Sudhanshu Pandey is an

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n model, film and television actor, singer, writer and producer. He has appeared in many

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films and some few Tamil films.

Career

After a successful modelling career, he made the television debut with ''Beta'', aired in 1999. In 1999 Pandey featured in one of the songs, ''Maikhane se Sharab se'' from

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's Album ''Mahek''. A year later, his debutant movie was Khiladi 420 as co-lead with Akshay Kumar. Then, he became part of India's first ever boy band'' A Band of Boys''. In 2002, his first album ''Yeh Bhi Woh Bhi'' was released. Pandey left ''A Band of Boys'' in 2005, as he needed to settle down financially, but rejoined in 2024. Pandey also regularly appeared in Tamil cinema throughout the 2010s, and first portrayed the main villain in '' Billa II'' (2012) starring Ajith Kumar. He later followed that up with roles in '' Meaghamann'' (2014), '' Indrajith'' (2017) and '' 2.0'' (2018), the most expensive Indian film at the time of its release. Pandey had a production house, named ''Raw Stock Production Private Limited'', under which he produced a music video for his first single ''Teri Adaa'' in 2018, in which he was a lyricist also, as well as a short film named ''Fitrat'' in 2021, along with Tahir Baig, his second home production. Later he dissolved that company. In 2020, he began portraying Vanraj Shah in '' Anupamaa'', which popularized him among the Hindi-speaking audience. However, he quit the series in August 2024, after four years. In 2022, he reprised his role of Vanraj Shah in '' Anupamaa's'' eleven-episode prequel web series '' Anupama: Namaste America'' which streams on Disney+ Hotstar. His second solo single ''Dil Ki Tu Zameen'' was launched in 2023 in which he performed alongside Madalsa Sharma. He produced the song.

Personal life

His mother is a Punjabi and in an interview he has identified as "half-Punjabi." Pandey is married to Mona Pandey and they have two sons, Nirvaan and Vivaan Pandey.

Filmography

Films

Music videos

Television

Web series

Discography

Albums

Film music

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pandey, Sudhanshu Indian male models Indian male film actors Indian male television actors Male actors from Uttarakhand Living people People of Punjabi descent