Chunky Pandey Biography

Chunky Pandey

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Chunky Pandey

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Chunky Pandey at the success party of the film The Forest, 2012

Born Suyash Pandey

26 September 1962 (age 56)

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Occupation Actor, model

Years active 1987–present

Spouse(s) Bhavna Pandey

Children 2 (including Ananya Pandey)

Suyash Pandey (born 26 September 1962),[1] better known by his stage name Chunky Pandey is an Indian film actor who works in Bollywood films.[2][3] He has appeared in over 80 movies in a career that has spanned over three decades. His most successful movies in Hindi were in the period 1987-1993. After the failure of his Hindi films as lead hero since 1994, his career in Hindi films faded away. Chunky then worked in Bangladeshi Cinema from 1995 and most of his movies in Bangladesh were successful. He has been acting as a character actor since 2003 in Hindi films. He is the father of actress Ananya Pandey and the uncle of actor and model Ahaan Panday.

Career

Chunky Pandey worked as an instructor in acting school in 1986. He used to be senior to many junior budding artists such as Akshay Kumar.[5]

1987–1993: Debut and early success

Pandey debuted his acting career with the 1987 multi-starer film Aag Hi Aag opposite Neelam Kothari. Film producer Pahlaj Nihalani gave Chunky Pandey his first break in 1987 by signing him up for two films, his debut film and Paap Ki Duniya. His second successful film was Paap Ki Duniya with Sunny Deol and Neelam. Subsequently, Pandey appeared in many multi-hero films from 1987 to 1993. In 1988, Pandey was appreciated for his supporting role in N. Chandra's movie Tezaab featuring Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit. Pandey played the character of Babban, Munna's (Anil Kapoor) friend.[6] For his performance in Tezaab, Pandey was nominated for the Filmfare Award for the Best Supporting Actor.

Since then he has appeared in many films with mixed success throughout the late 1980s and 1990s. Most of his films where he had the leading role did not fare well at the box office from 1992. In most films, he was cast in supporting roles to senior actors like Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Sunny Deol and Sanjay Dutt. Some of those hit films with him in second lead, are Paap Ki Duniya (1988), Khatron Ke Khiladi (1988), Ghar Ka Chiraag (1989), Nakabandi, Zahreelay (1990), Rupaye Dus Karod, Vishwatma (1992), Lootere (1993) and Aankhen (1993). His solo hit was Parda Hai Parda (1992 film).