Pawan Shankar
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Pawan Shankar
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| Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor, Television Presenter |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Known for | Siddhanth |
| Spouse(s) | Yukti Shankar |
| Website | http://www.pawanshankar.com/ |
Pawan Shankar is an Indian television actor who played the title role in the serial Siddhanth on Star One He holds an MBA in finance from Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad. An alumnus of Allahabad's St. Joseph's College, Shankar graduated with a Gold Medal from Allahabad University.
He is also a sportsman. He was a national cadet champion in table tennis, and represented Uttar Pradesh in 17 national-level tournaments. Shankar worked in companies including Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd., Essar Cellphone, Hutch and ICICI Securities for about 4 years.
He completed a course in acting from Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Lab, Mumbai and won the Best Actor Critics Award in the Indian Telly Awards for his performance in Siddhanth, a serial that won the best drama award in Hero Honda Indian Television Academy Awards. Shankar was nominated for the Best Actor category in Apsara Awards.
Film critic Subhash K. Jha and others reviewed Shankar's performance in Siddhanth favourably
Shankar played the role of Sanjay Apte, a trade union leader, in Thodi Si Zameen Thoda Sa Aasman on Star Plus, well-reviewed by Subhash K Jha.
Shankar worked as a model for more than 50 advertisements for Indian and Multinational brands. He played the title role in the TV series Vicky Ki Taxi on Real Channel.
Shankar was a Lead actor in the TV programme "KYA HUA TERA VAADA" on Sony, playing a man in an extra-marital affair.
Shankar is a well known entrepreneur as well and has 2 companies named FASHIONISTA Fashion & Lifestyle Exhibitions www.fashionistaindia.com & Educationista Exhibitions www.educationistaindia.com. FASHIONISTA is now rated Exhibition Showcase Magazine www.exhibitionawards.co as the 3rd largest company by Exhibition Excellence Award 2016 in India in ‘Multi-city Category’ across all industries. FASHIONISTA Exhibitions provides a platform to Designers from all over India to reach out to different cities and expand their reach. Fashionista started the trend of Fashion Exhibitions in Tier II cities way back in 2008 when others were focusing on metros. Now the company has entered in the 9th year with more than 131 exhibition under its belt. Fashionista has a presence in 23 Tier II cities spreading across 11 states of India namely Maharashtra, Gujarat, UP, MP, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttarakand, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka.
Another venture of Shankar, EDUCATIONISTA started in Nov 2014, now has a presence in 5 states of India namely Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, MP & Chhattisgarh. Pawan Shankar, MD Educationisa got the Bharat Excellence Award 2016 for contribution in Education sector and his firm EDUCATIONISTA got Indian Excellence Award 2016 for fastest growing exhibition company of India in education sector primarily for provided organized platform for Boarding Schools of India. The award was conferred by Friendship Forum of India, a New Delhi based social & cultural organization focused on forging greater unity, integrity and collaboration among Indians across the globe. The Award recognizes the various achievements, excellence in business and outstanding contribution made by individuals and institutions towards Society and National Welfare. The awards are a testimony towards the proactive attitude, innovation, contribution and global perspective reflected by the recipient towards business and economy.
EDUCATIONISTA provides an admission & counseling Platform to BOARDING SCHOOLS, DISTINCT CAREER INSTITUTES ‘which helps parents & students in getting updated with modern education avenues, means and methods.
Brief Profile
- Title & Lead role in two acclaimed National TV serials : "Siddhanth" & "Vicky Ki Taxi"
- Lead role in TV shows : Aisa Desh Hai Mera (Sony), Kya Hua Tera Vada (Sony)
- Parallel Lead in TV shows : Jeet Jayenge Hum (Sony), Kasamh Se (Zee)
- Starred in over 60 national Advertisement Campaigns (TVC's)
- Ex National Champion, Table Tennis India (Individual)
- MBA, IMT Ghaziabad & Gold Medalist in B.Com from Allahabad University
- Managing Director, Fashionista Fashion & Lifestyle Exhibition Company www.fashionistaindia.com
- Managing Director, Educationista Exhibitions www.educationistaindia.com
- Managing Director, KIRAN BALA FILMS
- Ex Head of Division, Leading Indian & Multinational Corporates such as Swisscom, Essar Cellphone, Hutch and Triveni Engg & Industries
Filmography
| Year | Show | Character | Channel | Notes | co-star | |
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| 2004–2006 | Siddhanth | Siddhanth | STAR One | Lead Role | ||
| 2006 | Aisa Desh Hai Mera | Ajit Singh Gill | Sony TV | Lead Role | Saumya Tandon | |
| 2006–2007 | Thodi Si Zameen Thoda Sa Aasmaan | Sanjay Apte | Star Plus | Uma's Brother (Cameo) | Smriti Irani | |
| 2007 | Kasamh Se | Tarun Sablok | Zee TV | Jai's Friend & Bani's Lawyer (Parallel Lead) | Ram Kapoor, Prachi Desai, Gurdeep Kohli | |
| 2009–2010 | Jeet Jayenge Hum | Manas | Sony TV | Parallel Lead | Naman Shaw, Sana Sheikh | |
| 2009 | Vicky Ki Taxi | Vicky | Real TV | Lead Role | ||
| 2011 | Mr. Bhatti on Chutti | Prem | - | Film | Anupam Kher, Amitabh Bachchan | |
| 2012 | Kya Huaa Tera Vaada[1] | Pradeep Alok Singh | Sony TV | Male Lead Role | Mona Singh, Mauli Ganguly, Apara Mehta |
Television Commercials
- Reid & Taylor with Amitabh Bachchan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTY0BOnS-2g
- Graviera https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xy6DDNyA2s
- Complan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMNjQIesoAY
- India Bulls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yvyxBKUziA
- Aviva with Sachin Tendulkar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_0tDkAkxxw
- Bharat Matrimony https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpdsW_02GXI
- Samsung TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXcG6XxvAek
- Bajaj Allianz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWYcELz96a0
- Horlicks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioGJY7jpGUo
- UTI mutual fund https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMUZtzTkaNM
- Dabur Hommade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMUZtzTkaNM
- Tata Salt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu1T9WyxiCE
- Dabur Swas Amrit with Amitabh Bachchan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aihAL2RaVs4
- Axis Bank https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJGdQoCBpyc
- Aashirwaad Attaa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5WNYAeWf6g
- Fiat Petra Car
- TVS centra bike
- Ghadi Detergent
- Wipro Lighting
- Wipro LED
- Haier Air Conditioner
- Nature Fresh cooking oil
- Navratna Hair Oil
- Federal Bank
- Colgate Tooth Powder and many more…(50 plus commercials)
Awards
- Best Actor - Drama, Indian Telly Awards for "Siddhanth" 2005
- Siddhanth (Title role by Pawan Shankar) was awarded by Hero Honda Indian Television Academy Award 2005 as the Best Serial in 2005
- Siddhanth serial nominated for International Emmy’s Award 2006. First serial from India to get nomination.
- Nominated, Best Actor Category, Apsara Awards of Producer's Guild Association for "Siddhanth" 2006
- Exhibition Excellence Award 2016 (As MD, Fashionista)
- Bharat Excellence Award 2016 (Individual)
- Indian Award for Excellence 2016 (As MD, Educationista)
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