Curiosidades

Directed the first ever Indian adult film "Bombay Fantasy" in 1983. The film starred actor K.N. Singh's son Vibushan Singh Paul who used the alias "Neel Kumar" for the film.

Father of actor Nikitin Dheer.

Son of director Late C.L. Dheer.

Brother of producer Satluj Dheer.

Sister-in-law is Poonam Dheer. She is married to his brother Satluj Dheer. She is a costume designer in the film Ikke Pe Ikka (1994).

Starred in the shelved film "Sauda Zindagi Ka" (1984). directed by Anil Ganguly.

Starred in the shelved movie "Wajood"(1989) Starring Pankaj Dheer,Jamuna Balwant Banpal,Sulbha Deshpande, Music by Arup Pranay, Produced by Zeena Anand, Directed by Raaj.

Starred in the shelved movie Skorpio Films "Vivash"(1990) Starring Pankaj Dheer,Neha Kapoor, Rajiv Verma, Puneet Issar, Music by Rajkamal, Directed by Raj Tilak.

Dheer got immense popularity after playing Karna in Mahabharat. His pictures are used in textbooks as reference to Karna and the actor also revealed that his statues are worshipped in temples in Karnal and Batar.

His pictures are used in textbooks as reference to Karna.

The actor revealed that his statues are worshiped in temples in Karnal and Batar.

In 2010, he opened Abbhinnay Acting Academy in Mumbai, with actor Gufi Paintal as the faculty head.

In 2006 Dheer established a shooting studio, Visage Studioz along with his brother Satluj Dheer at Jogeshwari, Mumbai.

Starred in the shelved movie "Vivash"(1991) Starring Pankaj Dheer,Neha Kapoor, Rajiv Verma, Music by Rajkamal, Directed by T.Raj.

Pankaj Dheer won the Uptron Awards 1989 for playing Karna in the Best Actor in a leading role category.