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| Real Name: | Pratik Gandhi |
| Profession: | Actor |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Years active: | 2005–present |
| Spouse: |
Bhamini Oza (m. 2009) |
| Children : |
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Pratik Gandhi (born 28 April 1980) 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.
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Pratik Gandhi Biography
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| Born |
28 April 1980 (age 43)
Surat, Gujarat, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse |
Bhamini Oza (m. 2009) |
| Children |
1 |
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. 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. He later worked at Reliance Infrastructure (cement division) in Mumbai from January 2008 to 2016.
Acting career
Gandhi participated in the Gujarati play Aa Paar Ke Pele Paar. He played a role in the Gujarati film Bey Yaar (2014) 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. 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.
Gandhi appeared in the 2021 Hindi film Bhavai where he played a lead. The film received mixed reviews. His next Hindi film was Atithi Bhooto Bhava was released in 2022. Gujarati film Vaahlam Jaao Ne (2022) was his next release.
He will appear in Hindi film Dedh Bigha Zameen, written and directed by Pulkit. In July 2022, director Hansal Mehta announced a multi-season biographical web series on Mahatma Gandhi starring Pratik Gandhi in lead role.
Personal life
He married actress Bhamini Oza in 2009 and their daughter Miraya was born in 2014.
Filmography
Theater
| Year | Play | Role(s) | Language(s) |
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| 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 | Chandrakant Bakshi | Gujarati | |
| 2014 | Master Madam | Master | Gujarati |
| 2015 | Mohan No Masalo | Mohandas Gandhi | Gujarati, Hindi, English |
| Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon | Bharat Ram | Hindi | |
| 2016 | Sikka Ni Triji Baaju | Dhiru Sixer | Gujarati |
| 2018 | Sir Sir Sarla | Sir | Gujarati |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2006 | Yours Emotionally | Mani | English | ||
| 2007 | 68 Pages | Umrao’s brother | Hindi | ||
| 2014 | Bey Yaar | Tapan “Tino” | Gujarati | ||
| 2016 | Wrong Side Raju | Raju Bambani | Gujarati | ||
| 2017 | Tamburo | Bhavik | Gujarati | ||
| Love Ni Bhavai | Aditya Shah | Gujarati | |||
| 2018 | Loveyatri | Nagendra “Negative” Pathak | Hindi | ||
| Mitron | Raunak | Hindi | |||
| Ventilator | Prashant Mandalia | Gujarati | |||
| 2019 | Dhunki | Nikunj | Gujarati | ||
| Gujarat 11 | Nirmal | Gujarati | |||
| 2020 | Luv Ni Love Storys | Luv Modi | Gujarati | ||
| Aavartan | Gujarati | ||||
| Spam | Nikhil | Hindi | |||
| 2021 | Bhavai | Rajaram Joshi | Hindi | ||
| Shimmy | Amol Parekh | Hindi | |||
| 2022 | Kehvatlal Parivar | Gujarati | Special appearance in the song “Holi Aavi Aavi” | ||
| Sarathi | Gujarati | ||||
| Atithi Bhooto Bhava | Srikant Shirodkar | Hindi | |||
| Kahani Rubberband Ki | Narendra Tripathi aka Nanno | Hindi | |||
| Vaahlam Jaao Ne | Gujarati | ||||
| 2023 | Khichdi 2: Mission Paanthukistan | Pilot | Hindi | Special Appearance | |
| 2024 | Madgaon Express | Pratik “Pinku” Goradia | Hindi | ||
| Do Aur Do Pyaar † | Ani | Hindi | Completed | ||
| Phule † | Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule | Hindi | Filming | ||
| TBA | Dedh Bigha Zameen † | TBA | Hindi | Filming | |
| TBA | Woh Ladki Hai Kahaan? † | Gagan Agarwal | Hindi | Filming | |
| TBA | Dhoom Dhaam | Hindi | Pre-production |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2016 | Crime Patrol | Arjun Dixit | Hindi | Episode 614: “Baansuriwala” | |
| 2020 | Scam 1992 | Harshad Mehta | Hindi | ||
| 2021 | Vitthal Teedi | Vitthal Tripathi | Gujarati | ||
| Star vs Food | Himself | English, Hindi | Season 1; Episode 5 | ||
| Gangistan | Aashu Patel | Hindi | Podcast | ||
| 2022 | The Great Indian Murder | Suraj Yadav | Hindi | ||
| 2022 | Modern Love Mumbai | Manzar “Manzu” Ali | Hindi | Episode 2: “Baai” | |
| 2023 | Scoop | Man on Road | Hindi | Episode 6 | |
| TBA | For Your Eyes Only † | TBA | Hindi | Filming | |
| TBA | Gandhi † | Mahatma Gandhi | Hindi | Pre Production |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | ITA Awards | Best Actor (Series) | Scam 1992 | Won | |
| Filmfare OTT Awards | Best Actor (Male) | Won |
