Manoj Pahwa (born 8 December 1963), is an Indian film and television actor who is noted for his role as Bhatia in the comedy series ''

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'' (2001). He has acted in over 70 films as a character actor, including '' 7½ Phere'' (2005), ''

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'' (2005), '' Singh Is Kinng'' (2008), ''

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'' (2012), ''

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'' (2013), ''

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'' (2015), '' Mulk'' (2018) and '' Article 15'' (2019).

Early life and education

Pahwa was raised in a Punjabi family in

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

. His father migrated from

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, after Partition. He was educated at the National Public School in Daryaganj, New Delhi. In an interview,Pahwa stated that he lived in East Delhi Lakshmi Nagar after his father built house for them. His father had automobile batteries business and his father wanted him to join family business. Pahwa shifted to Mumbai in his late twenties.

Personal life

He is married to actress

Seema Bhargava Seema Bhargava Pahwa (born 10 February 1962) is an Indian actress known for her comedic characters in films and television. She rose to prominence for her role of ''Badki'' in the popular Doordarshan soap opera '' Hum Log'' (1984-1985). As a t ...

, his co-actor in TV series '' Hum Log'', and lives in

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, along with his daughter Manukriti Pahwa and son Mayank.

Career

Pahwa started his career with television, acting in comedy series ''

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'' (1996-2000) and ''

'' (2001). He debuted in the movie '' Tere Mere Sapne'' (1996) and has acted in 50+ films and TV series as a character actor. He played the lead the opening segment of anthology horror film ''

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'' (2006) directed by

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. During the shoot for '' Mausam'' (2011) directed by

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, in Chandigarh, he met the local producers, which led to his Punjabi film debut, ''Heer & Hero''.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

Nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pahwa, Manoj 1963 births Living people Indian male film actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian male television actors Punjabi people Male actors from Delhi Indian male comedians Male actors in Hindi television