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| yearsactive = 1987–present
| yearsactive = 1987–present
| father = [[Sharad Panday]]
| father = [[Sharad Panday]]
| relatives = [[Chikki Panday]] (younger brother)<br/>[[Deanne Pandey]] (sister-in-law)
| relatives = see [[List of Hindi film families#Panday family|Panday family]]
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'''Suyash Panday''' (born 26 September 1963), better known by his [[stage name]] '''Chunky Panday''', is an Indian actor who works in [[Bollywood]] films.<ref name="BirthName">{{cite web | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-05-23/news/62544408_1_chunky-pandey-indian-bureau-offshore-mining-rights | title=From arclight to mining light: Chunky Pandey won offshore mining rights, but it was no happy ending | publisher=The Economic Times | date=23 May 2015 | access-date=16 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916040937/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-05-23/news/62544408_1_chunky-pandey-indian-bureau-offshore-mining-rights | archive-date=16 September 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Clicked-Chunky-Pandey-shooting-in-Lucknow/articleshow/49348220.cms | title=Chunky Pandey shooting in Lucknow | publisher=Times of India | date=14 October 2015 | access-date=16 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811151729/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Clicked-Chunky-Pandey-shooting-in-Lucknow/articleshow/49348220.cms | archive-date=11 August 2017 | url-status=live }}</ref> He has appeared in over 100 films in a career that has spanned over three decades.
'''Suyash Panday''' (born 26 September 1962), better known by his [[stage name]] '''Chunky Panday''', is an Indian actor who works in [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]]-language films.<ref name="BirthName">{{cite web | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-05-23/news/62544408_1_chunky-pandey-indian-bureau-offshore-mining-rights | title=From arclight to mining light: Chunky Pandey won offshore mining rights, but it was no happy ending | publisher=The Economic Times | date=23 May 2015 | access-date=16 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916040937/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-05-23/news/62544408_1_chunky-pandey-indian-bureau-offshore-mining-rights | archive-date=16 September 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Clicked-Chunky-Pandey-shooting-in-Lucknow/articleshow/49348220.cms | title=Chunky Pandey shooting in Lucknow | publisher=Times of India | date=14 October 2015 | access-date=16 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811151729/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Clicked-Chunky-Pandey-shooting-in-Lucknow/articleshow/49348220.cms | archive-date=11 August 2017 | url-status=live }}</ref>


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==Personal life ==
His most successful films in [[Hindi]] were in the period 1987-1994. After the failure of his Hindi films as lead hero since 1994, his career in Hindi films faded away. He then worked in [[Bangladeshi cinema]] from 1995 and most of his films in [[Bangladesh]] were successful. He has been acting as a character actor since 2003 in Hindi films.

He is the father of actress [[Ananya Panday]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Colacello |first1=Bob |title=Inside Paris's 25th Annual le Bal des Débutantes |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/01/le-bal-des-debutantes-paris |magazine=Vanity Fair|date=9 January 2018 }}</ref>

