Performance
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Avik Pandey
Avik Pandey is a Los Angeles-based actor and filmmaker. His work spans fantasy, psychological thrillers, action, and comedy, often informed by his cross-cultural background and experiences between the East and the West.
He is trained under Anupam Kher, at the Film and Television Institute of India, and with Uta Hagen instructor Amanda Bird.
Film & television
Selected works
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Feature film · Lead02Malaal
Short film · Pankaj · Lead03Are We Still Friends?
Short film · Supporting04Mind of a Puppet
Short film · Director · Producer05Yesterday’s Tomorrow
Short film · Actor06Hypocrisy Kills
Short film · Actor · Co-director · Co-writer · Co-producer07The Beginning of the End
Short film · Actor08Simple Thieves
Television pilot · Lead09Walking Home
Short film · Director · Writer · Producer10Kuch Baatein
Short film · LeadPortraits / Modeling
Selected portraits
Selected appearances
On YouTube
Behind the camera
Director.
Producer.
Crew.
- Mind of a PuppetDirector / Producer
- Hypocrisy KillsCo-director / Co-producer
- Walking HomeDirector / Writer / Producer
Recognition
Best Actor × 2
For the lead performance as Pankaj in Malaal.
Crown Wood International Film Festival2026
Rohip International Film Festival2026
In conversationFilms · life · the processRead the BoldJourney article
Collaborations & encounters
Along the way
Artists and storytellers met through the work.
Gems from
the Archive
Red carpets, set days and the stray moments that live around the work.
Enter the archive@avikpandey
