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Aditya Pancholi (born 4 January 1965) is an Indian actor, producer and
playback singer A playback singer, also known as a ghost singer, is a singer whose singing is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras; the actual singer does not ap ...
working in
Hindi cinema Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
.


Acting career


1985–87: Television movies and serials

He was signed for a few television video films produced by Hiba, which was owned by Stardust magazine owner Nari Hira. Pancholi made his acting debut with ''Shahadat'' in 1985. In 1986, he did the television films ''Sone Ka Pinjra'', ''Siyahi'', ''Kalank Ka Tika'', ''Afshar Ki Saali'' and ''Maryam Ki Beti''. Later that year, he ventured into mainstream Bollywood with ''Sasti Dulhan Mahenga Dulha''. During this time, he adopted the stage name Aditya Pancholi. In 1987, Pancholi gave performances in two television movies: ''Abhishek'' and ''Khatarnaak Irade''. In ''Abhishek'', he portrayed a well-known businessman who used his father's wealth in enjoying leisure time and used a new costume to help depressed and troubled people. In ''Khatarnaak Irade'', Pancholi played the role of a womanising lifeguard who got himself into trouble while falling in love with a married woman played by Anju Mahendru. During 1995 he also starred in the TV series
Mahashakti ''Mahashakti'' is a mini-series, which was made for television and aired on DD Metro in 1995. It stars Aditya Pancholi and Juhi Chawla. Plot Sanjay is the son of a wealthy businessman, he has everything that a guy could dream of, but his li ...
in
DD Metro DD Metro also known as DD 2 was an Indian free-to-air television channel. It was launched in 1984 as DD2 in Delhi as an alternative to DD National. Later, it increased its coverage area by expanding to Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. In 1993, the ...
opposite Juhi Chawla. This series was to be released in 1989 as a Vaada raha milan ka, but the film was released as a TV series on DD Metro. In 2014 he starred in the television film (''
My Father Godfather My Father Godfather is a 2014 Bollywood comedy, romance, drama movie directed by Pankaj Dheer and written by Ankur Pajni and produced by Essel Vision production. It was released in April 2014. The film has an ensemble cast which includes the pop ...
''), which was to be released in theatres, but was released on the World Wide Web and television.


