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Sudhanshu Pandey
Pandey in 2023
Born	(1974-08-22) 22 August 1974 (age 50) Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality	India
Occupations	Model Actor Singer Writer Producer
Years active	1995–present
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Spouse	Mona Pandey ​(m. 1996)​
Children	2

Sudhanshu Pandey (born 22 August 1974) is an Indian model, film and television actor, singer, writer and producer. He has appeared in many films, in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages.

Career

Pandey Started his career with modeling in the early 90's. His debut television show was Kanyadaan, aired in 1998. In 1999 Pandey featured in one of the songs, Maikhane se Sharab se from Pankaj Udhas 's Album Mahek. A year later, his debutant movie was Khiladi 420 as co-lead with Akshay Kumar. Then, he become part of India's first ever boy band A Band of Boys. In 2002, his first album Yeh Bhi Woh Bhi was released. Later in 2005 Pandey opted out of the band after the released of ABOB's final album Gaane Bhi Do Yaaro as he needed to settle down financially before their disbanded in 2006.

Pandey also regularly appeared in Tamil cinema throughout the 2010s, and first portrayed the main villain in Billa II (2012) starring Ajith Kumar. He later followed that up with roles in Meaghamann (2014), Indrajith (2017) and 2.0 (2018), the most expensive Indian film at the time of its release.

Pandey has a production house, named Raw Stock Production Private Limited under which he had produced a music video his first single Teri Adaa in 2018 in which he was a lyricist also, as well as a short film named Fitrat in 2021, along with Tahir Baig, his second home production.

Since 2020, he has been portrayed Vanraj Shah in Anupamaa, which has popularized him among the Hindi-speaking audience. However he quit the series in August 2024 after four years. In 2022, he reprised his role of Vanraj Shah in Anupamaa's eleven-episode prequel web series Anupama: Namaste America which streams on Disney+ Hotstar.

In 2023, Pandey produced his second solo single, Dil Ki Tu Zameen, starring Madalsa Sharma Chakraborty. In 2024, Sudhanshu rejoined A Band of Boys with his first extended play A Band of Boys: Reignite in collaboration with Meghdeep Bose and Pinky Ponnawala.

Personal life

Pandey is married to Mona Pandey and they have two sons, Nirvaan and Vivaan Pandey.

Filmography

Pandey was a member of A Band of Boys from 2001 to 2005, after which he decided to leave the boy band. Presently he rejoined A Band of Boys in July 2024.

Films

Music videos

Television

Web series

Discography

Album

Extended Play

Film music

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

1. "Sudhanshu Pandey:"I got married when I was 22-years old"". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
2. "I needed to settle down financially, so had to opt out of Band of Boys: Sudhanshu Pandey". The Times of India. 17 February 2023.
3. "Sudhanshu Pandey says I've Fallen in Love with Tamil Cinema". Indian Express. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
4. "Sudhanshu Pandey can't stop praising Tollywood". Indian Express. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
5. "Sudhanshu Pandey says Anupamaa gave me popularity that even Hollywood and Robot 2.0 can't give". Times of India. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
6. "Sudhanshu Pandey on massive success of Anupamaa: "Did Films with Priyanka Chopra but didn't experienced anything like this". Hindustan Times. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
7. ^ "Sudhanshu Pandey Walks Out Of Anupamaa, Announces Exit". Times Now News. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
8. "Sudhanshu Pandey aka 'Vanraj' quits 'Anupamaa'; says 'I want to tell all of you with a heavy heart that I am now not a part of the show'". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
9. ^ "Anupama Namaste America Promo: Rupali Ganguly and Sudhanshu Pandey's Younger Look Leave Fans Excited". News18. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
10. "Sudhanshu Pandey to feature in solo single 'Dil Ki Tu Zameen' after almost five years". The Times of India. 2 May 2023.
11. "Band of Boys: The OG Indie boy group is back with "Gori Again"". 24 August 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
12. ^ "Sudhanshu Pandey CONFIRMS Rejoining Band of Boys After 23 Years: 'Lot of Songs Coming Up' | Exclusive". 24 July 2024.
13. "Sudhanshu Pandey: I'm very simple person".
14. "Sudhanshu Pandey speaks about his wife Mona Pandey, says "I decided that she was the one for me"". Times of India. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
15. "Sudhanshu Pandey to feature in solo single 'Dil Ki Tu Zameen' after almost five years". The Times of India. 2 May 2023.
16. "Check Out Latest Hindi Video Song 'Dil Ki Tu Zameen' Sung by Sudhanshu Pandey | Hindi Video Songs - Times of India". The Times of India.
17. "Raftaar, Krsna release 'Chaukanna' featuring Karan Wahi; inspired by Hotstar Specials' 'Hundred'".
18. "Stars of ZEE5 The Casino slay on the cover of Filmfare".
19. "Sudhanshu Pandey to feature in solo single 'Dil Ki Tu Zameen' after almost five years". The Times of India. 2 May 2023.
20. "Check Out Latest Hindi Video Song 'Dil Ki Tu Zameen' Sung by Sudhanshu Pandey | Hindi Video Songs - Times of India". The Times of India.
21. "Sudhanshu Pandey calls out Gold Awards for no sanitisers, masks at event. Viral video". India Today. 26 November 2020.
22. "ITA Awards 2021 full winners list out. Surbhi Chandna and Pratik Gandhi win big". India Today. 15 February 2021.
23. "Know the winners list of ITA 2022". Jagran Josh. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
24. "ITA Awards 2022 complete winners list: Varun Dhawan, Nakuul Mehta, The Kashmir Files win big". The Indian Express. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.

External links

• Sudhanshu Pandey at IMDb

• Media from Commons
• Data from Wikidata

• Indian male models
• Indian male film actors
• Indian male television actors
• Male actors from Uttarakhand
• Living people
• 1974 births