Shiv Panditt

Shiv Pandit (born 21 June 1984), known professionally as Shiv Panditt, is an Indian actor, model, emcee, radio jockey and television host.^[2] He is best known for his role in the film Shaitan and his role in Sony SAB sitcom FIR.

Shiv Panditt
Panditt promoting Shaitan in 2011
Born	(1984-06-21) 21 June 1984 (age 40) Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Education	The Doon School, Dehradun Hindu College, Delhi
Occupation(s)	Actor, Model, emcee, Television Host, Radio Jockey
Years active	2003–present
Spouse	Ameira Punvani ​ (m. 2018)​ [1]

He is the brother of Gayatri Pandit, who has been an assistant director on the films Desi Boyz (2011), Boss (2013), Roy (2015), Shivaay (2016), Om The Battle Within (2021) and Arjun Pandit, an ex sports anchor on NDTV and STAR Sports. Shiv is also the co-owner of the Chandigarh Cubs cricket team in the Box Cricket League (B.C.L.) along with actress Anita Hassanandani.

Education

Panditt attended The Doon School in Dehradun, and then went to Hindu College, University of Delhi, for graduation.^[3][4]

Career

Films

Shiv Panditt made his screen debut in 2011 with the critically and commercially successful Hindi film Shaitan where he got noticed and was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut.^[5] He went on to debut as a lead actor in the Tamil film Leelai. The film opened to positive reviews, with Panditt's performance being well received by both critics & audience alike.^[6]

Television

After having featured in several T.V. commercials for popular brands (Sprite, Airtel, Tide, Colgate, LG & Rotomac to name a few), Panditt landed the lead role in the Television Sitcom 'FIR' in 2006.^[7] Post his stint on the show, he was contracted as the host for the 1st edition of the Indian Premier League on Set MAX for the show 'Extraaa Innings T20' in 2008.

Personal life

He married costume designer Ameira Punvani in a private ceremony in New Delhi on 18 April 2018.^[8]

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2004	Let's Enjoy	Raghu Pandit	English Hindi
2009	Aagey Se Right	Sunny	Hindi
2011	Shaitan	Dushyant Sahu/ Dash		Nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut[9] Nominated for Big Star Young Entertainer Debut of the Year – Male[10] Nominated for Screen Award – Best Ensemble Cast[11]
2012	Leelai	Karthik	Tamil
2013	Boss	Shiv Shastri	Hindi
2014	Mumbai Delhi Mumbai	Goli Kohli
2016	7 Hours To Go	Arjun Ranawat
2017	Mantra	Viraj Kapoor	English Hindi	Special appearance
	Loev	Jai	English	[12]
2020	Khuda Haafiz	Faiz Abu Malik	Hindi	[13]
2021	Shershaah	Captain Sanjeev Jamwal
2022	Laal Singh Chaddha	Captain Sandeep
2025	Nesippaya	Monty	Tamil

Short films

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2008	The Private Life of Albert Pinto[14][15]	Albert Pinto	English
2010	The Other Woman[16]	Karan
2016	Charlie@Midnight[17][18]	Monty	Hindi	[19]
2017	Jai Mata Di[20]	Suraj Shetty		[21]
	Bulbul[22]	Aditya		[23]
2018	Every Goa Plan Ever - Narcos: Mexico Edition[24][25]	Rahul	English
2019	Joyride[26]	Raunak	Hindi	[27]
	Musafir[28]	Zulfiqar Ali Baig
2020	Koi Hai[29][30]	Ashish

Television

Year	Show	Role	Language	Notes
2004	Page 3	Host	Hindi
2004–2005	Studio Disney	Host	Hindi
2005–2006	Bombay Talking	Kunal Khosla	English
2006–2008	FIR	Chief Inspector Hanuman Prasad Pandey	Hindi	Nominated for Boroplus Gold Awards 2008 (Dubai) – Best Comic Role (Male)[31][32]
2008	Extraaa Innings T20[33]	Host	English
2009	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (Season 3)	Host	Hindi
2010	Rishta.com	Neeraj	Hindi
2016	Dr. Bhanumati On Duty	Inspector Makkhan Singh/ Shiv	Hindi	Guest appearance

Web series

Year	Show	Role	Language	Notes
2017	Untag[34]	Prithvi Sihaag	Hinglish
2018	Selection Day[35]	Lord Subramanyam	Hinglish
2019	Love Lust & Confusion - Season 2[36]	Abir Sen	Hinglish
2020	The Chargesheet: Innocent or Guilty?[37][38]	Shiraz Malik	Hindi
2021	Chakravyuh – An Inspector Virkar Crime Thriller[39]	Roy	Hinglish
2023	Bambai Meri Jaan	Inspector Ranbir Malik	Hindi

Music videos

Year	Song	Artist	Language	Awards	Label
2003	Tera Mera Pyaar Ho Gaya (Remix)[40]	Dj Amit	Hindi		Times Music
2018	Heeriye[41]	Nakash Aziz	Hindi		Indie Music Label[42]
2024	Paon Ki Jutti	Jyoti Nooran	Hindi

Recognition

Panditt was ranked 3rd in Times of India's (Itimes.com) 'Most Promising Newcomer' in 2011.^[43][44] In March 2018, he was invited as a guest speaker for the TEDx event held in NMIMS, Shirpur^{[broken anchor]} to speak about his journey as an actor.^[45][46]