Sudhanshu Pandey is an Indian singer, film and television actor best known for portraying Vanraj Shah in ''
Anupamaa
''Anupamaa'' () is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that premiered on 13 July 2020 on Star Plus and streams digitally on Disney+ Hotstar. Produced by Rajan Shahi and Deepa Shahi under the banner of Director's Kut Productions, i ...
''
and ''
Anupama: Namaste America''.
Career
Sudhanshu Pandey was first reported in the media for being a part of India’s first boy band,
A Band of Boys
A Band of Boys also known as (ABOB) is an Indian Hindi boy band, best known for their eponymous album ''A Band of Boys'' in 2002 and their movie ''Kiss Kisko'' in 2004. The band was formed in 2001, and the original line up consisted of Karan Ob ...
, in the early 2000s. A few years later, the group disbanded and Sudhanshu ventured into acting.
Pandey also regularly appeared in Tamil cinema throughout the 2010s, and first portrayed the main villain in ''
Billa II
''Billa II'' is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Chakri Toleti. It is a prequel to ''Billa'' and the film was set at the ending of late 1990's. The story focuses on how David Billa, an ordinary man from the coastal regions ...
'' (2012) starring
Ajith Kumar
Ajith Kumar (born 1 May 1971) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil films. To date, he has starred in over 60 films. His awards include four Vijay Awards, three Cinema Express Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil N ...
. He later followed it up with roles in ''
Meaghamann
''Meaghamann'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Magizh Thirumeni and produced by Nemichand Jhabak. The film stars Arya (actor), Arya and Hansika Motwani, while Ashutosh Rana, Sudhans ...
'' (2014), ''
Indrajith'' (2017) and ''
2.0'' (2018), the most expensive Indian film at the time of its release.
Since 2020, he is portraying the main antagonist Vanraj Shah in ''
Anupamaa
''Anupamaa'' () is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that premiered on 13 July 2020 on Star Plus and streams digitally on Disney+ Hotstar. Produced by Rajan Shahi and Deepa Shahi under the banner of Director's Kut Productions, i ...
'' which help him gain widespread popularity among Hindi-speaking audience.
In 2022, he reprised his role of Vanraj Shah in ''
Anupamaa
''Anupamaa'' () is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that premiered on 13 July 2020 on Star Plus and streams digitally on Disney+ Hotstar. Produced by Rajan Shahi and Deepa Shahi under the banner of Director's Kut Productions, i ...
's'' eleven-episodic prequel web series ''
Anupama: Namaste America'' which streams on
Disney+ Hotstar
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.
Personal life
Pandey is married to Mona Pandey and has two sons, Nirvaan and Vivaan Pandey.
Filmography
Films
Television
Web series
DISCOGRAPHY
References
External links
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Indian male models
Indian male film actors
Indian male television actors
Male actors from Uttarakhand
Living people
1974 births