Pawan Shankar is an Indian television actor who played the title role in the serial Siddhanth on Star One He holds an MBA in finance from Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad. An alumnus of Allahabad's St. Joseph's College, Shankar graduated with a Gold Medal from Allahabad University. He is also a sportsman. He was a national cadet champion in table tennis, and represented Uttar Pradesh in 17 national-level tournaments. Shankar worked in companies including Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd., Essar Cellphone, Hutch and ICICI Securities for about 4 years.