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Pankaj Dheer(1956-2025)

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  • Director
  • Writer
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Pankaj Dheer was born on 9 November 1956 in Punjab, India. He was an actor and director, known for Mahabharat (1988), Sadda Muqaddar (1998) and Ikke Pe Ikka (1994). He was married to Anita Dheer. He died on 15 October 2025 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
BornNovember 9, 1956
DiedOctober 15, 2025(68)
BornNovember 9, 1956
DiedOctober 15, 2025(68)
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    • 1 nomination total

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Known for

Nitish Bharadwaj in Mahabharat (1988)
Mahabharat
8.9
TV Series
  • Karna
Pankaj Dheer, Deep Dhillon, Kiran Kumar, Preeti Sapru, Guggu Gill, and Daman Maan in Sadda Muqaddar (1998)
Sadda Muqaddar
  • Daler
  • 1998
Ikke Pe Ikka (1994)
Ikke Pe Ikka
3.2
  • Randhir
  • 1994
Jayaram and Bheeman Raghu in Randam Varavu (1990)
Randam Varavu
5.5
  • Vishnu
  • 1990

Credits

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Actor

  • Yug
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1997
  • Women of India - Amrapali
    • TV Series
  • Neeyat
    • TV Series
  • Beta
    • Avinash Puri
    • TV Series
  • Jackie Shroff, Aftab Shivdasani, Sudesh Berry, Farida Jalal, Arshad Warsi, Akshay Kumar, Kiran Kumar, Kabir Lal, Johny Lever, Firoz Nadiadwala, Paresh Rawal, Suniel Shetty, Raveena Tandon, Tusshar Kapoor, Yashpal Sharma, Rajpal Naurang Yadav, Daler Mehndi, Shreyas Talpade, Kiku Sharda, Krushna Abhishek, Jacqueline Fernandez, Vindu Dara Singh, Disha Patani, and Girdhar Swami in Welcome to the Jungle (2026)
    Welcome to the Jungle
    4.0
    • Karan
    • 2026
  • Ajooni (2022)
    Ajooni
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Ravindra Singh Bagga
    • 2022–2023
  • Anjali Pandey and Hiten Tejwani in Mudda 370 J&K (2019)
    Mudda 370 J&K
    7.5
    • Aasma's father
    • 2019
  • Aftab Shivdasani, Raai Laxmi, Pooja Chopra, and Vinay Rana in Poison (2019)
    Poison
    7.1
    TV Series
    • D'costa
    • 2019
  • Episode dated 30 August 2018 (2018)
    Badho Bahu
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Raghuveer Singh Ahlawat (2016-2018)
    • 2016–2018
  • Vikram Bhatt, Sanaya Irani, and Sana Khan in Zindabaad (2018)
    Zindabaad
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Mohan Shashtri
    • 2018
  • Pankaj Dheer, Parikshit Sahni, Himani Shivpuri, Satish Sharma, Sujeet Kumar, Sandhya Shungloo, Riya Chaudhary, Arshdep Ssandhu, Uwais Raza Khan, Bhipender Singh Sandhu, Shifa Khan, Raju Kher, Himayat Ali, Nikitin Dheer, Rajneesh Duggal, Himanshu Dubey, Neha Lakshmi Iyer, Manoj Maran, and Apeksha Malviya in Paak (2018)
    Paak
    8.6
    • Waqaar's father
    • 2018
  • Rishton Ka Saudagar: Baazigar (2016)
    Rishton Ka Saudagar: Baazigar
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Kailash Nath Trivedi
    • 2016
  • Gippy Grewal in Kaptaan (2016)
    Kaptaan
    6.1
    • 2016
  • Chooriyan (2015)
    Chooriyan
    5.8
    • 2015
  • Paltan Meri Shaan (2015)
    Paltan Meri Shaan
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Major
    • 2015–2016
  • Mohit Raina and Sonarika Bhadoria in Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev (2011)
    Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev
    9.2
    TV Series
    • Himavan
    • 2012–2014
  • Vishal Kotian and Kiku Sharda in Akbar Birbal (2014)
    Akbar Birbal
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah Wali
    • 2014
  • Police 100
    TV Movie
    • Azad Singh
    • 2013
  • Ronit Roy in Adaalat (2010)
    Adaalat
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Dr. Bhaskaran
    • 2013

Director

  • Kratika Sengar and Sharad Malhotra in My Father, Godfather (2016)
    My Father, Godfather
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • directed by
    • 2016
  • Pankaj Dheer, Deep Dhillon, Kiran Kumar, Preeti Sapru, Guggu Gill, and Daman Maan in Sadda Muqaddar (1998)
    Sadda Muqaddar
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Bombay Fantasy
    • Director
    • 1983

Writer

  • Bappa Vinayak
    • Writer
    • Pre-production
  • Pankaj Dheer, Deep Dhillon, Kiran Kumar, Preeti Sapru, Guggu Gill, and Daman Maan in Sadda Muqaddar (1998)
    Sadda Muqaddar
    • story & screenplay
    • 1998
  • Ikke Pe Ikka (1994)
    Ikke Pe Ikka
    3.2
    • story
    • 1994

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Trailer 0:41
Meet Aarav

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Pankaj
  • Height
    • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
  • Born
    • November 9, 1956
    • Punjab, India
  • Died
    • October 15, 2025
    • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Anita DheerOctober 19, 1976 - October 15, 2025 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Nitika Shah
  • Other works
    (1981/1984) Starred in the shelved film "Titli". Starring Raj Babbar, Sarika, Pankaj Dheer, Madan Puri, Music by Kalyanji Anandji,Produced by Kamla Thakur and Sarika, Directed by Chandra Barot.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Directed the first ever Indian adult film "Bombay Fantasy" in 1983. The film starred actor K.N. Singh's son Vibushan Singh Paul who used the alias "Neel Kumar" for the film.

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