Ssumier Pasricha

Ssumier Pasricha
Ssumier Pasricha is an Indian actor and comedian
Pseudonym	Pammi Aunty
Born	(1980-05-12) May 12, 1980 Delhi, India
Medium	Writer, Comedian, Presenter, Actor
Nationality	India
Education	MBA
Alma mater	Modern School New Delhi, University of Notre Dame, Australia
Years active	2010–present
Genres	Satirical
Parent(s)	Surinder Pasricha (Father), Ritu Pasricha (Mother)

Ssumier S Pasricha is an Indian actor and comedian. He has starred in Indian and international movies, TV soaps and theater musicals. He is known for creating viral videos in which he plays the character of 'Pammi Aunty'. Ssumier has also gained attention for his strong resemblance with famous Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan.^[1]

Early life

Ssumier comes from a Punjabi family in Delhi. He received 5 years of training in Indian classical dance (Kuchipudi) from famous dance gurus, Raja and Radha Reddy and 13 years of training in Indian classical music.^[2] He went to Australia for higher studies where he worked as a Radio Jockey at a local radio station and became an active member of Indian Society of Western Australia. Ssumier declined the offer to join his family business to pursue his childhood dream of becoming an actor. He moved to Mumbai to take up acting as his full-time career.^[3]

Photography

Ssumier is also a professional photographer. He has done photoshoots for magazines such as National Geographic. His photos have been carried by other international magazines in Spain, Australia and New Zealand.^[4]

Career

Ssumier has worked in Indian movies such as Hum Tum Aur Shabana. He also portrayed the role of "Shailu" in the TV soap, Sasural Simar Ka, and played the transgender protagonist Manabi Bandyopadhyay (who became a principal of a college) in TV show Code Red.^[5] His international projects include theatre musicals like 'Jesus Christ Super Star and Heart to Heart'. He has worked with director, Shekhar Kapur, in the musical 'Mahim Junction'. He has starred alongside actor Abhishek Bacchan in a TV commercial for the mobile network operator Idea Cellular.^[6][7] Ssumier also features on comedy TV show Comedy Nights Bachao.^[8]

Television

Film

TV Commercials

Pammi Aunty

Ssumier has gained popularity for creating viral videos based on a fictional character 'Pammi Aunty'-- impersonation of a typical middle-class Delhi Punjabi woman who loves to gossip, crib and complain about many things to her friends over the phone.^[9][10] Ssumier came up with the idea of creating 'Pammi Aunty' while experimenting with filters in the video social media app, Snapchat.^[11] Celebrities such as veteran actor, Rishi Kapoor, and British-Indian director Gurinder Chadha, have publicly appreciated the 'Pammi Aunty' videos.^[12]

Association with Jordan Tourism

Jordan Tourism has collaborated with Ssumier to drive more Indian tourists to the country. Ssumier has been asked to make promotional videos starring Pammi Aunty to showcase the tourist attractions in Jordan.^[13]

Association with Social Causes

Ssumier has been associated with a multi-media project, Agents of Ishq, to take a stand for homosexuality. He has made a 'Pammi Aunty' video to de-stigmatize homosexuality in India.^[14][15]

He has also supported AIDS awareness initiatives such as Red Ribbon campaign in India.^[16]

Awards

Ssumier won the title of ‘Humour King of the Year’ at the Lloyd-Outlook Social Media Awards. The OSM awards were organized by the popular mainstream magazine, Outlook India, and winners were decided based on public voting.^[17][18]

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