Akash Thosar

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Akash Thosar
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Born (1993-02-24) 24 February 1993 (age 32) [1]
Karmala, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present
Known for Sairat
Lust Stories
1962: The War in the Hills

Akash Thosar (born 24 February 1993) is an Indian actor who appears in Marathi and Hindi films. [2] [3] He is best known for his role as Parshya in the 2016 Marathi film Sairat for which he won a Filmfare Award Marathi Best Male Debut. [4] [5] He was ranked eighth in The Times of India 's Top 20 Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra in 2019. [6]

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Career

Akash Thosar was born and raised in Karmala, Maharashtra. A former wrestler, [7] he made a debut in the film industry with the Sairat movie in 2016 which was directed by Nagraj Manjule and received immense success with this film. [8] Thosar later starred in the lead role in Mahesh Manjrekar's Marathi movie FU: Friendship Unlimited in 2017. [9] [10]

In 2018, he starred in Netflix original Lust Stories , an anthology film, paired opposite Radhika Apte in the segment directed by Anurag Kashyap. [11] In 2022, he was seen in Jhund directed by Nagraj Manjule. [12] [13] [14] [15] He was also cast in 1962: The War in the Hills as an army officer. [16] [17] [18] In 2023 he was starred a role of chef in Ghar Banduk Biryani , alongside Sayaji Shinde and Nagraj Manjule. [19] He will next portray Shivaji in the historical film Bal Shivaji. [20]

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2016 Sairat Prashant "Parshya" Kale Marathi Debut [21]
2017 FU: Friendship Unlimited Sahil Mahajan [22]
2018 Lust Stories Tejas Bhave Hindi Anurag Kashyap's Segment [23]
2022 Jhund Sambhya [24]
2023 Ghar Banduk Biryani RajuMarathiReleased in four languages [19]
TBABal Shivaji† Shivaji Filming [20]

Web series

YearTitleRoleLanguageRef.
2021 1962: The War in the Hills Sepoy Kishan Yadav Hindi [16]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
2016 Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? Favourite Actor Sairat Won [25]
Favourite Style Icon Won
2017 Zee Marathi Awards Best Male Debut Won [26]
Zee Cine Award Best Marathi Actor Won [27]
Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar Best Actor Nominated [28]
Best Debut – MaleWon
3rd Filmfare Awards Marathi Best Actor Nominated [29]
Best Male Debut Won

References

  1. ↑ "जाणून घ्या, 'सैराट'च्या आकाश ठोसरबद्दल या गोष्टी". Loksatta (in Marathi). 11 May 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "My first Bollywood film will go on floors next month: Akash Thosar". The Times of India . 15 September 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Sairat Fame Akash Thosar journey of film industry | एका रात्रीत लोकप्रिय झाला परशा उर्फ आकाश ठोसर, जाणून घ्या त्याच्या प्रवासाबद्दल". Lokmat . 24 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "First Time Lucky: Rinku Rajguru and Akash Thosar, the young actors of Sairat". The Indian Express . 29 May 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Archie and Parsha became popular in one night because of Sairat TJL | पहिल्याच सिनेमामुळे एका रात्रीत लोकप्रिय झाले परशा आणि आर्ची, सध्या करताहेत हे काम". Lokmat . 29 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Maharashtra's Most Desirable Men 2018". The Times of India . Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Why Sairat's Akash Thosar is the poster boy for Gen Z on the countryside". ETBrandEquity.com. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Sairat sets box office on fire: Rinku Rajguru and Akash Thosar get bonus of Rs 5 crore each". India Today. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "Sairat actor Akash Thosar to make his Hindi debut with Radhika Apte". 12 November 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Salman Khan unveils the trailer of Marathi film 'F.U' starring 'Sairat' boy Akash Thosar". Zee News. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Akash Thosar to make Hindi debut in Anurag Kashyap's short film". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "'Jhund': Rinku Rajguru and Akash Thosar to come together yet again for the Nagraj Manjule directorial - Movies to look forward to". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "archi parshya in Jhund: झुंडमध्ये दिसणार 'आर्ची-परश्या'ची जोडी". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  14. ↑ "Sairat actor Akash Thosar: Was happy when Amitabh Bachchan tweeted about the film, would love to meet him". Hindustan Times. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  15. ↑ "नागराज मंजुळेंच्या 'झुंड'मध्ये रिंकू-आकाश!". ABP Marathi (in Marathi). 15 January 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  16. 1 2 "अरे हा तर आर्चीचा परशा, आकाशला पाहून नेटकरीही झाले हैराण". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  17. ↑ "Akash Thosar to play a pivotal role in 1962: The War In The Hills". Cinema Express . 2 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  18. ↑ "Akash Thosar Roped in for 1962: The War In The Hills; calls it his "dream role" | आकाश ठोसरला मिळाला त्याचा ड्रीम रोल, नवीन लूकमध्ये दिसतोय डॅशिंग". Lokmat (in Marathi). 2 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  19. 1 2 "'Ghar Banduk Biryani': Nagraj Manjule teases fans with a sneak peek of his upcoming Marathi film; Watch - Times of India". The Times of India. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  20. 1 2 "Sairat star Akash Thosar to play Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in upcoming Marathi film Bal Shivaji". India Today. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  21. ↑ "This day four years back: Blockbuster film 'Sairat' starring Rinku Rajguru and Akash Thosar was released". The Times of India. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  22. ↑ "Powered by Passion Akash Thosar in new marathi movie". The Indian Express. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  23. ↑ "Akash Thosar to star opposite Radhika Apte in Anurag Kashyap's next". The Times of India. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  24. ↑ "Aamir Khan Heaps Praise on Jhund Star Akash Thosar. Actor Calls it 'Best Moment'". News18. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  25. ↑ justmarathi (9 November 2016). "The Maharashtracha Favorite Kon 2016 Nominations Complete List". JustMarathi.com.
  26. ↑ "Star Screen Awards 2018 complete winners list: Alia Bhatt wins Best Actress, Rajkummar Rao and Ranveer Singh are Best Actors". Hindustan Times. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  27. ↑ "Zee Cine Awards full winners list: Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone win big". India Today. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  28. ↑ "Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar 2017 winners list". Loksatta (in Marathi). 20 March 2017.
  29. ↑ "Ranbir, Alia win big at 64th Filmfare Awards". 24 March 2019 – via Business Standard.
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