1988–96: Lead roles

Pancholi had his first prominent Bollywood role with a supporting role in
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's '' Dayavan'' (1988), opposite
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and Madhuri Dixit. He appeared in Dharamyudh with
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,
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and
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. Later that year, he collaborated with
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in ''
Kab Tak Chup Rahungi ''Kab Tak Chup Rahungi'' () is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language film directed by T. Prakash Rao. It stars Aditya Pancholi and Amala in lead roles. This movie was Aditya Pancholi's first lead role in Bollywood. Prior to this movie, he had played s ...
'', opposite
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. This was his first lead role in Bollywood and established him as a lead actor in the industry. His next release that year was ''
Qatil ''Qatil'' (translation: ''Killer'') is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Ashok Gaikwad and produced by Shama Akhtar and Nasim Hijazi. The film stars Aditya Pancholi and Sangeeta Bijlani in the lead roles. Shakti Kapoor play ...
'', in which he starred opposite
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. Pancholi portrayed a lawyer's son who resists the death penalty and imprisonment and proves himself guilty of the murder of a prostitute, but was trapped when a friend betrayed him by removing all of the evidence. In 1989, Pancholi starred in the romance ''
Mohabat Ka Paigham ''Mohabat Ka Paigham'' is a 1989 Indian Bollywood film directed by Padmini Kapila. The film stars Shammi Kapoor, Raj Babbar, Aditya Pancholi, Meenakshi Sheshadri in pivotal roles. The music of the film was composed by Bappi Lahiri. Cast * Sha ...
'', opposite
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. He had a major role in
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's multi-starrer action film ''
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'', which featured an
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of Vinod Khanna,
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and Madhuri Dixit. He also sang a few lines in the song "Dhak Dhak Dhak" with
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. He next starred in the comedy film ''
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'', which became one of the highest-grossing films of the year. He next starred opposite upcoming actress Madhuri Dixit in '' Sailaab''. Pancholi would close the year with a double-role in ''Zakhmi Zameen'', opposite
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. His second role as an antagonist was in the sports action thriller '' Awwal Number'', opposite
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and
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. His other releases included
Taqdeer Ka Tamasha ''Taqdeer Ka Tamasha'' () is a 1988 Hindi-language action film, produced and directed by Anand Gaekwad under the Film Group banner. It stars Jeetendra, Govinda, Aditya Pancholi, Moushumi Chatterjee, Kimi Katkar, Mandakini in the pivotal roles ...
, Atishbaaz and
Veeru Dada ''Veeru Dada '' is a 1990 Bollywood film directed by K. R. Reddy and starring Dharmendra, Amrita Singh, Aditya Pancholi and Farah Naaz. Plot Widower Chandrakant lives poor lifestyle in India along with his daughter, Rekha, who runs a Yoga Clas ...
. Pancholi began 1991 with '' Naamcheen'', opposite Ekta Sohini, in which he played an unemployed young man who steps into the underworld to make money and becomes one of the wealthiest people of his city; but loses his family and friends in the race for wealth and decides to kill the two rival gangsters to rehabilitate their goons and surrenders to the police. His next major release was '' Vishnu-Devaa'' that saw him pair with
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, Neelam and Sangeeta Bijlani. The film was the seventeenth highest-grossing film of the year. He paired with
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to play one of the title roles in ''Shiv Ram''. Later that year, he collaborated with director
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in '' Saathi'', opposite Mohsin Khan and
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. He followed with a supporting role in the multi-starrer ''
Akayla ''Akayla'' () is a 1991 Hindi-language action film directed by Ramesh Sippy and produced by the Mushir - Riaz duo. It was the fourth film collaboration of Ramesh Sippy and Amitabh Bachchan after ''Sholay'' (1975), '' Shaan'' (1980) and ''Shakti' ...
'', opposite
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. The film featured an ensemble cast of
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,
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,
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and Meenakshi Sheshadri. It became the seventh-highest-grossing film of the year. His last release of the year was ''Jeevan Daata'', opposite
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,
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and
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. He started 1992 with the romance film ''
Yaad Rakhegi Duniya ''Yaad Rakhegi Duniya'' is a 1992 Indian romantic drama film directed by Deepak Anand on his debut. It stars Aditya Pancholi, Rukhsar Rehman. It is a remake of the Telugu film '' Geethanjali'', directed by Mani Ratnam.Rukhsar Rehman Rukhsar Rehman (born 29 October 1975) is an Indian film & television actress and model in Bollywood. Rehman made her film debut in 1992 at the age of 17 with a lead role in Deepak Anand's ''Yaad Rakhegi Duniya'' opposite Aditya Pancholi and als ...
. Pancholi portrayed a terminally ill man who falls in love with a girl, who herself suffers from a terminal illness. Also released in 1992 was the action movie Sahebzaade with
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. His last release of the year was the multi-starrer action film ''
Tahalka ''Tahalka '' () is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language action adventure film directed by Anil Sharma, featuring an ensemble cast including Dharmendra, Naseeruddin Shah, Aditya Pancholi, Javed Jaffrey, Amrish Puri, Mukesh Khanna, Ekta Sohini, Pallavi ...
'', opposite
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,
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. Pancholi portrays an army officer and is paired with Ekta Sohini. The film emerged as the fifth-highest-grossing film of the year. Pancholi turned producer for the first time in the 1993 romance action film ''
Chor Aur Chaand ''Chor Aur Chaand'' is a 1993 Cinema of India, Indian Bollywood film directed by Pavan Kaul and produced by Aditya Pancholi. It stars Aditya Pancholi and Pooja Bhatt in pivotal roles. It is a love story with the backdrop of drugs and its effect ...
'' and acted in the lead role opposite
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. In the same year he starred in the action film Muqabla opposite Govinda, Karishma Kapoor, Shakti Kapoor and
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. His next release was the action film ''
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'', opposite Naseeruddin Shah,
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and Sangeeta Bijlani. His only release of 1994 was
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's multi-starrer action film '' Aatish: Feel the Fire'', featuring an ensemble cast of
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,
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,
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and
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. ''Aatish'' was one of the highest-grossing movies at the box office. He began 1995 with the lead role in the action film '' Surakshaa'', in which he was paired with
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with an ensemble cast of
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,
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,
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and
Monica Bedi Monica Bedi (born 18 January 1975) is an Indian actress and television presenter. She debuted in Hindi films in the mid-1990s and her notable work includes ''Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat'' and '' Jodi No.1''. She is known for participating in '' Big ...
. In the same year he acted in the movies Ravan Raaj: A True Story and The Gambler and
Ram Shastra ''Ram Shastra'' is a 1995 Indian Bollywood action film directed by Sanjay Gupta. The cast of the movie includes Jackie Shroff, Aditya Pancholi, Manisha Koirala and Deepti Bhatnagar in the lead roles. The film's theme is inspired from the 1990 ...
with Jackie Shroff, Manisha Koirala and Anupam Kher. Pancholi reunited with Shetty and Khan for another multi-starrer lead role in the 1996 action film ''
Ek Tha Raja ''Ek Tha Raja'' is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Dayal Nihalani. It stars Aditya Pancholi, Sunil Shetty, Saif Ali Khan, Neelam, Pratibha Sinha, Indrani Banerjee in lead roles, with Kader Khan, Aruna Irani, Shakti Kapoor, Alo ...
'', with Neelam, Pratibha Sinha and Indrani Banerjee. Later that year, Pancholi collaborated with South Indian director T. Rama Rao in ''
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'', portraying a double-role opposite
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,
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, Rambha and
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. Pancholi played an innocent train driver who is wrongly punished for a murder that was committed by a look-alike gangster, which was a box office success. His next release of the year was ''Khilona'', opposite
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and Monica Bedi. His other movies included Zordaar,
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and
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.


