Shiv Pandit

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shiv Pandit

• Does Shiv Pandit smoke?: No

• Does Shiv Pandit drink alcohol?: No

• Shiv’s childhood has been spent at different places like Nagpur, Dehradun, Karnataka, and Delhi because of regular transfers of his father, as he was a government employee.

• He was a keen footballer in his younger days and was a state level football player.

• Since his college time, he was interested in acting and also worked as a theatre artist besides studying.

• He has appeared in various commercial advertisements like Airtel, Tide, Colgate, LG, Sprite, etc. Here’s a video showcasing him in a Sprite advertisement:

• Prior to entering the film industry, he worked as a Radio Jockey (RJ) in Mumbai for 2 years from 2002 to 2004.

• He was starred in a popular Indian Television Sitcom- FIR as Chief Inspector Hanuman Prasad Pandey, for which he was critically acclaimed by the audience.

  

• In 2008, he has also hosted “Extra Innings T20” for IPL, which was aired on SET Max.

• His role as Dushyant Sahu aka Dash in the movie Shaitaan, an Indian crime thriller rose him to fame. Moreover, he was also nominated for many categories.

  

• In 2011, he was listed #3 in Times of India’s ‘Most Promising Newcomer.’

• After so much struggle and hard work, he got the lead role in an Indian thriller film named “7 Hours To Go”.

  

• He has also worked with famous Bollywood actor- Akshay Kumar in the film Boss.

• Shiv is very fond of reading books and has a habit of reading two books at a time.

• He has done various short films in his acting career named The Private Life of Albert Pinto, The Other Woman, Jai Mata Di, Paagal, Koi Hai, and Bulbul.

• He has excellent verbal skills and therefore, has hosted many reality shows including Jhalak Dikhla Jaa Season 3.

• He is very fond of wearing sunglasses and loves Armani glasses.

• In 2017, he played a gay character in the movie titled ‘LOEV,’ which was released worldwide on Netflix. The movie went on to win the AT&T Audience Award in Frameline Film Festival and Best Feature Audience Award in Tel Aviv Film Festival in the year 2016.

  

• On 10 May 2018, he got married to his long-time girlfriend Ameira Punvani, a famous fashion costume designer.

  

• His sister, Gayatri Pandit’ was the assistant director in his films like ‘Desi Boyz,’ ‘Roy’ and ‘Shivaay.’

• Shiv is also the co-owner of Chandigarh Clubs Cricket Team competing at Box Cricket League (BCL), in collaboration with Anita Hassanandani.