Sudhanshu Pandey is an Indian singer, film and television actor best known for portraying Vanraj Shah in Anupamaa[2] and Anupama: Namaste America.[3]
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Born | (1974-08-22) 22 August 1974 (age 48) India |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2000-present |
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Spouse | Mona Pandey (m. 1996) |
Children | 2 |
Sudhanshu Pandey was first reported in the media for being a part of India’s first boy band, A Band of Boys, in the early 2000s. A few years later, the group disbanded and Sudhanshu ventured into acting.[4][5]
Pandey also regularly appeared in Tamil cinema throughout the 2010s, and first portrayed the main villain in Billa II (2012) starring Ajith Kumar. He later followed it up with roles in Meaghamann (2014), Indrajith (2017) and 2.0 (2018), the most expensive Indian film at the time of its release.[6][7]
Since 2020, he is portraying the main antagonist Vanraj Shah in Anupamaa which help him gain widespread popularity among Hindi-speaking audience.[2][8]
In 2022, he reprised his role of Vanraj Shah in Anupamaa's eleven-episodic prequel web series Anupama: Namaste America which streams on Disney+ Hotstar.[3]
Pandey is married to Mona Pandey and has two sons, Nirvaan and Vivaan Pandey.[9][10]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Khiladi 420 | Rahul | |
2004 | Kiss Kis Ko | Sudhanshu Mathur | |
Madhoshi | Student | Cameo | |
2005 | Pehchaan: The Face of Truth | Milind D. Khanna | |
The Myth | Dasar temple guard captain | ||
Yakeen | Kabir | ||
2006 | Manoranjan | Vicky | |
2007 | Dus Kahaniyaan | Aditya Singh | Anthalogy film; Segment: "Matrimony" |
2008 | Singh Is Kinng | Raftaar | |
2011 | Singham | Rakesh Kadam | Cameo |
2011 | Murder 2 | Inspector Sadaa | |
2012 | Billa II | Abbasi | Tamil film Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role |
2013 | Rajdhani Express | Muneesh | |
2014 | Meaghamann | Rane | Tamil film |
2015 | Chooriyan | Aman Brar | |
2017 | Indrajith | Kapil Sharma | Tamil film |
2018 | 2.0 | Dhinendra Bohra | Tamil film |
2019 | Bypass Road | Narang Kapoor | |
Manmadhudu 2 | Amith | Telugu film | |
2021 | Kotigobba 3 | Kannada film | |
Radhe | Dilawar | ||
Pon Manickavel | Badrinath | Tamil film | |
Jail | Tamil film | ||
2022 | Jersey | Ranvijay |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Kanyadaan | ||
2001–2003 | Dishayen | Samir (Baba) | |
2004 | Ye Meri Life Hai | Vikram Roy | |
2011 | Jhansi Ki Rani | Yuvraj | |
2012–2013 | Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera | Sampooran Singh | |
2015 | English Magic - Teleshopping | Host | |
Siyaasat | Salim Jahangir | ||
2015–2016 | Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat | Keechak | |
2016 | Tamanna | Diwakar Limaye | |
24 (Season 2) | Vedant Acharya | ||
Bharatvarsh | Shivaji | ||
2020–present | Anupamaa | Vanraj Shah | |
2022 | Ravivaar With Star Parivaar | Episodes 1/2/4/5/7/8/9/15/16 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | Jamai 2.O | Cheeram | |
2020 | Hundred | Pravin Shukla | [11] |
The Casino | Shailendra Singh Marwah | [12] | |
2022 | Anupama: Namaste America | Vanraj "Guthlu" Shah | [3] |
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