Nitesh Pandey (17 January 1972 – 23 May 2023) was an Indian film and television actor.
Career Pandey began doing theatre in 1990. In 1995, he got his first acting opportunity in a show called Tejas in which he played a detective, however the show was never aired, due to the loss of broadcaster BITV's satellite. Pandey worked in serials such as Manzilein Apani Apani, Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani, Saaya, Justajoo, and Durgesh Nandini, and in films including Om Shanti Om and Khosla Ka Ghosla. He also ran an independent production house called Dream Castle Productions, which produces radio shows. He did theatre shows such as Aastha and Misal Pav with Sudha Chandran. His performance was noticed in Khosla Ka Ghosla.
Personal life and death Pandey married Ashwini Kalsekar in 1998 and they divorced in 2002. He later married TV actress Arpita Pandey. The couple had a son Aarav.
Pandey died from a heart attack at a hotel in Igatpuri, Nashik, Maharashtra, on 23 May 2023, at the age of 51.
Filmography
Films *Note: all films are in Hindi, unless otherwise noted. Year Film Role Notes 1995 Baazi – 2005 Sins —English film 2006 Khosla Ka Ghosla Mani 2007 Om Shanti Om Anwar Sheikh 2012 Dabangg 2 Doctor 2013 Mickey Virus Professor 2014 Shaadi Ke Side Effects Hotel manager 2015 Hunterrr Deepak Surve 2016 Madaari Sanjay Jagtap 2017 Rangoon Patel 2022 Badhaai Do Prem Singh2023Once Upon Two TimesNipun RoongtaPosthumous release2024BerlinMehtaJo Tera Hai Woh Mera HaiMehmood2025Ghich PichRakesh Arora
Television shows Year(s) Show Role 1995 Tejas Detective 1998 Saaya Manoj 2001 Manzilein Apani Apani Ankush 2002 Justajoo Mehul 2002–2006 Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani Dr. Pranay 2008 Hum Ladkiyan Kamal Nath 2008 Sunaina Vijay Mathur 2010 Jaankhilavan Jasoos Jaankhilavan 2011–2013 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge Armaan 2012–2014 Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara Harish Kumar 2016–2017 Ek Rishta Saajhedari Ka Virendra Mittal 2020 Maharaj Ki Jai Ho! King Dhritarasthra 2020–2021 Indiawaali Maa Hasmukh 2020–2021 Hero – Gayab Mode On Ranjeet Sidhwani 2023 Anupamaa Dheeraj Kapoor 2024 Gyaarah Gyaarah Balwant Singh
Web series Year Title Role 2022What The Folks (WTF)Prakash Sharma
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