Pavail Gulati

Pavail Gulati is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi films and series. He is best known for his roles in the films Thappad (2020) and Dobaaraa (2022), and the series Yudh (2014) and Faadu (2022).^[1][2]

Pavail Gulati
Gulati in 2025
Born	14 September 1987 (age 37) New Delhi, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present

Early life

Gulati was born 14 September 1987 in Ashok Vihar, Delhi. During his childhood, he often moved between different parts of Delhi. He was brought up in Sarita Vihar, Delhi.

Gulati went to school at Bluebells School International while attending summer workshops at the National School Of Drama. He also learnt dance with Shiamak Davar.^[3]

Both of Gulati’s parents were government employees; his father, Kanwar Deepak Gulati, worked at the State Bank of India, while his mother, Anju Gulati, was employed in the Import-Export department. Later, they decided to leave their respective jobs to pursue a career in Documentary Filmmaking. ^[4]

At the age of 18, Gulati moved to Mumbai in 2006 with the aspiration of studying acting. He enrolled at Whistling Woods International and was among the first students to join the institution’s acting faculty. ^[5]

Career

Pavail started his career as an assistant casting director in My Name Is Khan^[6] and made his acting debut with the film Hide & Seek in 2010.^[7] He then made his TV debut with Yudh in 2014 portraying Amitabh Bachchan's son.^[8] He then appeared in the short film Queen of Hearts in 2016.^[9]

Gulati in 2022

In 2017, he made his web debut with Pyaar on the Rocks and also appeared in the film Ittefaq opposite Sonakshi Sinha.^[10] He then appeared in Imtiaz Ali's short film The Other Way^[11] opposite Shreya Chaudhary and in the web series Haq Se opposite Parul Gulati in 2018.^[12]

Gulati portrayed a journalist in Kalank^[13] and appeared in an episode of Made in Heaven, both in 2019.^[14] In 2020, he appeared in Anurag Kashyap's Segment^[15] in Ghost Stories and portrayed an Army Officer in the web series Avrodh: The Siege Within.^[16]

Gulati portrayed Taapsee Pannu's husband in the 2020 film Thappad.^[17] The film based on domestic violence, proved as a major turning point in his career.^[18] It received positive reviews from critics.^[19]

In 2022, he appeared in the short film Flow, in Dobaaraa^[20] as Anay opposite Pannu, in Goodbye alongside Rashmika Mandanna and Bachchan,^[21] and in web series Faadu opposite Saiyami Kher.^[22]

In 2023, he was seen in JioCinema's thriller I Love You alongside Rakul Preet Singh.^[23]

In the media

Gulati ranked 19th in The Times Most Desirable Man List of 2020.^[24]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2010	My Name Is Khan	—	Assistant casting director
	Hide & Seek	Abhimanyu Jaiswal		[25]
2016	Queen of Hearts	Mehta's son	Short film
2017	Ittefaq	Chirag
2018	The Other Way	Arjun	Short film
2019	Kalank	Aditya Khanna
2020	Ghost Stories	Ansh's father	Anurag Kashyap's segment	[26]
	Thappad	Vikram Sabharwal
2022	Flow	Kabir	Short film
	Dobaaraa	Anay Anand		[27]
	Goodbye	Karan Bhalla		[28]
2023	I Love You	Rakesh "RO" Oberoi		[29]
2025	Deva	ACP Rohan Dsilva		[30]
	Kaushaljis VS Kaushal	Yug Kaushal		[31]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	Yudh	Rishikesh Sikarwar		[32]
2017	Pyaar on the Rocks	Rahul		[33]
2018	Haq Se	Tabish "Azi" Azad		[34]
2019	Made in Heaven	Angad Roshan	Episode: "All That Glitters Is Gold"
2020	Avrodh: The Siege Within	Major Rishabh Sood
2022	Faadu	Abhay		[35][36]

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer(s)	Ref.
2021	"Naa Dooja Koi"	Jyotica Tangri, Arko Pravo Mukherjee	[37]
2023	"Jee Bhar Ke Tum"	Shreya Ghoshal	[38]