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 2022
Born	New Delhi, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present

Early life

Gulati was born and brought up in New Delhi. He went to school at Bluebells School International while attending summer workshops at the National School Of Drama and also learnt dance with Shiamak Davar.^[3] He joined Whistling Woods as one of the first students at the faculty.

Career

Pavail started his career as an assistant casting director in My Name Is Khan^[4] and made his acting debut with the film Hide & Seek in 2010.^[5] He then made his TV debut with Yudh in 2014 portraying Amitabh Bachchan's son.^[6] He then appeared in the short film Queen of Hearts in 2016.^[7]

In 2017, he made his web debut with Pyaar on the Rocks and also appeared in the film Ittefaq opposite Sonakshi Sinha.^[8] He then appeared in Imtiaz Ali's short film The Other Way^[9] opposite Shreya Chaudhary and in the web series Haq Se opposite Parul Gulati in 2018.^[10]

Gulati portrayed a journalist in Kalank^[11] and appeared in an episode of Made in Heaven, both in 2019.^[12] In 2020, he appeared in Anurag Kashyap's Segment^[13] in Ghost Stories and portrayed an Army Officer in the web series Avrodh: The Siege Within.^[14]

Gulati portrayed Taapsee Pannu's husband in the 2020 film Thappad.^[15] The film based on domestic violence, proved as a major turning point in his career.^[16] It received positive reviews from critics.^[17]

In 2022, he appeared in the short film Flow, in Dobaaraa^[18] as Anay opposite Pannu, in Goodbye alongside Rashmika Mandanna and Bachchan,^[19] and in web series Faadu opposite Saiyami Kher.^[20]

In 2023, he was seen in JioCinema's thriller I Love You alongside Rakul Preet Singh.^[21]

In the media

Gulati ranked 19th in The Times Most Desirable Man List of 2020.^[22]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2010	My Name Is Khan	—	Assistant casting director
	Hide & Seek	Abhimanyu Jaiswal		[23]
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	[24]
	Thappad	Vikram Sabharwal
2022	Flow	Kabir	Short film
	Dobaaraa	Anay Anand		[25]
	Goodbye	Karan Bhalla		[26]
2023	I Love You	Rakesh "RO" Oberoi		[27]
2024	Deva †	TBA	Filming	[28]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	Yudh	Rishikesh Sikarwar		[29]
2017	Pyaar on the Rocks	Rahul		[30]
2018	Haq Se	Tabish "Azi" Azad		[31]
2019	Made in Heaven	Angad Roshan	Episode: "All That Glitters Is Gold"
2020	Avrodh: The Siege Within	Major Rishabh Sood
2022	Faadu	Abhay		[32][33]

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer(s)	Ref.
2021	"Naa Dooja Koi"	Jyotica Tangri, Arko Pravo Mukherjee	[34]
2023	"Jee Bhar Ke Tum"	Shreya Ghoshal	[35]

References

1. Kulkarni, Onkar (5 April 2021). "EXCLUSIVE! Pavail Gulati: It took me 10 years to get where I am, and I want to make the most of it". The Times Of India. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
2. "Dobaaraa actor Pavail Gulati says he has social anxiety". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
3. "Pavail Gulati: Delhi led me to become an actor, i did workshops at NSD and learnt dance with Shiamak Davar". Times Of India. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
4. "Pavail Gulati: I was Shanoo Sharma's assistant in My Name Is Khan". Times Of India. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
5. "Hide & Seek: First Look". The Times of India. 20 November 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
6. Guha, Aniruddha (15 July 2014). "Amitabh Bachchan's 'Yudh' - Work of innovation or plunge into plagiarism". DNA India. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
7. "'Queen of Hearts': Darshan Jariwala, Smita Jayakar, Pavail Gulati and Ahana Kumra Valentine Special Short Film". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
8. Ghosh, Samrudhi (3 November 2017). "Ittefaq Movie Review: Sidharth-Sonakshi's murder mystery will keep you on your toes". India Today. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
9. "The Other Way review: This short film by Imtiaz Ali is the tale of our deepest fears". Indian Express. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
10. "Haq Se first impression: Performances hold the fort in this riveting drama". Indian Express. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
11. Gupta, Rachit (17 April 2019). "Kalank Movie Review". Times of India. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
12. "Made In Heaven review: The best desi original by Amazon Prime, it unmasks the shiny lies of big fat Indian weddings". Hindustan Times. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
13. "Ghost Stories Movie Review: Tales Of Horror Have Never Been So Imperturbable". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
14. Jain, Arushi (31 July 2020). "Avrodh The Siege Within review: An interesting web series on 2016 surgical strike". The Indian Express. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
15. "घरेलू हिंसा पर राजस्थान पुलिस का ट्वीट- एक थप्पड़, पर नहीं मार सकता". Aaj Tak. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
16. "Actor Pavail Gulati comes on board for Anubhav Sinha's Thappad". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
17. "Thappad Movie Review: THAPPAD makes a strong statement on patriarchy and violence against women". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
18. "Anurag Kashyap's Dobaaraa starring Taapsee Pannu to be released on August 19". Bollywood Hungama. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
19. "Goodbye starring Amitabh Bachchan and Rashmika Mandanna to release on October 7, 2022". Bollywood Hungama. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
20. "Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari shares Faadu teaser, promises an intense love story. Watch". Indian Express. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
21. "Rakul Preet Singh and Pavail Gulati's I Love You is not the romantic story you think it is". The Indian Express. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
22. "Check Out The Times Most Desirable Man of 2020: Sushant Singh Rajput tops the list". Times Of India. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
23. "WATCH! Full Hindi Thriller Film 'Hide & Seek' (2010) On ZEE5". ZEE5. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
24. "Anurag Kashyap starts shooting for Ghost Stories with Sobhita Dhulipala and Pavail Gulati". India Today. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
25. "Anurag Kashyap's 'Dobaaraa' to open London Indian Film Festival". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
26. "'Thappad' Actor Pavail Gulati Joins Amitabh Bachchan In 'Goodbye'". News18. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
27. "Rakul Preet Singh and Pavail Gulati's 'I Love You' movie". Firstpost. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
28. "Pavail Gulati joins the cast of Deva starring Shahid Kapoor and Pooja Hegde". Bollywood Hungama. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
29. Goyal, Divya; Sharma, Sarika (1 June 2014). "Watch: Amitabh Bachchan battles world, himself in TV show 'Yudh'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
30. "Watch Pavail Gulati and Aneesha Shah's web series 'Pyaar on the Rocks'". MX Player. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
31. "'Haq Se' team attends an interview in Mumbai; see pics". Times Of India. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
32. "Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari reveals first look of Pavail Gulati and Saiyami Kher for her debut web-series, 'Faadu'". Times Of India. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
33. "Pavail Gulati on Faadu shoot: Mosquitoes, foul smell from drain was bothering us, then it became our home". Hindustan Times. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
34. "Zee Music Original 'Naa Dooja Koi' starring Rakul Preet and Pavail Gulati is out now". Telangana Today. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
35. "Jee Bhar Ke Tum sung by Shreya Ghoshal". TOI. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

External links

• Pavail Gulati at IMDb
• Pavail Gulati at Bollywood Hungama