| Manoj Pahwa | |
| Birth Date: | 1963 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Known For: | Playing supporting characters in Bollywood films |
| Years Active: | 1984–present |
Manoj Pahwa (born 8 December 1963),[1] is an Indian film and television actor who is noted for his role as Bhatia in the comedy series Office Office (2001). He has acted in over 70 films as a character actor, including 7½ Phere (2005), Being Cyrus (2005), Singh Is Kinng (2008), Dabangg 2 (2012), Jolly LLB (2013), Dil Dhadakne Do (2015), Mulk (2018) and Article 15 (2019).[2]
Pahwa was raised in a Punjabi family in New Delhi. His father migrated from West Punjab (Earlier part of India), Pakistan to India after Partition. He was educated at the National Public School in Daryaganj, New Delhi.[3] In an interview, Pahwa stated that he lived in East Delhi’s Lakshmi Nagar locality after his father built a house for them. His father had a business of automobile batteries and he wanted him to join the family business. Pahwa shifted to Mumbai (then Bombay) in his late 20s.
He is married to actress Seema Bhargava,[4] his co-actor in TV series Hum Log,[5] and lives in Versova, Mumbai, along with his daughter Manukriti Pahwa and son Mayank Pahwa.[6] On 02-March-2022, his son Mayank Pahwa married Sanah Kapur wheras in September 2023 his daughter Manukriti Pahwa married Ruhaan Kapoor, both siblings being children of actors Pankaj Kapur and Supriya Pathak Kapur. Sanah and Ruhaan are grandkids of veteran character artiste Dina Pathak and half-siblings of actor Shahid Kapoor .
Pahwa started his career with television in the early days of television in India with a small but noticeable part in the superhit serial Hum Log, and later acting in many comedy series, getting considerable roles in Just Mohabbat (1996-2000) and Office Office (2001). He made his movie debut with Tere Mere Sapne (1996) and has acted in 50+ films and TV series as a character actor, known for his comic timing and antics, although he never relies on the "fat joke" style of comedy.
He played the lead the opening segment of anthology horror film Darna Zaroori Hai (2006) directed by Sajid Khan.[7]
During the shoot for Mausam (2011) directed by Pankaj Kapoor, in Chandigarh, he met the local producers, which led to his Punjabi film debut, Heer & Hero.[8] [9]
| Year | Serial | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984–1985 | Hum Log | Tony | ||
| 1993–1994 | Shikast | Jai | ||
| 1995–2000 | Shanti | Guruji | ||
| 1996 | Aahat | Film Producer Dedhia | ||
| 1996–2000 | Just Mohabbat | Ishwar Chopra | ||
| 1997 | Sab Golmaal Hai | Balwant | ||
| 1997–1998 | Sea Hawks | Don Bhamra | ||
| 1998–1999 | Gudgudee | Raghu's Mama | ||
| 2001 | Office Office | Bhatia | ||
| 2002 | Ekka Begum Badshah[10] | Ekka | ||
| 2002 | Bol Baby Bol[11] | Host/presenter | ||
| 2005 | LOC : Life out of control[12] | Gurpreet Malik | ||
| 2009 | Oh Darling Yeh Hai India | Vishal Chachabra | ||
| 2015 | Dafa 420[13] | Chand Nawab Mohammad | ||
| 2020 | A Suitable Boy | The Raja of Marh |
| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Home Shanti | Umesh Joshi Sujan | Disney+ Hotstar | ||
| 2023 | Chamak | Pratap Deol | SonyLIV | ||
| 2024 | Netflix |
| Year | Award Show | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Indian Telly Awards | Best Actor in a Comic Role | LOC: Life Out Of Control | ||
| 2019 | Filmfare Awards | Mulk | [14] | ||
| 2020 | Article 15 | [15] |