Pavan Malhotra

Pavan Malhotra
Pavan Malhotra
	Malhotra in 2017
Born	2 July 1958 (age 65); Delhi, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1984-present

Pavan Malhotra (born 2 July 1958) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films and television. He has played lead roles in Buddhadeb Dasgupta's National Film Award-winning Bagh Bahadur and Saeed Akhtar Mirza's Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro, both released in 1989. He is famous for his role as the cold-blooded mafia don Irfan Khan in the Telugu blockbuster Aithe (2003) and in his acclaimed role of Tiger Memon in Black Friday (2004).^[1]^[2] In 2005, he acted in the Telugu movie Anukokunda Oka Roju as a Tantrik.

Born in Delhi, Malhotra grew up in Nawabganj, Old Delhi, and studied at Manav Sthali School.^[3] Having graduated in arts from Hansraj College, Delhi University. His first hand experience in movies was as an assistant in costume department of Gandhi (film). Thereafter he was production assistant in Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Khamosh and Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!. Pavan ventured into the Delhi theatre circuit, thereafter he moved to Mumbai, where he started with the television industry as an assistant on the sets of the TV series, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi (1984), before he got a role in Saeed Akhtar Mirza's TV series on Doordarshan, Nukkad (1986), which got him noticed. Meanwhile, he had entered the film industry and made his debut with Pankaj Parashar's Ab Ayega Mazaa (1984).

Over the years he had worked with directors like Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Saeed Akhtar Mirza, Shyam Benegal, Deepa Mehta and Roland Joffé.^[4]

In 2006, he was seen in Manish Goswami's Aisa Desh Hai Mera on Sony television.^[5] He is seen on the TV series Alag Alag and Partho Mitra's Patang on DD Metro. He recently starred in the major hit movies Jab We Met and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. He is currently acting in Lagi Tujhse Lagan as Malmal More on Colors TV. He has recently worked in hit movies like Punjab 1984 and Children Of War.

In 2016, a retrospective to mark his 25 years in cinema was held at India International Centre (IIC), Delhi.

In the Latest Hindi Web Series Grahan on Disnep+ Hotstar, he played a Character of Rishi Ranjan/ Gursewak Singh father of Amrita Singh (Zoya Hussain) which is released on 24 June 2021, based on the Satya Vyas Novel 'Chaurasi'

Awards[edit]

National Award – Fakir (Hindi) – 1998
Nandi Special Jury Award – Aithe (Telugu) – 2003
Filmfare Best Villain Award (Telugu) - Aithe – 2003 ^[6]

Selected filmography[edit]

Key
	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Ab Ayega Mazaa (1984)
Khamosh (1985)
Bagh Bahadur (1989) – Ghunuram
Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (1989) – Salim, the Lame
Sau Crore (1991)
Antarnaad (1991)
City of Joy (1992) – Ashish
Tarpan (1994) – Dhannu
Brothers in Trouble (1995) – Amir
Pardes (1997)
Earth (1998) – The Butcher
Fakir (1998)
The Perfect Husband (2003)^[7]
Aithe (Telugu film) (2003) – Irfan Khan^[8]
Black Friday (2004) – Tiger Memon
Anukokunda Oka Roju (Telugu film) (2005)^[9]
Eashwar Mime Co. (2005)^[10]
Andhrudu (Telugu film) (2005) - Ranaveer Sinha ^[11]
Amma Cheppindi (Telugu film) (2006) - Bose's Father^[12]
Don - The Chase Begins again (2006) – Narang
Blood Brothers (2007) – Coach
Jab We Met (2007) – Geet's Uncle
50 Lakh (2007) – Irfan Khan
My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves (2008) – Sikandar
De Taali (2008)
Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam (2008) - Qayyum Cable- Maut Ka Lable
Delhi-6 (2009) – Jaigopal
Ek Tho Chance (2009)
Road to Sangam (2009)^[13]
Badmaash Company (2010) – Jazz
Ek Nayi Chhoti Si Zindagi (2011) – Shyam
Bhindi Bazaar (2011) – Mamu
Yeh Faasley (2011) – Digvijay Singh (Diggy)
Shaitan (2011) – Police Commissioner
Ek Thi Daayan (2013) – Mr. Mathur (Bobo's Dad)
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013) – Coach Gurudev Singh
Punjab 1984 (2014) – Deep Singh Rana
Children of War (2014)
Bang Bang (2014 film) (2014) – Zorawar
Eh Janam Tumhare Lekhe (2015)
Zorawar (2016) – Tejpal Singh
Rustom (2016) – Inspector Vincent Lobo
Missing on a Weekend(2016) - Inspector Ali Ansari
Super Singh (2017) - Saint Rehmat
Mubarakan(2017) - Charan's Father (Baldev Singh Bajwa)
Judwaa 2 (2017) - Officer Dhillon
Setters (2019)
Family of Thakurganj (2019)
Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai (2019) ^[14]

