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Vijay Tandon (Actor) Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 16, 2026 • 3 min read

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Quick Info

Date of birth13 March 1950

Age68 (as in 2018)

BirthplaceJagraon, Punjab, India

ProfessionActor, Writer, Film Producer

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseSunita Tandon

FamilyDaughter Pooja Tandon (Actress); son (name not listed)

Vijay Tandon (Actor) Biography

Vijay Tandon is an Indian actor, writer and producer known for a long career in Punjabi cinema and theatre. Born in Jagraon, Punjab, he has appeared inmore

Early life and background

Vijay Tandon was born on 13 March 1950 in Jagraon, Punjab, India. He grew up in his hometown and participated in poetry, drama and declamation contests during his school years, which helped shape his early interest in performance. During college he became involved in theatre and counts established Punjabi actor Mehar Mittal as an important mentor in his formative years.

Career

Tandon’s career spans stage, television and film. Before entering mainstream Punjabi cinema he worked in street theatre, stage productions and Punjabi television serials. He made his film acting debut in 1973 with Maa Da Ladla and went on to appear in more than 75 Punjabi films over several decades.

Early in his film career he frequently took on lead parts, including negative roles, and later transitioned predominantly to character roles. His film credits include titles such as Vangaar, Jatti, Yamla Jat, Sardar-e-Azam, Apni Boli Apna Des, Jatt & Juliet 2 and Afsar.

Tandon has also worked behind the camera as a writer and producer. He was writer, producer and an actor on the National Award–winning film Kachehri (1994). In 2016 he contributed as a scriptwriter to the Hindi film Sarhad Paar. Outside of feature films, he appeared in the 2009 song Ruttan by Bai Amarjit and has been featured on the cover of Fashion Icon magazine.

Awards and recognition

Throughout his career Tandon has received national recognition. He has been associated with a National Film Award, and later in his career he received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Punjabi Cine Awards in 2016 and a PTC Punjabi Film Award in 2017.

Public profile

Physical characteristics commonly noted in public profiles list him at approximately 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) and around 110 kg (242 lbs). His eye colour is described as black and his hair as salt-and-pepper. He lists reading among his hobbies. His favourite singer is Mohammed Rafi, while he has cited Shiv Kumar Batalvi as a favourite poet and Shamsher Sandhu as a favourite songwriter. A favourite quote attributed to him is, "It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness."

Personal life

Tandon is Indian by nationality and follows Hinduism. Public records note his caste as Khatri. He is married to Sunita Tandon and they have two children: a son (name not publicly listed) and a daughter, Pooja Tandon, who is also an actress.

Latest updates

In recent years Tandon continued to be active in Punjabi cinema and related projects. His later recognitions include the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Punjabi Cine Awards (2016) and a PTC Punjabi Film Award (2017). In 2016 he worked as a scriptwriter on the Hindi film Sarhad Paar. He remains known for his extensive body of work across theatre, television and more than seven decades of regional film output.

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Recent Work

Sarhad Paar

Served as scriptwriter for the 2016 Hindi film.

2016
Ruttan (song)

Appeared in Bai Amarjit’s song released in 2009.

2009
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Career Highlights

  1. Film debut in Maa Da Ladla (1973)
  2. Writer, producer and actor on National Award–winning Kachehri (1994)
  3. Lifetime Achievement Award at Punjabi Cine Awards (2016)
  4. PTC Punjabi Film Award (2017)
  5. Appeared in more than 75 Punjabi films
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