Bhalchandra Kadam (born 3 March 1970), popularly known as Bhau Kadam, is a

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theatre and film actor. He is known as a

comedian A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolish (as in slapstick), or employing prop comedy. A comedian who addresses an audience dir ...

, particularly when working in commercial

Marathi cinema Marathi cinema is an Indian film industry of Marathi-language motion pictures. It is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Based in old Mumbai, it is the oldest film industry of Indian cinema. The first Marathi film to be released in India was '' ...

and

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. He began his acting career in 1991, when he started acting in dramas. He is well known for his roles in '' Fu Bai Fu''. He has acted in more than 9 serials and has been involved in more than 500 drama shows.

Personal life

Bhalchandra Kadam was born and brought up in

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since childhood & now resides in

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. Kadam has a wife named Mamata. They have three daughters and a son

Television

He is one of the best comedy actors in Marathi. He is well known for his skits in '' Fu Bai Fu'', a Marathi standup comedy TV show on

Zee Marathi Zee Marathi is an Indian general entertainment channel which carries programming in Marathi. It is owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. The channel was launched on 15 August 1999 and was known as Alpha TV Marathi until 28 March 2005, then ...

. He also plays the main role, along with

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, in the comedy show '' Chala Hawa Yeu Dya'', also aired on

. In this serial, he plays the character of Pappa, Jyotishi and many more characters. In almost every character, Bhau has been unique with his brilliant comic timing. His innocence while putting up hilarious comedy has earned him immense popularity among millions of Marathi fans. He also worked in a shows like ''

Tuza Maza Jamena ''Tuza Maza Jamena'' is an Indian Marathi-language comedy television series which aired on Zee Marathi. It starred Manava Naik, Vaibhav Tatwawadi and Reema Lagoo in lead roles. It premiered from 13 May 2013 by replacing ''Ajunahi Chandraat Aahe ...

'', ''

Mala Sasu Havi ''Mala Sasu Havi'' () is an Indian Marathi-language television series which aired on Zee Marathi. It starred Dipti Devi and Asawari Joshi in lead roles. The show premiered from 27 August 2012 by replacing ''Eka Lagnachi Dusri Goshta''. Cast * ...

'' and participated in almost every Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards show by performing his skits. Bhau also appeared as a guest on the

show ''

Kanala Khada ''Kanala Khada'' is an Indian television chat show in Marathi language originally aired on Zee Marathi. It was hosted by Sanjay Mone and premiered from 30 November 2018. Concept The show invited celebrity guests every week to talk about the ...

'' hosted by

Sanjay Mone Sanjay Mone (Marathi: संजय मोने) is a veteran Marathi actor, dialogue writer and script writer. He has also written many plays and regularly writes in the newspaper. He worked in a number of TV serials, plays and films. TV Seri ...

Movies

He was part of many Marathi movies. ''

Timepass 2 ''Timepass 2'' is a 2015 Indian Marathi-language film directed by Ravi Jadhav. It is the sequel for the 2014 film '' Timepass''. It continues the incomplete lovestory of Dagadu (Rocky) and Prajakta (Praju) also starring Bhalchandra Kadam and Va ...

'', '' Timepass'', ''

Sanngto Aika ''Sanngto Aika'' () is a 2014 Marathi language Indian film. Written by Parag Kulkarni and directed by Satish Rajwade, based on a social issue. The film was released on 2 October 2014 all over Maharashtra. and was the film debut of television sta ...

'', ''

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'', '' Pune Via Bihar'', ''

Narbachi Wadi ''Narbachi Wadi'' is a 2013 Indian Marathi language movie directed by Aditya Sarpotdar. It is an adaption of the Bengali play ''Shajjano Bagan'' by Manoj Mitra. Plot Set in 1946 in a village in Konkan, the movie starts off with a middle aged vi ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Chaandi ''Chaandi'' is a 2013 Indian film based on the 1957 short story,Mhais, by Marathi writer Purushottam Laxman Deshpande. ''Chaandi'' shows the chaos created by a buffalo, when she comes under a street bus which is going to Mumbai from a small vill ...

'', ''Mast Challay Aamcha'' and '' Balkadu'' are some of the successful movies in which he played an important role. He was also present in the Hindi movie ''Ferrari Ki Saawar''. He will be appearing as a lead actor in the upcoming Marathi movie ''VIP Gadhav'' which is expected to be a hit considering mix of comedy, story with rural background and songs written by poet/lyricist '' Bashir Momin Kavathekar''.

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