Vinay Pathak

Acting

Vinay Pathak

Born

1968-07-27 (58)

Place of birth

Bihiya, Bihar, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

81 titles

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vinay Pathak is an Indian actor and a theatre person born and raised in Bhojpur, Bihar. He is known for his great Comic timing and as a revolution in Indian Cinema along with Ranvir Shorey, Rajat Kapur, Abhay Deol, who are tagged as actors of a new genre. He has starred in various critically acclaimed films like Khosla Ka Ghosla, Bheja Fry, Johnny Gaddaar and also done major support roles in mega Blockbusters like Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vinay Pathak, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 12 titles

The Archies poster
5.6

Set in 1960s India, Archie and the gang navigate romance, friendship and the future of Riverdale as developers threaten to destroy a beloved park.

The Archies

2023

Bayaar poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Bayaar

2026

Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi poster
6.6

Ramprasad's entire family gathers under one roof for 13 days after his death, to perform and observe the Hindu traditions and rituals called the tehrvi. During the course, the family’s dynamics, politics, and insecurities come out, and then they realise that the importance of people and things are only evident in retrospect.

Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi

2021

Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa poster
6.0

At an anniversary party, Sohrab Handa is found dead, with his throat slit in the hall. As the investigation unravels, friendships are tested, and secrets are revealed.

Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa

2023

Aliya Basu Gayab Hai poster
NR

Ex-convicts Deepak Kumar and Vikram Singh abduct Aliya Basu, a rich man's daughter for ransom. But, Vikram is unaware that Deepak has a different plan.

Aliya Basu Gayab Hai

2024

Merry Christmas poster
6.8

A Christmas Eve encounter between two enigmatic strangers sparks a poignant connection - but a dark turn of events threatens to expose their murky past.

Merry Christmas

2024

420 IPC poster
6.3

CA Keswani is arrested for bank fraud and forgery. Keswani hires Birbal, a lawyer, to fight his case. But Birbal realises that there's more to it than what meets the eye.

420 IPC

2021

Bhagwan Bharose poster
6.4

A story about two young, impressionable kids whose ideas about faith are constantly questioned and changed as their little world expands and takes into its fold, their country's fast-changing socio-political landscape.

Bhagwan Bharose

2023

Chidiya poster
5.5

Three restless cousins search for a way to achieve their dream of playing badminton in a little Indian town, overcoming obstacles such like the lack of a play area, the necessary equipment, having to go to work all day and dealing with a single mother and stuck-up neighbors.

Chidiya

2025

Blind poster
5.2

A brutal cat and mouse game between a blind ex-cop Gia Singh and a psychopathic serial killer, who likes to torture and kill young women.

Blind

2023

Phule poster
6.8

A biopic on Jyotiba and Savitribai Phule, considered to be a pioneering couple in India’s societal history. They are often credited for underlining the importance of the girls’ education and self-dependence.

Phule

2025

Mannu Kya? Karegga poster
NR

In a campus filled with music, masti, and first love, Mannu's biggest exam is not just finding Jiya's heart but also his own purpose.

Mannu Kya? Karegga

2025

2010s · 23 titles

My Name Is Khan poster
8.0

Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, has Asperger's syndrome. He marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. After 9/11, Rizwan is detained by authorities at LAX who treat him as a terrorist because of his condition and his race.

My Name Is Khan

2010

Badlapur poster
7.0

After his wife and son are killed, a young man finds out the man behind the murder and fights against him, along committing some big mistakes.

Badlapur

2015

Chalo Dilli poster
6.2

Mihika, an investment banker, misses her flight to Delhi and meets Manu Gupta, a very talkative man. In order to reach Delhi on time, she must tag along with him on a road trip and put up with his antics.

Chalo Dilli

2011

The Tashkent Files poster
7.2

The Tashkent Files is a thriller that revolves around the mysterious death of India's 2nd Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri and attempts to uncover if he had actually died a natural death, or, as alleged, was assassinated.

The Tashkent Files

2019

Chhappad Phaad Ke poster
7.8

Meet the Gupchups, a typical Indian middle-class family, financially weak but morally rich. Their ordinary life takes an extraordinary twist when they find a bag containing ₹ 5 crores. Will they give up ethics for money?

Chhappad Phaad Ke

2019

Dust poster
NR

A man sets out in search of his lost love: a journey that draws him into the turbulent heart of present-day India and transforms inevitably into a confrontation with the past.

Dust

2019

Luka Chuppi poster
6.0

The story of a television reporter in Mathura who falls in love with a headstrong woman.

