Malhar Thakar | |
|---|---|
 Malhar Thakar at Gujarat Literature Festival, Vadodara in 2019 | |
| Born | 28 June 1990 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Puja Joshi (m. 2024) |
Malhar Thakar is an Indian actor who primarily works in the Gujarati film industry and theatre.
He studied at Navrang School (Navrangpura, Ahmedabad) and Sheth C. N. Vidyalaya, Ahmedabad.
After nine years in theatre, he entered the Gujarati film industry. [1] His debut film as the lead role was Chhello Divas (2015) which was commercially successful. [2] His Love Ni Bhavai (2017) achieved critical and commercial success and ran for more than 100 days in theatres. [3] Golkeri (2020) was also declared hit. [4]
In 2018, Thakar started his own production house, Ticket Window Entertainment. In April 2020, he announced the establishment of an NGO to help people affected during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. [5] He debuted in Hindi cinema with his supporting role in Maja Ma (2022). [6]
He married actress Puja Joshi on 26 November 2024. [7]
| Year | Title | Language | Episodes/Seasons | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah | Hindi | 1 Episode | Parag | Sony SAB | |
| 2019 | Do Not Disturb | Gujarati | 2 Seasons | Maulik | MX Player | |
| 2021 | Vaat Vaat Ma | Gujarati | 2 Seasons | Swayam | ShemarooMe [8] [9] | |
| 2022 | Jee Karda | Hindi | 1 Season | Sameer Kotadiya | Amazon Prime Video | |
| 2023 | Scoop | Hindi | 1 Season | Ajitesh Bhatt | Netflix |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Kevi Rite Jaish | A guy at visa office | Gujarati | |
| 2015 | Chhello Divas | Vicky | ||
| 2016 | Thai Jashe! | Pranav Joshi | ||
| Passport | Kabir | |||
| 2017 | Duniyadari | Meet Mehta | ||
| Cash On Delivery | Siddharth | |||
| Love Ni Bhavai | Sagar | |||
| 2018 | Mijaaj | Jay | ||
| Vandha Vilas | Guest role | |||
| Reva | Traveller | Guest role | ||
| Shu Thayu? | Manan | |||
| Ventilator | Funeral manager | Cameo | ||
| Sharato Lagu | Satyavrat | |||
| Midnights with Menka | Malhar Thakar | |||
| 2019 | Saheb | Malhar | [10] | |
| 2020 | Golkeri | Sahil Sutariya | ||
| 2021 | Swagatam | Manav Mehta | released on ShemarooMe [11] | |
| Dhuandhaar | Aarav | |||
| Dhummas | Manav | Guest role, released on Amazon Prime Video | ||
| 2022 | Gajab Thai Gayo! | Bhagirath Jatashankar Narbheram | [12] | |
| Sonu Tane Mara Par Bharoso Nai Ke | Kartik | |||
| Vickida No Varghodo | Vikas alias Vicky | [13] | ||
| Veer-Isha Nu Seemant | Veer | [14] | ||
| Maja Ma | Pinakin [15] | Hindi | released on Amazon Prime Video [6] | |
| Aum Mangalam Singlem | Sidhharth | Gujarati | ||
| 2023 | Shubh Yatra | Mohan | [16] | |
| Gulaam Chor | Sanjay Shukla | released on JioCinema. [17] | ||
| 3 Ekka | Kalrav/Colour | [18] | ||
| 2024 | Lagan Special | Shekhar | ||
| Vanilla Ice Cream | Varun | |||
| Locha Laapsi | Bhaskar | [19] | ||
| TBA | No Kidding |
| Year | Title | Singer(s) | Album | Co-Star(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "Aazmake Na Dekhi" | Shahid Mallya | Aazmake Na Dekhi | Khushi Shah | |
| 2021 | "Aatma Ni Odakh" | Santvani Trivedi | |||
| 2021 | " Tanni " | Ritu Bhagwani | |||
| 2022 | " Mara Dakor Na Thakor " | Kairavi Buch |
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