Santosh Juvekar is an Indian
film
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,
television
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and
stage
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actor. Known for his work in
Marathi
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*Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India
**Marathi people (Uttar Pradesh), the Marathi people in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
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films. He has also acted in Hindi films and Web series.
Career
Juvekar started with his acting career in 2004 with the Marathi play ''Aani Makarand Rajadhyaksha'' playing the role Naren Deshmukh. Directed by Dilip Kolhatkar, the play had
Vikram Gokhale in it. He soon started working in various television serials and became popular with the show ''Ya Gojirvanya Gharaat''. His first film debut was through Rajiv Patil's film ''Blind Game'' in 2006. The film had a notable star cast of
Anant Jog and
Upendra Limaye
Upendra Limaye (born 8 November 1969) is an Indian actor, who won the National Film Award for his role in the Marathi film '' Jogwa''.
On the centenary of Indian cinema in April 2013, ''Forbes
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in lead roles and actress
Mukta Barve
Mukta Barve (; Marathi language, Marathi: ) is an Indian film, television, and theatre actress and a producer. One of the most popular Marathi celebrities, she has established a career in Marathi films. She is a recipient of seven Maharashtra S ...
in a small role. He later played various roles as the main lead in films like ''
Zenda'', ''
Morya'', ''Matter'' and more. He also did a movie named ''31December:The Mirror'' in which he played the role of Army officer. He got nominated for Gadbad Gondhal in
Ambarnath Marathi Film Festival in 2017 as Best Actor. He also works in a web series known as Struggler Saala which is available on YouTube.
Marathi Theatre
He commenced his acting career in 2004 with the Marathi play 'Aani Makarand Rajadhyaksha'. In this play, he played the role of Naren Deshmukh. Directed by Dilip Kolhatkar, the play co-starred
Vikram Gokhale.
Marathi Cinema
Santosh Juvekar is known for his brilliant performance in films like '
Zenda',
Ek Tara,
Shala
Shala (Ε ala) was a Mesopotamian goddess of weather and grain and the wife of the weather god Adad. It is assumed that she originated in northern Mesopotamia and that her name might have Hurrian origin. She was worshiped especially in Karka ...
,
Fakt Ladh Mhana,
Sanai Choughade,
Date Bhet,
'
Rege', '
Morya', and '
Sharyat'
His upcoming movies include 'Raanti' directed by
Samit Kakkad
Samit Kakkad is an Indian filmmaker and director. He is best known for directing ''Aayna Ka Bayna'' (2012) which was selected for 18 International film festivals and ''Half Ticket (2016 film), Half Ticket'' (2017) which won the Ecumenical Jury ...
who had directed
36 Gunn featuring Santosh Juvekar.
Hindi Cinema
2000 - 2009
His first Hindi movie was ''
Mumbai Meri Jaan'' a 2008 Indian
drama film
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directed by
Nishikant Kamat and produced by
Ronnie Screwvala. It stars
R. Madhavan,
Irrfan Khan,
Soha Ali Khan,
Paresh Rawal
Paresh Rawal (born 30 May 1955) is an Indian actor, comedian, film producer and politician known for his works primarily in Hindi cinema, Hindi films. He has Paresh Rawal filmography, appeared in over 240 films and is the recipient of various L ...
and
Kay Kay Menon. It deals with the aftermath of the
11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings
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, where 209 people lost their lives and over 700 were injured. It won multiple
Filmfare Awards
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including
National Film Award for Best Special Effects in 2008.
2010 - 2019
In 2017, he starred in the movie ''
Ascharya Fuck It'' (parsed as Ascharya F#*k It on the film's theatrical poster; also known as Ascharyachakit!) featuring alongside
Priyanka Bose, Vaibhav Raj Gupta,
Ankit Raj and
Anangsha Biswas.
Santosh Juvekar will be seen in the upcoming film
''Chhava''.
Santosh Juvekar was seen in
''Bhonsle'' released in 2020. He played the role of hostile Vilas, a taxi driver by night and an aspiring Marathi neta by day.
Juvekar played the role of Police Inspector in two movies: ''
Darlings'', released on
Netflix
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in 2022, and ''
Kuttey'', released in 2023. He also played a role of Guddu in the movie ''
Minus 31: The Nagpur Files''.
Web Series
* In 2022 he acted in
Dharavi Bank which starred actors like
Sunil Shetty
Suniel Shetty (born Sunil V. Shetty; 11 August 1961) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, and entrepreneur, primarily known for his work in Hindi cinema, with appearances in Tamil cinema, Tamil films. Nicknamed as Anna, Shetty ha ...
and
Vivek Oberoi
Vivek Anand Oberoi (born 3 September 1976) is an Indian actor and businessman. The son of actor Suresh Oberoi, he began acting in 2002 with starring roles in the Hindi crime film ''Company'' and romantic drama '' Saathiya''. His performances ...
.
* He played the role of 'Sawtya' in '
Ek Thi Begum - An
MX Original Series in 2021.
Awards
Filmography
Films
Television
References
External links
*
* Deshmukh, Gayatri
I prefer home cooked food: Santosh Juvekar ''
Times of India
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'', 14 December 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
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Indian male film actors
Male actors in Marathi cinema
Living people
Male actors in Marathi theatre
Male actors in Marathi television
Year of birth missing (living people)