Pankaj Berry (born 8 January 1956) is an Indian film and television actor. He did his post-graduation from Department of Indian Theatre,

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where he acted in many theatre productions of the department. His first major break came with a television series '' Gul Gulshan Gulfaam'' on

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in 1987. '' College Girl'' was his first

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film. He went on to appear in many television series and films after that. He has first appeared in a small role in Govind Nihalani's Tamas, in which he played role of son of Surekha Sikri. He gained wide popularity through the role of Tathacharya in

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. He was last seen in the character of Balraj Solanki in

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Selected filmography

Television

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Perry, Pankaj Living people Indian male film actors Indian male television actors Punjabi people 1966 births Indian male soap opera actors 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Place of birth missing (living people)