Alok Pandey (born 30 April 1989) is an Indian people actor and model who is best known for playing MS Dhoni’s best friend in the former Indian Cricket Team captain’s biopic ”, a negative role with John Abraham in Batla House and a major role in Lucknow Central. He performed packed role in a short film entitled “KKKK…KIRAN”. He has also played roles in films like PK, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Sanam Teri Kasam, Special Ops, , etc.
Early life
Pandey was born in a village named Dadoun,
Shahjahanpur. During his college days, he went to watch a
Theater . While watching this play, the idea of becoming an actor came into his mind.
Career
Pandey joined the "Sanskriti Theater Group" in 2007. He learned acting tricks from his mentor Alok Saxena in this theater group. Later, he joined the "Bhartendu Natya Akademi" (BNA) (new name is "Bharatendu Academy of Dramatic Arts") in
Gomti Nagar. He is a 2011 batch pass-out, got opened the BM Shah auditorium where he staged his first professional theater play.
He performed several shows in Lucknow BNA.
After that he got selected in Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute in
Kolkata. Here, he learned a lot from fellow actor
Vipin Sharma. After a year, in December 2012, finally he came to
Mumbai.
Theater friend Manoj Sharma was already in Mumbai, so he sheltered Pandey. .He got a good role with Ravi Khemu's serial
Hamarey Gaon Koi Ayega in the lead role of Gulam Nabi, in 2013which he was making for
Doordarshan. Meanwhile, Pandey get a chance to do work with
Anurag Kashyap's short film
That Day After Everyday, opposite
Radhika Apte. Then he got to work in
Salman Khan's
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo that assigned with Rajshri Productions directed by
Sooraj Barjatya. During this film, casting director Vicky Sidana came in contact and because of that, Pandey later got to work in films like
,
Lucknow Central.
He become famous after doing Bambai Meri Jaan
Filmography
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!Film/Series title
!Role
!Year |
Chote Yadav (web series) | Babbal Banna | 2025 8August |
Pakdam Pakdi (web series) | Awdesh Pandey | 2025, Coming soon |
The Pshychiatrist | Ethen Dsouza | 2025, Coming soon |
Haseen Dilruba 2 | Chiraunji Lal | 2024 |
The Rapist Film | Hemant | Cooming soon |
Aazam | Vishal | 2023 |
Bambai Meri Jaan (web series) | Rahim (with Kay Kay Menon) | 2023 |
Sehar | Vishal Kaul | NA |
Hurdang | Gopal Singh | 2022 |
Special Ops (web series) | Pappu Haramzada | 2020 |
Batla House | Tufail Khan | 2019 |
Kkk... Kiran (short film) | Psycho Killer | 2019 |
Hum Chaar | Vikram Singh | 2019 |
| Afzal Ahmed | 2019 |
Lucknow Central | Bunty (Farhan Akhtar's friend) | 2017 |
| Chittu | 2016 |
Sanam Teri Kasam | Watchman | 2015 |
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo | Montu | 2015 |
PK | TV Reporter (special appearance) | 2014 |
Samvidhaan (TV serial) | Journalist | 2014 |
That Day After Everyday | Goon | 2014 |
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