October 28, 2025

Piyush Pandey (ADMAN) Biography, Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Facts, Wiki & More

Updated On : October 24, 2025

Short Biography

Piyush Pandey was born on 05-09-1955 in Jaipur in the state of Rajasthan, India. He was an Indian Advertising Director, Screenwriter, Songwriter, Author, Film Actor & Businessperson. He served as the Executive Chairman of India at Ogilvy, a New York City-based advertising, marketing, and public relations agency.

Piyush Pandey Complete Bio & Career

Piyush Pandey was born and grew up in a Hindu family in Jaipur. He did his schooling at St. Xavier's School in Jaipur. Later, he completed his Master's degree in History from St Stephen's College in Delhi. 
 
He joined Ogilvy in 1982 as a client servicing executive. First of all, he wrote the Sunlight Detergent print ad. From  1982 to 1988, he served as a client servicing executive and shifted to the creative department of Ogilvy in 1988. In 1988, he wrote the Indian patriotic song 'Mile Sur Mera Tumhara', which was composed by Bhimsen Joshi & released on India's Independence Day in 1988.
 
Then he made several notable advertisements, including Fevicol, Asian Paints, Cadbury Dairy Milk, Luna Moped, and others. In 1991, he was promoted to creative director and then to national creative director by Ogilvy. In 1994, he was nominated to the board of directors. In 1999, he wrote the story of the Hindi film 'Bhopal Express' along with his brother Prasoon Pandey. In 2006, he was nominated to the Ogilvy Worldwide board. Under his leadership, Ogilvy became the largest advertising agency in India. He wrote two books titled Pandeymonium, Open House with Piyush Pandey. He also acted in a Bollywood film 'Madras Cafe' in 2013 as a cabinet secretary of India, opposite John Abraham, Nargis Fakhri, Raashii Khanna, and others. In 2016, he was awarded the Padma Shri. 
 
On 01-01-2024, he became the Chief Advisor of the agency. In the same year, he was awarded the LIA Legend Award.

Piyush Pandey Popular Videos

Honours & Awards

AWARD NAME AWARD CATEGORY RECEIPT YEAR RECEIPT FIELD
Padma Shri Civilian Award 2016 Others

Health Issues, Illness and Death Info

Piyush Pandey died at the age of 70 on 24-10-2025 in Mumbai, India. 

DEATHDAY 24 October,2025 (Friday)
DEATH PLACE Mumbai, Maharashtra
DEATH COUNTRY India

Piyush Pandey Family, Relatives and Other Relations

Father Indra Narayan Pandey (Bank Employee)
Mother Bhagwati Pandey (Homemaker)
Brother Prasoon Pandey (Director)
Sisters Rama Pandey (Journalist), Tripti Pandey (Author), Ila Arun (Actress), Four more sisters (Name Not Known)
Wife Nita Joshi (Second Wife, Marriage in December 2000)
Children Not Known
Other Relatives Ishitta Arun (Niece)

He was born to a homemaker mother Bhagwati Pandey & Rajasthan Cooperative Bank's employee father Indra Narayan Pandey. He had eight siblings including director Prasoon Pandey, journalist Rama Pandey, author Tripti Pandey, and actress Ila Arun. Actress & Writer, Ishitta Arun is his niece. He married Nita Joshi in December 2000, who was a writer & his colleague at Ogilvy.

 

Life's Important Dates Of Piyush Pandey

Body Measurements

Skin Colour Fair
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black

Personal Info

Home Town Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Nationality Indian
Religion Hindu
Address Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
School St. Xavier's School, Jaipur
College St Stephen's College, Delhi
Qualification M.A. History
Hobbies Travelling, Listening Music
Marital Status Married
Debut Sunlight Detergent Print Ad
Best Friends Suhel Seth
Salary N/A
Net Worth N/A
Official Website N/A

Favourites

Favorite Color Black
Favorite Actress Rekha
Favorite Actor Amitabh Bachchan
Favorite Place Dubai
Favorite Food Non Veg Food

Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Piyush Pandey

  • He was called ADMAN.
  • He served at Ogilvy from 1982 to 2025 (till his death).
  • He was the writer of the national integration song 'Mile Sur Mera Tumhara', which was released on 15th August 1988.
  • He made several popular ads like Asian Paints, Cadbury Dairy Milk, Fevicol, Chal Meri Luna, Bell Bajao, and many more.
  • Under his leadership, Ogilvy became the No.1 Ad Agency of India.
  • He wrote two books named Pandeymonium, Open House with Piyush Pandey.
  • Actress-Singer Ila Arun is his real sister.
  • He also appeared in a Bollywood film, 'Madras Cafe' in 2013 as a cabinet secretary of India.
  • He was honored with the Padma Shri award in 2016.
  • He was awarded the LIA Legend Award in 2024.
  • He married twice.
  • He never shared much information about his children.

Piyush Pandey Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

Piyush Pandey was 70 years 1 month & 19 days old age.