Amey Wagh (born 13 November 1988) is an Indian actor known for his work in

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films such as ''Popat'', '' Faster Fene'', '' Muramba'', ''

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''. He was recently seen portraying Kushal in season 2 of '' Sacred Games'' and Balvir Subeir in '' Asur- Welcome to Your Dark Side and Asur 2''.

Early life

Wagh studied in Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce, Pune. He began actively participating in play competitions since he began college. He lived in a joint family in

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, consisting of around 65 members. His family was in the transport business.

Career

Wagh is part of the theatre troupe, '' Natak Company''. He auditioned for the role of Chatur in ''

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'' (2009) but was rejected. He made his Bollywood debut in 2012 through the movie, '' Aiyyaa'', where he played Nana. He made his marathi film debut through Sangeeta Pusalkar's directorial, ''Aaicha Gondhal'' (2008), starring Kuldip Pawar, as his father and Nirmiti Sawant, as his mother. In 2014, he was in an English play titled ''The Government Inspector''. In the same year he was also seen in '' Shutter'' (2014). He was also in the play ''Bombed'' in 2015. The Marathi play, '' Amar Photo Studio,'' had Wagh in a lead role. He also starred in two popular Marathi TV serials '' Dil Dosti Duniyadari'' and its sequel '' Dil Dosti Dobara''. He also hosted Zee Marathi Awards 2015-Utsav Natyancha Aplya Maitricha along with Pushkaraj Chirputkar. He hosted the show ''Super Dancer Maharashtra'' in 2018. He also co-hosted Jio Filmfare Awards Marathi 2018, alongside Suvrat Joshi. He is part of the YouTube channel Bharatiya Digital Party, where he hosts a celebrity talk show called ''Casting Couch with Amey & Nipun''. He was ranked 5 in the Times of India-Pune's Most Desirable Men list in 2018. His movie, ''Girlfriend,'' has released in July 2019. He hosted the food show ''Mrs.Annapurna'' (2014) on ETV Marathi and the dance reality show ''2 MAD'' (2017) on Colors Marathi. He has also acted in the movie Mee Vasantrao, which was releasing on 1 May 2020 but is postponed due to the lockdown in India.

Filmography

Films

Television

Plays

*'' Amar Photo Studio'' *''Bombed'' *''Cycle'' *''Dalan'' *''Geli Ekvees Varsha'' *''The Government Inspector'' * ''Katyar Kaljat Ghusali'' *''Natasamrat (old)'' * ''Never Mind''

Awards

He was awarded Vinod Doshi fellowship in performing arts in 2015. He won the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (male) in the Filmfare Awards Marathi 2018, for ''Muramba''.

Personal life

He was born in Pune, Maharashtra. He was in a relationship with Sajiri Deshpande for 13 years before eventually marrying her on 2 July 2017 at Shrutimangal, Pune.

Philanthropy

He, along with

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, donated the money from two shows of ''Amar Photo Studio'' to Chief Minister's Relief Fund in 2018.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wagh, Amey Male actors from Pune Marathi actors Living people 1988 births Indian male television actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Marathi cinema Male actors in Marathi television Male actors in Marathi theatre