Pawan Malhotra

Biography

Pavan Malhotra (born 2 July 1958) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films and television alongside Punjabi and a few Telugu films. He has received several awards including a Filmfare OTT Award and a Filmfare Award South.

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).

In 2005, he acted in the Telugu movie Anukokunda Oka Roju as a Tantrik. He gained further acclaim in SonyLIV's web series Tabbar (2021).

Born in Delhi into a Punjabi Hindu Khatri family, Malhotra grew up in Nawabganj, Old Delhi, and studied at HAPPY School. Having graduated in arts from Hansraj College, Delhi University. His first-hand experience in movies was as an assistant in the costume department of Gandhi (film).

Thereafter he was a 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 entered the film industry and made his debut with Pankaj Parashar's Ab Ayega Mazaa (1984).

Over the years he has worked with directors like Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Saeed Akhtar Mirza, Shyam Benegal, Deepa Mehta, and Roland Joffé.

In 2006, he was seen in Manish Goswami's Aisa Desh Hai Mera on Sony television. 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 the India International Centre (IIC), Delhi.

In the Latest Hindi Web Series Grahan (TV Series) on Disney+ Hotstar, he played the 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'