Pankaj Berry (born 8 January 1956) is an Indian film and television actor.

Pankaj Berry
Born (1956-01-08) 8 January 1956 (age 68)
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Known forTathacharya in Tenali Rama

He did his post-graduation from Department of Indian Theatre, Panjab University, Chandigarh where he acted in many theatre productions of the department.[1] His first major break came with a television series Gul Gulshan Gulfaam on Doordarshan in 1987. College Girl was his first Bollywood film. He went on to appear in many television series and films after that. He has first appeared in a small role in Govind Nihalani's Tamas, in which he played role of son of Surekha Sikri. He gained wide popularity through the role of Tathacharya in Tenali Rama.[2] He was last seen in the character of Balraj Solanki in Kaatelal & Sons.[3]

Filmography

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YearFilmRole
1990College GirlVikram (Vicky) Singh
1991SubedaarBhoopa
1992Pyar Deewana Hota HaiVijay Mehra
1992BalwaanPankaj
1992Dilwale Kabhi Na HareRoshanlal
1993My Story
1993TirangaaDr. Sinha
1993GameAjay
1993Divya ShaktiFrancis
1993Kayda Kanoon
1993SainikPankaj Chaudhary
1994Sone Ki Sita
1994Maha Shaktishaali
1995Vartmaan
1996ChaahatRaja
2000Tapish
2000Rahasya
2000Apradhi KaunAlok
2019KissebaazHarsh's father
2015Mumbai Can Dance Saala
2011Vikalp
2009Aisi DeewangiShekar's Uncle
2009Team: The Force
2009Miss
2006With Luv... TumhaaraMajor Balwant Singh
2005Mazaa Mazaa
2005Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten HeroAabid Khan
2004Hatya: The MurderBabu Rokde
2004Mission Mumbai
2004Shola: Fire of LoveNagoba
2003Sparsh: The Touch
2003MarketAppa Rao
2003Dil Ka RishtaDoctor
2002Aakhri Inteqam
2002Hathyar
2002Ansh: The Deadly PartInspector Patil
2002Ghaav: The WoundJayant
2001Veer SavarkarMadan Lal Dhingra
2001Mujhe Kucch Kehna HaiPankaj
2001BoondJohn
1991Phool Aur KaanteCollege Student (Cameo Role)
1990Ghayal

Television

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YearSerialRole
1987Gul Gulshan GulfaamQadir
1988Bharat Ek KhojEpisodic Roles
1988MahabharatRishi Kindama
1991Sanjha Chulha[1]
1993JunoonMr. Agrawal
1994TehkikaatA ghost of John Perreira (Episode no 48,49,50) - Viren Chawla
1995Vansh
1995Ek Tha Rusty
1995Zameen-AasmaanChander
1995SwabhimaanDinesh Shah
1996KarmKesari Pandit
1997Sab Golmaal Hai
2001 - 2002Sansaar
2002AmrapaliBimbisara
2002Kittie Party
2006Agneepath
2007MaaykaMr. T.D Khurana
2007-08Meri Doli Tere AnganaRajveer Malhotra
2008-09Ranbir RanoRano's Uncle
2009Mere Ghar Aayi Ek Nanhi PariChacha
2009-11Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar KheliRaghav Pandit
2010-11Yeh Ishq HaayeManjari's dad
2014Devon Ke Dev...MahadevMaharaj Durdumb
2013PradhanmantriMuhammad Mahabat Khan III
2014-2016Crime PatrolEpisode No 624- Varchasva (Dashrath Choubey), Episode No 669,670- Ghera (Harjeet Gill) Episode No 722- Haasil (Dr Govind Trivedi)
2016WaarisSuraiya
2017GangaaShiv's father
2017Hoshiyar… Sahi Waqt, Sahi KadamSP Sanghvi
2017Peshwa BajiraoKrishnaji Bhatt
2017–2020Tenali RamaTathacharya
2021Sargam ki Sadhe SatiiBaba
2021Mere Sai - Shraddha Aur SaburiChakra Narayan
2021Kaatelal & SonsBalraj Solanki
2022Brij Ke GopalGyandhar
2022–2023Dil Diyaan Gallaan[4]Dilpreet Singh Brar
2024Qayaamat Se Qayaamat TakHaribol Raghuvanshi

References

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  1. ^ Aditi Tandon (23 November 2003). "Pankaj Berry shares his moments in the sun". The Tribune. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Pankaj Berry to appear in Hoshiyaar". The Hans India. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  3. ^ Team, Tellychakkar. "EXCLUSIVE! Pankaj Berry to enter Sony SAB's Kaatelal & Sons". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Pankaj Berry to play an egoistic father in 'Dil Diyaan Gallaan' - Times of India". The Times of India.