Luka Chuppi

2019

Pappu Can't Dance Saala poster
7.0

One time bickering neighbors are forced to share the same apartment. The cultural clash between traditional-orthodox-India and modern-urban-India. The collision of two cultures creates havoc in the beginning but finds a peaceful co-existence, at the end. An orthodox boy from the holy city of Banaras, is forced to stay with a chorus dancer in Bombay... The film does the journey of these two opposite personalities and how, after the initial phase of rejection, they find each others place in their respective lives.

Pappu Can't Dance Saala

2010

Utt Pataang poster
5.0

Mumbai-based Ramvilas Sharma has just broken-up with Sanjana Mahadik, a former bar dancer, with whom he had a six month relationship. His private-detective friend, Nandan Pandey, attempts to counsel him over this break-up, and even encourages him to meet other women. Ramvilas does meet with a homeless woman, Koel Datta, befriends her, and even brings her to spend the night in his flat but will be interrupted when Sanjana will come to take her belongings back and will leave a bag full of cash. Everyone will find their respective lives turned upside when they will be 'interrogated' by a suave French-speaking crook, Lucky Sardana, after the bag goes missing.

Utt Pataang

2011

Maximum poster
8.0

A story of two of Mumbai Police's top encounter specialists' fight for control and oneupmanship which goes through a complex maze of politics, land deals, fake encounters and bad money.

Maximum

2012

Yours Truly poster
7.6

Amidst the daily din of the local trains in Calcutta, a lonely working woman in her late fifties finds herself falling in love with the voice of the railway announcer.

Yours Truly

2019

Motu Patlu: King of Kings poster
9.0

Motu and Patlu are your home-grown Laurel and Hardy in an animation avatar. They befriend a circus lion, Guddu and attempt to save the jungle from a greedy poacher.

Motu Patlu: King of Kings

2016

Gour Hari Dastaan poster
8.0

Gour Hari Das, a freedom fighter who works in Khadi Kraft and lives along with his wife & son, lives a content life in his neighborhood. However, one day when his son is unable to secure college admission for lack of a Freedom Fighter's Certificate, he feels the need to establish his identity. In the quest for this piece of paper to prove his authenticity to his son, his neighbors & to the world, he begins a journey that sucks up almost his entire life.

Gour Hari Dastaan

2015

Fatso! poster
5.3

Killed too soon due to a clerical error in heaven, a man is sent back to earth with a new lease on life, this time in the body of his portly friend.

Fatso!

2012

Mr. Kabaadi poster
4.5

Mr. Kabaadi is a romantic comedy that revolves around caste struggle. It is based on the life of Mr.Kallu Kabaadiwala a.k.a KK who used to be a Kabaadiwala. When he becomes rich, he starts his own family business of Public Toilets.

Mr. Kabaadi

2017

Bheja Fry 2 poster
4.0

Good hearted but not worldly-wise, the rolly-polly tax inspector, Bharat Bhushan (Vinay Pathak) is back to fulfill his long cherished dream of becoming a singer. To further his media ambition he enters a game show hoping to win a cash prize with which he can make his own music album. Eventually Bhushan goes on to win the competition which also gifts him a free stay on a cruise ship.

Bheja Fry 2

2011

Bajatey Raho poster
5.2

Surviving family members and friends of a man who was conned by the cunning businessman Sabbarwahl, string together a series of their own cons in an attempt to bring him down.

Bajatey Raho

2013

Island City poster
8.5

Three stories unfold in Mumbai. A middle-aged man wins the office Fun Committee Award, a man's family buys a TV to watch a soap while he is unconscious, and a woman's repetitive existence is changed by a letter.

Island City

2016

Khajoor Pe Atke poster
5.5

On hearing the news that one of the Sharma family members in Mumbai, Devendar may pass off anytime, his siblings - Jeetendar, Ravindar and Lalita, immediately rush down to be with him and his family for support, along with their families from across the country.

Khajoor Pe Atke

2018

Kaagaz Ke Fools poster
3.0

Revolving around a middle-class family, Kaagaz Ke Fools touches upon the issue of a lack of good novel writers.

Kaagaz Ke Fools

2015

Toba Tek Singh poster
7.0

The story takes place just before the India-Pakistan partition in one of the oldest mental asylums in undivided India. Situated in Lahore, it was home to Hindu, Muslim and Sikh patients who were left behind by their uncaring families. Friendships were thick between the patients who had nobody but each other for company. Each had a story that made for an interesting tale but none quite like Bishan Singh.

