Tushar Pandey (born 22 November 1991) is an Indian actor working predominantly in

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. Graduate of National School of Drama and London International School of Performing Arts, he is best known for his role of ''Mummy'' in the 2019 film ''

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''. Pandey debuted in 2015 in the psychological thriller ''Beyond Blue: An Unnerving Tale of a Demented Mind'' which premiered at the

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in 68th annual

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Early life and education

Tushar Pandey was born on 22 November, 1991 and brought up in Delhi, India. Tushar's interest in performing arts began during his school days at Montfort Senior Secondary School. He participated in stage plays, music and sports competitions throughout his school years. After finishing school he got admission in English (H) at

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through the special theatre admission (selection for exceptional talent in arts) and was part of 'The Players', theatre society of the college. Tushar's professional training and career started at the

National School of Drama National School of Drama (NSD) is a theatre training institute situated at New Delhi, India. It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and became an indep ...

., one of the most prestigious theatre schools in Asia. Furthermore, he is trained in physical theatre and finished his advanced training from

London International School of Performing Arts Based in both Berlin and London, the London International School of Performing Arts (LISPA) was founded in 2003 by Thomas Prattki - the former pedagogical director of the Jacques Lecoq International School of Theatre (Ecole Jacques Lecoq) in Pari ...

, London and was awarded Inlaks Shivadasani Foundation International Scholarship.

Acting career

Tushar's first film appearance was in ''

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'', as one of the students auditioning for a documentary role. He acted in a supporting role in 2016 acclaimed film ''

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'' alongside

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and

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. In 2019,

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launched him in a lead role in their youth film '' Hum Chaar''. Same year, he was seen in ''

'', alongside

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and

Shraddha Kapoor Shraddha Kapoor (born 3 March 1987 or 1989Nitesh Tiwari Nitesh Tiwari is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist known for his works in Bollywood. He debuted as a co-director in '' Chillar Party'' (2011) which won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film for that year. He then hel ...

and became one of the big hits of the year.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pandey, Tushar Indian male film actors Living people Male actors in Hindi cinema Year of birth missing (living people)