Pavan Malhotra

Pavan Malhotra (born 2 July 1958^[1]) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films and television alongside Punjabi and few Telugu films. 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).^[2][3] In 2005, he acted in the Telugu movie Anukokunda Oka Roju as a Tantrik. He gained further acclaimed in SonyLIV's web series Tabbar (2021).

Pavan Malhotra
Malhotra in 2017
Born	(1958-07-02) 2 July 1958 (age 64) Delhi, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1984-present

Pavan Malhotraspeaking to a TV channel

Early life and career

Born in Delhi into a Punjabi Hindu Khatri family, Malhotra grew up in Nawabganj, Old Delhi, and studied at HAPPY School.^[4] 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.^[5]

In 2006, he was seen in Manish Goswami's Aisa Desh Hai Mera on Sony television.^[6] 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 (TV Series) on Disney+ 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'

Filmography

Films

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) – Sharafat Ali
• Earth (1998) – The Butcher
• Fakir (1998)
• The Perfect Husband (2003)^[7]
• Aithe (Telugu film) (2003) – Irfan Khan
• Aithe Enti (Telugu film) (2004)^[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)
• Ek Sandhu Hunda Si Punjabi (2020)

^[14]

• Flight (2021)

Television

• Nukkad (1986) – Hari
• Zameen Aasmaan (1995)
• Aahat (1997-1999)
• XZone (1998)
• CID (1999-2007)
• 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
• Tabbar (2021) SonyLIV

Awards

• National Award – Fakir (Hindi) – 1998
• Nandi Special Jury Award – Aithe (Telugu) – 2003
• Filmfare Best Villain Award (Telugu) - Aithe – 2003^[16]
• 2022 Filmfare OTT Awards - Tabbar 2022 (Best Actor in Drama Series)

References

1. News18 (4 July 2021). . Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
2. The Hindu, 11 February 2007.
3. Pawan Malhotra is flawless as Tiger Memon
4. 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.
5. New York Times.
6. Pawan Malhotra returns www.realbollywood.com.
7. Pawan Malhotra: Filmography Citwf.com
8. Jeevi (29 May 2004). "Movie review - Aithe Enti". Idlebrain.
9. remade into Hindi as SUNDAY; plays a superstitious mad person who seeks answers from god.
10. . The Times of India. 24 September 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012.
11. plays 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. The Times of India, TNN 29 June 2009.
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. "'Acting is a thinking process' : Pavan Malhotra". 20 August 2002.
16. "51st Annual Manikchand Filmfare South Award winners". indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2009.

External links

• Pavan Malhotra at IMDb