Danish Pandor

Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Pandor began his career as a model at the age of 20 in 2007 when he contested in the Gladrags Manhunt contest and placed within the top five. He later completed a four-month acting course at the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institue in Mumbai, whilst balancing his college studies.^[5] He trained under Withur Chaturvedi, Rupesh Thapliyal, and Samar Jai Singh, focusing on character improvisation and imagination.^[6] He holds a master's degree in Business and Finance from the University of Mumbai. He is reportedly in a relationship with actress Aahana Kumra.^[7]

Pandor made his television debut in 2010 in the second season of the soap opera Kitani Mohabbat Hai, playing the jealous elder brother of the protagonist.^[8] Four years later, he made his film debut as a sexual abuser in the thriller W (2014) which centres on the vengeance led by three women against their rapists.^[9] He later appeared in a supporting role in the crime series Agent Raghav – Crime Branch, and had a small stint in the long-running family drama Ishqbaaaz.^[10] Between 2018 and 2019, he played Bada Badariya in the Netflix crime series Sacred Games. In the following years, Pandor worked across mutiple streaming platforms. He performed as a character actor in the football drama web series Bombers on ZEE5, and thriller Matsya Kaand on MX Player. Pandor had a brief part in the poorly received comedy film Double XL (2022) which explores body positivity.^[11] He had a major role in the Amazon Prime docuseries Dancing On The Grave.^[12] He portrayed an unfaithful husband in SonyLIV series 36 Days. He played the lead heroine's boyfriend in the Vikram Bhatt produced horror film 1920: Horrors of the Heart (2023).^[13]

The year 2025 marked a turning point in Pandor's career as he appeared in two mainstream Hindi films that achieved major success. He played Ikhlas Khan in the historical action film Chhaava and gangster Uzair Baloch in the spy action-thriller ensemble Dhurandhar. The latter became the second highest grossing Hindi film of all time and Pandor's performance earned him acclaim. Despite a supporting antagonist role, he was a constant presence in the film.^[14] Four months later, he reprised his role for its sequel Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026).^[15]