Shailesh Datar (Shailesh Dattar) is an Indian film, television and stage actor, who started in

Marathi theatre Marathi theatre is theatre in the Marathi language, mostly originating or based in the state of Maharashtra in India, and elsewhere with Marathi diaspora. Starting in the middle of the 19th century, it flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. Today, ...

and television. He is best known for playing role of sage

Narada Narada ( sa, नारद, ), or Narada Muni, is a sage divinity, famous in Hindu traditions as a travelling musician and storyteller, who carries news and enlightening wisdom. He is one of mind-created children of Brahma, the creator god. He ...

in the mythological TV series '' Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev'' (2012). Prior to it he gained popularity while playing the role of Moropant Tambe, the father of

Rani Lakshmibai 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 ...

in TV series, ''

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 ...

'' (2009 -2011) and in ''

Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo ''Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo'' is an Indian television series that aired on Imagine TV from 20 September 2010 to 12 April 2012. It was written by Raakesh Paswan, Vandana Tiwari, Manoj Tripathi, Shilpa Choube, Susheel Choube, Mamta Kashyap, Raghuvir Sh ...

'' as the female lead's father, the shows rerun is telecasted on

Dangal Tv Dangal is a Hindi language general entertainment channel. It is a 24 Hours free to air channel. History Dangal was the most watched Hindi language channel in U+R category from week 13 of 2019 to week 26 of 2020. It is owned by Enterr10 Televi ...

(2010-2012). He has acted in TV series include, '' Bandhan Saat Janamon Ka'' (2008-2009), ''Aan'', ''Main Teri Parchhain Hoon'', ''

Banoo Main Teri Dulhan ''Banoo Main Teri Dulhann'' (English:''I will become your Bride'') (international title: ''The Vow'') is an Indian soap opera that aired on Zee TV from 14 August 2006 to 28 May 2009. It starred Divyanka Tripathi and Sharad Malhotra in the lead r ...

'' (2006-2009), 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 ...

'' (2005) on

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. He is also known for his role as Ravsaheb, in Marathi play ''Barrister'', written by

Jaywant Dalvi Jaywant Dalvi (14 August 1925 – 16 September 1994) was a prominent contemporary Marathi writer in Maharashtra, India, originally from Arawali (Dist.Sindhudurg, Tal. Vengurle) in Maharashtra. He worked as an assistant editor at Marathi newspa ...

and directed by

Vikram Gokhale Vikram Gokhale (14 November 1945 – 26 November 2022) was an Indian film, television and stage actor, noted for his roles in Marathi theatre, Hindi films and television. He was the son of the Veteran Marathi theater and film actor, Chandrakant ...

.Marathi play 'Barrister', A story of unfolding the unfold
mandarapte, July 2012 . He also did role of Amatya Ugrasen in Colors TV serial

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Filmography

*'' Ladhaai'' (1999) *'' Bhulwa'' (2007) as Police Inspector Shivraj Patil

Television shows

*''

'',

*''

Asambhav ''Asambhav'' (translation: Impossible) is a 2004 Indian Hindi action thriller film directed by Rajiv Rai and produced by Gulshan Rai under Trimurti Films banner. It was released on 23 July 2004, starring Arjun Rampal, Naseeruddin Shah and Priy ...

'' (2007-2008) as Balkrishna Shastri,

Zee Marathi Zee Marathi is an Indian general entertainment channel which carries programming in Marathi. It is owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. The channel was launched on 15 August 1999 and was known as Alpha TV Marathi until 28 March 2005, then i ...

*''

Main Teri Parchhain Hoon ''Main Teri Parchhain Hoon'' was an Indian soap opera produced by Rajshri Productions. It aired on NDTV Imagine between 21 January 2008 and 12 February 2009. The series was rebroadcast on Dangal TV beginning on 8 March 2021. Plot Aanchal lives ...

'' (2008-2009) as Ravikant,

Imagine TV Imagine TV was a Hindi general entertainment channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System, and based in New Delhi. The channel was known for shows such as '' Ramayan (2008), Chandragupta Maurya, '' Swayamvar'', ''Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo'', ''M ...

* ''

Banoo Main Teri Dulhann ''Banoo Main Teri Dulhann'' (English:''I will become your Bride'') (international title: ''The Vow'') is an Indian soap opera that aired on Zee TV from 14 August 2006 to 28 May 2009. It starred Divyanka Tripathi and Sharad Malhotra in the lead ro ...

'' (2008-2009) as Pradhanji * ''

'' (2010-2012) as Rupesh Chauhan,

* ''

'' (2009 -2011) as Moropant Tambe (father of

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* '' Unch Majha Jhoka'' (2012),

* '' Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev'' /

Siya Ke Ram ''Siya Ke Ram'' ( Sita's Ram) is an Indian TV series on Star Plus produced by Nikhil Sinha under the banner of Triangle Film Company. This show presents the epic ''Ramayana'', the story of Rama and Devi Sita from Sita's perspective. The show fea ...

(2011–2014) / 2016 as sage

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* ''Asava Sundar Swapnancha Bangala'' (2013–2015) as Girish Mohite-Patil,

* '' Bandhan Saat Janamon Ka'' as Trilok Agarwal * ''

''(2015) as Amatya Ugrasen * ''

Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap ''Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap'' () is an Indian historical fiction series produced by Contiloe Entertainment. It is based on the life of Maharana Pratap, a sixteenth century ruler of Mewar kingdom. It starred Sharad Malhotra, Rac ...

''(2015) as

Tulsidas Tulsidas (; born Rambola Dubey; also known as Goswami Tulsidas; c.1511pp. 23–34.–1623) was a Ramanandi Vaishnava Hindu saint and poet, renowned for his devotion to the deity Rama. He wrote several popular works in Sanskrit and Awadhi, but ...

* '' Kahani Hamari... Dil Dosti Deewanepan Ki'' as Mr.Vadhera * ''

Brahmarakshas ''Brahmarakshas '' is an Indian Hindi-language supernatural thriller television series broadcast on Zee TV and digitally available on ZEE5. Spanning two seasons, it is a franchise produced by Ekta Kapoor under her studio Balaji Telefilms. The ...

'' as Nalin Shrivastav (Rishabh's foster father) *''

Radha Prem Rangi Rangali ''Radha Prem Rangi Rangali'' is Indian Marathi-language television show that aired on Colors Marathi. It started from 27 November 2017 and ended on 12 April 2019. Plot It is a story focusing on Radha and Prem, who have 2 different school of ...

'' as Madavrao Nimbalkar (Radha's father) *'' Chandrakanta'' (

) as Pandit Jagannath (2017) *''

Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki ''Shakti — Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki'' ( Strength — feeling of existence) was an Indian Hindi-language social drama television series produced by Rashmi Sharma Telefilms airing from 30 May 2016 to 1 October 2021 on Colors TV. It starred Rubina Di ...

''(2018) as Doctor who treats Soumya and Harman after they lose their memory * ''

Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin ''Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin'' () sometimes abbreviated as ''GHKKPM'' is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that premiered on 5 October 2020 on Star Plus. Digitally available on Disney+ Hotstar, it stars Ayesha Singh, Neil Bh ...

'' as Ninad Chavan: Virat's father (2020–present)

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