Ssumier Pasricha

Ssumier S Pasricha is an Indian actor, singer and businessman. He has starred in Indian movies, TV soaps and theater musicals. He is popularly known for his character 'Pammi Aunty' and has created viral videos with the same. Ssumier has won various awards worldwide including the Bharat Shiromani Award for this acting.

Early life Ssumier comes from a Punjabi family in Delhi. He received 5 years of training in Indian classical dance (Kuchipudi) from famous dance gurus, Raja and Radha Reddy and 13 years of training in Indian classical music. He went to Australia for higher studies where he worked as a Radio Jockey at a local radio station and became an active member of Indian Society of Western Australia. Ssumier declined the offer to join his family business to pursue his childhood dream of becoming an actor. He moved to Mumbai to take up acting as his full-time career. However, post his father's demise, Ssumier took up a new role of a businessman and joined his family business of Pharmaceuticals with a new aim of taking it to newer heights.

Career Ssumier has worked across different mediums and has tasted success in the industry over the years. He also portrayed the role of "Shailu" in the TV soap, Sasural Simar Ka, and played the transgender protagonist Manabi Bandyopadhyay (who became a principal of a college) in TV show Code Red. His international projects include theatre musicals like 'Jesus Christ Super Star and Heart to Heart'. He has worked with director, Shekhar Kapur, in the musical 'Mahim Junction'. He has starred alongside actor Abhishek Bacchan in a TV commercial for the mobile network operator Idea Cellular. Ssumier also features on comedy TV show Comedy Nights Bachao.

Pammi Aunty Ssumier has gained popularity for creating viral videos based on a fictional character 'Pammi Aunty'-- impersonation of a typical middle-class Delhi Punjabi woman who loves to gossip, crib and complain about many things to her friends over the phone. Ssumier came up with the idea of creating 'Pammi Aunty' while experimenting with filters in the video social media app, Snapchat. Celebrities such as veteran actor, Rishi Kapoor, and British-Indian director Gurinder Chadha, have publicly appreciated the 'Pammi Aunty' videos.

Filmography

Television and digital (shows and campaigns) Year Show Channel Notes 2011–2015 Sasural Simar Ka Colors (TV channel) Shailu/Shailendra Bharadwaj 2012 Teri Meri Love Stories Star Plus 2015 Code Red Colors (TV channel) Shubroto/ Supriya 2015 Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (TV series) Season 3 Episode 7 Zing (TV channel) Rahmann 2016 Comedy Nights Bachao season 2 Colors TV Himself 2017 Zee Cine Awards Zee TV Red Carpet Host 2017 Jio Filmfare Awards – Punjabi MH One Host 2017 MTV Roadies Rising – Pammi Aunty Critic Voot Special Show 2017 Pammi Aunty (web series) ALT Balaji 2017 Diwali Campaign Amazon India Digital Campaign 2017 Campaign for Kurkure Pepsico India Digital Campaign 2019 Tenali Rama Sony SAB Played the character of Sheikh Chilli. 2021 Khel Paheliyon Ka Flipkart Host as Pammi Aunty. 2023–2024 Pyar Ka Pehla Adhyaya: Shiv Shakti Zee TV Purnendu

Film Year Film Director Actors Genre 2016 Doc' it yourself Kevin Rumley NA Documentary. 2021 Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui Abhishek Kapoor Ayushmann Khurrana, Vaani Kapoor Feature Film.

Theatre Year Play Role Notes 2017 Amavas se Amaltas Man with Autism with Jayati Bhatia, Ankita Bhargava and Chitrashi Rawat 2009-2011 Mahim junction Randy Bhai Directed by Sohaila Kapur and Shekhar Kapur 2009 Woh Din Wo Log Chabba Directed by Sabina Mehta Jaitly 2007 Heart to heart Self Directed by Vivek Mansukhani 2002 Ali Baba Chalis Chor Abdullah --

TV commercials Year Brand 2016 Tata Cliq 2015 PediaSure 2013 Snapdeal 2013 McDonald's 2013 IPL2012 Mahindra & Mahindra Bike 2011 The Pitch 2011 Imperial Blue 2010 Idea

Music Year Song Label Genre 2020 Teri jyota to balihari T series Devotional 2021 Jai Kali Jai Mahakali Shreeng Entertainment Devotional

Photography Ssumier is also a professional photographer. He has done photoshoots for magazines such as National Geographic. His photos have been carried by other international magazines in Spain, Australia and New Zealand.

Association with Jordan Tourism Jordan Tourism has collaborated with Ssumier to drive more Indian tourists to the country. Ssumier has been asked to make promotional videos starring Pammi Aunty to showcase the tourist attractions in Jordan.

Association with social causes Ssumier has been associated with the educational online platform Agents of Ishq, which provides educational material about sex, sexuality, and gender. He made a 'Pammi Aunty' video to de-stigmatize homosexuality in India.

He has also supported AIDS awareness initiatives such as Red Ribbon campaign in India.

In a video appeal, he urged Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, to take action for crimes against women in Delhi

Year Event 2017 Performer at Jaspal Bhatti Humor Festival 2017 TedX Chandigarh - Speaker on Black Sheep Syndrome 2017 Sriram College of Commerce, Delhi - Speaker on Leadership 2017 India Today Mind Rocks Youth Summit - Speaker

Awards Year Awards 2021 ITA Awards: Social Media Star 2019 Young Achievers Award 2019: Rotary Club (Mumbai West) 2019 The vIDEA Awards 2019 - Video Influencer of the Year 2019 Bharat Shiromani Award 2019 Entertainer of the year - Delhiites Lifestyle Award 2019 2019 TimesNow Power Brand Digital Media Trendsetter Award 2018 Best Comedian in a Web Series - IWM Digital Awards 2018 DIGIXX Star Entertainer Award 2018 2018 Person of the Year - Content Award at VDOnxt Awards 2017 Best Internet Sensation Award - Nickelodeon ka Digital Star - Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2017 Honoured by House of Commons UK for contribution to Indian British society & culture 2017 Elite Magazine 25 of Delhi's most Influential entrepreneurs 2017 Icon of the year by India Today 2017 Best Actor - Rajdhani Ratn Award 2017 Marketing Influencer of the Year Award by InkSpell 2017 NBC Newsmakers Achievers Award - Best Actor Comedy 2017 Talentrack Awards - Best Actor Comedy 2017 Jordan Tourism Board Award 2016 Humour King of the year - Outlook social media awards 2016 Entertainer of the year - DissDash