Ayush Tandon

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Ayush Tandon
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Born (1998-07-31) 31 July 1998 (age 23)
Mumbai, India
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present

Ayush Tandon (born 31 July 1998) is an actor working in Bollywood and Hollywood films. He played Pi, age 12 in the 2012 Hollywood film Life of Pi.[1] Ayush made his acting debut in the 2011 Bollywood film 7 Khoon Maaf .[2] At the age of 10, he, along with Vasundhara Raturi entered as contestants in the first season of Chota Packet Bada Dhamaka and were declared as the winning jodi (team) during the grand finale which took place on place on 3 January 2009.

In 2013, Ayush made his music video debut with Labdiyaan,[3] with co-actor Avneet Kaur under the music label Times Music.

Ayush Made his directorial debut with the documentary film (Dis)abled in 2017. Ayush also starred in a short film named 'She' which was produced by Farhan Akhtar’s MARD (Men Against Rape and Discrimination), filmmaker Feroz Abbas Khan and Population Foundation of India (PFI) jointly. The short film was based on sexual harassment faced by women. The film was released online on 25th November 2018. In May 2019, “She” won the Dada Saheb Phalke Special Jury Award.[4][5]

In April 2019, Ayush made his singing debut with the song 'Guzre Jo Lamhe'. The video for the song was directed by his Father, Hatinder Tandon, who also penned the lyrics.

Personal life[]

Ayush was born in Mumbai to parents Hatinder Tandon and Asha Tandon. He cleared his Secondary School Certificate (SSC) board exams in the year 2014, scoring 87 percent and is currently a student at Annasaheb Vartak College of Arts, Commerce and Science.[6]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role
2011 7 Khoon Maaf Young Arun
2012 Life of Pi Pi, age 11
2015 Bajirao Mastani Nana Saheb
2017 (Dis)Abled (Documentary)
2018 She (Short Film)
2021 Chhote Nawab Imaan

Web Series[]

Year Title Role OTT Platform
2020 Special OPS Sohail Disney+ Hotstar

Reality Television[]

Year Title Remark
2006-07 Boogie Woogie Kids Championship Contestant
2008-09 Chota Packet Bada Dhamaka Winner

References[]

  1. ^ "'Life of Pi' child actor Ayush Tandon fulfils his father's dream". Indian Express. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Little Star". India Today. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  3. ^ Hungama, Labdiyaan, retrieved 25 June 2021
  4. ^ "3-minute short film "She" released on YouTube, very unique perspective on eve-teasing". . 25 November 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  5. ^ "शॉर्ट फिल्म / घूरती नजरें और जबरन छूने की कोशिश से जूझती हर लड़की, 3 मिनट के वीडियो में दिखाया सच". Dainik Bhaskar. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  6. ^ "'Life of Pi' child actor Ayush Tandon scores 87 per cent in SSC". Mid-Day. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2015.

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