Pavan Malhotra (Actor)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Pavan Malhotra

• Pavan Malhotra is an Indian actor, who is known for his work in Hindi, Punjabi, and Telugu films. He has also worked in several Hindi television series.

• His ancestors are from Lahore but after the partition, his parents migrated to Delhi from Lahore.

• He started his career in the entertainment industry as a theatre artist. He joined a theatre group named ‘Ruchika’ soon after completing school education. Feisal Alkazi, son of popular Indian theatre director Ebrahim Alkazi, was also associated with the theatre group.

• Malhotra’s first play was titled ‘Tughlak’ for which he used to get a daily Rs 350.

• His performance as an older man in the Hindi play ‘Father’ was highly praised by the audience.

• In an interview, he revealed that his father wanted him to continue with the family business, so he quit doing theatre after completing college.

• Apart from acting in theatres, he has also done odd jobs like selling bread and feeding cows in a cowshed to earn a livelihood.

• Before becoming an actor, he worked as a production assistant for the films ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro’ (1983), ‘Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!’ (1984), and ‘Khamosh’ (1985).

  

• Pavan Malhotra got public attention after he played the role of Hari in his debut television series ‘Nukkad’ (1986).

  

• After making his acting debut with the Hindi film ‘Ab Ayega Mazaa’ (1984), he appeared in the Indian Bengali film ‘Bagh Bahadur’ (1989), based on a short story written by Bengali writer Prafulla Roy. He played the lead role of Ghunuram in the film.

  

• In 1989, he appeared in the Hindi film ‘Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro’ in which he played the role of Salim.

  

• In the same year, he appeared alongside Shah Rukh Khan in the television series ‘Circus.’ The television series was broadcast on the channel DD National.

• He has acted in the Hindi TV series ‘Goongi Tareekh’ (1991), aired on Doordarshan Prasar Bharti.

  

• In 1992, he appeared in an English-language film named ‘City of Joy’ in which he played the role of Ashish.

• He appeared alongside Om Puri in the English-language film ‘Brothers in Trouble’ in 1995. He essayed the role of Amir in the film.

  

• In 1997, he essayed the role of Sharafat Ali in the Hindi film ‘Pardes,’ starring Shah Rukh Khan.

  

• After making his debut in the Telugu film industry with the film ‘Aithe’ (2003), he appeared in the film ‘Aithe Enti’ in which he appeared as a professional killer.

• Some other Telugu films done by Pavan Malhotra include ‘Anukokunda Oka Roju’ (2005), ‘Andhrudu’ (2005), and ‘Amma Cheppindi’ (2006).

• Pavan Malhotra portrayed Tiger Memon (a gangster and terrorist) in the Hindi film ‘Black Friday’ (2004).

  

• He played the role of Prem Singh Dhillon in the superhit Bollywood film ‘Jab We Met’ in 2007.

• He appeared in the Hindi TV series ‘Ek Nayi Chhoti Si Zindagi’ (2011) in which he essayed the role of Shyam. The TV series was aired on the channel Zee TV.

  

• Some of his other TV series include ‘Intezaar’ (1989), ‘Yarana’ (1996), ‘9 Malabar Hill’ (1997), ‘Khamoshiyaan… Kab Tak’ (2001), ‘Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny’ (2004), ‘Laagi Tujhse Lagan’ (2009). and ‘Khidki’ (2016).

• He appeared as Deep Singh Rana in the Punjabi film ‘Punjab 1984’ in 2014.

• In the 2015 Punjabi film ‘Eh Janam Tumhare Lekhe,’ the actor portrayed the role of Bhagat Puran Singh, who was a writer and environmentalist.

  

• He appeared in the multi-lingual film ’72 Hoorain’ in which he played the role of Militant Hakim Ali. Initially, the film was released at the 50th International Film Festival of India in 2019. The film made its theatrical release on 7 July 2023.

• The film was criticized before its theatrical release for offending religious beliefs and sparking communal disharmony. In response, Pavan Malhotra came to the defence of the film and said that people were comparing ’72 Hoorain’ with films like ‘The Kashmir Files’ (2022) and ‘The Kerala Story’ (2023). He said that the film had already been screened at various film festivals and received a national award. He also supported the film ‘The Kashmir Files’ and stated that nothing objectionable was shown in the film. ^[3]The Times of India

  

• He played the titular role in the Punjabi film ‘Fouja’ (2023). The film was also released in Hindi and Haryanvi language.

• Some of his other Punjabi films include ‘Zorawar’ (2016), ‘Super Singh’ (2017), ‘Jhalle’ (2019), and ‘Ik Sandhu Hunda Si’ (2020).

• His performance as Omkar Singh in the Hindi web series ‘Tabbar’ (2021) gained huge appreciation from the audience and critics. The series was streamed on the OTT platform SonyLIV.

  

• Pavan Malhotra has appeared in a few more web series including ‘Grahan’ (2021) on Disney+ Hotstar and ‘Shiksha Mandal’ (2022) on MX Player.

• In 2023, he appeared in the Bollywood film ‘Mission Raniganj,’ starring Akshay Kumar.

• Some of his other notable Hindi films include ‘Fakir’ (1998), ‘Don’ (2006), ‘Delhi-6’ (2009), ‘Road to Sangam’ (2010), ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ (2013), ‘Children of War’ (2014), ‘Flight’ (2021), and ‘OMG 2’ (2023).