Shiv Pandit

Shiv Pandit (born 21 June 1984), known professionally as Shiv Panditt, is an Indian actor, model, emcee, radio jockey and television host who works predominantly in Hindi cinema and television. He is best known for his role in the film Shaitan, and his role in Sony SAB sitcom FIR.

He is the brother of Gayatri Pandit, who has been an assistant director on the films Desi Boyz (2011), Boss (2013), Roy (2015), Shivaay (2016), Om The Battle Within (2021) and Arjun Pandit, an ex sports anchor on NDTV and STAR Sports. Shiv is also the co-owner of the Chandigarh Cubs cricket team in the Box Cricket League (B.C.L.) along with actress Anita Hassanandani.

Education Panditt attended The Doon School in Dehradun, and then went to Hindu College, University of Delhi, for graduation.

Career

Films Shiv Panditt made his screen debut in 2011 with the critically and commercially successful Hindi film Shaitan where he got noticed and was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He went on to debut as a lead actor in the Tamil film Leelai. The film opened to positive reviews, with Panditt's performance being well received by both critics and audience alike.

Television After having featured in several T.V. commercials for popular brands (Sprite, Airtel, Tide, Colgate, LG & Rotomac to name a few), Panditt landed the lead role in the sitcom FIR in 2006. Post his stint on the show, he was contracted as the host for the 1st edition of the Indian Premier League on Set MAX for the show 'Extraaa Innings T20' in 2008.

Personal life He married costume designer Ameira Punvani in a private ceremony in New Delhi on 18 April 2018.

Filmography

Feature films Year Film Role Language Notes 2004 Let's Enjoy Raghu Pandit EnglishHindi 2009 Aagey Se Right Sunny Hindi 2011 Shaitan Dushyant Sahu/ Dash Nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut Nominated for Big Star Young Entertainer Debut of the Year – Male Nominated for Screen Award – Best Ensemble Cast 2012 Leelai Karthik Tamil 2013 Boss Shiv Shastri Hindi 2014 Mumbai Delhi Mumbai Goli Kohli 2016 7 Hours To Go Arjun Ranawat 2017 Mantra Viraj Kapoor EnglishHindi Special appearance Loev Jai English 2020 Khuda Haafiz Faiz Abu Malik Hindi 2021 Shershaah Captain Sanjeev Jamwal 2022 Laal Singh Chaddha Captain Sandeep 2025 Nesippaya Monty Tamil

Short films Year Film Role Language Notes 2008 The Private Life of Albert Pinto Albert Pinto English 2010 The Other Woman Karan 2016 Charlie@Midnight Monty Hindi 2017 Jai Mata Di Suraj Shetty Bulbul Aditya 2018 Every Goa Plan Ever - Narcos: Mexico Edition Rahul English 2019 Joyride Raunak Hindi Musafir Zulfiqar Ali Baig 2020 Koi Hai Ashish

Television Year Show Role Language Notes 2004 Page 3 Host Hindi 2004–2005 Studio Disney Host Hindi 2005–2006 Bombay Talking Kunal Khosla English 2006–2008 FIR Chief Inspector Hanuman Prasad Pandey Hindi Nominated for Boroplus Gold Awards 2008 (Dubai) – Best Comic Role (Male) 2008 Extraaa Innings T20 Host English 2009 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (Season 3) Host Hindi 2010 Rishta.com Neeraj Hindi 2016 Dr. Bhanumati On Duty Inspector Makkhan Singh/ Shiv Hindi Guest appearance

Web series

Music videos Year Song Artist Language Awards Label 2003 Tera Mera Pyaar Ho Gaya (Remix) Dj Amit Hindi Times Music 2018 Heeriye Nakash Aziz Hindi Indie Music Label 2024Paon Ki JuttiJyoti NooranHindi

Recognition Panditt was ranked 3rd in Times of India's (Itimes.com) 'Most Promising Newcomer' in 2011. In March 2018, he was invited as a guest speaker for the TEDx event held in NMIMS, Shirpur to speak about his journey as an actor.