Nirmal Pandey

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 transvestite in ''Daayraa'' (1996) for which he won a Best Actor 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 Ravindra Chauhan 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. Provided by Wikipedia