Rahul Pendkalkar started as a child actor when he was just 5 years old. He was born on June 17, 2001 and he studied at Std. IV. His mother, Dimple Pendkalkar is a Punjabi while his father is a Marathi. When he is not acting, he is studying, reading books, attend his karate class, cycling or skating. He has done various commercial ads for several brands. Rahul has an innocent look in his eyes and cute smile that can melt any heart.
He was debuted in the small screen through the Hindi serial, Bhabhi on STAR Plus in year 2007. He also essayed the role of Nihal Singh in the television show, ‘Jaane Pehchaane Se…Ye Ajnabbi’ on STAR One. In 2012, he was seen in the popular drama series, ‘Aaj Ki Housewife Hai…Sab Jaanti Hai’ on Zee TV where he played the role of Chikku Manohar Chaturvedi. Rahul was also seen in the daily soap,
Hitler Didi
on Zee TV as Ishaan Sharma.Â
Rahul also did small roles in the television serials like Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki on Sahara One, Kumkum and Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna which was both aired on Star Plus channel.
Aside from acting in the television world, Rahul also tried his hand in the silver screen. In 2008, he acted in the psychological thriller film, Ghajini which stars,
Aamir Khan
. He was also seen in the big budget film,
Wake Up Sid
in 2009. He acted in the Hindi romantic drama film,
Lafangey Parindey
as the younger brother of Pinky Palkar (played by
Deepika Padukone
) in year 2010. Later, he played as
Prateek Jain
in the black comedy film,
Delhi Belly
in 2011 under the direction of
Abhinay Deo
. All these films became a box-office hit.Â
Rahul also played the main lead role in the animated film, My Friend Ganesha 3 which is a sequel to My Friend Ganesha 2 in 2009. This film is directed by Rajiv S. Ruia and produced by Ajhia Acharya. He played the role of Ganeya, a kid who lost his parents. His life became miserable in the hands of his Uncle Nagesh (played by
Sayaji Shinde
) and Aunt Chandramukhi (played by
Himani Shivpuri
), since the only reason why they took care of Ganya is to take his villa. The film is loaded with fun and animations. He also got the chance to work with
Amitabh Bachchan
in the Hindi political drama film, Rann in 2010.