Manoj N. Joshi (born 3 September 1965) is an Indian film and television actor of
Gujarati origin. After graduating from
Sir J. J. School of Arts, he began his career in
Marathi
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*Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India
*Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people
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theatre, also putting up performances in
Gujarati and
Hindi
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theatre. He has also acted in over 70 films since 1998, many of his roles being comedy.
He acted in TV series including ''
Chanakya'',
''
Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka'',
''Rau'' (Marathi), ''
Sangdil'', ''Kabhi Souten Kabhi Saheli'', ''Mura Raska Mai La'' (Marathi). He debuted in ''
Sarfarosh
''Sarfarosh'' () is a 1999 Indian action drama film written, produced and directed by John Matthew Matthan and starring Aamir Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, Sonali Bendre and Mukesh Rishi. John started working on ''Sarfarosh'' in 1992. Seven years ...
'' (SI Bajju) alongside his brother who played Bala Thakur in the film. His other works include the film ''
Hungama'' followed by ''
Hulchul'', ''
Dhoom'', ''
Bhagam Bhag'', ''
Phir Hera Pheri'', ''
Chup Chup Ke'', ''
Bhool Bhulaiyaa'' and ''
Billo Barber''. He played the role of Chanakya in ''
Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat''.
In 2018, Joshi was awarded with the
Padma Shri
Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is confe ...
. He is the vice-president of the
Bombay Art Society.
Filmography
Television serials
Personal life
His father was Navneet Joshi, and his younger brother
Rajesh Joshi
Rajesh Joshi (born 18 July 1946) is a Hindi writer, poet, journalist and a playwright, who was the recipient of 2002 Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi for his anthology of poems - 'Do Panktiyon Ke Beech' (Between Two Lines), given by Sahitya Akade ...
was an actor too. Rajesh died in 1998.
Joshi hails from Adpodara village near
Himatnagar in north
Gujarat
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.
Awards
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Padma Shree Award on 69th Republic Day, 2018
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Joshi, Manoj
Living people
Indian male film actors
Indian male television actors
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Indian male soap opera actors
Gujarati theatre
Gujarati people
Male actors in Gujarati-language films
Indian male stage actors
Place of birth missing (living people)
20th-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian male actors
Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts
Male actors from Gujarat
Best Supporting Actor National Film Award winners
1965 births
Male actors in Marathi television