1997–present: Supporting roles and antagonists

Pancholi switched to antagonistic and supporting roles as 1997 approached, starting with
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's romantic comedy '' Yes Boss'', opposite
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and
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. ''Yes Boss'' was one of the highest-grossing movies of the year. He earned a nomination for the
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. His next release was ''
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'', opposite Saif Ali Khan and
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, with Pancholi in a negative role. During 1998 and 1999 he appeared in the movies Devta, Zanjeer: The Chain (1998),
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, Benaam, Aaya Toofan(1999). Pancholi paired with Sanjay Dutt and
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to play the antagonist in '' Baaghi'' (2000). Later that year, he reunited with Sanjay Gupta to play a police inspector in ''
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'', opposite Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Raveena Tandon and
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. His last release of the year was ''
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'', opposite Nana Patekar,
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and Shilpa Shetty. Long delayed movie Bhai no 1 with
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his only release in 2001 Bhagwaat Ek Jung with
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. In 2002, Pancholi had his next major release with a supporting role in
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's heist thriller '' Aankhen'', which featured an ensemble cast of Amitabh Bachchan,
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,
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and
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. The film was one of the highest-grossing films of the year. His other releases of 2002 were Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani, Gautam Govinda and
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. In 2003 he appeared in a patriotic movie
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, with
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. He made a cameo appearance in Chalte Chalte. Pancholi collaborated with Sanjay Gupta for the fifth time in the 2004 action thriller '' Musafir'', playing the main antagonist opposite
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, Shakti Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt. The movie received negative reviews, but Pancholi received positive reviews for his performance, with Taran Adarsh labelling his performance "first-rate". Pancholi had a comeback as the antagonist in
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's low-budget action film '' Striker'' (2010). Pancholi restricted himself to antagonist and character roles, with films such as ''
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Controversies

In 2016, after a decade-long trial, a local metropolitan court in Mumbai found Aditya Pancholi guilty of assaulting a business associate in a fit of rage in 2005, and sentenced him to a one-year imprisonment with a fine of Rs. 20,000/- (US$300). Pancholi has appealed against the judgment in a higher court. In 2019, actress
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, who had previously been in a relationship with him, filed a police complaint claiming that Pancholi had drugged, raped, assaulted and blackmailed her for sex repeatedly over a prolonged period starting in 2003. She repeated these claims in an interview to ''
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'' on
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and cited an incident of assault which had occurred in public. Eyewitnesses to the incident say that Pancholi stopped the
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in which Ranaut was travelling, compelled her to get out of the vehicle and slapped her face. Pancholi stated in his defence that the accusations was false and as despicable as her entire relationship with him. He said that in fact, Ranaut had exploited him both financially and emotionally in a calculated manner and used his influence to secure a foothold for herself as an actress. The trial is yet to begin. Aditya Pancholi had earlier been accused of raping his ex-girlfriend
Pooja Bedi Pooja Bedi (born 11 May 1970) is an Indian actress, television talk show host and newspaper columnist. She is the daughter of Indian actors Kabir Bedi and Protima Bedi. She participated in the reality television shows ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'', ''N ...
's 15-year-old maid during the time when he and Pooja were dating - he was later found guilty.


Awards and nominations


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pancholi, Aditya Male actors from Mumbai Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian male film actors Living people Gujarati people 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors 1965 births