Toba Tek Singh

2018

The Film Emotional Atyachar poster
6.5

An ensemble film set on the deserted highway between Mumbai and Goa and revolves around incidents that take place in one night to four sets of travelers. It is essentially a dark film, in which, each character is an anti-hero who has a dark mysterious interconnection between these stories that unfolds in a non-linear format. Each story varies from the other in its humor or less a similar motive - money

The Film Emotional Atyachar

2010

Kaccha Limboo poster
7.0

The words Kaccha Limbo denotes a child who is not mature enough.The movie follows the trials and tribulations of 13 year old Shambu.His friends in school ostracize him for being obese calling him names. Despite his school problems, Shambu does have a loving and caring family. He does not seem to relate to his step father, who seems to have a highly sympathetic attitude. He has crush for a girl, who does seem to despise him for his looks. He continues talking to her as an anonymous another person on phone. Things take a turn for worse when he accidentally causes damage to Videocam of another student, for which he is asked to pay damages. On the same day his forging parental signatures in school diary is found out. He runs away from home and befriends few slum children.

Kaccha Limboo

2011

2000s · 19 titles

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi poster
7.1

A boring, reserved husband secretly becomes a lively, confident stranger to woo his own unaware wife only to make her fall head over heels for his dashing alter ego.

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

2008

Aaja Nachle poster
6.4

Dia is a divorced mom living in New York and must go back to India after she receives news that her guru is on his death bed. When she arrives she finds he is gone and has left her the responsibility of saving and reviving the Ajanta Theater where she used to dance. The problem is that the political officers want it torn down and turned into a shopping mall. The storyline follows Dia and her challenge to stand up for what she believes in and fight the cause to the end, while trying to win back the love and support of the people of the town whom she walked out on ten years prior.

Aaja Nachle

2007

Jism poster
4.2

Kabir Lal is an alcoholic lawyer whose life is looking as if going down the drain. One morning he sees a stunningly attractive woman on a beach and is instantly enamored by her. By chance he sees her again in a restaurant and offers to buy her a drink. In the process he learns that her name is Sonia and she is married. Unable to resist, he asks her whether she would show him her home. It marks the beginning of a passionate affair, during which Kabir is told that Sonia's husband neglects her. But Sonia cannot leave him because she cannot support herself without her husband's money. Sonia suggests murder and Kabir, blind with lust, agrees. They manage to kill Sonia's husband and make it look like an accident, but then Kabir gets to see Sonia's other side: she no longer is the passionate lover as before, but is a cool-headed mean woman now who won't let go of her wealth at any cost.

Jism

2003

Water poster
6.8

In 1938, Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies sweep across India, but 8-year-old Chuyia, newly widowed, must go reside with other outcast widows on an ashram. Her presence transforms the ashram as she befriends two of her compatriots.

Water

2005

Manorama Six Feet Under poster
6.5

Satyaveer is an engineer suspended for allegedly accepting a bribe. However, Satyaveer, proud author of a tawdry and thoroughly unsuccessful crime novel, is approached by a woman named Manorama to investigate her husband, whom she suspects of having an affair.

Manorama Six Feet Under

2007

Mixed Doubles poster
7.3

Bored with his sex life, a man tries to convince his wife to swap partners.

Mixed Doubles

2006

Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega poster
5.5

Jahnvi’s best friend Pooja attempts suicide when her boyfriend jilts her. Raj, a struggling singer, saves Pooja but she still goes into a coma and Raj gets stuck into caring for her. Upon recovery, Pooja falls for Raj, but he is in love with Jahnvi.

Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega

2000

Khosla Ka Ghosla! poster
7.3

Kamal Khosla's (Anupam Kher) peaceful retirement plan doesn't go as planned when his land is grabbed by a land shark, Khurana (Boman Irani). In a bid to retrieve their land, the dysfunctional family hatches a clever plan to con Khurana with the help of their friends.

Khosla Ka Ghosla!

2006

Quick Gun Murugan poster
5.6

Quick Gun Murugun is an unlikely Superhero with Guntastic powers. He is a Sincere South Indian Cowboy who considers it his duty to serve and protect. The movie revolves around mis-adventures of Quick Gun Murugun and his fight with his arch villain Rice Plate Reddy!

Quick Gun Murugan

2009

Johnny Gaddaar poster
7.3

Five men get involved in a drug deal set up by a corrupt police officer, but the plan goes awry when the youngest member decides to steal the money.

Johnny Gaddaar

2007

Dasvidaniya poster
7.3

A man who loves to make "to-do lists" makes one last bucket list when he realizes he is about to die.

Dasvidaniya

2008

A One Night Stand poster
5.5

Following a wild party, a married man meets with his friends in order to try and remember his indiscretions.

