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==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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Panday was born as Suyash Panday on 26 September 1962 in [[Bombay]].<ref name="BirthName"/><ref name="dob">{{cite web | url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/chunky-pandey039s-star-studded-birthday-bash-srk-gauri-malaika-and-others-spotted-at-party-photos-509336 | title=Chunky Pandey's Star-Studded Birthday Bash: SRK, Gauri, Malaika and Others Spotted at Party | work=International Business Times | date=26 September 2013 | access-date=16 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424190242/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/chunky-pandey039s-star-studded-birthday-bash-srk-gauri-malaika-and-others-spotted-at-party-photos-509336 | archive-date=24 April 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Chunky Pandey set to make his Marathi film debut |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/chunky-pandey-set-to-make-his-marathi-film-debut/1695747 |access-date=12 September 2020 |work=Outlook }}</ref> | Panday was born as Suyash Panday on 26 September 1962 in [[Bombay]].<ref name="BirthName"/><ref name="dob">{{cite web | url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/chunky-pandey039s-star-studded-birthday-bash-srk-gauri-malaika-and-others-spotted-at-party-photos-509336 | title=Chunky Pandey's Star-Studded Birthday Bash: SRK, Gauri, Malaika and Others Spotted at Party | work=International Business Times | date=26 September 2013 | access-date=16 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424190242/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/chunky-pandey039s-star-studded-birthday-bash-srk-gauri-malaika-and-others-spotted-at-party-photos-509336 | archive-date=24 April 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Chunky Pandey set to make his Marathi film debut |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/chunky-pandey-set-to-make-his-marathi-film-debut/1695747 |access-date=12 September 2020 |work=Outlook }}</ref> | ||
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Panday debuted his acting career with the 1987 multi-starer film ''[[Aag Hi Aag]]'' opposite [[Neelam Kothari]]. Film producer [[Pahlaj Nihalani]] gave Panday his first break in 1987 by signing him up for two films, his debut film and Paap Ki Duniya. His second successful film was ''[[Paap Ki Duniya]]'' with [[Sunny Deol]] and Neelam. Subsequently, Panday appeared in many multi-hero films from 1987 to 1993. In 1988, Panday was appreciated for his supporting role in N. Chandra's film ''[[Tezaab]]'' featuring [[Anil Kapoor]] and [[Madhuri Dixit]]. Panday played the character of Babban, Munna's (Anil Kapoor) friend.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chunky Pandey says happy playing second lead in films|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20100144076&Keyword=bollywood&from=bottomrelated|publisher=NDTV Movies |archive-date=14 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714162906/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20100144076&Keyword=bollywood&from=bottomrelated|access-date=12 March 2011|author=IANS}}</ref> For his performance in ''Tezaab'', Panday was nominated for the [[Filmfare Award]] for the Best Supporting Actor. | Panday debuted his acting career with the 1987 multi-starer film ''[[Aag Hi Aag]]'' opposite [[Neelam Kothari]]. Film producer [[Pahlaj Nihalani]] gave Panday his first break in 1987 by signing him up for two films, his debut film and Paap Ki Duniya. His second successful film was ''[[Paap Ki Duniya]]'' with [[Sunny Deol]] and Neelam. Subsequently, Panday appeared in many multi-hero films from 1987 to 1993. In 1988, Panday was appreciated for his supporting role in N. Chandra's film ''[[Tezaab]]'' featuring [[Anil Kapoor]] and [[Madhuri Dixit]]. Panday played the character of Babban, Munna's (Anil Kapoor) friend.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chunky Pandey says happy playing second lead in films|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20100144076&Keyword=bollywood&from=bottomrelated|publisher=NDTV Movies |archive-date=14 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714162906/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20100144076&Keyword=bollywood&from=bottomrelated|access-date=12 March 2011|author=IANS}}</ref> For his performance in ''Tezaab'', Panday was nominated for the [[Filmfare Award]] for the Best Supporting Actor. | ||
