Pandey began doing theatre in 1990. In 1995, he got his first acting opportunity in a show called
Tejas in which he played a detective, however the show was never aired, due to the loss of broadcaster BITV's satellite. Pandey worked in serials such as
Manzilein Apani Apani,
Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani,
Saaya,
Justajoo, and
Durgesh Nandini, and in films including
Om Shanti Om and
Khosla Ka Ghosla. He also ran an independent production house called Dream Castle Productions, which produces radio shows. He did theatre shows such as
Aastha and
Misal Pav with
Sudha Chandran. His performance was noticed in
Khosla Ka Ghosla. ==Personal life and death==