Rishi Saxena (born 3 March 1990), is an Indian actor who primarily works in

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and

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television and films. He is best known for his lead role in

Zee Marathi Zee Marathi is an Indian Marathi-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. The channel was launched on 15 August 1999 and was known as Alpha TV Marathi until 28 March 2005, when it was r ...

's ''

Kahe Diya Pardes Kahe Diya Pardes () is an Indian bilingual Marathi and Hindi television series which aired on Zee Marathi. It premiered from 28 March 2016 by replacing ''Ka Re Durava''. It starred Rishi Saxena and Sayali Sanjeev in lead roles. Plot Shiv Sh ...

'' as Shivkumar Shukla.

Personal life

Rishi Saxena and

Isha Keskar Isha Keskar (born 11 November 1991) is an Indian film and television actress who works primarily in Marathi films. She is known for her lead roles in the Marathi series '' Jai Malhar'', '' Majhya Navaryachi Bayko'' and '' Laxmichya Paulanni''. ...

are currently in a live-in relationship. Their relationship was first hinted at when Rishi posted a picture with Isha on his Instagram story in 2018. The couple initially met on the set of ''

Chala Hawa Yeu Dya ''Chala Hawa Yeu Dya'' () was an Indian Marathi language TV reality show which aired on Zee Marathi. It was Zee Marathi's fourth longest running Indian television show in Marathi language. The show opens with Nilesh Sable's topical comic mo ...

'', where Isha was impressed by Rishi's calm demeanor during their first meet. Later, they began conversing at the

Zee Marathi Awards ''Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Award'' () is an awards ceremony held yearly, sponsored by Waman Hari Pethe Jewellers and presented by Zee Marathi. This event is held in the month of October for each year and awards are given to the best entertai ...

, with Isha taking the initiative to approach Rishi.

Career

Saxena started his career in 2016 with

's ''

as'' Shivkumar Shukla''.'' He also starred in

Colors Marathi Colors Marathi (previously known as ETV Marathi) is an Indian Marathi language general entertainment channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. It primarily telecasts programs such as serials, reality shows and ...

's ''

Ghadge & Suun ''Ghadge & Suun'' () is an Indian Marathi language television series which aired on Colors Marathi. It starred Bhagyashree Limaye, Chinmay Udgirkar and Sukanya Kulkarni in lead roles. Plot Amruta is married into the traditional Ghadge famil ...

''. He mostly appeared in

Digpal Lanjekar Digpal Lanjekar is an Indian film director and writer who is known for the ''Shri Shivraj Ashtak'' film included ''Farzand'' (2018), ''Fatteshikast'' (2019), '' Pawankhind'' (2022), ''Sher Shivraj'' (2022). He continued the series with '' Subhe ...

's movie such as ''

Fatteshikast ''Fatteshikast'' () is a 2019 Indian Marathi-language historical drama film directed by Digpal Lanjekar and produced under the banner of Almonds Creations Ajay Arekar and Anirudh Arekar in association with AA Films. The film stars Chinmay M ...

'', '' Pawankhind'', ''

Sher Shivraj ''Sher Shivraj'' is a 2022 Indian Marathi-language historical action drama film directed by Digpal Lanjekar and produced by Chinmay Mandlekar, Digpal Lanjekar, Nitin Keni, Pradyot Pendharkar and Anil Warkhade. The film based on the life of Ma ...

'', ''

Subhedar ''Subhedar'' is a 2023 Indian Marathi-language historical drama film written and directed by Digpal Lanjekar, a fifth installment of '' Shivraj Ashtak'' tracing the life of Subedar Tanaji Malusare starring Chinmay Mandlekar, Mrinal Kulkarni, Ajay ...

''. In 2023, he appeared in

Colors TV Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. Its programming consists of Soap opera, family dramas, Comedy, comedies, fantasy shows, youth-oriented Rea ...

's '' Saavi Ki Savaari'' as Manav Jain. Since 2023, he has been playing ACP Bajirao Rane in

StarPlus StarPlus is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. Its programming consists of family dramas, romantic comedies, youth-oriented realit ...

'''s

Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin ''Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin'' (), abbreviated as ''GHKKPM'', is an Indian Hindi-language television family drama series that premiered on 5 October 2020 on Star Plus and streams on Disney+ Hotstar. Produced by Cockrow Entertainment and Shai ...

.''

Filmography

Films

Television

Music video

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saxena, Rishi Male actors in Marathi television Male actors in Hindi television Male actors in Marathi cinema Living people 21st-century Indian male actors 1990 births