Madan Deodhar is an Indian actor prominently featuring in

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Career

Deodhar started his acting career as a child actor in the Hindi film '' Mahek'' (2007), a

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film directed by

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. The film won Best Feature Film Award at Arpa International Film Festival. In 2009 he went on to play the lead role in the Marathi film ''

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''. Deodhar portrayed the character of a school going swimmer Sameer who is very close to his cousin Nachiket (played by

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). Nachiket dies by drowning in a well and shocked Sameer sets on a journey to find meaning to life. The film received multiple awards and Deodhar's performance was also appreciated. Film's review in ''

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'' called Deodhar and Rajwade's work as "outstanding" and credits them for the film's success. In 2010, he played the childhood role of actor

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in the Hindi film ''

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''. In 2012, he also appeared in a

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''He'' about a slum boy who gets a chance to work in films. At the time of filming of ''He'', he was the first year's student of

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. In 2013, the Marathi film '' Balak Palak'' had him play one of the lead roles. He also featured in a commercial of

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's 'No Ullu Banaoing' campaign in 2014. In 2019 he played the role of Maratha Captain in the hindi movie

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Filmography

Films

Television

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* Indian male film actors Male actors in Marathi cinema Living people Male actors from Pune Male actors in Hindi cinema 1994 births {{india-actor-stub