Sachin Khedekar (born 14 May 1965) is an Indian actor and director known for his work in
Hindi
Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...
,
Marathi and
Telugu films. His well-known films include ''
Kaksparsh'', ''
Astitva'' and
Shyam Benegal's ''
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero'' in which he portrayed
Subhas Chandra Bose
Subhas Chandra Bose (23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945) was an Indian independence movement, Indian nationalist whose defiance of British raj, British authority in India made him a hero among many Indians, but his wartime alliances with ...
. Notable TV series include '' Sailaab'' ''Imtihaan'' and ''
Samvidhaan'' in which he played
B. R. Ambedkar.
Early life
Khedekar was born on 14 May 1965 and raised in
Vile Parle
Vile Parle (, also known as Parla), is a suburb and also the name of the railway station in the Western suburb of Mumbai
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state o ...
,
Mumbai
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...
, in a
Marathi family.
He lost his father at the age of 5.
He married Jalpa Khedekar on 19 December 1993. The couple has two sons.
Career
Khedekar started as a
theatre
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a Stage (theatre), stage. The performe ...
artist before moving to act in films. He started acting in plays in 1985.
His first play was ''Vidhilikhit''. He has also been in a play titled ''Shyam Rang'' in 2000. He got into Hindi television through the show ''
Imtihaan'' in 1995.
Filmography
Films
Hindi
Marathi
Telugu
Other languages
Television
Web series
Awards
*
Screen Award for Best Actor for the TV show ''Sailaab''
* Nominated
Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar for Best Actor for his role in the film ''Kadachit''
* Best Actor in a Historical Role award for his portrayal of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in the film ''
Bose: The Forgotten Hero''
* Zee Gaurav for Best Actor for the movie ''Mrigajal''
* Zee Gaurav for Best Actor for the movie ''
Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy''
* State Award for ''Ghara Baher''
* Won 2
Filmfare Award for Best Actor
* Nominated
Zee Cine Award for Best Film
References
External links
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1965 births
Living people
Indian male film actors
Indian male television actors
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Male actors from Mumbai
20th-century Indian male actors
Marathi actors
Male actors in Marathi cinema
Male actors in Marathi television
Male actors in Telugu cinema