Pandey started his film career at the age of 19 when he directed advertising films. He soon started making corporate films before foraying into telefilms for TV channels. He wrote and directed five telefilms including Chaudvin ka Chand, Mahashweta, Ek Boond Aasmaan for Star TV and Zee TV. He is urrently working with Vijay Tendulkar for his forthcoming feature film.

Pandey claims: "I don't differentiate between television and the big screen. Good cinema is a satisfying experience - irrespective of where it is shown.

Stumped is a medium budget Hindi movie in the same genre as Bend it like Beckham. The story is set in 1999 and is about a colony filled with cricket-crazy residents. Raveena plays the wife of an army officer (Aly Khan) who goes to fight the Kargil War. When her neighbours euphorically celebrate the Indian cricket team's win, the female protagonist receives the news that her husband is missing in action. Raveena Tandon, Virgin Music, MSN India and Charms companion presented a cheque of Rs 5 lakhs for the Army Wives Welfare Association on behalf of the Martyrs of the Kargil War Fund.

Tandon has roped in the greats of cricket including Kapil Dev, master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, the champion of champions Ravi Shastri, Zahir Khan and Yuvraj Singh.

Stumped will feature these cricketers for which they have even recorded some brief emoptional speeches on Indian soldiers. The monologues of these cricketers' will be used as promotional campaign to highlight the plight of army officers and get the maximum mileage during the forthcoming cricket World Cup.