Pankit Thakker

Infobox actor
name = Pankit Thakker
caption = Pankit Thakker
birthname = Pankit Thakker
othername = Pankit , Dr Atul , Dr Atul Joshi , champ , funny
location = Mumbai
years active = 1990-present
occupation = Model , Actor
website =

Pankit Thakker is an Indian television STAR. He has acted in many BIG TELEVISION serials. All his serials have been big hits apart from a couple of them.He is known for doing ONLY 1 PROJECT AT A TIME.

He is currently working in the serial Dill Mill Gaye as Dr.Atul Joshi. He portrays the role of Dr. Atul Joshi in the show, and has won accolades for being the BEST ACTOR ON THE SHOW.

DILL MILL GAYYE is his fifth show for star banner including "kabhi sautan kabhi saheli", "special squad", "kumkum" and "india calling".

DILL MILL GAYYE is one the most popular show of todays times to the extent of being a cult show and "PANKITS CHARACTER" is extremely popular AMONGST MASSES AS WELL AS CLASSES and HIS performance has been TOPNOTCH.

"'PANKIT"' is the only actor apart from "hussain" who has been consistently repeated by star banner for various shows of theirs and it is more credible coz other actors on star are only working for balaji camp where as he has worked on different shows with different producers.

PANKIT is the only actor who has been a part of mostly male dominated shows ("kabhi sautan kabhi saheli", "tum bin jaaon kahan", "special squad" and "dill mill gayye"), he has played a helpless guy in "kabhi sautan kabhi saheli", played negative role in "tu kahe agar", played a romantic guy in "tum bin jaon kahan", a charismatic role in "kagaz ki kashti, a stylish cop with blonde hair and a casanova in "special squad", a very outspoken guy in "india calling", a very charming and a innocent guy in "kumkum", a guy with a mean streak in "twinkle beauty parlour", and now an adorable comic doctor in "DILL MILL GAYYE",

PANKIT has not been confined to any particular character and any particular genre, and has done shows which are big and successfull.

"Producers and CHANNEL in particular CALL HIM when there is a particular character which is complex in essaying as they consider HIM as an actor who can portray any character "par excellence.""

U can also check out HIS likeability factor on india forums in all the blogs of dill mill gayye and also on orkut wherein HE HAS a tremendous fan following. Below are the links

http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=990692&TPN=1

http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=710539

Multimedia/Press:

DMG promotional clip in which Atul gives Armaan advice on "pyar":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpDuaYsxr10

Video by Sneha of Atul @ Anjali's bday:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m3CfANYyxo

groundbreaking VMs by Gagan w/Atul and all 5 interns:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi94wMrGX ; http://www.zshare.net/video/45897761e1b0b3/

Gagan's latest VM of AR-AA1 "Dil Dooba":

http://www.zshare.net/video/67220614e16400/

Biography

Pankit is from a middle class background.Born in Ahmedabad,in a business family, he is the only person from his family who thought different and came to MUMBAI for acting.He completed his 1year training course in acting from "ROSHAN TANEJAS" "ACTORS STUDIO". And started modelling as soon as he got his "diploma in acting". EKTA KAPOOR SPOTTED HIM and offered him kabhii sautan kabhii sahelii which made him a house-hold name.

Current Projects

*Dill Mill Gaye paired opposite SUNAINA GULIA whose only claim to fame is DILL MILL GAYYE

*Movie on Mercy killing in a MAIN-LEAD

Television

*Kabhi Sauten Kabhi Saheli - STAR PLUS (paired opposite ANITA aka NATASSHA ,URVASHI DHOLAKIA and PUJA GHAI RAWAL)
*Tu Kahe agar - ZEE TV (paired opposite SHRADDHA NIGAM and PRAACHI THAKKER)

*Kagaz kii Kashti - SAHARA ONE (paired opposite film actress BHAGYASHREE)

*Tamanna - DD ONE (paired opposite PRAACHI THAKKER)

*Tum Bin Jaaon Kahan - ZEE TV (paired opposite newcomer NEETA SHETTY)

*Special Squad - STAR ONE (paired opposite newcomer MANNAVA NAIK)

*Kumkum - STAR PLUS (paired opposite DIMPLE)

*India Calling - STAR ONE (paired opposite KARISHMA RANDEVA)

*Twinkle Beauty Parlour - SAB SONY (paired opposite MALINI DEY MISHRA)

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