Prasad Khandekar

Prasad Khandekar
Born	Prasad Mahadev Khandekar (1984-05-05) 5 May 1984 (age 41) [1] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupations	Actor writer director
Known for	Maharashtrachi Hasyajatra
Spouse	Alpa Talekar [2]
Children	1 [3]

Prasad Khandekar (born 5 May 1984) is an Indian actor and script writer, best known for his work in the Marathi comedy show Maharashtrachi Hasyajatra. He entered the film industry with the 2022 Marathi drama Lochya Zaala Re and made his directorial debut in 2023 with Ekda Yeun Tar Bagha .

Life and career

Prasad Khandekar hails from Mumbai, Maharashtra. His father, Mahadev Khandekar, was the branch chief of Shiv Sena and passed away when Prasad was 14 years old. ^[4] Before becoming an actor, Prasad was a sportsperson and was even selected for the Mumbai cricket team from under-14. However, he had to leave cricket due to an accident and was undergoing treatment at KEM Hospital for almost three months. ^[5]

In 2018, he made his OTT debut with Netflix's first Indian Web Series Sacred Games . In 2022, he made his Marathi feature film debut with Lochya Zaala Re ^[6] and also appeared in the Hindi web series Miya Biwi Aur Murder, starring Rajeev Khandelwal and Manjari Fadnis. ^[7]

In 2023, he made his directorial debut with Ekda Yeun Tar Bagha... Return Janarach Nahi . ^[8] In 2025, he appeared in ChikiChiki BooBoomBoom and also served as the film's director. ^[9]

Filmography

Film

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Actor	Writer	Director	Language	Notes	Ref(s)
2018	Liftman	Yes	Yes	No	Marathi		[10]
2022	Lochya Zaala Re	Yes	Yes	No
	Dharmaveer	Yes	No	No		Portrayed the role of Anant Tare
2023	Ekda Yeun Tar Bagha... Return Janarach Nahi	Yes	Yes	Yes		Directorial debut	[11]
2025	ChikiChiki BooBoomBoom	Yes	Yes	Yes			[12]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Platform	Notes	Ref(s)
2018	Sacred Games	Chavvan (Bhosale's Pawn)	Netflix	OTT debut
2022	Miya Biwi Aur Murder	Inspector Sawant	MX Player		[13]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes	Ref(s)
2018–present	Maharashtrachi Hasyajatra	Various characters	Sony Marathi	also writer	[14]

Stage work

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref(s)
2021–2023	Kurrr	Akshar	Marathi	Also director & writer	[15]
2024	Thet Tumchya Gharatun	Kadam		Director, actor, writer, producer	[16]

Awards

• Natya Gaurav Puraskar ^[17]

References

1. "Namrata Sambherao, Samir Choughule and Gaurav More send out birthday wishes to Prasad Khandekar". The Times of India. 5 May 2021. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 5 December 2023.
2. "महाराष्ट्राची हास्यजत्रा फेम प्रसाद खांडेकरच्या बायकोला पाहिलं का? वाढदिवशी दिलं खास वचन- 'येत्या वर्षात...'". Maharashtra Times. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
3. "Prasad Khandekar of 'Maharashtra Laughter Fair' fame, happy family, beautiful photos with wife and child". Loksatta. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
4. "प्रसाद खांडेकरने १४ व्या वर्षी वडिलांना गमावलेलं; त्यांच्या निधनाच्या दिवशी शोधूनही झाली नाही भेट, म्हणाला, "माझे बाबा..."". Loksatta (in Marathi). 23 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
5. "Cricket, Not Acting, Was Prasad Khandekar's First Love". News18 . 27 March 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
6. "'Lochya Zaala Re' trailer: Ankush Chaudhari, Vaidehi Parshurami and Siddharth Jadhav starrer promises a laughter riot". The Times of India . 24 January 2022. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2 May 2023.
7. "'महाराष्ट्राची हास्यजत्रा' फेम प्रसाद खांडेकर हिंदी वेब सीरिजमध्ये; चाहत्यांनी पकडली ही चूक". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 2 May 2023.
8. Gaikwad, Tejashree Tanaji. "Prasad Khandekar: प्रसाद खांडेकर दिसणार नव्या भूमिकेत! सुरु करणार दिग्दर्शनाची इनिंग". Hindustan Times Marathi (in Marathi). Retrieved 2 May 2023.
9. "प्राजक्ता माळी, स्वप्नील-प्रार्थना अन् 'महाराष्ट्राची हास्यजत्रा'च्या कलाकारांची फौज! 'या' दिवशी येणार नवा सिनेमा! पाहा पहिला लूक". Loksatta (in Marathi). 31 December 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
10. "Prasad Khandekar movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
11. डेस्क, एबीपी माझा एंटरटेनमेंट (3 October 2022). "'एकदा येऊन तर बघा' चित्रपट येणार प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीस". marathi.abplive.com (in Marathi). Retrieved 2 May 2023.
12. "प्राजक्ता माळीच्या चाहत्यांसाठी न्यू इअर गिफ्ट, 'फुलवंती' दिसणार या सिनेमात, लूक आहे खूपच भारी". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
13. "Maharashtrachi Hasya Jatra fame Prasad Khandekar is excited about his Hindi web series 'Miya Biwi Aur Murder'". The Times of India. 8 July 2022. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 11 June 2023.
14. "'महाराष्ट्राची हास्यजत्रा'मधून ब्रेक घेत प्रसाद खांडेकर अमेरिकेला रवाना, कारण...; पत्नी, मुलासह फोटो शेअर करत म्हणाला..." Loksatta (in Marathi). 6 April 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
15. "कुर्रर्रर्रर्र – १०० नाही तर १००० टक्के मनोरंजन करणारं नाटक - Mumbai Tak - kurrrrrrrr not 100 but 1000 entertaining drama - MumbaiTAK". www.mumbaitak.in. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
16. Thet Tumchya Gharatun Natak - VeryFirstTale 2024
17. "Prasad Khandekar: प्रसादला मिळाला 'नाट्यगौरव' पुरस्कार, पण त्याला आनंद वेगळ्याच गोष्टीचा... जाणुन घ्या". eSakal - Marathi Newspaper (in Marathi). Retrieved 2 May 2023.

External links

• Prasad Khandekar at IMDb