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Nagesh Bhosle

Theatre Actor, Film Actor, TV Actor, Producer

Biography

Devyani fame Nagesh Bhosle

Nagesh Bhosle is a Theatre, Film and Television Actor. Nagesh Bhosle was recently given the Best Actor Award for Ramu Ramanathan’s COTTON 56, POLYESTER 84 by the META (Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards) committee. The jury included the names of veteran theatre and film people such as Amol Palekar, Shyam Benegal and Anita Ratnam. For Nagesh this moment is like a milestone in his career. After all not only has he won a national recognition with this award but he is also very happy to have got Bhau’s character, which he beautifully portrays in the play. Yet another of his recent performances, which have won him appreciation, is his character of Ediya in Swar Thounaojam’s TUREL. The talented actor gives off a brooding air and he may appear as if he is a man of few words.

He produced and directed film 'Goshta Choti Dongraevadhi' was highly appreciated by critic and viewers. Actor in numerous plays at Mumbai's famed ‘Prithvi’ Theatre, including 'Cotton 56 Polyester 84', for which he won the national Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Award for Best Actor (2006).

He was born in Nagpur in the year 1960. 'Nagesh' the name can perhaps be read as an amalgamation of two popular Indian festivals- Nagpanchami and Krishna Janmasthami.

He acted in a play called 'Kondmara' as a first theatre play. He was playing the main role in it. The play was in Zunri, a dialect of Marathi that is found in Zunar in the Nagar zilla in Maharashtra. The play went off very well. It got the best play, the best director awards and he won the best actor award. After this play, the two consecutive plays that he participated in 1989 and 90’ too won him the best actor awards. Eventually like every other actor who wants to come to Mumbai, he found himself in the city. Sabki tarah main bhi bambai aa gaya in early nineties. Being a Marathi actor he used to go to Shivaji Mandir and just hang around there in the early days, hoping to find work. Just like every other struggler does. One day while he met Mangesh Kulkarni, a very renowned Marathi actor, poet and writer from the time of ‘Rangayan’. He told about the casting for Vijaya bai’s Hindi production of Karnad’s Nagmandala and got selected for the same that was the wonderful experience. Then he did the tele-serial ‘Upanyas’ then ‘Hasratein’, which marked the big wave of satellite TV in India. And his character of Kishan Murari in it grew to become a popular one. One tele-serial led to another. Serials like ‘CID’, ‘Aahat’ and ‘Bhavar’ followed. Then there was no looking back. The first Marathi film ‘Bangarwadi’ and ‘Daayra’, directed by Amol Palekar. Another film ‘Bombay Boys’, ‘Shool’ and ‘Bardaast’. He got COTTON 56…actually the kind of role, which he was longing for the last 15 or 16 years. He had been doing various characters.

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Nagesh Bhosle

Nagesh Bhosle With Vijaya Mehta.

Nagesh Bhosle With Sanjay Surkar.

Nagesh Bhosle as Sarjerao.

Nagesh Bhosle.

Famous Actor Nagesh Bhosle.

Career

From last 15 years he is doing plays, tv serials and then films.

As Actor (20 credits) he did the following :

* 2013 Duniyadari.

* 2012 Chintoo as Guru.

* 2011 Stand By as Satam, Hostel as Warden Sharad Saxena, Adgul Madgul.

* 2010 Shahrukh Bola 'Khoobsurat Hai Tu' and ‘She Believed in It’ , ’Aakhari Decision Victor Chaku’.

* 2009 Runway: Love Among Gun Shots, Billu , Gallit Gondhal, Dillit Mujra , Gosht Choti Dongraevadhi.

* 2006 Shiva as Inspector Sudhir Kamat (as Nagesh Bhosale).

* 2005 Kyon Ki..., Sarkar (as Nagesh Bhosale), 'D', Kunku Zale Vairi Satish Rao (as Nagesh Bhosale).

* 2004 Bardaasht Corrupt Lawyer.

* 2003 Dum as Jeetu Bhai.

* 2002 Lal Salaam (as Nagesh Bhosle).

* 2000 Thriller at Ten (TV Series).

* 1999 Shool Lallan Vinod.

* 1998 Bombay Boys Cherry Blossom Kalia (as Nagesh Bhosle).

* 1996 The Square Circle Abductor (as Nagesh Bhosie).

* 1994 Vishwavinayak Inspector Dinkar Rao (as Nagesh Bhosle).

* Goshta Choti Dongraevadhi (Nandu).

* Vishwavinayak.

* Devyani (Marathi Serial).

Not only that he has even directed a film in 2009 Gsallit Gondhal, Dillit Mujra. He has also entered in production and produced a film in 2009 Gallit Gondhal, Dillit Mujra (co-executive producer).