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==Early life==
{{Expand section|date=September 2021}}
{{Expand section|date=September 2021}}
Chunky Panday was born as Suyash Panday on 26 September 1962 in [[Bombay]],<ref name="BirthName"/><ref name="dob">{{cite web | url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/chunky-pandey039s-star-studded-birthday-bash-srk-gauri-malaika-and-others-spotted-at-party-photos-509336 | title=Chunky Pandey's Star-Studded Birthday Bash: SRK, Gauri, Malaika and Others Spotted at Party | work=International Business Times | date=26 September 2013 | access-date=16 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424190242/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/chunky-pandey039s-star-studded-birthday-bash-srk-gauri-malaika-and-others-spotted-at-party-photos-509336 | archive-date=24 April 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Chunky Pandey set to make his Marathi film debut |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/chunky-pandey-set-to-make-his-marathi-film-debut/1695747 |access-date=12 September 2020 |work=Outlook |date=28 December 2019}}</ref> to [[Sharad Panday]], a heart surgeon known for the 'Panday shunt' workaround for [[mitral valve replacement]], and Snehlata Panday, a physician.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Veenu |date=27 September 2020 |title="When I was 22, I was gatecrashing Bollywood parties," says Chunky Panday |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/when-i-was-22-i-was-gatecrashing-bollywood-parties-confesses-chunky-panday/story-PrWGQ113Urzx5F3PRfUiiO.html|work=Hindustan Times |access-date=21 January 2024}}</ref> He has a younger brother [[Chikki Panday]], a businessman.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alanna Panday's wedding: Ananya Panday, father Chunky Panday's dancing video goes viral |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/alanna-pandays-wedding-ananya-panday-father-chunky-pandays-dancing-video-goes-viral/articleshow/98737201.cms |work=The Economic Times |date=17 March 2023 |access-date=6 August 2023}}</ref>Despite the medical legacy of his family, Chunky was drawn to the world of cinema and entertainment, ultimately paving his way into Bollywood.
Chunky Panday was born as Suyash Panday on 26 September 1962 in [[Bombay]],<ref name="BirthName"/><ref name="dob">{{cite web | url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/chunky-pandey039s-star-studded-birthday-bash-srk-gauri-malaika-and-others-spotted-at-party-photos-509336 | title=Chunky Pandey's Star-Studded Birthday Bash: SRK, Gauri, Malaika and Others Spotted at Party | work=International Business Times | date=26 September 2013 | access-date=16 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424190242/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/chunky-pandey039s-star-studded-birthday-bash-srk-gauri-malaika-and-others-spotted-at-party-photos-509336 | archive-date=24 April 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Chunky Pandey set to make his Marathi film debut |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/chunky-pandey-set-to-make-his-marathi-film-debut/1695747 |access-date=12 September 2020 |work=Outlook |date=28 December 2019}}</ref> to [[Sharad Panday]], a heart surgeon known for the 'Panday shunt' workaround for [[mitral valve replacement]], and Snehlata Panday, a physician.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Veenu |date=27 September 2020 |title="When I was 22, I was gatecrashing Bollywood parties," says Chunky Panday |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/when-i-was-22-i-was-gatecrashing-bollywood-parties-confesses-chunky-panday/story-PrWGQ113Urzx5F3PRfUiiO.html|work=Hindustan Times |access-date=21 January 2024}}</ref> He has one younger brother [[Chikki Panday]], a businessman.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alanna Panday's wedding: Ananya Panday, father Chunky Panday's dancing video goes viral |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/alanna-pandays-wedding-ananya-panday-father-chunky-pandays-dancing-video-goes-viral/articleshow/98737201.cms |work=The Economic Times |date=17 March 2023 |access-date=6 August 2023}}</ref> He is the father of actress [[Ananya Panday]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Colacello |first1=Bob |date=9 January 2018 |title=Inside Paris's 25th Annual le Bal des Débutantes |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/01/le-bal-des-debutantes-paris |magazine=Vanity Fair}}</ref> Before entering films, he was in the same acting school as [[Akshay Kumar]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Akshay was huge fan of his once acting instructor Chunky Pandey |url=http://www.canindia.com/akshay-was-huge-fan-of-his-once-acting-instructor-chunky-pandey/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026235429/http://www.canindia.com/akshay-was-huge-fan-of-his-once-acting-instructor-chunky-pandey/ |archive-date=26 October 2016 |access-date=26 October 2016}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Panday worked as an instructor in acting school in 1986. He used to be senior to many junior budding artists such as [[Akshay Kumar]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.canindia.com/akshay-was-huge-fan-of-his-once-acting-instructor-chunky-pandey/ | title=Akshay was huge fan of his once acting instructor Chunky Pandey | access-date=26 October 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026235429/http://www.canindia.com/akshay-was-huge-fan-of-his-once-acting-instructor-chunky-pandey/ | archive-date=26 October 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref>

