 In 2005, Pandey played an underworld gangster in the Ram Gopal Varma film "D – Underworld Badshah".Later, director Ram Gopal Varma roped him in for "Darwaaza Bandh Rakho", a dark comedy thriller in which he played one of four robbers who hold a family hostage.Pandey has played the role of the Indo-Italian "Aakhiri Pasta" in the 2010 comedy hit "Housefull" followed by his reprised roles in the sequels "Housefull 2" in 2012, "Housefull 3" in 2016 and in "Housefull 4" in 2019.