Pankaj Dheer

Pankaj Dheer is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films and TV series.[1] He is known for his role of "Karna" in TV series Mahabharat & other roles in Chandrakanta, The Great Maratha, Yug and Badho Bahu. He appeared in several Hindi films in small roles, including Sadak and Soldier. His son Nikitin Dheer is also an actor.

Pankaj Dheer
Dheer in 2011
Born (1956-11-09) 9 November 1956
Punjab, India
OccupationActor
Years active1983 – present
Spouse(s)Anita Dheer
ChildrenNikitin Dheer

Career

In 1988, Dheer played the role of Karna in B.R. Chopra's epic television series Mahabharat. He got immense popularity after playing Karna. His pictures are used in textbooks as reference to Karna and the actor also revealed that his statues are worshipped in temples in Karnal and Batar.[2]

He appeared at the lead in debut episode Dastak, TV series, Zee Horror Show (1993), along with Archana Puran Singh. He also played the lead as a defence lawyer in the TV Series Kanoon, a series based on court-room dramas.

In 2006 Dheer established a shooting studio, Visage Studioz along with his brother Satluj Dheer at Jogeshwari, Mumbai.[3] In 2010, he opened Abbhinnay Acting Academy in Mumbai, with actor Gufi Paintal as the faculty head.[4][5]

Filmography

As Director
FilmYear
My Father Godfather[6][7]2014

As Actor
Film / TelevisionYearRoles
Poonam1981Girija
Sookha1983
Mera Suhaag1987
Randam Varavu (Malayalam)1990
Mahabharata (TV series)1988–1990Karna
Saugandh1991
Sanam Bewafa1991Zuber Khan
Sadak1991
Majboor Ladki1991
Mr. Bond1992Dragon/Daga
Jaagruti1992
Ashaant1993Amit
Aashiq Awara1993Ranvir
Zee Horror Show (Episode 1: Dastak) (TV series)1993
Kanoon (TV Series)1993Vijay Saxena
The Great Maratha1994Sadashivrao Bhau
Ikke Pe Ikka1994Randhir
Chandrakanta (TV series)1994–1996Raja Shivdutt, King Of Chunargarh
Mahabharat Katha (TV series)1997–1998Karna
Soldier1998Vijay Malhotra
Harischandra (TV Series)1998
Yug (TV Series)1997Ali Khan
Rishtey - The Love Stories (Episode 21:Bandhan Kachhey Dhagoon Ka) (TV series) (Season 1)1999Dayashankar
Baadshah1999Chief Security Officer Khanna
Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge2002Shivpratap Singh
Om2003
Andaaz2003Professor Rohit Malhotra
Zameen2003Captain Basheer Ali
Taarzan: The Wonder Car2004Rakesh Kapoor
Vishnu Sena (Kannada)2005
Teen Bahuraaniyaan (TV series)2008–2009
Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat (TV series)2008
Ek Safar Aisa Kabhi Socha Na Tha (TV series)2009
Rang Badalti Odhni (TV series)2010
Sasural Simar Ka (TV series)2011-12Jamnalal Dwivedi
Shobha Somnath Ki (TV Series)2011
Devon Ke Dev - Mahadev (TV Series)2012Himavat
Gippi2013Papaji
Mahabharat Aur Barbareek2013Karna
Doli Armaano Ki2015
Dil Ki Baatein Dil Hi Jaane (TV Series)2015Anand Kapoor
Rishton Ka Saudagar – Baazigar2016Kailashnath
Badho Bahu2016-18Thakur Raghuvir Singh Ahlawat

References
  1. "Pankaj Dheer movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  2. "Did you know Mahabharat's Karna, Pankaj Dheer's statue is worshipped in temples in Karnal and Bastar? - Television News". India Today. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. "Akshay inaugurates Pankaj Dheer's studio". Bollywood Hungama. 11 February 2006. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  4. "Akshay Kumar inaugurates Pankaj Dheer's acting academy - Abbhinnay". businessofcinema. 9 April 2010. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012.
  5. "Akshay inaugurates Abbhinnay Acting Academy". Indiatimes. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-a-day-on-the-sets-of-my-father TV-godfathers -1963939

Malayalam movie "Randam varavu"

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