Chunky Pandey
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| Born: | September 26, 1962(age 44) Bombay, India |
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| Occupation: | Actor |
Chandrakant Deshpande , better known as Chunky Pandey (often misspelled as Chunkey Pandey), born on September 26, 1962 in Bombay, India is an Indian film actor who has appeared in numerous Bollywood movies.
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[edit] Career
Starting out his Bollywood career in 1987, Pandey shot to the spotlight with his role as Munna's (Anil Kapoor) friend in the movie Tezaab in (1988). This was the first big break for Pandey as he received a nomination as a best supporting actor from his performance in the film. Since then he has appeared in many films with mixed success. Unfortunately for Pandey, many of his films in which he had the leading role never did well at the box office. It was always his secondary leading roles that made the most impact. He was noted from his pairing with Govinda in the hit film Aankhen (1993) and with Sunny Deol in Paap Ki Duniya (1988), Vishwatma (1992) and Lootere (1993).
His career began to fade from the limelight in the mid 90s due to the rising popularity and demand of megastars such as Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan, and Salman Khan. As a result, Pandey traveled to Bangladesh to keep his acting career alive. Surprisingly Chunky became a superstar overnight in Bangladesh, starring in numerous Bengali movies. Ironically, Pandey had never spoken Bengali and his voice was dubbed over.
After his hiatus from Bollywood, Pandey returned in 2002 playing supporting roles in Qayamat: City Under Threat (2003), Elaan (2005) and Ssukh (2005).
Pandey was then critically acclaimed for his performance in Ram Gopal Varma's gangster thriller D (2005). Due to the praise, Pandey announced a full fledged comeback to Bollywood. He recently made a brief appearance in Don (2006) starring Shahrukh Khan and had a supporting role in I See You (2006).
He is associated with the upcoming Johnny Depp movie Shantaram.
[edit] Filmography
- Shantaram (2007) ....As Himself
- Fool and Final (2007) ..... Rocky
- I See You (2006) .... Akshay Kapoor
- Don - The Chase Begins Again .... T.J (special appearance)
- Apna Sapna Money Money .... Nepali Don
- Darwaza Bandh Rakho ...... Raghu
- Ssukh] (June 17, 2005) (Released) ...... Photographer Rakesh
- D - Underworld Baadshah (June 3, 2005) (Released) ...... Raghav
- Elaan (January 14, 2005) .... Salim
- Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost ...... Sanjay
- Qayamat: City Under Threat (July 11, 2003) (Released) ...... Gopal, A Scientist (As Pandey Chunkey)
- Kasam (October 12, 2001) (Released) ...... Pilloo
- Jwalamukhi (2000) (Released)
- Tirchhi Topiwale (September 11, 1998) (Released) ...... Anand
- Kaun Rokega Mujhe (1997) (Released)
- Teesra Kaun (December 23, 1994) (Released) ...... Vijay Verma
- Insaaniyat (March 11, 1994) (Released) ...... Hariharan
- Gopala (1994) (Released)
- Aakhri Chetawani (December 10, 1993) (Released)
- Aankhen (April 9, 1993) (Released) ...... Munnu
- Lootere (April 2, 1993) (Released)
- Khule Aam (December 25, 1992) (Released) ...... Surya (As Chunkey Panday)
- Apradhi (November 6, 1992) (Released) ...... Salim/Ravi
- Vishwatma (January 24, 1992) (Released) ...... Akash Bhardwaj
- Kasak (1992) (Released)
- Sone Ki Lanka (1992) (Released)
- Parda Hai Parda (1992) (Released)
- Naseeb Wala (1992) (Released) ...... Amar
- Jeevan Daata (December 27, 1991) (Released)
- Rupaye Das Karod (November 29, 1991) (Released)
- Kohram (October 18, 1991) (Released)
- Do Matwale (1991) (Released) ...... Amar
- Khilaf (1991) (Released) ...... Vicky
- First Love Letter (1991) (Released) ...... Thakur Ambar Singh
- Aaj Ke Shahanshah (November 16, 1990) (Released)
- Naka Bandi (May 4, 1990) (Released)
- Zahreelay (January 26, 1990) (Released)
- Atishbaaz (1990) (Released)
- Aag Ka Gola (December 29, 1989) (Released) ...... Special Appearance
- Zakhm (December 1, 1989) (Released)
- Kasam Vardi Ki (November 10, 1989) (Released)
- Mitti Aur Sona (July 28, 1989) (Released)
- Na Insafi (June 30, 1989) (Released)
- Paanch Paapi (1989) (Released)
- Gola Barood (1989) (Released)
- Ghar Ka Chirag (1989) (Released) ...... Ravi
- Ustad (1989) (Released)
- Agnee (November 18, 1988) (Released) ...... Babla
- Tezaab (November 10, 1988) (Released) ...... Baban
- Gunahon Ka Faisla (September 2, 1988) (Released) ...... Sheru
- Khatron Ke Khiladi (May 27, 1988) (Released) ...... Mahesh
- Paap Ki Duniya (March 18, 1988) (Released) ...... Inspector Vijay
- Aag Hi Aag (April 3, 1987) (Released) ...... Vijay
[edit] Personal life
- Chunky is happily married to Bhavna Panday and has two daughters.
- Height: 6'1 1/2
- Is said to be very good friends with Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan and Govinda.
- In his spare time, Chunky is running an entertainment business called "Bollywood Electric". A stage show featuring numerous Bollywood stars. He also has opened a health food restaurant with his wife.
