Pavan Malhotra

Pavan Malhotra (born 2 July 1958) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films and television alongside Punjabi and a few Telugu films. He has received several awards, including a Filmfare OTT Award and a Filmfare Award South.

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 known for his role as Irfan Khan in the Telugu film 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. He gained further acclaimed in SonyLIV's web series Tabbar (2021). He won National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor at 70th National Film Awards for the Haryanvi language-film Fouja (2023).

Early life and career Malhotra was born in Delhi on 2 July 1958. His Punjabi family moved from Pakistan following the 1947 partition; his father ran a business of machine tools and he grew up with five siblings in Delhi's Rajendra Nagar neighborhood. He graduated in arts from Hansraj College, Delhi University. His first hand experience in movies was as an assistant in costume department of Gandhi. 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 Des 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 also worked in hit movies such as 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.

In the latest Hindi web series Grahan on Disney+ Hotstar, he played the character of Rishi Ranjan/Gursewak Singh, father of Amrita Singh (Zoya Hussain), which was released on 24 June 2021. It was based on the Satya Vyas novel Chaurasi.

Filmography Hindi films +List of Hindi performances in films Year Film Role Notes 1984 Ab Ayega Mazaa 1986 Khamosh also production manager 1989 Bagh Bahadur Ghunuram Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro Salim 1991 Sau Crore Antarnaad 1992 City of Joy Ashish 1994 Tarpan Dhannu 1995 Brothers in Trouble Amir 1997 Pardes Sharafat Ali 1998 Earth The Butcher Fakir 2003 The Perfect Husband 2004 Black Friday Tiger Memon 2005 Eashwar Mime Co. 2006 Don - The Chase Begins again Narang 2007 Blood Brothers Coach Jab We Met Geet's Uncle 50 Lakh Irfan Khan 2008 My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves Sikandar De Taali Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam Qayyum Cable - Maut Ka Lable 2009 Delhi-6 Jaigopal Ek Tho Chance Road to Sangam 2010 Badmaash Company Jazz 2011 Ek Nayi Chhoti Si Zindagi Shyam Bhindi Bazaar Mamu Yeh Faasley Digvijay Singh (Diggy) Shaitan Police Commissioner 2013 Ek Thi Daayan Mr. Mathur (Bobo's Dad) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Coach Gurudev Singh 2014 Bang Bang Zorawar Children of War Malik 2016 Rustom Inspector Vincent Lobo Missing on a Weekend Inspector Ali Ansari 2017 Mubarakan Baldev Singh Bajwa Judwaa 2 Officer Dhillon 2019 Setters Family of Thakurganj Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai 2021 Flight 2023 72 Hoorain Militant Hakim Ali OMG 2 Judge Purushottam Nagar Mission Raniganj T.P. Bindal 2024 Tera Kya Hoga Lovely Hawa Singh 2025Ajey: The Untold Story of a Yogi

Other language films +List of other language performances in films Year Film Role Language 2003 Aithe Irfan Khan Telugu 2004 Aithe Enti 2005 Anukokunda Oka Roju Surya Swamy Andhrudu Ranaveer Sinha 2006 Amma Cheppindi Bose's Father 2014 Punjab 1984 Deep Singh Rana Punjabi 2015 Eh Janam Tumhare Lekhe Bhagat Puran Singh 2016 Zorawar Tejpal Singh 2017 Super Singh Saint Rehmat 2020 Ek Sandhu Hunda Si 2023 Fouja Haryanvi

Television Nukkad (1986) – Hari Ret Par Likhe Naam (TV Series 1984–1985) Zameen Aasmaan (1995) Aahat (1997-1999) XZone (1998) CID (1999-2007) Circus (1989) 9 Malabar Hill (1997) 2000 Alag Alag as Manoharlal Khamoshiyaan... Kab Tak (2001) Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny (2003 - 2004) Mrityudand Kahan Se Kahan Tak Laagi Tujhse Lagan (2009) Khidki (2016) Grahan (2021) Tabbar (2021) Pill (2024) Court Kacheri (2025)

Awards National Award – Fakir (Hindi) – 1998 Nandi Special Jury Award – Aithe (Telugu) – 2003 Filmfare Best Villain Award (Telugu) - Aithe – 2003 2022 Filmfare OTT Awards - Tabbar 2022 (Best Actor in Drama Series) National Film Awards - Fouja 2023 Best Supporting Actor