Nirmal Pandey

Nirmal Pandey (10 August 1962 – 18 February 2010) was an Indian Bollywood actor who was known for his role of Vikram Mallah in Shekhar Kapur's Bandit Queen (1994),and Dajjal in Television Series Hatim, for portraying a transvestite in Daayraa (1996) for which he won a Best Actor Valenti award in France, Train To Pakistan (1998) and Godmother (1999). He played Role of Kishan Bhatta a main antagonist in Malayalam Movie Dubai (2001) Opposite Mammootty

He was supposed to watch his latest film Lahore on 22 February 2010 at a special screening with humorist R. K. Laxman and music maestro M. M. Kreem. It was scheduled to be released on 19 March 2010, and would prove to be Pandey's last film.

Early life and education
Born in Nainital, Uttarakhand, Nirmal Pandey was educated at Almora and Nainital. He graduated from the National School of Drama, Delhi.

Career
After leaving the National School of Drama he moved to London, with a theater group, Tara, performing plays like Heer Ranjha and Antigone, and acting in around 125 plays.

After doing two small roles, he first got noticed in Shekhar Kapur's Bandit Queen (1996). He received positive reviews for films like Amol Palekar's Daayra (Square Circle) (1996), Train To Pakistan (1998), Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin and Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain. He acted in movies like Laila, Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya, One 2 ka 4 and Shikari and in several television serials, including Hatim, and Princess Dollie Aur Uska Magic Bag (2005) (Star Plus). famous for his role in the movie "Hum Tumpe Marte Hain", Fans love him for his "Dow Dow Diq Dow" move

In addition to being an actor, he was a singer who released an album called Jazba. In 2002, he directed Andhayug, a Hindi play written by noted playwright Dharamveer Bharati, which follows the 18 days following the Mahabharata war. It has a cast of 70 actors, all of whom belong to Sanvedna, a theatre group started by him in 1994.

He has an acting institute, "Fresh Talent Academy", in Ghaziabad and conducts theatre workshops.

Awards
He holds an extremely unusual record for winning a Best Actor award, at the 1997 France's Valenciennes Film Festival for his portrayal of a transvestite in Amol Palekar's Daayra (1996). He shared the Best Actress award with the female lead, Sonali Kulkarni, at the Valenciennes Film Festival (France, 1997).

Death
Nirmal Pandey died at the age of 47 on 18 February 2010, from a heart attack in Mumbai.

Filmography

 * Mudrank : The Stamp (2015) –
 * Lahore (2010) – Anwar Shaikh
 * Kedi (Telugu film) (2010)
 * Deshdrohi (2008) – Nagesh Kulkarni
 * Raajkumar Aaryyan (TV series) (2008) – Senapati Bhujang
 * Dacait TV series (2006)
 * Princess Dollie Aur Uska Magic Bag (TV series) (2005) – a mysterious king
 * Laila (2005) – Filmstar
 * Kkavyanjali - Navin Nanda
 * Patth (2003) – Bhullar
 * Hatim (TV series) ( 2003) Dajjal
 * Aanch (2003) – Kirti Thakur
 * Deewangee (2002) – Abhijeet Mehta
 * One 2 Ka 4 (2001) – Krishan Kant Virmani
 * Shikari (2000)
 * Dubai – Kishan Batta (Main Antagonist)
 * Hadh Kar Di Aapne (2000) – Sanjay
 * Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain (1999) – Dhananjay
 * Godmother (1999) – Jakhra
 * Jahan Tum Le Chalo (1999)
 * Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998) – Thakur Vijay Singh
 * Train To Pakistan (1998)
 * Auzaar (1997) – Baba
 * Daayraa (1996) – The Transvestite
 * Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (1996) – Aditya/Adi
 * Bandit Queen (1994) – Vikram Mallah
 * Koi Bach Na Payega (b-grade movie)
 * 8 pm (b-grade movie)
 * Son Pari - Zarakh
 * Lucky - Balthazar
 * Inspector Kiran - the lawyer