Television[edit]

Nukkad (1986) – Hari
Zameen Aasmaan (1995)
Aahat Season 1 - Episode 84 (1997)
XZone (1998)
CID (1997)
Circus (1989)
9 Malabar Hill^[15] (1997)
Khamoshiyaan... Kab Tak(2001)
Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny (2003 - 2004)
Mrityudand
Kahan Se Kahan Tak
Laagi Tujhse Lagan (2009)
Khidki (2016) Sab TV
Grahan (2021) Hotstar

References[edit]

↑ Black Friday, bloody Friday... The Hindu, 11 February 2007.
↑ Pawan Malhotra is flawless as Tiger Memon
↑ Aasheesh Sharma (16 January 2016). ""If people remember my characters more than my name, it's my success as an actor," says Pavan Malhotra". Hindustan Times, Brunch. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
↑ Pavan Malhotra New York Times.
↑ Pawan Malhotra returns www.realbollywood.com.
↑ "51st Annual Manikchand Filmfare South Award winners". indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
↑ Pawan Malhotra: Filmography Citwf.com
↑ a Telugu film which garnered high acclaim; plays the antagonist
↑ remade into Hindi as SUNDAY; plays a superstitious mad person who seeks answers from god.
↑ "Special screening of Jalan's film". The Times of India. 24 September 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012.
↑ plays an IPS officer who was born in Bihar and lives in Andhra, father of the heroine...
↑ ...a scientist in ISRO, one of whose young sons is mentally immature
↑ Film viewing makes people appreciate art: Actor The Times of India, TNN 29 June 2009.
↑ Kahlon, Sukhpreet. "Diorama: You need the patience of a tree and the perseverance of grass in the film industry, says Pavan Malhotra". Cinestaan.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
↑ http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/pavan.htm

External links[edit]

Pavan Malhotra on IMDb

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[1] Black Friday, bloody Friday... The Hindu, 11 February 2007.

[2] Pawan Malhotra is flawless as Tiger Memon

[3] Aasheesh Sharma (16 January 2016). ""If people remember my characters more than my name, it's my success as an actor," says Pavan Malhotra". Hindustan Times, Brunch. Retrieved 17 January 2016.

[4] Pavan Malhotra New York Times.

[5] Pawan Malhotra returns www.realbollywood.com.

[6] "51st Annual Manikchand Filmfare South Award winners". indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2009.

[7] Pawan Malhotra: Filmography Citwf.com

[8] Telugu film which garnered high acclaim; plays the antagonist

[9] remade into Hindi as SUNDAY; plays a superstitious mad person who seeks answers from god.

[10] "Special screening of Jalan's film". The Times of India. 24 September 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012.

[11] ys an IPS officer who was born in Bihar and lives in Andhra, father of the heroine...

[12] ...a scientist in ISRO, one of whose young sons is mentally immature

[13] Film viewing makes people appreciate art: Actor The Times of India, TNN 29 June 2009.

[Cinestaan-14] Kahlon, Sukhpreet. "Diorama: You need the patience of a tree and the perseverance of grass in the film industry, says Pavan Malhotra". Cinestaan.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.

[15] ttp://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/pavan.htm

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