===1987–1993: Debut and early success===
===1987–1993: Debut and early success===
[[File:David Dhawan Govinda Chunky Pandey still3.jpg|thumb|Panday with David Dhawan and Govinda]]
[[File:David Dhawan Govinda Chunky Pandey still3.jpg|thumb|Panday with David Dhawan and Govinda]]
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==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Films===
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| Denotes films that have not yet been released
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! Year
! Year
! Film
! Film
! Role
! Role(s)
! Notes
! Notes
!Ref
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|rowspan=1|1987
| rowspan="1" |1987
|''[[Aag Hi Aag]]''
|''[[Aag Hi Aag]]''
|Vijay Singh
|Vijay Singh
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|rowspan=5|1988
| rowspan="5" |1988
|''[[Paap Ki Duniya]]''
|''[[Paap Ki Duniya]]''
|Inspector Vijay
|Inspector Vijay
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|rowspan=8|1989
| rowspan="8" |1989
|''Ustaad''
|''Ustaad''
|Inspector Vijay
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|-
|''Paanch Paapi''
|''Paanch Paapi''
|Raja/Vijay Singh
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|rowspan=5|1990
| rowspan="3" |1990
|''[[Zahreelay]]''
|''[[Zahreelay]]''
|Raju Verma
|Raju Verma
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|''Naakabandi''
|''Naaka Bandi''
|Raja Singh
|Raja Singh
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|''Atishbaaz''
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| rowspan="5" |1991
|''Tadap''
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|-
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|rowspan=5|1991
|''[[Kohraam]]''
|''[[Kohraam]]''
|Vijay
|Vijay
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|-
|-
|rowspan=7|1992
| rowspan="7" |1992
|''[[Parda Hai Parda (1992 film)|Parda Hai Parda]]''
|''[[Parda Hai Parda (1992 film)|Parda Hai Parda]]''
|Vijay
|Vijay
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|-
|-
|rowspan=4|1993
| rowspan="3" |1993
|''[[Aankhen (1993 film)|Aankhen]]''
|''[[Aankhen (1993 film)|Aankhen]]''
| Ranjeet (Munnu)
| Ranjeet
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| rowspan="3" |1994
|''[[Aakhri Chetawani]]''
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|rowspan=4|1994
|''Gopalaa''
|''Gopalaa''
|Major Anand (Gopaala)
|Major Anand
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|''[[Insaniyat (1994 film)|Insaniyat]]''
|''[[Insaniyat (1994 film)|Insaniyat]]''
|Hariharan
|Hariharan
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|''Bollywood''
|Ashok
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|rowspan="3"|1997
| rowspan="3" |1997
|''[[Kaun Rokega Mujhe]]''
|''[[Kaun Rokega Mujhe]]''
|Bhola
|Bhola
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|
|-
|-
|''[[Swami Keno Ashami]]''
|''Swami Keno Ashami''
|Shaan/Biplob
|Shaan/Biplob
|Bangladeshi film
|Bangladeshi film
|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |1998
|1998
|''[[Meyerao Manush]]''
|Rony
|Bangladeshi film
|
|-
|''[[Tirchhi Topiwale]]''
|''[[Tirchhi Topiwale]]''
|Anand
|Anand
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|-
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|rowspan=2|2003
| rowspan="2" |2003
|''[[Qayamat: City Under Threat]]''
|''[[Qayamat: City Under Threat]]''
|Gopal
|Gopal
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|
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|-
|rowspan="2"|2004
| rowspan="3" |2005
|''[[Phool Aur Pathor]]''
|
|Bangladeshi-India joint venture film
|
|-
|''[[Prem Korechi Besh Korechi]]''
|Rana
|Bangladeshi film
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|-
|rowspan=3|2005
|''[[Elaan (2005 film)|Elaan]]''
|''[[Elaan (2005 film)|Elaan]]''
|Salim
|Salim
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|-
|-
|rowspan=4|2006
| rowspan="4" |2006
|''[[Apna Sapna Money Money]]''
|''[[Apna Sapna Money Money]]''
|Rana Jang Bahadur
|Rana Jang Bahadur
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|-
|''[[Don: The Chase Begins Again]]''
|''[[Don: The Chase Begins Again]]''
|T.J
|TJ
| special appearance
| Special appearance
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|-
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|rowspan=2|2007
| rowspan="2" |2007
|''[[Fool N Final]]''
|''[[Fool N Final]]''
|Rocky
|Rocky
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|-
|''[[Om Shanti Om]]''
|''[[Om Shanti Om]]''
|Himself
|as himself
|(special appearance)
|Special appearance
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|rowspan=6|2009
| rowspan="6" |2009
|''[[Ek: The Power of One]]''
|''[[Ek: The Power of One]]''
|Balli
|Balli
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|''[[Sankat City]]''
