Pratik Gandhi
Pratik in 2021
Born (1980-04-28) 28 April 1980 (age 43)
Surat, Gujarat, India
Alma materNorth Maharashtra University
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
OrganizationReliance Infrastructure (2008–2016)
Spouse
Bhamini Oza
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(m. 2009)​
Children1 daughter

Pratik Gandhi is an Indian actor. He is known for his work in Gujarati theatre and Gujarati cinema. He received wide acclaim for portraying Harshad Mehta in Sony LIV series Scam 1992 and also won a Filmfare OTT Award. He acted in several Hindi films thereafter.

Early life

Gandhi was born in Surat to parents who were teachers. He completed his schooling at V. D. Desai Wadiwala (Bhulka Bhavan) High School in Surat. He studied at Surat where he was involved in theatre arts.[1] He graduated in Industrial Engineering from the North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon in 2004. From 2004 to 2007, he worked with National Productivity Council in Satara and Pune.[citation needed] He later worked at Reliance Infrastructure (cement division) in Mumbai from January 2008 to 2016.[2][3][4]

Acting career

Gandhi participated in the Gujarati play Aa Paar Ke Pele Paar. He played a role in the Gujarati film Bey Yaar (2014)[2] and in plays Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon, Hu Chandrakant Bakshi and Ame Badha Sathe To Duniya Laiye Mathe. In Mohan's Masala, he performed a monologue in three languages, English, Hindi and Gujarati on the same day. He played a lead role in his next film, Wrong Side Raju (2016) which won the National Award for Best Gujarati Film.[5] His next Gujarati films Love Ni Bhavai (2017) and Ventilator (2018) were commercially successful.

He played stockbroker Harshad Mehta in the 2020 Sony LIV biographical drama web series Scam 1992 directed by Hansal Mehta. He received wide acclaim for portraying Harshad Mehta.[6][7][8][9][10][11]

Gandhi appeared in the 2021 Hindi film Bhavai where he played a lead. The film received mixed reviews.[12][13][14] His next Hindi film was Atithi Bhooto Bhava was released in 2022.[15] Gujarati film Vaahlam Jao Ne (2022) was his next release.[16]

He will appear in Hindi film Dedh Bigha Zameen, written and directed by Pulkit.[17] In July 2022, director Hansal Mehta announced a multi-season biographical web series on Mahatma Gandhi starring Pratik Gandhi in lead role.[18]

Personal life

Gandhi's parents are teachers. He married actress Bhamini Oza in 2009[citation needed][19] and their daughter Miraya was born in 2014.

Filmography

Theater

Year Play Role(s) Language(s)
2005 Aa Paar Ke Pele Paar Ravikant Deewan Gujarati
2007 Jujave Roop Dapher Gujarati
Apurva Avsar 6 characters Gujarati, Hindi
2008 Amarfal Gujarati
Saat Tari Akvees part 1 Rudra Gujarati
2009 Saat Tari Akvees part 1 Mukesh Chovatia Gujarati
2010 Chho Chok Chovees Gujarati
2012 Bohot Nachyo Gopal Krishna Gujarati
2013 Ame Badha Sathe To Duniya Laiye Mathe 7 characters - Popat, Akhil, Vimal, Kaka, Naresh, etc. Gujarati
Hu Chandrakant Bakshi[20][21] Chandrakant Bakshi Gujarati
2014 Master Madam Master Gujarati
2015 Mohan No Masalo[22] Mohandas Gandhi Gujarati, Hindi, English
Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon Bharat Ram Hindi
2016 Sikka Ni Triji Baaju Dhiru Sixer Gujarati
2018 Sir Sir Sarla[23] Sir Gujarati

Films

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2006 Yours Emotionally Mani English [24]
2007 68 Pages Umrao's brother Hindi [25]
2014 Bey Yaar Tapan "Tino" Gujarati [26]
2016 Wrong Side Raju Raju Bambani Gujarati [27]
2017 Tamburo Bhavik Gujarati [28]
Love Ni Bhavai Aditya Shah Gujarati [29]
2018 Loveyatri Nagendra "Negative" Pathak Hindi [30]
Mitron Raunak Hindi [31]
Ventilator Prashant Mandalia Gujarati [32]
2019 Dhunki Nikunj Gujarati [33]
Gujarat 11 Nirmal Gujarati [34]
2020 Luv Ni Love Storys Luv Modi Gujarati [35]
Aavartan Gujarati [36]
Spam Nikhil Hindi
2021 Bhavai Rajaram Joshi Hindi [37]
Shimmy Amol Parekh Hindi
2022 Kehvatlal Parivar Gujarati Special appearance in the song "Holi Aavi Aavi" [38]
Sarathi Gujarati [39]
Atithi Bhooto Bhava Srikant Shirodkar Hindi
Kahani Rubberband Ki Narendra Tripathi aka Nanno Hindi
Vaahlam Jaao Ne Gujarati [16]
2023 Khichdi 2: Mission Paanthukistan Pilot Hindi Special Appearance [40]
2024 Do Aur Do Pyaar † Ani Hindi Completed [41][42]
Madgaon Express † Hindi Complete [43]
Phule † Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule Hindi Filming [44]
TBA Dedh Bigha Zameen † TBA Hindi Filming [45]
TBA Woh Ladki Hai Kahaan? † Gagan Agarwal Hindi Filming [46]
TBA Dhoom Dhaam Hindi Pre-production [47]

Web series

Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2016 Crime Patrol Arjun Dixit Hindi Episode 614: "Baansuriwala" [48]
2020 Scam 1992 Harshad Mehta Hindi [49]
2021 Vitthal Teedi Vitthal Tripathi Gujarati [50]
Star vs Food Himself English, Hindi Season 1; Episode 5 [51]
Gangistan Aashu Patel Hindi Podcast [52]
2022 The Great Indian Murder Suraj Yadav Hindi [53]
2022 Modern Love Mumbai Manzar "Manzu" Ali Hindi Episode 2: "Baai" [54]
2023 Scoop Man on Road Hindi Episode 6
TBA For Your Eyes Only † TBA Hindi Filming [55]
TBA Gandhi † TBA Hindi Pre Production

Awards

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2021 ITA Awards Best Actor (Series) Scam 1992 Won [56]
Filmfare OTT Awards Best Actor (Male) Won [57]

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