Sachin Khedekar (born 14 May 1965) is an Indian actor and director known for his work in

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language films. His well-known films include '' Kaksparsh'', '' Astitva'' and

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's '' Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero'' in which he portrayed

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. Notable TV series include '' Sailaab'' ''Imtihaan'' and ''

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'' in which he played

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Biography

Khedekar was born on 14 May 1965 and raised in

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, in a Marathi

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family. He lost his father at the age of 5. He is married to Jalpa Khedekar.

Career

Khedekar started as a

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artist before moving to act in movies. He started acting in plays in 1985. His first play was ''Vidhilikhit''. He has also been in a play titled ''Shyam Rang'' in 2000. He got into Hindi television through the show ''

Imtihaan ''Imtihan'' (translation: ''Examination'') is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action romance film directed by Harry Baweja, starring Sunny Deol, Saif Ali Khan and Raveena Tandon. Plot Vicky (Saif Ali Khan) is a popular singer, who meets and fal ...

'' in 1995.

Filmography

Films

Television

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'' (1994) *'' Sailaab'' (1995) *''

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'' *''Teacher'' (1997) *'' Abhimaan'' (1999-2000) as Jaydev Mehra *''

Abhalmaya ''Abhalmaya'' () was an Indian Marathi television series which was aired on Alpha TV Marathi. It is one of the successful Marathi television series. It starred Sukanya Kulkarni, Manoj Joshi and Sanjay Mone in lead roles. Plot The story revo ...

'' (2000-2001) *''

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'' (2000) *''Chal Navachi Vachal Vasti'' *'' Kon Hoeel Marathi Crorepati'' *''Aankhi ek Kahani'' *''Shauryagatha Abhimanachi''(2017)

Web series

Awards and achievements

* Screen Award for Best Actor for the TV show ''Sailaab'' * Awards for his roles in the film ''Kadachit'' * Best Actor in a Historical Role award for his portrayal of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in the film '' Bose: The Forgotten Hero'' * Zee Gaurav for Best Actor for the movie ''Mrigajal'' * Zee Gaurav for Best Actor for the movie ''

Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy ''Mi Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy'' (English: I'm Shivajiraje Bhosale Speaking) is a 2009 Indian Marathi-language film produced by Sanjay Chhabria along with Ashwami Manjrekar and directed by Santosh Ramdas Manjrekar. The film follows an underdog ...

'' * State Award for ''Ghara Baher'' * Won 2

Filmfare Award for Best Actor The Filmfare Award for Best Actor is an award, begun in 1954, presented annually at the Filmfare Awards to an actor via a jury. This is given by '' Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi (Bollywood) films. The award was firs ...

* Nominated Zee Cine Award for Best Film

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Khedekar, Sachin 1965 births Living people Indian male film actors Indian male television actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors from Mumbai 20th-century Indian male actors Marathi actors Male actors in Marathi cinema Male actors in Marathi television