Ayush Mahesh Khedekar | |
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 Ayush Khedekar | |
| Born | 5 April 2000 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar (born 5 April 2000 [1] in Mumbai) is an Indian actor, best known for playing the child version of young Jamal Malik in Slumdog Millionaire (2008), for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Ayush is from Bhayandar, a distant Mumbai suburb, originally from Ratnagiri, KhedekarWadi and studies at the RBK School. His mother Sayali is a teacher in a Marathi medium school. His father Mahesh used to be a Marathi theatre actor, but he stopped acting after Ayush was born. Mahesh is currently an engineer with the Bombay Port Trust. [2]
Ayush has been acting in India since age 4, [3] appearing in commercials for Britannia, Colgate, Kelloggs and HDFC. He has also acted in television shows like Baa Bahoo Aur Baby , Kayaamat and Karam Apnaa Apnaa , and appeared in the Bollywood film Family. [2]
He made his international film debut in Slumdog Millionaire (2008). His role won a lot of praise from audience and critics alike for his natural ability to act and his screen presence that makes up a significant portion of the film. His performance has earned him the 2009 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (shared with ten other cast members), and a 2008 British Independent Film Award nomination for Most Promising Newcomer.
Ayush is also in Zara Nachke Dikha as a young dancer.
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