A One Night Stand

2009

Mithya poster
6.3

A two-bit actor faces challenges after he is asked by Police to impersonate a look-alike gangster.

Mithya

2008

Ek Tho Chance poster
NR

The film tells the tale of Mumbai city and the millions who get off the train at VT station at every second of the day, hoping to latch on to the magic of Mumbai.

Ek Tho Chance

2009

Oh, My God!! poster
5.0

Mumbai-based Rajendra Gupta works for Global Investment Group but is more engrossed in trying to get people, including his co-workers, to invest in a savings scheme. He even puts off being a parent, much to the displeasure of his wife, Suman, who he has been married to for over five years.

Oh, My God!!

2008

Raghu Romeo poster
5.9

An employee at a strip club kidnaps his favorite actress to protect her from mob hit men.

Raghu Romeo

2004

Bheja Fry poster
6.6

Ranjeet Thadani is a bored and arrogant music producer who along with his friends hosts a party every Friday where they invite an 'idiot' to ridicule them and have fun at their expense. One day, he invites Bharat Bhushan, a kind hearted yet annoying Income Tax inspector, who ends up messing things for people when he tries to help them who makes Ranjeet regret inviting him.

Bheja Fry

2007

Buddha Mar Gaya poster
4.2

Laxmikant Kabadiya and his twin-sister, Prerna, started as mere beggars near Dadar Railway Station, and with the assistance of Vidyut Baba, they moved to collecting garbage, and recyclables, established their own recycling business, slowly acquired wealth and became multi-millionaires. Laxmikant went on to get married and sired two sons, Sameer and Ranjeet, who, in turn, went on to get married to Anju and Shruti. While Ranjeet has two daughters, Sanjana and Namrata, Sameer has one son, Pawan. Vidyut Baba, a Bi-sexual, is now their family Guru, and they have a trusted family servant named Ramu. The Kabadia family is now ready to launch it's first Public Offering, which will generate Crores of Rupees. The entire family is all set to enjoy this new-found wealth when they find out that while being intimate with a sexy, struggling actress, Kim, widower Laxmikant has passed away. The entire family know that this will ruin their future plans and decide to keep his death a secret. They ..

Buddha Mar Gaya

2007

Via Darjeeling poster
4.5

Via Darjeeling is the story of a honeymooning couple Ankur (Kay Kay Menon) and Rimli (Sonali Kulkarni) who are very much in love. On the day of their departure from Darjeeling, Ankur disappears mysteriously leaving Rimli all alone frantically searching for him. Here enters the policeman Robin Dutt (Vinay Pathak) who tries to trace Ankur, but in vain. The story then moves onto a group of friends partying and having a good time, where Robin who is one of the guests narrates the story of Ankur and Rimli to his friends. How each one of them make their own interpretations as to what happened to Ankur makes the movie an interesting watch.

Via Darjeeling

2008

Series credits

Made in Heaven poster
7.2

The story of two wedding planners in Delhi, where tradition jostles with modern aspirations against the backdrop of big fat Indian weddings revealing many secrets and lies.

Made in Heaven

2019

Operation Safed Sagar: The Untold Story of the Kargil War poster
6.9

As the Kargil War erupts between India and Pakistan, the Golden Arrows squadron of the Air Force takes flight on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines.

Operation Safed Sagar: The Untold Story of the Kargil War

2026

Son of Abish poster
6.8

Son Of Abish is a variety comedy talk show with host Abish Mathew.

Son of Abish

2014

Special Ops poster
8.2

The series follows Himmat Singh of Research and Analysis Wing who draws similar patterns in terrorist attacks and is convinced a single person is behind all the attacks. His task force team of five agents living in various parts of the world aim to catch the mastermind. The story is based on an inspiration taken from nineteen years worth of national significant events.

Special Ops

2020

A Suitable Boy poster
6.0

Modernity confronts tradition in 1950s post-Partition India as a young woman resists an arranged marriage in favour of pursuit of love and a politician's son becomes involved in a transgressive affair.

A Suitable Boy

2020

Malini Iyer poster
8.0

Malini Iyer is an Indian comedy television series aired on Sahara One, starring Indian actress, Sridevi in the main lead. The series is produced by the Bollywood producer as well as Sridevi's husband, Boney Kapoor, and directed by comedy-actor, Satish Kaushik. The series premiered on January 19, 2004, and aired every Monday & Tuesday at 9pm IST.

Malini Iyer

2004

Gram Chikitsalay poster
6.5

The young, idealistic and brilliant Dr. Prabhat, takes charge of a neglected Primary Health Centre in a North India Village hoping to bring about much needed changes only to realise it is he who will have do change before anything else.

