Rajesh Shringarpure (born 29 October 1977) is an Indian film and television actor who appears in

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and

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.He is currently playing the role of

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in television serial ''

Punyashlok Ahilyabai ''Punyashlok Ahilyabai'' is an Indian Hindi-language historical drama television series that premeried on 4 January 2021 on Sony Entertainment Television. It digitally streams on Sony LIV. It is based on the life of queen Ahilyabai Holkar, who ...

'' on which is being aired on

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. Rajesh is best known for his negative role in ''

Sarkar Raj ''Sarkar Raj'' () is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language political crime thriller film directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film is a sequel to the 2005 film '' Sarkar'' and the second installment of ''Sarkar'' film series. The film was premiered at the ...

''. He also played an important role in ''

Murder 3 ''Murder 3'' is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film. It is the third instalment in the ''Murder film series'' and sequel to the 2011 film, '' Murder 2''. Directed by Vishesh Bhatt and produced by Mukesh Bhatt from Vishesh ...

''. He is known for his brawny looks. He played the role of

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in the TV series ''

Chandragupta Maurya Chandragupta Maurya (350-295 BCE) was a ruler in Ancient India who expanded a geographically-extensive kingdom based in Magadha and founded the Maurya dynasty. He reigned from 320 BCE to 298 BCE. The Maurya kingdom expanded to become an empi ...

'' (2011). In 2018, Shringarpure has participated in the first season of '' Bigg Boss Marathi (season 1)'', which airs on

Colors Marathi Colors Marathi (previously known as ETV Marathi) is an Indian general entertainment channel that primarily broadcasts Marathi entertainment based in Maharashtra. It is owned by Viacom18. History The channel was rebranded under the Viacom18 C ...

Career

Shringarpure worked in a Hindi serial, ''

Sahib Biwi Gulam ''Sahib Biwi Gulam'' is an Indian television series aired on Sahara One channel. The series is based on the 1953 Bengali novel '' Saheb Bibi Golam'' by Bimal Mitra. The series starred Raveena Tandon. The series was shot in Kolkata, West Beng ...

'', co-starring

Raveena Tandon Raveena Tandon (born 26 October 1972) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. The daughter of director Ravi Tandon, she made her acting debut in the 1991 action film ''Patthar Ke Phool'', which won her the Filmfare Award for New Face of ...

and

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, on

Sahara One Sahara One is an Indian Hindi general entertainment channel based in New Delhi. It is operated by Sahara India Pariwar. History Sahara One was launched as Sahara TV on 28 March 2000, which later in April 2003 was renamed as Sahara Manoranjan. ...

. He also did serials including ''

Saarrthi ''Saarrthi'' is a Hindi television drama broadcast on Star Plus and produced by Neela Tele Films Private Limited. It aired from 8 November 2004 to 15 February 2008 and contained 708 episodes. The story is a reworking of the Hindu epic, the ''Mah ...

'' on

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) and ''

Char Divas Sasuche ''Char Divas Sasuche'' ( Four days of a mother-in-law) is an Indian Marathi soap opera that aired on ETV Marathi. It is the second longest running Indian serial with over 3,147 episodes. It was premiered on November 2001 and ended on 5 Januar ...

'', a Marathi daily on

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. He gained popularity from films including ''Zenda'' and ''Swarajya Marathi Paul Padate Pudhe''. He was also the All India parade commander at Rajpath. In 2012, Rajesh played Waseem, a

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(CIA) agent in the John Stockwell-directed '' Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden'', which recently premiered in the US prior to the US presidential elections. He has completed shooting for another Hollywood project titled ''Gandhi Of The Month'', in which he worked with American actor

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. Rajesh is also working on ''

Shortcut Romeo ''Shortcut Romeo'' is an Indian action crime thriller film directed and produced by Susi Ganeshan, under the banner of Susi Ganesh Productions. It is the Hindi remake of the director's own Tamil film ''Thiruttu Payale'' (2006), starring Neil N ...

'', followed by a crossover film that stars

Dev Patel Dev Patel (; born 23 April 1990) is a British actor. His breakthrough came in 2008 with the leading role of Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle's drama ''Slumdog Millionaire'', for which Patel was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leadin ...

, where he plays a villain.

Filmography

* 1995 - ''

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'' as Army officer Rajesh * 2008 - ''

'' as Sanjay Somji * 2008 - ''Mi Amruta Boltey (Marathi)'' * 2010 - ''Shri Shambu Maza Navsacha'' (Marathi) * 2011 - ''Chitkabrey - The Shades of Grey'' as Joginder Singh Grewal / Jaggi * 2011 - ''Swarajya'' as Ram Pathare * 2012 - ''Matter (2012 film)'' as Ronnie (Marathi) * 2012 - ''Chakradhar'' as Devraj * 2012 - '' Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden'' as CIA agent Waseem * 2013 - ''

'' as Police officer Kabir * 2013 - ''

'' as Rahul * 2013 - '' Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi'' as Madhorao Scindia * 2013 - ''Gandhi Of The Month'' as Dr. Shailesh Nathu * 2014 - '' Sangharsh'' as Ravi Shinde alias Bhau * 2015 - ''Yudh'' as Guru Nayak * 2015 - '' Guru Dakshina'' * 2016 - ''

Direct Ishq ''Direct Ishq'' () is a 2016 Indian action romantic comedy film, set in the city of Banaras. The film features Rajneesh Duggal, Nidhi Subbaiah and Arjun Bijlani in the lead roles. It was released on 19 February 2016. Cast * Rajneesh Duggal as ...

'' as Rawde Bhau * 2017 - ''

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'' as Ram Naik * 2017 - ''Love Betting'' * 2019 - ''Nashibvaan'' as Dhananjay Jadhav (Marathi) * 2019 - ''

Kulkarni Chaukatla Deshpande ''Kulkarni Chaukatla Deshpande'' is an Indian Marathi language drama film written and directed by Gajendra Ahire and produced by Smita Vinay Ganu under the banner of Smita Film Production. The film is co produced by Ajit Madhavrao Potdar and S ...

'' as Satish (Marathi) * 2019 - ''

Romeo Akbar Walter ''Romeo Akbar Walter'' (; alluding the Research and Analysis Wing) is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written and directed by Robbie Grewal. It stars John Abraham, Mouni Roy, Jackie Shroff and Sikandar Kher. The narrative cent ...

'' as Prasoon Awasthi

Television

* 1999 - 2000 '' Om Namah Shivay'' as

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* 1999 - 2000 Jai Mata Ki as Agni Dev & Lord Vishnu * 2001 ''

Draupadi Draupadi ( sa, द्रौपदी, draupadī, Daughter of Drupada), also referred to as Krishnaa, Panchali, and Yagyaseni, is the main female protagonist of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata,'' and the common consort of the five Pandava brothers ...

'' as

* 2001 Jaane Anjaane as Badal * 2001 - 2013 ''

'' * 2002 Ghar Sansaar as Amit * 2003 ''

Shree Ganesh ''Shree Ganesh'' is an Indian Hindi-language mythological television series that aired on Sony Entertainment Television from 1 October 2000 and ended on 29 June 2003. Directed by Dheeraj Kumar, it follows the story of Hindu God Ganesha portraye ...

'' as Maharaj

Nala Nala (Sanskrit: नल) is a character in the ''Vana Parva'' book of the ''Mahabharata''. He was the king of Nishadha Kingdom and the son of Veerasena. Nala was known for his skill with horses and for his culinary expertise. He married prince ...

* 2004 ''

'' as Bhootnath * 2004 - 2005 Om Namo Narayan as Bhagwan Shiv * 2004 - 2008 ''

'' as

Krishna Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one ...

* 2007 - 2008 '' Sangam'' as Shekhar Bhatia * 2009 '' Basera'' as Sachin Deshmukh * 2010 '' Ek Chutki Aasman'' as Ganesh * 2010 ''

Krishnaben Khakhrawala ''Krishnaben Khakrawala'' is an Indian television series that premiered on Sony Entertainment Television on 29 November 2010. The series is produced by Neela Tele Films. It ended on 29 September 2011 because of low ratings. Plot Krishnaben ...

'' as Ravi Patel * 2011 ''

Sanskaar Laxmi ''Sanskaar Laxmi'' is an Indian television drama series which premiered on Zee TV on 17 January 2011 to 8 September 2011. The series is based on the life of a poor village girl, Laxmi who gets married into a rich Gujarati family in Mumbai. The ...

'' as Harsukh Purohit * 2011 ''

'' as

Seleucus I Nikator Seleucus I Nicator (; ; grc-gre, Σέλευκος Νικάτωρ , ) was a Macedonian Greek general who was an officer and successor ( ''diadochus'') of Alexander the Great. Seleucus was the founder of the eponymous Seleucid Empire. In the po ...

* 2014 ''

Encounter Encounter or Encounters may refer to: Film *''Encounter'', a 1997 Indian film by Nimmala Shankar * ''Encounter'' (2013 film), a Bengali film * ''Encounter'' (2018 film), an American sci-fi film * ''Encounter'' (2021 film), a British sci-fi film * ...

'' as Shankar (Shankya) Mane (Episode 1 - Episode 3) * 2017 ''

Meri Durga ''Meri Durga'' (translation: My Durga) is an Indian television series on Star Plus produced by Ravindra Gautam and Pradeep Kumar under the banner Paperback Films. It starred Ananya Agarwal, Vicky Ahuja, Srishti Jain and Paras Kalnawat. The show ...

'' as Coach Rajveer Rana * 2018 '' Bigg Boss Marathi (season 1)'' as Contestant (evicted on day 35) * 2019 ''

Jhansi Ki Rani Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi (; 19 November 1828 — 18 June 1858),Though the day of the month is regarded as certain historians disagree about the year: among those suggested are 1827 and 1835. was an Indian queen, the Maharani consort of ...

'' as Morapant Tambe *2021–present ''

'' as

References

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