Pankaj Jha

Pankaj Jha (born 24 April 1970) is an Indian actor, painter, writer and director. His filmography includes Black Friday,23rd March 1931: Shaheed, Gulaal, Chameli, Anwar and Matrubhoomi. He is known for his role as Vidhayak ji in Panchayat.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Pankaj Jha
Born	(1970-04-24) 24 April 1970 (age 55) Saharsa, Bihar, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Actor, Writer, Painter, Director
Years active	2001- Present
Known for	Panchayat, Gulaal, Monsoon Wedding

Career

Jha studied acting at the National School of Drama (N.S.D) in Delhi. Upon finishing his training, he relocated to Mumbai to work in the film and television industry.^{[citation needed]}

Other work

Jha has held six solo painting exhibitions. He owns an art studio in Pune, Maharashtra.^[3]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2001	Choo Lenge Akash
	A Very Very Silent Film
	Monsoon Wedding	Yadav
2002	Company 23rd March 1931: Shaheed	Anees Raj
2003	Haasil	Naate
	Matrubhoomi	Rakesh
2005	Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
2007	Black Friday	Anwar Theba
	Anwar	Pandey
	Aap Kaa Surroor	Ghulam Sayyed
2009	Gulaal	Jadhwal
2010	Teen Patti
2015	Baankey Ki Crazy Baraat
2017	Running Shaadi
2019	Setters	Kesariya
	Gun Pe Done
	Blackboard vs Whiteboard	Mishri	[6]
	Ferrous	Matin Khan	[7]
2020	Mithila Makhaan	Brahmha
2021	Atrangi Re	Rinki's Uncle
2024	Gauraiya Live	Army Officer

Television

Year	Show	Role	Ref.
2012-2013	2612	Mastana	[8]
2013	SuperCops Vs Super Villains	Jogi

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref
2022	Nirmal Pathak Ki Ghar Wapsi	Makhanlal Pathak	[9]
2022-present	Panchayat	MLA Chandrakishore "Chandu" Singh Vidhayak Ji
2023	SSC	Khanna
2018	Mirzapur Season 1	Gajjumal College Principal "Master saab"