Lalit Prabhakar is an Indian film, television and theatre actor predominantly working in the

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. He is best known for his role as Aditya Desai on the popular daily soap ''

Julun Yeti Reshimgathi ''Julun Yeti Reshimgaathi'' () is an Indian Marathi language TV serial aired on Zee Marathi from 25 November 2013 to 26 September 2015. The show starred Lalit Prabhakar and Prajakta Mali in lead roles. It was well received by the audience. P ...

'' and his debut film as main actor in the film ''

Chi Va Chi Sau Ka ''Chi Va Chi Sau Ka'' () is a 2017 Indian Marathi-language romantic comedy-drama film produced by Zee Studios and directed by Paresh Mokashi. It stars Lalit Prabhakar and Mrinmayee Godbole. It includes Pushkar Lonarkar, Jyoti Subhash, Supriya ...

''.

Career

Lalit is a theatre artist. Before moving to television, he was part of Avinash Narkar’s play ''Takshakyag''. He has also directed and acted in a play which is Marathi translation of

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's ''

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'' with same name. In 2016, he directed experimental play " mr , अस्वस्थ समुद्रावर बैल मेलाय " His debut TV show was ''Jeevalga'' on

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. He also played role of Mohit in ''Kunku''. He played role of antagonist, Lakhnya, in ''

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'' which gave him some recognition but he got fame and became household name after playing Aditya Desai of ''

''. His chemistry with lead actress

Prajakta Mali Prajakta Mali (born 8 August 1989) is an Indian actress known for her work in Marathi film and television. She was born in Pandharpur and brought up in Pune. She started her career with Star Pravah's ''Suvasini'' in 2011. Later, she appeared in ...

struck the chord and Prabhakar won Best actor award at Zee Marathi Awards in 2014. He had received Young Artists Scholarship by Ministry of Culture, Central Govt. of India for 2010–2012 which is given to only 30 artists all over India. He played a role of director-cum-Minal's love interest in ''

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'' as Kabir. He has hosted ''Talkies Light House'' along with Neha Mahajan on

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Personal life

Lalit was born on 12 September 1987 in

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and his hometown is Samode,

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. His full name is Lalit Prabhakar Bhadane. He studied in

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and holds a BSc in Computer Science. He joined theatre group "Mitee-Chaar Kalyan" in his teenage and did many experimental plays with this group. He is an atheist.

Media image

He was ranked sixth in ''

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'''s Top 20 Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra in 2017. He was ranked seventh in 2018 and twelfth in 2020.

Filmography

Films

Television

Plays

Web Series

References

External links

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