Mandar Chandwadkar

Mandar Chandwadkar
Chandwadkar in 2013
Born	(1976-07-27) 27 July 1976 (age 48) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Education	Guru Nanak Khalsa College of Arts, Science & Commerce
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998—present
Known for	Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
Spouse	Snehal Chandwadkar ​ (m. 2007)​ [1]
Children	1

Mandar Chandwadkar (born 27 July 1976) is an Indian television and film actor who works in Hindi and Marathi television. He is best known for playing the role of Aatmaram Tukaram Bhide in the Sony SAB's long running comedy series Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah . ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Personal life

Chandwadkar was born in Marathi family in Mumbai, Maharashtra and attended R.M. Bhatt High School in Parel, Mumbai. He graduated from the Guru Nanak Khalsa College of Arts, Science & Commerce, in Matunga Mumbai. ^[5] He worked as a mechanical engineer in Dubai for three years (1997-2000). ^[6] He left the job to pursue a career in acting. He is married to Snehal Chandwadkar, with whom he has a son named Parth. ^{[5] [7] [8] [9]}

Theatre

In 1998, Chandwadkar formed his own theatre groups called Pratibimb and performed in three Hindi / Marathi comedies. He has directed several one-act plays. He has been active in both Hindi and Marathi teleserials and has acted in over 30 of them. ^[10]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language
2007	Mission Champion	Athletic coach	Marathi
2008	Doghat Tisra Aata Sagala Visara	Salesman
2010	Sasu Numbari Jawai Dus Numbari	Himself
2012	Golaberij	Bapu Kane

Television

Year	TV Series	Role	Language	Notes
2004–2007	Vadalvaat	Sandesh Kothare	Marathi
2005	Don Fool Ek Doubtful	Doctor [5]	Marathi
2007	Baa Bahoo Aur Baby	Paranjape Saheb	Hindi
2007	Parrivaar - Kartavaya Ki Pariksha	Radha lover's sister's husband	Hindi
2008–present	Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah	Aatmaram Tukaram Bhide [4]	Hindi
2014	C.I.D.	Aatmaram Tukaram Bhide [11] [12]	Hindi	Crossover episodes with Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.

Awards

Year	Award	Show	Category	Results
2012	Sab Ke Anokhe Awards	Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah	Sab se Anokha Padosi	Won
2019	Indian Telly Awards		Best Ensemble (fiction)	Won

References

1. "Mandar Chandwadkar aka Bhide of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah with his real wife Snehal - We bet you have not seen these wedding pictures of TV celebs". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
2. न्यूज़, एबीपी (28 October 2020). "TMKOC : 'आत्माराम तुकाराम भिड़े' नाम ही बन गया है एक्टर मंदार चंदवादकर की पहचान, अब इसी नाम से आते हैं बिल". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
3. "Exclusive - Taarak Mehta's... Mandar Chandwadkar: My struggle now is to break the image of Mr. Bhide and be known by my real name - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
4. "Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah's director Malav Rajda shares behind-the-scenes still as Dilip Joshi and others perform their scene - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
5. "Mandar Chandwadkar aka Atmaram Bhide - Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah - SonyLIV". taarakmehta.sonyliv.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
6. "Taarak Mehta's Bhide aka Mandar reveals he was a mechanical engineer in Dubai, quit it all for acting". Hindustan Times. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
7. "Mandar Chandwadkar aka Bhide of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah with his real wife Snehal - We bet you have not seen these wedding pictures of TV celebs". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
8. "तारत मेहता के एकमेव सेक्रेटरी 'भिड़े' की Real लाइफ फैमिली, इंदौर में है ससुराल". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 7 October 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
9. "Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma's Bhide aka Mandar Chandwadkar shares adorable picture of his real life son - Most adorable kids of popular TV celebs". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
10. "MandarKunal Chandwadkar - Artist Profile" . Retrieved 30 October 2013.
11. "CID & Tarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma to have a Mahasangram episode - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
12. "छोटे परदे पर अब 'तारक मेहता का उल्टा चश्मा' और CID का महासंगम". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 4 July 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

External links

• Mandar Chandwadkar at IMDb
• Mandar Chandwadkar on Instagram