Pranay Pachauri is an actor best known for his work in Shershaah, Guilty Minds, The Salt City and Crash Course. In Dharma Productions film “Shershaah”, he played the role of ‘Rifleman Yashpal’, which was well received by the audience. In Amazon Prime series ‘Guilty Minds‘ he played the role of a lawyer named ‘Shubhrat Khanna’, and in Sony Liv series ‘The Salt City‘, he played ‘Nikhil Bajpai’, one of the sons of Bajpai’s family. Other members of the Bajpai family in prominent roles are Piyush Mishra, Monica Chaudhary, Gauhar Khan, Divyendu Sharma, Jitin Gulati, Navni Parihar and Nivedita Bhattacharya.
In Amazon Prime’s latest web series ‘Crash Course’, Pranay played the significant role of Professor Ashutosh Kumar (AK), who is the best physics professor in Kota and appointed at Batra University.
Pranay Pachauri Biography
Pranay Pachauri was born on 2nd January 1994 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. After spending his childhood in Lucknow, his family moved to New Delhi. During school days, he participated in several stage plays but it has always been limited to school level. After finishing his graduation Pranay moved to Mumbai to pursue his acting career.
| Real Name | Pranay Pachauri |
| Nick Name | Pranay |
| Profession | Actor |
| Date of Birth | 2nd January 1994 |
| Age | 28 Years (as of August 2022) |
| Place of Birth | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Sexual Orientation | Straight |
| Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Hometown | New Delhi, India |
| Current Location | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Languages Known | Hindi, English |
| School | unknown |
| College | unknown |
| Theatre | Yes, only school level |
| Hobbies and Favorites Stuff | Basketball, Trekking, Reading |
| Favorite Actor | Akshay Kumar |
| Favorite Actress | Alia Bhatt |
| Favorite Movies | Jodhaa Akbar, Rocky Into the Wild |
| Food Preference | Kebab |
Table of Contents
- Pranay Pachauri Biography
- Body Measurements and Physical Appearance
- Family and Relatives
- Affairs and Dating Information
- Debut and Career
- Facts about Pranay Pachauri
- Pranay Pachauri Interview
- Salary and Net Worth
- Social Media Accounts
Body Measurements and Physical Appearance
Pranay Pachauri is 6 feet tall and weighs around 70 kgs. He has black eyes and fair complexion. If we go through his body measurements, his chest size is 40 inches, waist is 32 inches and biceps are 14 inches.
| Height | 6’0″ ft |
| Weight | 70 Kgs |
| Chest Size | 40 inches |
| Waist Size | 32 inches |
| Biceps Size | 14 inches |
Family and Relatives
Although Pranay Pachauri parents names and work profile is not available on the public domain. But we do have their family photograph where Pranay and his Younger brother Sameer Pachauri is seen posing with his father and mother.
Affairs and Dating Information
Pranay Pachauri has not been vocal about his relationship. Also, we haven’t heard any gossip about his love affair. Therefore, Pranay is single, unmarried and not dating anyone.
Debut and Career
Pranay Pachauri loved story telling since childhood, therefore, he participated in several school plays. However, his family had a corporate background, and he wasn’t sure if he would be able to become an actor. One day his friend told him about audition process, after that he went to Mumbai to start his hustle.
In 2015, Pranay got his first film called ‘Time Out‘ where he played the role of Mihir Agarwal. Following year he appeared in web series such as Alisha and Tere Liye Bro. In 2018, he acted in PM Selfiewallie, Kaisi Ye Yaariyan and The Trip.
In 2019, he got a chance to work in amazon’s mini tv series titled ‘Tathaastu’, where he played the role of Damodar Kondapalli. Couple of years later, Pranay got big break from Dharma Productions movie ‘Shershaah‘, having Siddharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani in the lead roles. The movie became a huge hit at the box office and Pranay got some recognition regardless of his less screen time.
Pranay Pachauri’s Breakthrough Performances
In 2022, Pranay’s 3 web series got released – ‘Guilty Minds’, ‘The Salt City’, ‘Crash Course’, and in each of them he played the prominent roles.
- Guilty Minds – In Guilty Minds, Pranay appeared as ‘Shubhrat Khanna’, a lawyer, and a legal heir of L.N Khanna portrayed by Kulbhushan Kharbanda.
- The Salt City – In this family drama series, he played the character of ‘Nikhil Bajpai’, while his siblings role were played by Divyendu Sharma, Manish Anand, Monica Chaudhary and sister-in-law’s role was played by Gauhar Khan.
- Crash Course – Pranay was seen in a positive role of the most popular Physics professor ‘Ashutosh Kumar’ (aka AK), who doesn’t compromise with his principles at any cost.
Facts about Pranay Pachauri
- After reaching Mumbai, Pranay’s first paid project and Tv ad was for the brand called ‘Mydala’.
- Pranay loves writing poems and reading books. His most loved book in recent times is by Swami Vivekananda.
- He is a good Basketball player.
- He love dogs and often share their pics on his Insta feed.
- He was asked to loose around 25-30 kgs of weight for his first film ‘Time Out’.
- He practices yoga and surya namaskar.
- He bought an HP laptop from his first earnings.
Pranay Pachauri Interview
Salary and Net Worth
Based on his experience and work profile his net worth is estimated at around 80-90 lakh rupees. Pranay Pachauri earns most of his income from web series and only little part comes from movies.
He gets around 30-35k Indian rupees per day for web series, which excludes amazon mini series and TVF series.
