Suyash 'Chunky' Pandey (born 26 September 1962) is an Indian film actor who works in Bollywood films. 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 1987-1992. After the failure of his Hindi films as lead hero since 1993, 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.
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.
1987–93: 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. 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).
1994–2003: Career slump and hiatus
The advent of the 1990s saw a new wave of actors like Aamir Khan, Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan taking on roles as "romantic heroes", while Ajay Devgan, Akshay Kumar and Suniel Shetty grabbed the "action hero" roles. Pandey found it difficult to slot himself in either category. In addition, by the late nineties, solo-hero films were back in vogue instead of the multi-hero films in which Pandey was generally cast.
Chunky grew increasingly tired of playing second fiddle to more prominent actors, but had difficulty being seen as marketable, other than supporting household names. "I was offered hero ke bhai ka (lead actor's brother) roles," Chunky said. "I (told them), 'Boss, not happening.'" He moved to act as hero in Bangladesh films. In 1995, he was offered his first films as the lead hero in Bangladeshi films. He acted in six films between 1995 and 1997 as hero in Bangladesh and all of them were successful. However he got no films at all in Bollywood between 1997 and 2002.
2003 to present: Return to Bollywood
Chunky Pandey returned to Bollywood in 2003 playing minor supporting roles in Qayamat: City Under Threat, Elaan, Don: The Chase Begins Again and Apna Sapna Money Money.
In 2005, Pandey was critically acclaimed for his dark role as an underworld gangster in the Ram Gopal Varma film D – Underworld Badshah. Later, director Ram Gopal Varma roped him in for Darwaaza Bandh Rakho, a dark comedy thriller in which he played one of four robbers who hold a family hostage.
Pandey has played the role of the Indo-Italian "Aakhiri Pasta" in the 2010 comedy hit Housefull followed by his reprised roles in the sequels Housefull 2 in 2012, and in Housefull 3 in 2016.
Though he has recently been starring a character actor, Chunky doesn't want to be pigeonholed into doing comic roles. "I don't think I am restricting myself to doing only comedy. I am hoping that someone offers me something else," Pandey said. "It requires a lot of guts for someone to cast me in something else. I am just hoping that someone sees something else in me other than comedy."
Filmography
Year Film Role
1981 Rocky Bell-ringer student (extra) in song "Rocky Mera Naam"
1987 Aag Hi Aag Vijay Singh
1988 Tezaab Baban
Gunahon Ka Faisla Sheru
Paap Ki Duniya Inspector Vijay
Khatron Ke Khiladi Mahesh Avtar
Agnee Babla
1989 Ustad
Paanch Papi
Mitti Aur Sona Vijay Bhushan
Kasam Vardi Ki
Ghar Ka Chiraag Ravi
Na-Insaafi Sonu
Gola Barood Vigat
Zakham
1990 Zahreelay Raju Verma
Tadap
Nakabandi Raja 'Munna' D. Singh
Khilaaf Vikram 'Vicky' Veerpratap Singh
Atishbaaz
Aaj Ke Shahenshah
1991 Kohraam
Do Matwale Amar
Rupaye Dus Karod Suraj
Jeevan Daata Guddu/Shankar
1992 Parda Hai Parda Vijay
Naseebwaala Amar
Kasak
Vishwatma Akash Bhardwaj
Khule-Aam Surya
Apradhi Salim/Ravi
1993 Aankhen Ranjeet (Munnu)
Lootere Ali
Police Wala Jimmy/CBI Officer Jagmohan Nath
Aakhri Chetawani
1994 Gopalaa Major Anand/Gopal "Gopala" Anand
Insaniyat Hariharan
Bollywood Ashok
Teesra Kaun? Vijay Verma
1997 Kaun Rokega Mujhe
Bhoot Bhungla Amar
1998 Tirchhi Topiwale Anand
1999 Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan Chali D'Souza
2000 Jwalamukhi Police inspector Bhola
2001 Kasam Fugitive
2003 Qayamat: City Under Threat Gopal, a scientist
Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost Ajay singh
2005 Elaan Salim
D Raghav
Ssukh Rakesh Verma
2006 Apna Sapna Money Money Rana Jang Bahadur
Darwaaza Bandh Rakho Raghu
Don: The Chase Begins Again T.J (Special Appearance)
I See You Akshay 'AK' Kapoor
2007 Fool N Final Rocky
Om Shanti Om As himself – Special Appearance
2008 Hello Darling Rocky
2009 Ek: The Power of One Balli
Paying Guest Ronnie
Sankat City Sikandar Khan (Dual role)
Daddy Cool Harry
Shortkut Guru Kapoor
De Dana Dan Nonny Chadda
2010 Click Manu Sharma
Housefull Akhri Pasta
2010 Tees Maar Khan Himself
2011 Ready Special appearance
2011 Rascals Bhagat Bhulabhai Chouhan(BBC)
2012 Housefull 2 Akhri Pasta
Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum Baba 3G
Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke
2013 Bullett Raja Lallan Tiwari
Himmatwala Michael Jaikishan
2014 Gang of Ghosts Gulab Chand
Humshakals Bijlani
2016 Housefull 3 Akhri Pasta/Aakhri Aastha
Films that have not yet been releasedBadman
2017 Begum Jaan Kabir
2018 Films that have not yet been releasedSaaho TBA
Awards and nominations
Year From Award Film Result
1989 Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actor Award Tezaab Nominated
2007 Filmfare Awards Best Performance in a Comic Role Apna Sapna Money Money Nominated
IIFA Awards Best Performance In A Comic Role Nominated
2013 IIFA Awards Best Performance In A Comic Role Housefull 2 Nominated
Zee Cine Awards Best Actor in a Comic Role Nominated
No comments:
Post a Comment