Pankaj Dheer

Pankaj Dheer is an Indian television, film actor, and director who predominantly acts in Hindi serials and movies. He was born and brought up in the city of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He has acted in several TV shows and films but what brought him to the pedestal of fame is his colossal role of Karna in the portrayal of the Hindu epic, ‘Mahabharatha’ in the year 1988-1990. He became a household name in North India after this role.

He had a rather modest debut to his career acting in the movie ‘Sookha’ in the year 1983. But he went on to clinch the role of Karna in the ‘ Mahabharata Mahabharata is a Bengali cartoon that aired on the >> Read More... ’ TV show that aired from 1988-1990. Since then he has been acting in a lot of films and serials. ‘Saugandh’ in 1991 gave him a small break and then came ‘Sanam Bewafa’ in 1991 where he acted as Zuber Khan.

Although quite popular through movies, serials are where Pankaj has made a big mark. After ‘Mahabharata’ he started receiving scores of offers and he appeared in the Zee Horror Show Zee Horror Show was a horror drama series aired on >> Read More... in 1993, Kanoon, ‘ Chandrakanta Chandrakanta is a fantasy series that is relative >> Read More... ’ later in 94-96 and then the ‘Harichandra’ series in 1998. In the new millennium, he reduced the number of TV shows and concentrated on the direction and acting in films.

He played a significant role in ‘ Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ in 2002 and then Om in 2003. He donned the director’s hat in the year 2014 after a string of successful ventures as a television actor. His first and only directorial venture to date was ‘My Father Godfather’ in 2014 with Kratika Sengar Kratika Sengar or Kratika Sengar Vedant is an Ind >> Read More... and Sharad Malhotra Sharad Malhotra, who is an Indian actor, was born >> Read More... in lead roles.

In 2012, Pankaj played the role of Himavat in Devon Ke Dev Mahadev on Life OK. The same year, he was seen in Savdhaan India, created by Ajit Thakur Ajit Thakur is an Indian producer. He works predom >> Read More... , which aired on Star Bharat. In 2015, he appeared on the Sony TV series Dil Ki Baatein Dil Hi Jaane with Ram Kapoor Ram Kapoor is an acclaimed and renowned television >> Read More... and Gurdeep Kohli Gurdeep Kohli is a stunning Indian TV actress. She >> Read More... . The same year, he played the role of Jamdar in the Zee TV series Doli Armaano Ki Doli Armano Ki or “The Palanquin of Dreams” is an >> Read More... . He shared the screen with Neha Marda and Mohit Malik in this series. In 2016, Pankaj performed in the Life OK series Rishton Ka Saudagar – Baazigar, alongside Vatsal Sheth Vatsal Sheth is a light eyed, 5.8 feet good lookin >> Read More... , Ishita Dutta Ishita Dutta is the sister of Femina Miss India Un >> Read More... , and Aalisha Panwar Alisha Panwar is an Indian TV actress, popular amo >> Read More... . He was also a part of the Zee TV series Badho Bahu Badho Bahu is a new television drama which airs on >> Read More... , and shared the screen with Rytasha Rathore Rytasha Rathore is a Television and a Theatre actr >> Read More... and Prince Narula Prince Narula is a famous Television celebrity and >> Read More... . In 2019, he was seen in the Zee 5 web series, Poison, directed by Jatin Wagle. He worked with Arbaaz Khan Born in a family that has strong ties in the film >> Read More... , Freddy Daruwala Freddy Daruwala was born in the year 1984 in Surat >> Read More... , and Riya Sen Riya Sen is a well know Indian Model and a bette >> Read More... in Poison. In 2022, Pankaj was seen in Ajooni, a Star Bharat series. In 2024, he played in Sony SAB’s Dhruv Tara Dhruv Tara is an Indian fantasy romantic serial di >> Read More... – Samay Sadi Se Pare, directed by Vaibhav Singh Vaibhav Singh is an Indian Television Actor. He wo >> Read More... and Pushkar Pandit.

On 15^th October, Pankaj passed away battling cancer.

Anita Dheer Family Tree (Infographic Family Tree)