Gram Chikitsalay

2025

Khakee: The Bihar Chapter poster
7.8

As a righteous cop pursues a merciless criminal in Bihar, he finds himself navigating a deadly chase and a moral battle mired in corruption.

Khakee: The Bihar Chapter

2022

Hip Hip Hurray poster
NR

The story revolves around the lives of 12th grade students of the DeNobili High School and their adventures, their fears and hopes, their relationships and interactions. The story also focuses on challenges faced by youngsters such as dating, drugs, career, etc.

Hip Hip Hurray

1998

Special Ops 1.5 The Himmat Story poster
8.1

After the 2001 Parliament attack, a young and idealistic RA&W officer had a theory. In 2003, he had a mystery. This is the story of Himmat Singh

Special Ops 1.5 The Himmat Story

2021

P.I. Meena poster
6.6

Haunted by flashes of a tragic past, a private investigator, Meenakshi Iyer, aka P.I. Meena, starts investigating what seems like a routine hit-and-run case, only to discover that there's more to it than meets the eye and becomes entangled in a web of conspiracy that is tearing apart the worlds of everyone who comes close to it.

P.I. Meena

2023

Kaali Peeli Tales poster
NR

'Kaali Peeli Tales' is an anthology of six bitter-sweet short stories that capture the essence of love, relationships and life in Mumbai. The six unique stories revolve around young and urban characters on the crossroads of change and acceptance. The films are centered around themes like infidelity, open marriage, homosexuality, divorce and love in the times of social media. Each film has a unique perspective on love, romance and modern day relationships and asks few relevant questions along side. The resolution of each story takes place in the iconic Kaali-Peeli taxi. A symbol of Mumbai, the cab works as a metaphor for the 'journey of life and relationships' and binds all six stories together.

Kaali Peeli Tales

2021

Life Hill Gayi poster
7.5

Siblings turn rivals when they are put on an inheritance race by reviving a down-in-the-dumps hotel in the hills. Who will emerge victorious?

Life Hill Gayi

2024

Abki Bari Bipin Bihari poster
NR

A middle class highly ambitious man with a banking job struggling to pursue his dream of being a Bollywood actor.

Abki Bari Bipin Bihari

2020

Sultan Of Delhi poster
5.5

A survivor of Partition becomes the rising force of Delhi's underworld. As a new leader emerges, a ruthless game of power, betrayal and politics begins.

Sultan Of Delhi

2023

Ishqyapa poster
8.0

Cupid is assigned with making Vikram and Puii meet and fall in love with each other. Vikram is from Punjab and Puii is form Mizoram. Vikram and Puii like each other but to be together they have to deal with their differences and fight for their love.

Ishqyapa

2023

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Great Indian Comedy Show

2004

Chalo Koi Baat Nahi poster
NR

A sketch comedy show that gives a satirical twist to a streak of issues and challenges faced by the common people in India, on an everyday basis.

Chalo Koi Baat Nahi

2021

Koi Baat Chale poster
NR

'Koi Baat Chale' is a celebration of some of the best Indian writers and their literary works. This unique season consists of 6 episodes with stories being read by veteran actors (e.g. Manoj Pahwa, Saadiya Siddiqui, Vinay Pathak etc.) who use their vocal skills and performing arts to translate words into emotions, juxtaposed with a quirky, otherworldly set that creates a nostalgic and fantastical experience for the viewers. Koi Baat Chale has stories like 'Toba Tek Singh', 'Idgah', 'Ek Film Katha' written by Saadat Hasan Manto, Munshi Premchand and Harishankar Parsai respectively and more of such.

Koi Baat Chale

2022

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah poster
6.1

Inspired by the famous Gujarati column Duniya Ne Undha Chasma by Taarak Mehta, this show captures the everyday life in Gokuldham Co-operative Society, addressing socially relevant issues with humor. At its heart is Jethalal, an uneducated Gujarati businessman, who often seeks guidance from his wise neighbor and friend, Taarak Mehta. Jethalal lives with his naive yet lovable wife Daya Ben and their mischievous son Tapu, whose antics frequently disrupt the peace of the society. The members often warn Jethalal to control Tapu or face eviction. In desperation, he calls his father, Champaklal, from the village, hoping he’ll instill discipline in Tapu. Instead, the grandfather-grandson duo teams up, creating even more chaos and turning Jethalal’s life into a comedic roller coaster. The show blends family dynamics, friendship, and neighborhood bonds with a dose of satire and laughter.

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

2008

Behind the camera