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'''Nirmal Pandey''' (10 August 1962 – 18 February 2010) was an [[India]]n [[Bollywood]] actor who was known for his role of Vikram Mallah in [[Shekhar Kapur]]'s ''[[Bandit Queen]]'' (1994),and Dajjal in Television Series Hatim,  for portraying a [[transvestite]] in ''[[Daayraa]]'' (1996) for which he won a Best Actress Valenti award in France, ''[[Train to Pakistan (film)|Train To Pakistan]]'' (1998) and ''[[Godmother (film)|Godmother]]'' (1999).<ref name=ine>{{cite news |title=Actor Nirmal Pandey dead |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Actor-Nirmal-Pandey-dead/581651 |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=19 Feb 2010}}</ref><ref name=ind>[http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=30252 Woh kaun? Nirmal Pandey] ''[[Indian Express]]'', 23 September 2002.</ref>

He played Role of Kishan Bhatta a main antagonist in Malayalam Movie Dubai (2001) Opposite Mammootty  

Born [[Kumaoni people|Kumaoni]] in [[Nainital]], [[Uttarakhand]], Nirmal Pandey was educated at [[Almora]] and [[Nainital]]. He graduated from the [[National School of Drama]], Delhi.<ref name=ine/><ref name=ind/>

After doing two small roles, he first got noticed in [[Shekhar Kapur]]'s ''[[Bandit Queen]]'' (1996). He received positive reviews for films like [[Amol Palekar]]'s ''Daayra'' (Square Circle) (1996), ''[[Train to Pakistan (film)|Train To Pakistan]]'' (1998), ''[[Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin]]'' and ''[[Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain]]''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121112040854/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/also-showing-1255464.html Also showing – The Square Circle Amol Palekar] ''[[The Independent]]'', 12 June 1997.</ref><ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/2000/08/10/stories/09100462.htm "Tale with a telling effect"] ''[[The Hindu]]'', 10 August 2000.</ref> He acted in movies like ''Laila'', ''Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya'', ''One 2 ka 4'' and ''Shikari'' and in several television serials, including ''Hatim'', and ''[[Princess Dollie Aur Uska Magic Bag]]'' (2005) (Star Plus).

In addition to being an actor, he was a singer who released an album called ''Jazba''. In 2002, he directed ''Andhayug'', a Hindi play written by noted playwright Dharamveer Bharati, which follows the 18 days following the Mahabharata war. It has a cast of 70 actors, all of whom belong to Sanvedna, a theatre group started by him in 1994.

He holds an extremely unusual record for winning a Best Actress award, at the 1997 France's Valenciennes Film Festival for his portrayal of a transvestite in [[Amol Palekar]]'s ''Daayra'' (1996). He shared the Best Actress award with the [[female]] lead, [[Sonali Kulkarni]], at the [[Valenciennes]] Film Festival ([[France]], 1997).<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200905271431.htm Lack of funds, infrastructure rob theatre: Nirmal Pandey] [[The Hindu]], 27 May 2009.</ref>

Nirmal Pandey died at the age of 47 on 18 February 2010, from a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news |title='Bandit Queen' star Nirmal Pandey dead|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=19 February 2010|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-19/india/28141084_1_nirmal-pandey-film-festival-shekhar-kapur|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811042101/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-19/india/28141084_1_nirmal-pandey-film-festival-shekhar-kapur|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011}}</ref>

* ''Kedi'' (Telugu film) (2010)