Pavan Malhotra

Pavan Malhotra (born 2 July 1958) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films and television alongside Punjabi and 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 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. He gained further acclaimed in SonyLIV's web series Tabbar (2021).

Early life and career
Malhotra was born in Delhi on 2 July 1958. 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 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 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.

In the Latest Hindi Web Series Grahan (TV Series) on Disney+ Hotstar, he played a Character of Rishi Ranjan/ Gursewak Singh father of Amrita Singh (Zoya Hussain) which is released on 24 June 2021, based on the Satya Vyas Novel 'Chaurasi'

Films

 * 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) – Sharafat Ali
 * Earth (1998) – The Butcher
 * Fakir (1998)
 * The Perfect Husband (2003)
 * Aithe (Telugu film) (2003) – Irfan Khan
 * Aithe Enti (Telugu film) (2004)
 * 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) - Bose's Father
 * 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
 * Setters (2019)
 * Family of Thakurganj† (2019)
 * Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai† (2019)
 * Ek Sandhu Hunda Si (2020) (Punjabi film)
 * Flight (2021)
 * 72 Hoorain (2023) - Militant Hakim Ali
 * OMG 2 (2023) – Judge Purushottam Nagar
 * Mission Raniganj (2023) - T.P. Bindal
 * Tera Kya Hoga Lovely (2024)

Television

 * Nukkad (1986) – Hari
 * Zameen Aasmaan (1995)
 * Aahat (1997-1999)
 * XZone (1998)
 * CID (1999-2007)
 * 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
 * Grahan (2021) Hotstar
 * Tabbar (2021) SonyLIV

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)