Alok Pandey (born 30 April 1989) is an Indian actor and model who is best known for playing MS Dhoni's best friend in the former Indian Cricket Team captain's biopic M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story", a negative role with John Abraham in Batla House and a major role in Lucknow Central. He performed packed role in a short film entitled "KKKK…KIRAN". He has also played roles in films like PK, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Sanam Teri Kasam, Special Ops, One Day: Justice Delivered, etc.
Early life Pandey was born in a village named Dadoun, Shahjahanpur. During his college days, he went to watch a theater play. While watching this play, the idea of becoming an actor came into his mind.
Career Pandey joined the "Sanskriti Theater Group" in 2007. He learned acting tricks from his mentor Alok Saxena in this theater group. Later, he joined the "Bhartendu Natya Akademi" (BNA) (new name is "Bharatendu Academy of Dramatic Arts") in Gomti Nagar. He is a 2011 batch pass-out, got opened the BM Shah auditorium where he staged his first professional theater play. He performed several shows in Lucknow BNA. After that he got selected in Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute in Kolkata. Here, he learned a lot from fellow actor Vipin Sharma. After a year, in December 2012, finally he came to Mumbai. Theater friend Manoj Sharma was already in Mumbai, so he sheltered Pandey. .He got a good role with Ravi Khemu's serial Hamarey Gaon Koi Ayega in the lead role of Gulam Nabi, in 2013which he was making for Doordarshan. Meanwhile, Pandey get a chance to do work with Anurag Kashyap's short film That Day After Everyday, opposite Radhika Apte. Then he got to work in Salman Khan's Prem Ratan Dhan Payo that assigned with Rajshri Productions directed by Sooraj Barjatya. During this film, casting director Vicky Sidana came in contact and because of that, Pandey later got to work in films like M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, Lucknow Central. He become famous after doing Bambai Meri Jaan
Filmography +Film/Series titleRoleYearBindiya Ke Bahubali S1(web series)Babbal Banna2025 8August Pakdam Pakdi (web series)Awdesh Pandey2025, Coming soonThe PshychiatristEthen Dsouza2025, Coming soonHaseen Dilruba 2Chiraunji Lal2024The Rapist FilmHemantCooming soonAazamVishal2023Bambai Meri Jaan (web series)Rahim (with Kay Kay Menon)2023SeharVishal KaulNAHurdangGopal Singh2022Special Ops (web series)Pappu Haramzada2020Batla HouseTufail Khan2019Kkk... Kiran (short film)Psycho Killer2019Hum ChaarVikram Singh 2019One Day: Justice DeliveredAfzal Ahmed2019Lucknow CentralBunty (Farhan Akhtar's friend)2017M. S. Dhoni: The Untold StoryChittu 2016Sanam Teri KasamWatchman 2015Prem Ratan Dhan PayoMontu 2015PKTV Reporter (special appearance)2014Samvidhaan (TV serial)Journalist2014That Day After EverydayGoon 2014
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