Introduction – It’s a very shocking, sad, and unbelievable news that Indian actor, Pankaj Dheer died at the age of 68 due to cancer on October 15, 2025. Pankaj Dheer was popular for the best acting performance in the best role of Karna in the most popular serial Mahabharat, which was telecasted on Doordarshan in the year 1988. He was also known for the best acting performance for the role of Raja Shivdutt in the most populae serial Chandrakanta, which was telecasted on Doordarshan from 1994 to 1996.

Pankaj Dheer was also known for the best role of Sadashivrao Bhau in the most popular serial The Great Maratha, which was telecasted on Doordarshan in the year 1994. He was also worked in several popular serials including Yug, Zee Horror Show, Badho Bahu, Teen Bahuraaniyan, Sasural Simar Ka, and many more. He also worked in several movies including Soldier, Taarzan : The Wonder Car, Sanam Bewafa, Aashik Awara, Sadak, and many more

Important Facts about Pankaj Dheer – There are several important facts about Pankaj Dheer are given below –

1. He was born on November 9 in the year 1956 in the state of Punjab and had son, which name Nikitin Dheer who married to Kratika Sengar.
2. He was popular for the best acting performance in the role of Karna in the most popular serial, Mahabharat, which was telecasted on Doordarshan in the year 1988.
3. He was also known for the best acting performance or role of Raja Shivdutt in the most popular serial Chandrakanta, which was also telecasted on Doordarshan from 1994 to 1996.
4. Pankaj Dheer was also known for the best role of Sadashivrao Bhau in the most popular serial The Great Maratha, which was also telecasted on Doordarshan in the year 1994.
5. He also worked in several serials including Zee Horror Show, Yug, Rishtey, Sasural Simar Ka, Badho Bahu, Teen Bahuraaniyaan, and many more.
6. He also worked in several movies including Sanam Bewafa, Saugandh, Pardesi, Soldier, Zameen, Aashik Awara, Taarzan: The Wonder Car, and many more movies.
7. He started his career in the movie Poonam, which was released in the year 1981 but poor performance or flop in the box office.
8. He also worked in the episode or story Dastak in the most popular horror serial Zee Horror Show, along with Shafagufta Ali and Archana Puran Singh, which was telecasted on the popular channel Zee T.V in the year 1993.
9. He also appeared as the lead actor of a defence lawyer in the crime or TV series Kanoon, which was telecasted on DD Metro in the year 1993 and end in the year 1996.
10. He also worked as supporting roles in several movies such as Andaaz, Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge, Baadshah, and Soldier.
11. He also acted as a Police Inspector Malik in the action movie Nishana, which was released in the year 1995.
12. He also worked as a supporting actor in Kannada films such as Vishnu Sena and Vishnu Vijaya.
13. He also founded Visuage Studioz, a shooting studio in the year 2006 with his brother Satluj Dheer at Jogeshwari in the city of Mumbai,
14. He also established Abbhinnay Acting Academy along with Gufi Pantal in the year 2010.
15. He also worked in Shobha Somnath Ki, a historical drama series, which was telecasted on Zee T.V. in the year 2011.
16. He also played the role of Jamnalal Dwivedi in the most popular serial Sasural Simar Ka, which was telecasted on Colors TV in the year 2011.
17. He also appeared in the role of Maharaj Himavan in the Mythological TV series Devon ka Dev…. Mahadev from 2012 to 2014, which was telecasted on Life OK channel.
18. He also played the role of Kailashnath Trivedi in the serial Rishton Ka Saudagar…Baazigar, which was telecasted on Life OK Channel in the year 2016.
19. Hr also worked in the romantic serial Badho Bahu as the role of wrestler Ganga Singh Ahlawat, which was telecasted in &TV in the year 2016.
20. He also appeared in the ZEE crime thriller web series Poison as the role of Bamister D’Costa in the year 2019 that was the last web series of his life.
21. He also worked in the drama TV series Ajooni as the double role of Gyaneshwar Singh and Ravindra Singh Bagga in the year 2022.
22. He also appeared in the Dhurv Tara – Samay Sadi se Pare in the Sc-fi Fantasy seriesas the role of Giriraj, which was the last TV appearance of his performance.