Pratik Gandhi (born 28 April 1980) is an Indian actor known for his work in Gujarati and Hindi films, theater, and television. He gained widespread recognition for portraying Harshad Mehta in the Sony LIV series Scam 1992 (2020). Gandhi has also starred as Raju in the National award-winning Gujarati film Wrong Side Raju and as Vithal Teedi in the web series Vitthal Teedi. In 2024, he appeared in the Hindi films Madgaon Express (2024) and Do Aur Do Pyaar (2024).
Early life Gandhi was born in Surat to parents who were teachers. He completed his schooling at V. D. Desai (Wadiwala) 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.
Career Gandhi participated in the Gujarati play Aa Paar Ke Pele Paar. He played a role in the Gujarati film Bey Yaar (2014) directed by Abhishek Jain 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 appears in Hindi film Dedh Bigha Zameen, written and directed by Pulkit. In July 2022, director Hansal Mehta announced a multi-season biographical web series Gandhi on Mahatma Gandhi starring Pratik Gandhi in lead role.
In 2025, Gandhi appeared in the television series Saare Jahan Se Accha: The Silent Guardians, which explores the stories of unsung protectors of India.
Personal life He is married to actress Bhamini Oza and the couple has a daughter Miraya (born 2014).
Filmography Theater Year Play Role(s) Language(s) 2005 Aa Paar Ke Pele Paar Ravikant Deewan Gujarati 2007 Jujave Roop Dapher Apurva Avsar 6 characters Gujarati, Hindi 2008 Amarfal Gujarati Saat Tari Akvees part 1 Rudra 2009 Saat Tari Akvees part 1 Mukesh Chovatia 2010 Chho Chok Chovees 2012 Bohot Nachyo Gopal Krishna 2013 Ame Badha Sathe To Duniya Laiye Mathe 7 characters - Popat, Akhil, Vimal, Kaka, Naresh, etc. Hu Chandrakant Bakshi Chandrakant Bakshi 2014 Master Madam Master 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
Films
Year Title Role LanguageNotes 2006 Yours Emotionally Mani English 2007 68 Pages Umrao's brother Hindi 2014 Bey Yaar Tapan "Tino" Gujarati 2016 Wrong Side Raju Raju Bambani 2017 Tamburo Bhavik Love Ni Bhavai Aditya Shah 2018 Loveyatri Nagendra "Negative" Pathak Hindi Mitron Raunak Ventilator Prashant Mandalia Gujarati 2019 Dhunki Nikunj Gujarat 11 Nirmal 2020 Luv Ni Love Storys Luv Modi Dhira Tenali Rama Dubbed version 2021 Bhavai Rajaram Joshi Hindi Shimmy Amol Parekh 2022Kehvatlal ParivarGujaratiSpecial appearance in the song "Holi Aavi Aavi"Sarathi Atithi Bhooto Bhava Srikant Shirodkar HindiKahani Rubberband Ki Narendra Tripathi aka NannoVaahlam Jaao NeGujarati 2023Khichdi 2: Mission Paanthukistan Pilot HindiSpecial Appearance 2024 Madgaon Express Pratik "Pinku" Goradia Do Aur Do Pyaar Anirrudh “Ani” Banerjee Dedh Bigha Zameen Anil Singh Spam Nikhil Short filmAgniVitthalrao Dhonduba Surve2025Dhoom DhaamVeer PoddarPhule Jyotirao Phule 2026Toaster Customer at the shop GhamasaanAditya (IPS) rowspan="2" Gagan Agarwal
Television Year Title Role LanguageNotes 2016 Crime Patrol Arjun Dixit Hindi Episode 614: "Policeman" 2020 Scam 1992 Harshad Mehta 2021 Vitthal Teedi Vitthal Tripathi Gujarati Season 1 Star vs FoodHimselfEnglish, HindiSeason 1; Episode 5 2022 The Great Indian Murder Suraj Yadav Hindi 2022Modern Love Mumbai Manzar "Manzu" AliEpisode: "Baai" 2023ScoopMan on RoadUncredited cameo; Episode 6 2025Saare Jahan Se Accha Vishnu ShankarHindiNetflix TBAGandhi Mahatma GandhiHindi
Podcast Year Title Role Platform Language Notes 2021-2022Gangistan Aashu Patel Spotify Hindi 48 episodes
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