Upendra Limaye (born 8 November 1969) is an Indian actor, who won the

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for his role in the

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Jogwa ''Jogwa - The Awakening'' is a 2009 Marathi-language film directed by Rajiv Patil and produced under iDream Productions & Screenplay by Sanjay Krishnaji Patil. It stars Upendra Limaye and Mukta Barve while Priya Berde, Vinay Apte, Sharvani ...

''. On the centenary of Indian cinema in April 2013, ''

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'' included Limaye's performance in the film ''

'' on its list, "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema."

Biography

He has acted in numerous experimental plays, Marathi parallel films, television serials, Hindi mainstream movies and a few South Indian films. He has worked with renowned stage and film directors like Madhur Bhandarkar, Ram Gopal Verma, Amol Palekar, Rajiv Patil, Jabbar Patel, Satish Alekar, Vinay Apte, Waman Kendre, Chandrakant Kulkarni, Anant Mahadevan, Karupaniannan and others. His performance in the film ''Jogva'', earned him the Best Male Actor award at the 56th National Films Awards in 2010, making him the first Marathi actor to be honoured with. Besides ‘Jogwa’, he has appeared in several National award-winning films, like ‘Mukta,’ ‘Bangarwadi,’ ‘Sarkarnama,’ ‘Dhyasparva’, ‘Chandni Bar,’ ‘Page 3,’ ‘Traffic Signal,’ to mention a few. Upendra Limaye is married to Swati and they have two children.

Family background

Upendra Limaye was born and grew up in Pune’s Sadashiv Peth.

Education

Upendra Limaye studied in New English High School and Bharti Vidyapeeth, Pune. In 1988, along with his friends za Upendra founded an Experimental Theatre platform called ‘Parichay’. In the next decade, Upendra acted in numerous experimental and commercial plays.

Filmography

Films

Television shows

Awards

*Best Actor Natya Gaurav Award Year : 1996 Play Jallai Tuzi Preet *Best Actor Kalnirnaya Award Year : 1996 Play Jallai Tuzi Preet *Best Actor Maharashtra Times Award Year : 2005 Film Page 3 *Best Actor Hamlog Award Year : 2005 Film Page3 *Best Actor Rashtriya Ratna Award Year : 2006 Film Page 3 *Best Actor Kalarang Award Year : 2009 Film Sarkar Raj / Urus * Year: 2009

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for the film

*Best Actor Shivaji Ganeshan Award Year : 2009 Film Jogwa *Best Actor V. Shantaram Award Year : 2009 Film Jogwa *Best Actor Baburao Painter Award Year : 2009 Film Jogwa *Best Actor Sanskriti Kaladarpan Award Year : 2009 Film Jogwa *Best Actor Maharashtra Times Award Year : 2009 Film Jogwa *For Outstanding Contribution to his Profession Maharashtra Ratna Puraskar Year : 2010 *For Outstanding Contribution to his Profession Ninad Puraskar Year : 2010

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Limaye, Upendra 1974 births Living people Indian male film actors Male actors in Marathi cinema Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors from Pune Best Actor National Film Award winners Marathi actors 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors