Pushkaraj Chirputkar is a

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actor and host widely known for his role of 'Ashu' on the Marathi sitcom ''

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'', as well as for his role in its sequel, '' Dil Dosti Dobara''. Since then he has appeared in Hindi and Marathi movies, and also on webseries.

Early life

He grew up in Akurdi. He went to a convent school, St. Ursula's. His interest in being part of co-curricular activities, rather than classroom education, got him interested in acting. He completed his Engineering in Electronics & Telecommunications from Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering, Akurdi, during which he used to do practice and perform plays with local theatre groups. His family was also very interested in Marathi cinema and theatre. He started out by mimicking ''

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'' as a child, after watching him on TV.

Career

Chirputkar became known with the role of the simpleton Ashu (Ashutosh Shivalkar) on the Marathi Sitcom ''

,'' which became an instant success. He was also in its reboot sequel, '' Dil Dosti Dobara''. He has also been part of Marathi movies like ''Baapjanma'' (2017), ''Tujha Tu Majha Mi'' (2017), ''1 Te 4 Band'' (2017) and ''

Mantr ''Mantr'' is a 2018 Indian Marathi film directed by Devendra Shinde. The film stars Saurabh Gogate, Deepti Devi, Manoj Joshi, Shubhankar Ekbote, and Pushkaraj Chirputkar in pivo tal roles. The film was jointly produced by Filmart Production ...

'' (2018). He was seen in the Hindi Movie, '' Budhiya Singh - Born to Run''. He also co-hosted Filmfare Award (Marathi) in 2017, alongside ''

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''. He also was the host of Maharshtracha Favorite Dancer in 2018 which aired on Sony Marathi. He also made a cameo appearance in Amazon Prime's Original Show ''

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(2019).'' He will be seen in Medium Spicy, a Marathi film which is scheduled to be released in 2020. He also played a role in ''BhaDiPa'''s sketch comedies
Aaplya Baapacha Hatel
' and
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'.

Filmography

Films

Television

Environmental activism

He was the chief guest at Haritamritam, a green initiative on organic terrace gardening by Amrita Yuva Dharm Dhara(AYUDH).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chirputkar, Pushkaraj Marathi actors Indian male television actors Living people Male actors in Marathi cinema Male actors in Marathi television 1986 births