Sharad Kelkar

Sharad Kelkar
Kelkar in 2023
Born	(1976-10-07) 7 October 1976 (age 48) [1] Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh [2]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–present
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Spouse	Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar ​ ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	1

Sharad Kelkar is an Indian actor and voice actor who works primarily in Marathi and Hindi films, television and web series.

Early and personal life

Kelkar married his co-star Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar on 3 June 2005, and together they have a daughter. ^[3] They both have participated in Nach Baliye 2 . ^[4]

Career

In 2004, Kelkar made his television debut with the show Aakrosh which aired on Doordarshan in which he played the role of Inspector Sachin Kulkarni. ^[5]

His wife Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar is a television actress who has appeared in Saat Phere – Saloni Ka Safar as Chandni / Devika in a negative role. Together, in 2006 the couple also appeared on the dance reality show Nach Baliye 2 .

In 2007, Kelkar hosted Rock-N-Roll Family along with former Hero Honda Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 contestant Mauli Dave. ^[6] Kelkar was host of the show Pati Patni Aur Woh on NDTV Imagine in 2009. Then he appeared as Thakur Digvijay Singh Bhadoria in Bairi Piya which earned him critical acclaim for his performance.^{[ citation needed ]} In 2010, he participated in reality comedy TV series, Comedy Circus Mahasangram (2010) paired with Bharti Singh and Paresh Ganatra. ^[7] In 2011, Kelkar played a grey character role of Satya in Uttaran he entered the show along with Harsha Khandeparkar who played his sister in the show.^{[ citation needed ]} His role lasted for about six months in the show.^{[ citation needed ]} Kelkar was also part of Marath film Chinu where he played the hero to the female protagonist who plays the title role of Chinu. ^[8] In 2012, he replaced Mohnish Behl as Dr. Ashutosh in the serial Kuch Toh Log Kahenge which aired on Sony Entertainment Television India.^{[ citation needed ]} From 2010 to 2013, he presented a crime show, Shaitaan – A Criminal Mind.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2013, Kelkar was offered a role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela where he plays the role of a possessive elder brother. Then in 2014, he was seen in Lai Bhaari where he played Sangram the main antagonist. The film became the highest-grossing Marathi film. ^[9] In 2015, he was seen in Hero and did a special appearance for a single song in A Paying Ghost . ^{[10] [11]}

From September 2015 to April 2016, Kelkar was seen as Agent Raghav Sinha in his crime and mystery thriller Agent Raghav - Crime Branch which aired on &TV. ^[12] He describes his role as "Here's a guy who is suave and dapper, with an IQ that can give even the most intelligent and shrewd criminal a run for his money. He can do things that very few can – read people's minds and use deductive reasoning. I haven't played such a character or taken up a crime series like this before. Besides, the premise of the show was unique and I couldn't let it go.". ^[13] In 2016 he was seen in Mohenjo Daro , Rocky Handsome which released on 25 March 2016. In the same year, he also did his Telugu debut through Sardaar Gabbar Singh where he played the main antagonist Bhairav Singh.

In 2017, Kelkarwas seen in Indian television show Koi Laut Ke Aaya Hai as Rishabh Singh Shekhari. ^[14] He also played the main antagonist Dhauli in Sanjay Dutt starrer Bhoomi . ^[15] He also appeared in Irada as Paddy F Sharma a business tycoon. ^[16] He also acted in Sangharsh Yatra Biopic of late Gopinath Munde a famous BJP politician in Maharashtra.^{[ citation needed ]} He did guest appearances in movies like Guest in London and Baadshaho . ^{[17] [18]} He also debuted as a producer for Marathi film Idak : The Goat which was screened at the Cannes festival.

In 2018, Kelkar acted in three Marathi films Rakshas , Madhuri, and Youngraad . He was also seen in a music video Majbooriyan. ^[19]

In 2019, Kelkar did his debut short film Through Purple. He also did his digital debut web series through The Family Man, an Amazon prime series. Then he was seen in Housefull 4 where he played as Suryabhan/Michael Bhai one of the antagonists. His another web-series Rangbaaz phirse (season 2) released in December 2019.

In January 2020, Kelkar played the role of Shivaji I in the film Tanhaji . ^[20] he was appreciated for his performance. Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost praised the portrayal of Laxmii by Sharad Kelkar calling it a mature performance. ^[21] He was also seen in ZEE5 series Black Widows opposite Mona Singh in December 2020

In 2021, Kelkar played the role of a military officer in the film Bhuj: The Pride of India .

