Pankaj Jha

Pankaj Jha is an Indian actor and painter, based out of Mumbai, India. His filmography includes Black Friday, Gulaal, Chameli, Anwar and Matrubhoomi. He has also acted in the television serial, Kashi.

Though more famous for his acting roles, painting remains Jha's first love. His favourite subject for painting is nature but has mentioned in interviews that he wants to experiment with subjects like spiritualism. He prefers a mix of oil, acrylic, pen and ink for his creations. His interest in painting developed during his stay at Shantiniketan in the 1980s. He later pursued a five-year course in fine arts from Patna University, Bihar. He developed an interest in acting while working as a designer at the National School of Drama (NSD).

His solo art exhibition, No Mind’s Creation, was held at the Bliss Art Gallery, Koregaon Park, Mumbai on 5 April 2010. He mentioned that it took him nearly seven months to complete the acrylic paintings for the exhibition. On 18 and 19 May 2013, Pankaj Jha was seen in a crime show called Hum Ne Li Hai- Shapath on Life OK at 9pm. He played the character of antagonist, Jugraat.

Filmography

Movie, year released and part played:

• Setters (2019)
• F.O.S.L.A. (Frustrated One-sided Lovers' Association) (upcoming)
• Baanke ki Crazy Barat (2015)
• Teen Patti (2010)
• Gulaal (2009) - Jadhwal
• Black Friday (2007) - Anwar Theba
• Anwar (2007)-Pandey
• Haasil (2003) - Naate
• Matrubhoomi (2003) - Rakesh
• Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2005)
• Company (2002) - Anees
• A Very Very Silent Film (2001)
• Choo Lenge Akash (2001)
• Monsoon Wedding (2001) - Yadav
• Aap Kaa Surroor (2007) - Ghulam Sayyed Auto Rickshaw Driver
• Ferrous (2019) - Matin Khan
• Mithila Makhaan -Upcoming Maithili movie -Brahma
• Blackboard v/s Whiteboard (2019)
• Gun pe Done (2019)
• Setters (2019)
• Running Shaadi(2017)

Sources

• Indian Express: The Art Effect
• The Times of India: Pankaj Jha at an arty do for charity

External links

• Pankaj Jha on IMDb