popular supporting actors in India.

Early life

Acting career

He started acting in plays from school. In class 11th, he acted in his first play ''

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'', written by

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. In theater, he acted in various plays, such as the Roman play ''

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'' in Hindi and

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's play ''

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'' in Hindi (by

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). He worked as a dubbing artist for animation series on

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and

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. He worked in 270 episodes of Pragaya channel's Info-tainment series. He worked for 13 episodes of

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's ''Daily Zindagi'' ad campaign. He was the host at the ''Star Parivaar Awards ''(2015).

Filmography

Death

He was suffering from a breathing problem during the last 7 years before his death. He died on 29 October 2016.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pradhan, Shivam Year of birth missing 2016 deaths Indian male film actors Indian male comedians Male actors in Hindi cinema 20th-century Indian male actors Male actors from Mumbai