|''[[Sankat City]]''
|Sikandar Khan
|Sikandar Khan
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| dual role
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|-
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|''[[Tees Maar Khan (2010 film)|Tees Maar Khan]]''
|''[[Tees Maar Khan (2010 film)|Tees Maar Khan]]''
| Himself
| Himself
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|Special appearance
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2011
|''[[Ready (2011 film)|Ready]]''
|
⚫
|special appearance
|
|
|-
|-
|2011
|''[[Rascals (2011 film)|Rascals]]''
|''[[Rascals (2011 film)|Rascals]]''
| Bhagat Bhulabhai Chouhan (BBC)
| Bhagat Bhulabhai Chouhan
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|
|
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|-
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|rowspan=3|2012
| rowspan="3" |2012
|''[[Housefull 2]]''
|''[[Housefull 2]]''
| Aakhri Pasta
| Aakhri Pasta
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|rowspan=2|2013
| rowspan="2" |2013
|''[[Bullett Raja]]''
|''[[Bullett Raja]]''
|Lallan Tiwari
|Lallan Tiwari
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|rowspan=2|2014
| rowspan="2" |2014
|''[[Gang of Ghosts]]''
|''[[Gang of Ghosts]]''
|Gulab Chand
|Gulab Chand
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|rowspan=2|2016
|2016
|''[[Housefull 3]]''
|''[[Housefull 3]]''
|Aakhri Pasta
|Aakhri Pasta
|
|
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Chunky Pandey to play double role in 'Housefull 3' |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Chunky-Pandey-to-play-double-role-in-Housefull-3/articleshow/51496699.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324235234/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Chunky-Pandey-to-play-double-role-in-Housefull-3/articleshow/51496699.cms |archive-date=24 March 2016 |work=The Times of India |date=21 March 2016 |access-date=16 April 2016}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Chunky Pandey to play double role in 'Housefull 3' |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Chunky-Pandey-to-play-double-role-in-Housefull-3/articleshow/51496699.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324235234/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Chunky-Pandey-to-play-double-role-in-Housefull-3/articleshow/51496699.cms |archive-date=24 March 2016 |work=The Times of India |date=21 March 2016 |access-date=16 April 2016}}</ref>
|-
|Badman
|
|
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mangaonkar |first1=Shalvi |date=27 March 2016 |title=Wait, what? Gulshan Grover is playing a good guy now. Guess the villain |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/wait-what-gulshan-grover-is-playing-a-good-guy-now-guess-the-villain/story-M42sOHAfdSbVsgQO7sPo1J.html |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=9 January 2024}}</ref>
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|-
|2017
|2017
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| rowspan="3" |2022
| rowspan="3" |2022
|Nayika Devi The Warrior Queen
|''Nayika Devi: The Warrior Queen''
|Muhammad Ghori
|Muhammad Ghori
|[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] film debut
|[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] film
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Chunky Panday introduced as Muhammad Ghori in Gujarati period drama 'Nayika Devi: The Warrior Queen' |url=https://theprint.in/features/chunky-panday-introduced-as-muhammad-ghori-in-gujarati-period-drama-nayika-devi-the-warrior-queen/876557/ |work=ThePrint |date=16 March 2022 |access-date=18 March 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Chunky Panday introduced as Muhammad Ghori in Gujarati period drama 'Nayika Devi: The Warrior Queen' |url=https://theprint.in/features/chunky-panday-introduced-as-muhammad-ghori-in-gujarati-period-drama-nayika-devi-the-warrior-queen/876557/ |work=ThePrint |date=16 March 2022 |access-date=18 March 2022}}</ref>
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| 2024
| 2024
| ''Vijay 69''
| ''[[Vijay 69]]''
|Fali Bathena
|Fali Bathena
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===Web series===
===Television===
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== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist|2}}
{{reflist|2}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-03 |title=Chunky Panday reveals Shakti Kapoor helped him get 10 film offers in one night, nine producers asked for their money back later |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/chunky-panday-reveals-shakti-kapoor-helped-him-get-10-film-offers-in-one-night-nine-producers-asked-for-their-money-back-later-9703704/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>