In 2022, Kelkar played a dark-shaded character in Operation Romeo. In the film, he played the character of a police officer. ^[22] Kelkar played the Antagonist role in Code Name: Tiranga . His Next release was Pan Indian Marathi historical Period film Har Har Mahadev playing the role of Bhaji Prabhu Deshpande, a Maratha warrior character in the film.

In 2023, Kelkar appeared in Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga where he played the role of an investigation officer. He also played the role of Golf Coach in the sports Drama Slum Golf . ^[23]

In 2024, Kelkar made his Tamil debut through playing the role of Aryan in Ayalaan . Later that year, Kelkar played the supporting role of real-life businessman Ravi Mantha in Srikanth Bolla's Hindi biopic, Srikanth . ^{[24] [25]}

Films

List of Sharad Kelkar film credits

Year	Title	Role	Language
2004	Hulchul [lower-alpha 1] [26]	Dr. Satyendra Mishra	Hindi
2005	Uttarayan	Young Raghu	Marathi
2012	1920: Evil Returns	Amar Pratap [lower-alpha 2]	Hindi
	Chinu	Raj	Marathi
2013	Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela	Khanji Sanera	Hindi
2014	Lai Bhaari	Sangram	Marathi
2015	Hero	Dheeraj Mathur	Hindi
	A Paying Ghost	Himself [lower-alpha 3]	Marathi
2016	Mohenjo Daro	Surjan Dhanraj [lower-alpha 4]	Hindi
	Rocky Handsome	ACP Dilip	Hindi
	Sardaar Gabbar Singh	Raja Bhairon Singh [lower-alpha 5]	Telugu
2017	Irada	Paddy Sharma	Hindi
	Sangharsh Yatra	Gopinath Munde	Marathi
	Guest Iin London	Ashutosh [lower-alpha 6]	Hindi
	Bhoomi	Dhauli	Hindi
	Baadshaho	Inspector Durjan [lower-alpha 7]	Hindi
2018	Rakshas	Avinash	Marathi
	Youngraad	Senapati	Marathi
	Madhuri	Dr. Tushar Kesar	Marathi
2019	Purple	Mohit	Hindi
	Housefull 4	Suryabhan/Michael [lower-alpha 8]	Hindi
2020	Tanhaji	Chatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj	Hindi
	London Confidential	Tanmay Kulkarni [lower-alpha 9]	Hindi
	Laxmii	Laxman Sharma	Hindi
	Darbaan	Anukul	Hindi
2021	Bhuj: The Pride of India	Ram Karan "RK" Nair	Hindi
2022	Operation Romeo	Mangesh Jadhav	Hindi
	Code Name: Tiranga	Khalid Omar	Hindi
	Har Har Mahadev	Baji Prabhu Deshpande	Marathi
2023	Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga	Parvez Sheikh [27]	Hindi
	Chatrapathi	Bhavani [28]	Hindi
2024	Ayalaan	Aryan [lower-alpha 10] [29]	Tamil
	Srikanth	Ravi Mantha [30]	Hindi
	Raanti		Marathi [31]
	Sky Force	TBA	Hindi

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

Year	Serial	Role	Notes
2001	Aap Beeti	Inspector Sameer	Episodic role
2004	Aakrosh	Inspector Sachin Kulkarni
	Bhabhi	Advocate Kunal
	Raat Hone Ko Hai	Neel	Episodic role
2004–2005	CID	Inspector Jehan	Supporting role
2005	C.I.D. Special Bureau
2005–2007	Sinndoor Tere Naam Ka	Rudra Raizada
2005–2008	Saat Phere – Saloni Ka Safar	Nahar Singh	Lead role
2008–2009		Amritanand
2009–2010	Bairi Piya	Digvijay Singh Bhadoria / Ranveer	Lead role
2010	Sarvggun Sampanna	Abhay
2011	Uttaran	Satya Singh
2012–2013	Kuch Toh Log Kahenge	Dr. Ashutosh Mathur	Lead role
	Shaitaan – A Criminal Mind	Host
2015–2016	Agent Raghav – Crime Branch	Agent Raghav Sinha	Lead role
2017	Koi Laut Ke Aaya Hai	Rishabh Singh Shekhari
2021	Case Files – With Sharad Kelkar	Host

