Updated on: 28 April, 2021 11:32 AM IST |
Pratik Gandhi: Ten Interesting Facts that you must know about the amazing Scam 1992 Actor
He is married to television and theatre actress Bhamini Oza and they have a daughter Miraya, aged 6. He is very fond of homemade Gujarati food and prefers the way its prepared in his hometown Surat, in comparison to Mumbai.
Did you know that Pratik also holds a place in the Limca Book of Records for performing a play across three different languages namely Gujarati, Hindi and English on the same day?
To play Harshad Mehta in ‘Scam 1992’, the otherwise lean actor had to gain 18 kilos to look the part. He also extensively learnt about the workings of the Indian stock market and spoke to the employees at the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Before ‘Scam 1992’, Pratik starred in ‘Loveyatri’ and ‘Mitron’, as the best friend to the lead heroes Aayush Sharma and Jackie Bhagnani respectively. Both Hindi films had released back-to-back in 2018.
The actor considers the late actor Sanjeev Kumar as his inspiration.
On being offered ‘Wrong Side Raju’, Pratik quit his full-time job to pursue acting as a while. Infact, director Hansal Mehta cast Pratik for ‘Scam 1992’ after seeing him in the National-Award winning film.
Through his stint in theatre, the actor acquired his first cinematic break with the acclaimed Gujarati film, ‘Bey Yaar’, where he starred alongside Divyang Thakkar, actor and director of the upcoming Ranveer Singh starrer ‘Jayeshbhai Jordaar’.
To keep his passion in acting alive while also wanting to run his house, Pratik came to Mumbai in the early 2000s, where he took up a job at Reliance while actively performing at Prithvi Theatre.
He is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering but was always inclined to Performing Arts.
Born in Surat on April 28, 1980 to parents who are teachers. He also has a younger brother Puneet, who is a designer by profession.
October 2020. A much-lesser marketed web show hits the relatively low-key streaming platform, Sony LIV and a star is born. The overnight stardom of Pratik Gandhi, the lead protagonist of ‘Scam 1992’, directed by Hansal Mehta, is a parallel testament to the over-arching theme of the show. The power of a common man’s dream. From humble beginnings in theatre to becoming the most bankable star, Gandhi’s journey as an actor has been nothing short of phenomenal. We bring you ten interesting facts about the actor that ardent fans must know.
