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{{Short description|Indian actor (1973–2023)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Nitesh Pandey
| image = NiteshP.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Pandey in 2013
| birth_name =
| birth_date = 1971 or 1972
| birth_place = [[Kumaon division]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| death_date = {{death date|2023|05|23|df=y}} (aged 51)
| death_place = [[Igatpuri]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| height =
| spouse = {{married|[[Ashwini Kalsekar]]|1998|2002|reason=div}} <br> {{married|Arpita Pandey|2003}}
| occupation = Actor, film director
| yearsactive = 1995–2023
}}

'''Nitesh Pandey''' (1971 or 1972 – 23 May 2023) was an Indian film and television actor.<ref name="Lalwani 2023">{{cite web | last=Lalwani | first=Vickey | title=Nitesh Pandey Death News: 'Om Shanti Om' and 'Anupamaa' actor Nitesh Pandey dies of cardiac arrest at 51- Exclusive - - Times of India | website=The Times of India | date=24 May 2023 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/om-shanti-om-and-anupamaa-actor-nitesh-pandey-dies-of-cardiac-arrest-at-51-exclusive/articleshow/100463349.cms | access-date=24 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.latestly.com/entertainment/tv/nitesh-pandey-passes-away-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-anupamaa-actor-5150144.html |title=Nitesh Pandey Passes Away: All You Need To Know About the Anupamaa Actor| date=24 May 2023 |work=Latestly |access-date=24 May 2023}}</ref>

==Career==
Pandey began doing theatre in 1990. In 1995, he got his first acting opportunity in a show called ''Tejas'' in which he played a detective, however the show was never aired, due to the loss of broadcaster BITV's satellite.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/22/stories/2010112251200200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125144815/http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/22/stories/2010112251200200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 November 2010|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Infosys LPO operations from Manila likely next fiscal|date=2010-11-22|accessdate=14 December 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/talking-point-with-nitesh-pandey/714150/2|title=Talking point with Nitesh Pandey|date=22 November 2010|publisher=Indianexpress.com|accessdate=14 December 2014}}</ref> Pandey worked in serials such as ''[[Manzilein Apani Apani]]'', ''[[Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani]]'', ''[[Saaya (Indian TV series)|Saaya]]'', ''[[Justajoo]],'' and ''Durgesh Nandini'', and in films including [[Om Shanti Om]] and ''[[Khosla Ka Ghosla]]''. He also ran an independent production house called Dream Castle Productions, which produces radio shows. He did theatre shows such as ''Aastha'' and ''Misal Pav'' with [[Sudha Chandran]].<ref name=":0" /> His performance was noticed in ''Khosla Ka Ghosla''.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

==Personal life and death==
Pandey married [[Ashwini Kalsekar]] in 1998 and they divorced in 2002. He later married TV actress Arpita Pandey.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020609/spectrum/tv.htm|title=Never say die|publisher=Tribune India|accessdate=9 June 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad-times/Woman-on-the-prowl/articleshow/384098305.cms|title=Woman on the prowl|work=The Times Of India|date=3 February 2002 |accessdate=3 Feb 2002}}</ref> The couple had a son Aarav.

Pandey died from a heart attack at a hotel in Igatpuri, Nashik, Maharashtra, on 23 May 2023, at the age of 51.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TV star Nitesh Pandey was discovered dead at the Nashik hotel |url=https://www.hamaribaat.com/tv-star-nitesh-pandey-was-discovered-dead-at-the-nashik-hotel |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=www.hamaribaat.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Role
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Badhaai Do]]'' || Hindi || Prem Singh
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Rangoon (2017 Hindi film)|Rangoon]]'' || Hindi || Patel
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Madaari]]'' || Hindi || Sanjay Jagtap
|-
| 2015|| ''[[Hunterrr]]'' ||Hindi || Deepak Surve
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Shaadi Ke Side Effects]]'' || Hindi || Hotel manager
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Mickey Virus]]'' || Hindi|| Professor
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Dabangg 2]]'' || Hindi|| Doctor
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Om Shanti Om]]'' || Hindi|| Anwar Sheikh (Om Kapoor's assistant)
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Khosla Ka Ghosla]]'' || Hindi || Mani (Sethi's secretary)
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Sins (film)|Sins]]'' || English || —
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai]]'' || Hindi || Ajit
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Baazi (1995 film)|Baazi]]'' || Hindi || SideCharacter
|-
|}

===Television shows===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year(s) !! Show !! Role
|-
| 1995 || ''Tejas'' || Detective
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Saaya (Indian TV series)|Saaya]]'' || Manoj
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Manzilein Apani Apani]]'' || Ankush
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Justajoo]]'' || Mehul
|-
| 2002–2006 || ''[[Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani]]'' || Dr. Pranay
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Hum Ladkiyan]]'' || Kamal Nath
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Sunaina (TV series)|Sunaina]]'' || Vijay Mathur
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Jaankhilavan Jasoos]]'' || Jaankhilavan
|-
| 2011–2013 || ''[[Kuch Toh Log Kahenge]]'' || Armaan
|-
| 2012–2014 || ''[[Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara]]'' || Harish Kumar
|-
| 2016–2017 || ''[[Ek Rishta Saajhedari Ka]]'' || Virendra Mittal
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Maharaj Ki Jai Ho!]]'' || King Dhritarasthra
|-
| 2020–2021 || ''[[Indiawaali Maa]]'' <ref>{{Cite news|title=TV Actor Nitesh Pandey joins 'Indiawaali Maa' cast - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/tv-actor-nitesh-pandey-joins-indiawaali-maa-cast/articleshow/77539084.cms|access-date=2021-05-27|website=The Times of India|date=14 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref>|| Hasmukh
|-
| 2020–2021 || ''[[Hero – Gayab Mode On]]'' || Ranjeet Sidhwani
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Anupamaa]]'' || Dheeraj Kapoor
|}

==References==

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==External links==
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[[Category:Indian male soap opera actors]]
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[[Category:Male actors from Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]

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