Pandey, Nirmal

Nirmal Pandey (10 August 1962 – 18 February 2010) was an Indian Bollywood actor who was known for his roles of Vikram Mallah in Shekhar Kapur's Bandit Queen (1994), and Dajjal in television series Hatim. He portrayed a transgender woman in Daayraa (1996) for which he won a Best Actress Valenti award in France. He also appeared in Train To Pakistan (1998) and Godmother (1999). He played the role of Kishan Bhatta in Malayalam language film Dubai (2001). His last film, Lahore, was released on 19 March 2010, a month after his death. In May 2020, Film and TV director Anil Dubey and Theatre, Film Director, Producer, Writer and Social Activist Ravindra Chauhan alias Ravida established the Nirmal Pandey Smriti Nyas and Film Festival in the memory of Pandey. This film festival is organized annually on Pandey's birthday, 10 August.