== External links ==
== External links ==
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* {{Bollywood Hungama person|chunky-pandey}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|chunky-pandey}}
* {{Instagram}}


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Latest revision as of 05:25, 18 December 2024

Chunky Panday
Panday in 2012
Born
Suyash Panday

(1962-09-26) 26 September 1962 (age 62)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActor
Years active1987–present
Spouse
Bhavana Panday
​
(m. 1998)​
Children2; including Ananya Panday
FatherSharad Panday
Relativessee Panday family

Suyash Panday (born 26 September 1962), better known by his stage name Chunky Panday, is an Indian actor who works in Hindi-language films.[1][2]

Personal life

[edit]

Chunky Panday was born as Suyash Panday on 26 September 1962 in Bombay,[1][3][4] to Sharad Panday, a heart surgeon known for the 'Panday shunt' workaround for mitral valve replacement, and Snehlata Panday, a physician.[5] He has one younger brother Chikki Panday, a businessman.[6] He is the father of actress Ananya Panday.[7] Before entering films, he was in the same acting school as Akshay Kumar.[8]

Career

[edit]

1987–1993: Debut and early success

[edit]
Panday with David Dhawan and Govinda

Panday debuted his acting career with the 1987 multi-starer film Aag Hi Aag opposite Neelam Kothari. Film producer Pahlaj Nihalani gave Panday 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, Panday appeared in many multi-hero films from 1987 to 1993. In 1988, Panday was appreciated for his supporting role in N. Chandra's film Tezaab featuring Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit. Panday played the character of Babban, Munna's (Anil Kapoor) friend.[9] For his performance in Tezaab, Panday 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.[citation needed] 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).

1994–2003: Career slump and hiatus

[edit]

The advent of the 1990s saw a new wave of actors like Aamir Khan, Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan taking on roles as "romantic heroes", while Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty and Ajay Devgan grabbed the "action hero" roles, whereas Sunny Deol and Govinda remained established actors. Panday 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 Panday was generally cast and Panday was not seen as a marketable hero for solo hero films.[citation needed]

Panday 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," he said. "I (told them), 'Boss, not happening.'"[10] Due to a lack of work in Bollywood, 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.[11] Between 1997 and 2002, he received minimal work in Bollywood, playing supporting roles in low-budget films like Tirchhi Topiwale, Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan, Kaun Rokega Mujhe and Jwalamukhi.

2003 to present: Return to Bollywood

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Panday returned to Bollywood in 2003 playing minor supporting roles in Qayamat: City Under Threat, Elaan, Don: The Chase Begins Again, Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost and Apna Sapna Money Money.

In 2005, he played 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.

Between the years of 2006 to 2010, Panday would star in small comedic roles, settling into a reputation of being comic relief. The role that earned him the most success was playing the character of Indo-Italian "Aakhiri Pasta" in the 2010 comedy hit Housefull. His catchphrase from the movie that is often quoted is an accented "I'm-a joking!" His role was so memorable that he reprised the role in the sequels Housefull 2 in 2012, Housefull 3 in 2016 and in Housefull 4 in 2019.

In regards to his film selection since returning to acting in Bollywood, Panday has stated that he prefers not to play a hero nowadays because there is less pressure on him if the film fails and it's much more fun playing interesting characters and showing his range.[12]

While Panday's second stint in Bollywood has mainly consisted of starring as a character actor, he doesn't want to be pigeonholed into only doing comic roles. "I don't think I am restricting myself to doing only comedy. I am hoping that someone offers me something else. 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."[13]

This hope was realised with Panday starring as villains in the films Begum Jaan, Prassthanam, Saaho, Sardar and web series Abhay.