Since then he has appeared in many films with mixed success throughout the late 1980s and 1990s. Most of his films where he had the leading role did not fare well at the box office from 1992.{{Citation needed}} In most films, he was cast in supporting roles to senior actors like [[Rajesh Khanna]], [[Dharmendra]], [[Jeetendra]], [[Sunny Deol]] and [[Sanjay Dutt]]. Some of those hit films with him in second lead, are ''[[Paap Ki Duniya]]'' (1988), ''[[Khatron Ke Khiladi (1988 film)|Khatron Ke Khiladi]]'' (1988), ''[[Ghar Ka Chiraag]]'' (1989), ''Nakabandi'', ''[[Zahreelay]]'' (1990), ''[[Rupaye Dus Karod]]'', ''[[Vishwatma]]'' (1992), ''[[Lootere]]'' (1993) and ''[[Aankhen | Since then he has appeared in many films with mixed success throughout the late 1980s and 1990s. Most of his films where he had the leading role did not fare well at the box office from 1992.{{Citation needed|date= June 2023}} In most films, he was cast in supporting roles to senior actors like [[Rajesh Khanna]], [[Dharmendra]], [[Jeetendra]], [[Sunny Deol]] and [[Sanjay Dutt]]. Some of those hit films with him in second lead, are ''[[Paap Ki Duniya]]'' (1988), ''[[Khatron Ke Khiladi (1988 film)|Khatron Ke Khiladi]]'' (1988), ''[[Ghar Ka Chiraag]]'' (1989), ''Nakabandi'', ''[[Zahreelay]]'' (1990), ''[[Rupaye Dus Karod]]'', ''[[Vishwatma]]'' (1992), ''[[Lootere]]'' (1993) and ''[[Aankhen (1993 film)|Aankhen]]'' (1993). His solo hit was ''[[Parda Hai Parda (1992 film)|Parda Hai Parda]]'' (1992). | ||
===1994–2003: Career slump and hiatus=== | ===1994–2003: Career slump and hiatus=== | ||
The advent of the 1990s saw a new wave of actors like [[Aamir Khan]], [[Salman Khan]] and [[Shah Rukh Khan]] taking on roles as "romantic heroes", while [[Akshay Kumar]], [[Suniel Shetty]] and [[Ajay Devgan]] grabbed the "action hero" roles. Panday found it difficult to slot himself in either category. In addition, by the late nineties, solo-hero films were back in vogue instead of the multi-hero films in which Panday was generally cast and Panday was not seen as a marketable hero for solo hero films.{{Citation needed}} | The advent of the 1990s saw a new wave of actors like [[Aamir Khan]], [[Salman Khan]] and [[Shah Rukh Khan]] taking on roles as "romantic heroes", while [[Akshay Kumar]], [[Suniel Shetty]] and [[Ajay Devgan]] grabbed the "action hero" roles. Panday found it difficult to slot himself in either category. In addition, by the late nineties, solo-hero films were back in vogue instead of the multi-hero films in which Panday was generally cast and Panday was not seen as a marketable hero for solo hero films.{{Citation needed|date= June 2023}} | ||
Panday grew increasingly tired of playing second fiddle to more prominent actors, but had difficulty being seen as marketable, other than supporting household names. "I was offered hero ke bhai ka (lead actor's brother) roles," he said. "I (told them), 'Boss, not happening.'"<ref>{{cite web |title=The Second Life of Chunky Pandey |url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/cinema/the-second-life-of-chunky-pandey |publisher=Open The Magazine |access-date=11 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103013404/http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/cinema/the-second-life-of-chunky-pandey |archive-date=3 January 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> He moved to act as hero in Bangladesh films. In 1995, he was offered his first films as the lead hero in Bangladeshi films. He acted in six films between 1995 and 1997 as hero in Bangladesh and all of them were successful.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/cinema/the-second-life-of-chunky-pandey#page4| title=The Second Life of Chunky Pandey| date=26 December 2013| access-date=11 March 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103013404/http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/cinema/the-second-life-of-chunky-pandey#page4| archive-date=3 January 2014| url-status=live}}</ref> Between 1997 and 2002, he received minimal work in Bollywood, playing supporting roles in low-budget films like ''[[Tirchhi Topiwale]]'', ''[[Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan]]'', ''[[Kaun Rokega Mujhe]]'' and ''[[Jwalamukhi (2000 film)|Jwalamukhi]]''. | Panday grew increasingly tired of playing second fiddle to more prominent actors, but had difficulty being seen as marketable, other than supporting household names. "I was offered hero ke bhai ka (lead actor's brother) roles," he said. "I (told them), 'Boss, not happening.'"<ref>{{cite web |title=The Second Life of Chunky Pandey |url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/cinema/the-second-life-of-chunky-pandey |publisher=Open The Magazine |access-date=11 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103013404/http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/cinema/the-second-life-of-chunky-pandey |archive-date=3 January 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> He moved to act as hero in Bangladesh films. In 1995, he was offered his first films as the lead hero in Bangladeshi films. He acted in six films between 1995 and 1997 as hero in Bangladesh and all of them were successful.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/cinema/the-second-life-of-chunky-pandey#page4| title=The Second Life of Chunky Pandey| date=26 December 2013| access-date=11 March 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103013404/http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/cinema/the-second-life-of-chunky-pandey#page4| archive-date=3 January 2014| url-status=live}}</ref> Between 1997 and 2002, he received minimal work in Bollywood, playing supporting roles in low-budget films like ''[[Tirchhi Topiwale]]'', ''[[Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan]]'', ''[[Kaun Rokega Mujhe]]'' and ''[[Jwalamukhi (2000 film)|Jwalamukhi]]''. | ||