Sachin Pilgaonkar, often known mononymously by his screen name Sachin, is an Indian actor, director, producer, writer and singer of

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and

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films. He has directed and acted in several Marathi films of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Starting as a child in the Marathi film, ''Ha Majha Marg Ekla'' (1962), he went on to work in around 65 films as a child artist, before switching to adult roles, and being part of highly successful films like ''

Geet Gaata Chal ''Geet Gaata Chal'' () is a Hindi film released in 1975. Produced by Tarachand Barjatya for Rajshri Productions, the film is directed by Hiren Nag. The film stars Sachin, Sarika, Madan Puri, Padma Khanna and Leela Mishra. The songs written and ...

'' (1975), '' Balika Badhu'' (1976), ''

Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se ''Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se'' ( hi, अँखियों के झरोखे से, lit=Through the eyelashes) is a 1978 Indian Hindi language drama film, starring Ranjeeta and Sachin and directed by Hiren Nag. It was produced and dist ...

'' (1978) and '' Nadiya Ke Paar'' (1982) as a lead actor and he became a household name in India. He has worked in

and also in

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and

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, and has acted, produced, and directed successful comedy shows on

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, including ''

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'' (2000) and ''Kadvee Khatti Meethi''. He also directed several hit

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starting with ''Mai Baap'' (1982), '' Navri Mile Navryala'' (

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) was the biggest box office hit. ''

Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi ''Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi'' () is a 1988 Indian Marathi-language comedy-drama film directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and produced by Kiran Shantaram. The film stars Ashok Saraf, Laxmikant Berde, Sachin Pilgaonkar and Siddharth Ray opposite Ashwini Bhave ...

'' (

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) and '' Aamchya Sarkhe Aamhich'' (

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) were superhit at the box office. '' Navra Mazha Navsacha'' ( 2004) were hits as well. In 2007 Sachin also made his debut in the Kannada film industry in the film Ekadantha which was a remake of his own movie Navra Mazha Navsacha, with Kannada superstar Vishnuvardhan.

Early and personal life

Sachin was born in

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in a

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family from Pilagaon,

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. His father Sharad Pilgaonkar was a film producer, and also managed a printing business in Mumbai. He is married to actress Supriya Pilgaonkar (''née'' Sabnis), whom he first directed for his debut Marathi film, ''Navri Mile Navryala'' (1984) and subsequently became successful pair in Marathi cinema. The couple has a daughter,

Shriya Pilgaonkar Shriya Pilgaonkar is an Indian actress, director, producer, and stage performer. She is the daughter of actors Sachin and Supriya Pilgaonkar. Early life Shriya is the only child of famed Marathi actors Sachin and Supriya Pilgaonkar. As a c ...

Career

Films

Pilgaonkar started his film career as a child artist. He was to act in Madhavrao Shinde's 1961 film ''Soonbai'', but the plans did not work out. He was then chosen for Raja Paranjape's Marathi film, ''Ha Maza Marg Ekla'' () (1962) at the age of four, for which he won the National Award. Dr.

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handed him the award. As a child actor, he first appeared in the

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starrer ''

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'', directed by

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, and also appeared in prominent films such as ''

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'', '' Chanda Aur Bijli'', '' Brahmachari'' and '' Mela''. He worked closely with the then fellow child actor,

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(better known as Junior Mehmood), with whom he first acted in the

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-starrer '' Brahmachari'' at the age of eight. They did 15 films together as child artists. He switched to playing lead roles for a brief time with

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' ''

'', for which he was cast opposite

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. The film's unexpected success made them a lead pair for other films. The pair went on to work in '' College_Girl''_and_Rajshri_Productions'_and_''_Nadiya_Ke_Paar''. With_''Trishul_(film).html" ;"title="College_Girl_(1978_film).html" ;"title="Zid (1976)'College Girl (1978 film)">College Girl'' and Rajshri Productions' and '' Nadiya Ke Paar''. With ''Trishul (film)">Trishul'', he switched back to supporting roles and was part of successful movies such as ''Sholay'', ''Avtaar'', ''Sur Sangam'' and ''Satte Pe Satta'', but as the demand for roles reduced he took to direction, making Marathi movies and producing TV serials. He is one of the most well-known Marathi film directors. In 1992, he directed Subhash Ghai's '' Prem Deewane'', and in 1996 directed ''Aisi Bhi Kya Jaldi Hai''. In 2011 he directed and starred in ''

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'', which is a sequel to Sachin's earlier blockbuster film ''

''. He acted in the 2015 film ''

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'' based on the play of the same name, playing Khasaheb Aftab Hussain. The role required him to speak in only

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'' He also credits Sanjeev Kumar for helping him with the practicing of difficult scenes and Hrishikesh Mukherjee for teaching him to edit films. Sachin, along with

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and

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formed a successful quartet, starring in several hit movies in

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in the 1980s and 1990s.

Television

Pilgaonkar turned to Indian Television in the 1990s, when he directed

comedy show ''

'' on Hindi National channel Star Plus, which starred his wife Supriya and

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. He also directed a show ''Rin 1 2 3'' on the Hindi National channel DD Metro, which used to show parodies of Bollywood movies. He also directed the sitcom, '' Hadh Kar Di'' starring Dara Singh, which too initially did well, but later was pulled off. In the meantime, he also anchored Hindi music shows like ''Chalti Ka Naam Antakshari'' on Star Plus and various other events and

film award ceremonies. In 2006, he, along with his wife, Supriya, won the

dance Reality Show ''

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'', pocketing Rs. 4 million , beating nine other celebrity contestant pairs. In late 2007, he started a new program on

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, known as ''Eka Peksha Ek'', which is based on dance, finding hidden talent in all the areas of the

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of Maharashtra. He appeared as a judge of reality comedy talent show, '' Chhote Miyan'' (2009) on Colors TV.

Direction

Pilgaonkar has also been directing Marathi films since the 1980s. He started directing with ''Mai Baap'' (1982) which received critical acclaim but started tasting commercial success only with

's '' Navri Mile Navryala'', which also starred his future wife, Supriya Pilgaonkar. Further films like ''

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(

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)'' and ''Maza Pati Karodpati (

)'' cemented his place in the Marathi film industry. Further, he tasted major success in

's ''

'', which starred himself and the two reigning superstars of Marathi cinema,

and

. The movie was a runaway hit, establishing Sachin as a hitmaker. He then changed track to the experimental cinema with the next two films, but returned to comedy with '' Aamchya Sarkhe Aamhich (

)'' which proved to be yet another super hit. He directed Berde's son Abinay Berde in the

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film ''Ashi Hi Ashiqui'', produced by Supriya Pilgaonkar.

Other pursuits

In 2017, Sachin wrote his autobiography during the completion of 50 years of his film career titled ''Hach Maza Marg''. For noted director Govind Nihalani's directorial debut in Marathi with the 2017 film ''Ti Ani Titar'', Sachin wrote a '' ghazal'' titled "Badal jo ghir ke aaye" under the pseudonym of Shafaq. In 2018, Sachin starred in the song ''Amchi Mumbai Changali Mumbai'', which was widely panned by his fans.

Awards

National Film Award for Best Child Artist The National Film Award for Best Child Artist is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards p ...

for ''Ha Maza Marg Ekla'' (1962) * 19th National Film Awards (1971) – National Film Award for Best Child Artist for ''Ajab Tuje Sarkar'' * 1978 – Filmfare award * 2016 – Filmfare Marathi award for best actor for the film ''

Filmography

As actor

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As director

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References

External links

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