Pavan Malhotra

Pavan Malhotra (born 2 July 1958) is a Hindi film and television actor. He has played lead roles in Buddhadeb Dasgupta's National Film Award-winning Bagh Bahadur and Saeed Akhtar Mirza's Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro, both released in 1989. He is famous for his role as the cold-blooded mafia don Irfan Khan in the Telugu blockbuster Aithe (2003) and in his acclaimed role of Tiger Memon in Black Friday (2004). In 2005, he acted in the Telugu movie Anukokunda Oka Roju as a Tantrik.

Born in Delhi, Malhotra grew up in Nawabganj, Old Delhi, and studied at Manav Sthali School. Having graduated in Arts from Hansraj College, Delhi University. His first hand experience in movies was as an assistant in costume department of Gandhi (film). Thereafter he was production assistant in Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Khamosh and Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!. Pavan ventured into the Delhi theatre circuit, thereafter he moved to Mumbai, where he started with the television industry as an assistant on the sets of the TV series, Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi (1984), before he got a role in Saeed Akhtar Mirza's TV series on Doordarshan, Nukkad  (1986), which got him noticed. Meanwhile, he had entered the film industry and made his debut with Pankaj Parashar's Ab Ayega Mazaa (1984).

Over the years he had worked with directors like Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Saeed Akhtar Mirza, Shyam Benegal, Deepa Mehta and Roland Joffé.

In 2006, he was seen in Manish Goswami's Aisa Desh Hai Mera on Sony television. He is seen on the TV series Alag Alag and Partho Mitra's Patang on DD Metro. He recently starred in the major hit movies Jab We Met and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. He is currently acting in Lagi Tujhse Lagan as Malmal More on Colors TV. He has recently worked in hit movies like Punjab 1984 and Children Of War.

In 2016, a retrospective to mark his 25 years in cinema was held at India International Centre (IIC), Delhi.

Awards

 * National Award – Fakir (Hindi) – 1998
 * Nandi Special Jury Award – Aithe (Telugu) – 2003
 * Filmfare Best Villain Award (Telugu) - Aithe – 2003

Selected filmography

 * Ab Ayega Mazaa (1984)
 * Khamosh (1985)
 * Bagh Bahadur (1989) – Ghunuram
 * Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (1989) – Salim, the Lame
 * Sau Crore (1991)
 * Antarnaad (1991)
 * City of Joy (1992) – Ashish
 * Tarpan (1994) – Dhannu
 * Brothers in Trouble (1995) – Amir
 * Pardes (1997)
 * Earth (1998) – The Butcher
 * Fakir (1998)
 * The Perfect Husband (2003)
 * Aithe (Telugu film) (2003) – Irfan Khan
 * Black Friday (2004) – Tiger Memon
 * Anukokunda Oka Roju (Telugu film) (2005)
 * Eashwar Mime Co. (2005)
 * Andhrudu (Telugu film) (2005) - Ranaveer Sinha
 * Amma Cheppindi (Telugu film) (2006)
 * Don - The Chase Begins again (2006) – Narang
 * Blood Brothers (2007) – Coach
 * Jab We Met (2007) – Geet's Uncle
 * 50 Lakh (2007) – Irfan Khan
 * My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves (2008) – Sikandar
 * De Taali (2008)
 * Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam (2008) - Qayyum Cable- Maut Ka Lable
 * Delhi-6 (2009) – Jaigopal
 * Ek Tho Chance (2009)
 * Road to Sangam (2009)
 * Badmaash Company (2010) – Jazz
 * Ek Nayi Chhoti Si Zindagi (2011) – Shyam
 * Bhindi Bazaar (2011) – Mamu
 * Yeh Faasley (2011) – Digvijay Singh (Diggy)
 * Shaitan (2011) – Police Commissioner
 * Ek Thi Daayan (2013) – Mr. Mathur (Bobo's Dad)
 * Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013) – Coach Gurudev Singh
 * Punjab 1984 (2014) – Deep Singh Rana
 * Children of War (2014)
 * Bang Bang (2014 film) (2014) – Zorawar
 * Eh Janam Tumhare Lekhe (2015)
 * Zorawar (2016) – Tejpal Singh
 * Rustom (2016) – Inspector Vincent Lobo
 * Missing on a Weekend(2016) - Inspector Ali Ansari
 * Super Singh (2017) - Saint Rehmat
 * Mubarakan(2017) - Charan's Father (Baldev Singh Bajwa)
 * Judwaa 2 (2017) - Officer Dhillon
 * Kesari (2019) -
 * Setters (2019)
 * Family of Thakurganj† (2019)
 * Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai† (2019)

Television

 * Nukkad (1986) – Hari
 * Zameen Aasmaan (1995)
 * Aahat Season 1 - Episode 84 (1997)
 * XZone (1998)
 * CID (1997)
 * Circus (1989)
 * 9 Malabar Hill (1997)
 * Khamoshiyaan... Kab Tak(2001)
 * Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny (2003 - 2004)
 * Mrityudand
 * Kahan Se Kahan Tak
 * Laagi Tujhse Lagan (2009)
 * Khidki (2016) Sab TV