Shiv Thakare (born 9 September 1989) is an Indian reality television personality known for participating in reality shows like '' MTV Roadies Rising,'' winning the second season of ''

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'' and being the 1st runner up of '' Bigg Boss Season 16''. In 2023, he participated in '' Khatron Ke Khiladi 13''.

Early life and family

Thakare was born as Shiv Manoharrao Uttamrao Jhinguji Ganuji Sambhaji Shivaji Thakare on 9 September in

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. At an early age, he began supporting his father Manohar Thakare who worked at a

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shop. He later sold milk packets and newspapers to support his family. He dated Veena Jagtap, a fellow contestant in his season of ''

''. During the show, Shiv got Veena's name tattooed on his right hand, as part of a task. They split up in 2022.

Career

Thakare is best known for his role as a

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personality. His journey began with the reality show '' MTV Roadies Rising'' in 2017, in which he reached the semi-finals. Subsequently, he appeared in

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's ''The Anti Social Network.'' In 2019, He participated in the Marathi reality-program '' Bigg Boss Marathi 2'' and ended up winning the show In 2020, he joined the panel of '' MTV Roadies Revolution'' as a judge in the audition rounds. In March 2021, he launched his entrepreneurial project, a deodorant brand called "B.Real". From October 2022 to February 2023, he was seen participating in

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's reality show '' Bigg Boss 16'', where he finished as the 1st runner-up.

Media image

He was ranked twenty-first in ''

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'''s Top 30 Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra in 2019. He was ranked First in ''

'''s Top 15 Most Desirable Men on Marathi Television in 2019.

Filmography

Television

Music video

Awards

References

External links

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