Nitesh Pandey


Nitesh Pandey was an Indian film and television actor.
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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.
YearFilmRoleNotes
1995Baazi–
2005Sins—English film
2006Khosla Ka GhoslaMani
2007Om Shanti OmAnwar Sheikh
2012Dabangg 2Doctor
2013Mickey VirusProfessor
2014Shaadi Ke Side EffectsHotel manager
2015HunterrrDeepak Surve
2016MadaariSanjay Jagtap
2017RangoonPatel
2022Badhaai DoPrem Singh
2023BerlinMehta
2024Jo Tera Hai Woh Mera HaiMehmood
2025Ghich PichRakesh Arora