Jitendra Joshi is an Indian actor and reality show host who predominantly works in

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. He is well known for his lead role as Sant

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Maharaj in the 2012 marathi movie Tukaram. He starred as constable Katekar in the hit

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television series ''Sacred Games''.

Career

Joshi also wrote the popular song ''Kombdi Palali'', which was later remixed as '' Chikni Chameli''. He got his first recognition from the

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daily soap ''Ghadlay Bighadlay'' where he played ''Krishna''. In 2011, he hosted ''Marathi Paaul Padte Pudhe'', a talent reality show on the ''

''. In Marathi he played title role of Sant Tukaram in ''Tukaram'' (film released in 2012) and a comic role in ''Guldasta''. Not only as a hero, but he has also appeared as Sai, a villain character in the film ''

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'' (2013).

In 2016, he co-starred in the critically acclaimed dramedy ''

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'', which was produced by

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. His performance in the film was widely praised. In 2018, he starred in the Netflix Original Series '' Sacred Games'' alongside Saif Ali Khan where he played the role of constable Katekar. In 2021 Joshi won the Best Actor Award at

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for his role as Nishikant Deshmukh in Nikhil Mahajan's Marathi film ''

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''. He was also impressive as the devious villager in Netflix's Thar (2022).

Filmography

Films

Television

Web Series

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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