Personal life

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Panday married Bhavana Panday in January 1998.[14] They have two daughters, Ananya, an actress, and Rysa.[15][16][17]

Filmography

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Year Film Role(s) Notes Ref.
1987 Aag Hi Aag Vijay Singh
1988 Paap Ki Duniya Inspector Vijay
Gunahon Ka Faisla Sheroo
Khatron Ke Khiladi Mahesh
Tezaab Babban
Agnee Babla
1989 Ustaad Inspector Vijay
Paanch Paapi Raja/Vijay Singh
Mitti Aur Sona Vijay Bhushan
Kasam Vardi Kee Ajay Singh
Ghar Ka Chiraag Ravi
Na-Insaafi Sonu
Gola Barood Vijay
Zakham Vijay
1990 Zahreelay Raju Verma
Naaka Bandi Raja Singh
Aaj Ke Shahenshah Saawan
1991 Kohraam Vijay
Do Matwale Amar
Rupaye Dus Karod Suraj
Khilaaf Vikram 'Vicky' Veerpratap Singh
Jeevan Daata Shankar
1992 Parda Hai Parda Vijay
Sone Ki Lanka Rohit
Naseebwaala Amar
Kasak Suraj
Vishwatma Akash Bhardwaj
Khule-Aam Surya
Apradhi Salim/Ravi
1993 Aankhen Ranjeet
Lootere Ali
Police Wala Jimmy/CBI Officer Jagmohan
1994 Gopalaa Major Anand
Insaniyat Hariharan
Teesra Kaun? Vijay Verma
1997 Kaun Rokega Mujhe Bhola
Bhoot Bhungla Amar
Swami Keno Ashami Shaan/Biplob Bangladeshi film
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
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 TJ Special appearance
I See You Akshay 'AK' Kapoor
2007 Fool N Final Rocky
Om Shanti Om Himself Special appearance
2008 Hello Darling Rocky
2009 Ek: The Power of One Balli
Paying Guest Ronnie
Sankat City Sikandar Khan
Daddy Cool Harry
Shortkut Guru Kapoor
De Dana Dan Nonny Chadda
2010 Click Manu Sharma
Housefull Aakhri Pasta
Tees Maar Khan Himself Special appearance
2011 Rascals Bhagat Bhulabhai Chouhan
2012 Housefull 2 Aakhri Pasta
Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum Baba 3G
Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke Khukhri Thapa / Paaji
2013 Bullett Raja Lallan Tiwari
Himmatwala Michael Jaikishan
2014 Gang of Ghosts Gulab Chand
Humshakals Bijlani
2016 Housefull 3 Aakhri Pasta [18]
2017 Begum Jaan Kabir
2019 Saaho Devraj Simultaneously shot in Telugu
Prassthanam Bajwa Khatri [19]
Housefull 4 Pehli Pasta/Aakhri Pasta
2020 Jawaani Jaaneman Rajender Sharma aka Rocky
Vikun Tak Abdul Lathif
2022 Nayika Devi: The Warrior Queen Muhammad Ghori Gujarati film [20]
Liger Pandey Simultaneously shot in Telugu
Sardar Maharaj Rathore Tamil film [21]
2024 Vijay 69 Fali Bathena

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2020 Abhay Harsh
2020–present Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives Himself
2022 Baked Season 3: The Bad Trip Himself
2023 Pop Kaun? Anthony Gonsalves

Awards and nominations

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Year From Award Film Result
1989 Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actor Tezaab Nominated
2007 Best Performance in a Comic Role Apna Sapna Money Money Nominated
IIFA Awards Best Performance in a Comic Role Nominated
2013 Housefull 2 Nominated
Zee Cine Awards Best Actor in a Comic Role Nominated
2021 Invertis University Honorary Doctorate Won

References

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