Reality Shows

Year	Show	Role	Channel	Notes
2006	Nach Baliye 2	Contestant	Star One
2007	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007	Host	Zee TV
2008	Rock-N-Roll Family
2009	Pati Patni Aur Woh		Imagine TV
2009–2010	Comedy Circus	Contestant	Sony Entertainment Television
2017	Cineplay – Stage On Screen – Boichek	Parag	Disney+Hotstar	Episodic Role
2019	Kitchen Champion 5	Contestant (Episode 45)	Colors TV

Web series

Key

†	Denotes Webseries that have not yet been released

List of Sharad Kelkar web series credits

Year	Name	Role	OTT Platform
2019–present	The Family Man	Arvind	Amazon prime
2019	Rangbaaz Phir Se	Raja Phogat	Zee5
2020	Special OPS	IB Officer Surya	Disney Hotstar
2021	Black Widows	Yatin Mehrotra [32]	Zee5
2023	Slum Golf	Gautam Rane	Amazon Mini TV
2024	Indian Police Force	Jagtap	Amazon prime
	Doctors †	Ishaan [33]	JIO Cinema

Music videos

List of Sharad Kelkar music video credits

Year(s)	Song	Role	Singer(s)	Genre	Co-Stars
2018	Majbooriyan	Agent Vikram	Soham Nayak and Antara Mitra	Romantic	Swati Vatssa

Voice acting

Dubbing roles

Hollywood films

Title	Actor	Character	Dub Language	Original Language	Original Year release	Dub Year release	Notes
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes	Jason Clarke	Malcolm	Hindi	English	2014	2014
Guardians of the Galaxy	Lee Pace	Ronan the Accuser					Released as Brahmand Ke Boss (ब्रह्मांड के रक्षक) for the title of the Hindi dubbed version and he was credited in the Hindi dub credits for the DVD release. [34]
Captain Marvel	Lee Pace				2019	2019
Furious 7	Jason Statham	Deckard Shaw			2015	2015
The Fate of the Furious					2017	2017
Exodus: Gods and Kings	Joel Edgerton	Ramesses II			2014	2014
Mad Max: Fury Road	Tom Hardy	Max Rockatansky			2015	2015
X-Men: Apocalypse	Oscar Isaac	En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse			2016	2016
xXx: Return of Xander Cage	Vin Diesel	Xander Cage			2017	2017
Hobbs & Shaw	Jason Statham	Deckard Shaw			2019	2019

Indian films

Title	Actor	Character	Dub Language	Original Language(s)	Original Year release	Dub Year release	Notes
Baahubali: The Beginning	Prabhas	Amrendra Baahubali	Hindi	Telugu	2015	2015	[35]
		Mahendra Baahubali alias Shiva		Tamil
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion					2017	2017
Gaddalakonda Ganesh	Varun Tej	Gaddalakonda "Gani" Ganesh		Telugu	2019	2022
Vinaya Vidheya Rama	Ram Charan	Konidela Ram Charan			2019	2023
Dasara	Nani	Dharani			2023
Adipurush	Prabhas	Raghava		Telugu
				Hindi
Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire		Deva		Telugu

Web series

List of Sharad Kelkar dubbing roles in web series films

Title	Actor	Character	Language	Original Year release	Notes
The Legend of Hanuman	Himself	Narrator/Ravana	Hindi	2021-2024
Baahubali: Crown of Blood	Himself	Amarendra Baahubali	Hindi	2024

Awards

• 2010 – Gold Awards for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Critics) — Bairi Piya . ^{[36] [ better source needed ]}
• 2014 - Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Marathi for Lai Bhaari
• 2017 – Nominated- SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu) for Sardaar Gabbar Singh
• 2023 – Pinkvilla Style Icons Awards – Super Stylish Versatile Personality ^[37]

See also

• List of Indian television actors
• Dubbing (filmmaking)
• List of Indian Dubbing Artists

Notes

1. Cameo
2. Cameo
3. special appearance in song "Go Go Govinda"
4. Cameo
5. Telugu debut
6. Cameo
7. Cameo
8. double role
9. Cameo
10. Tamil debut

References

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External links

• Sharad Kelkar at Bollywood Hungama
• Sharad Kelkar at IMDb