Personal Information
- Full Name
- Sudhanshu Pandey
- Birthplace
- Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Date of Birth
- August 22, 1974
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Hobbies
- Playing Badminton, Singing, Writing
- Drinking Habits
- Yes
- Smoking Habits
- Yes
Physical Statistics
- Height
- 186 cm
- Weight
- 85 kg
- Eye Color
- Brown
- Hair Color
- Black
Education & Qualifications
Highest Degree
Graduate
Schools
Army School
Colleges / Universities
Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand
Graduate
Family & Relationships
- Father
- (was in Indian Army)
- Child
- 2
Career Milestones & Awards
Career Debut
2000 — Debut Year
Favorites & Preferences
Actors
Amitabh Bachchan Hrithik Roshan
Actresses
Madhubala Madhuri Dixit
Lesser-Known Facts & Trivia
- 1Sudhanshu Pandey's smoking habits are unknown.
- 2Sudhanshu Pandey's alcohol consumption is not known.
- 3He was born and raised in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
- 4Sudhanshu is deeply spiritual and a devoted follower of Lord Shiva.
- 5Initially, he aspired to be an Army officer before being drawn to modeling.
- 6His parents fully supported his acting aspirations.
- 7He began his modeling career at the age of 19.
- 8His first paycheck, from a music video, was ₹25,000 which exceeded his father's salary at the time.
- 9He made a mark with music videos like 'Maikhane' by Pankaj Udhas.
- 10Though his Bollywood debut was shelved, he gained recognition with the film 'Khiladi 420' (2000).
- 11Sudhanshu collaborated on the cooking show 'Cook It Up With Tarla Dalal'.
- 12He was part of the pioneering band ABOB, India's first boy band before focusing on acting.
- 13Aside from Hindi cinema, he has featured in numerous South Indian films.
- 14Sudhanshu has a tendency to hum songs frequently.
- 15He portrayed the antagonist Abbasi in the Tamil film Billa II (2012), earning a SIIMA Award nomination for Best Actor in a Negative Role.
- 16He played Kapil Sharma in the Tamil film Indrajith (2017).
- 17He appeared in the high-budget Tamil film 2.0 (2018).
- 18He gained widespread popularity portraying Vanraj Shah in the TV series Anupamaa starting in 2020.
- 19He reprised Vanraj Shah in the 2022 prequel web series Anupama: Namaste America on Disney+ Hotstar.
- 20He released his first single 'Teri Adaa' in 2018.
- 21He made his television debut with Beta in 1999.
- 22He was a member of India's first boy band A Band of Boys (ABOB).
- 23He quit the TV series Anupamaa in August 2024 after portraying Vanraj Shah for four years.
- 24He won the Indian Telly Award for Most Outstanding Performance for Anupamaa in 2023.
