Somnath Awghade

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Somnath Awghade
Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Rajat Kamal Award for Best Child Artist (Shared) Fandry Meengal (Marathi) to Somnath Avghade, at the 61st National Film Awards function, in New Delhi. The Secretary.jpg
Awghade (right) at the 61st National Film Awards function, in New Delhi
Born
Somnath Laxman Awghade

OccupationActor
Years active2013–present
Known for Fandry (2013)
Awards See below

Somnath Awghade is an Indian actor known for his role in the 2013 Marathi film Fandry , for which he earned the National Film Award for Best Child Artist. [1] He also appeared in Free Hit Danka (2021), Jhund (2022) and Ghar Banduk Biryani (2023). [2] [3]

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Early life

Somnath Awghade is from Kem village, Karmala Taluka, Solapur district, Maharashtra. He belongs to a family of Halgi performers, and has an elder brother named Ravi and a sister named Ambika. [4] [5] [6] Awghade received his education in a public school in Kem. [4]

Career

Awghade began his career with Fandry as the lead character Jambuwant (nicknamed Jabya) and became famous for his performance in the film. [7] The director of Fandry, Nagraj Manjule received the National Award in 2011 for his short film Pistulya . During the felicitation ceremony in Kem village, he noticed Somnath Awghade playing the halgi. This encounter led to Manjule offering the lead role in Fandry to Awghade. [4] [8] Awghade was initially afraid to act and would hide under his village's water tank, but Manjule and his team eventually convinced Awghade to accept the role. [6]

After Fandry, Awghade starred in Free Hit Danka in 2021 co-starring Arbaz Shaikh and Tanaji Galgunde. [9] The following year, Awghade made his Bollywood debut in Jhund with Amitabh Bachchan, marking his second collaboration with Manjule. [10] In 2023, Manjule again cast him in the Hemant Awtade's Ghar Banduk Biryani . [11] In 2024, he starred in Sangharsh Yoddha Manoj Jarange Patil, which is based on the real-life story of Maratha activist Manoj Jarange Patil. [12]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotesRef(s)
2013 Fandry Jambuwant "Jabya" Kachru Mane Marathi Debut [13] [14]
2021 Free Hit Danka SantoshMarathi [15]
2022 Jhund Imran Hindi Bollywood debut [16]
2023 Ghar Banduk Biryani SomaMarathiReleased in four languages [17]
2024 Sangharsh Yoddha Manoj Jarange Patil KisnaMarathiBased on Manoj Jarange Patil [12]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef(s)
2013 61st National Film Awards Best Child Artist Fandry Won [18]
Pune International Film Festival Best ActorWon [19] [20]

References

  1. "Jabya in Fandry has changed so much; Have you seen his new look?". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  2. Mane, Rashmi (23 February 2022). "Filmmaker Nagraj Manjule's diamonds together in the film 'Jhund'". My Mahanagar (in Marathi). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  3. "Somnath Avghade". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Jabya in Fandry - Somnath Awghade, Think Maharashtra". Think Maharashtra. 25 December 2016. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  5. "Reality Check". The Indian Express. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Hindi Movie Actor Somnath Awghade Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  7. "National Film Awards: Rajkummar Rao wins Best Actor for 'Shahid'". DNA India. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  8. Maokar, Amol (10 January 2014). "I didn't have to think of the script, it was already there: Nagraj". DNA India. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  9. शिकलगार, स्वालिया (5 October 2021). "सोमनाथ अवघडे : 'फँड्री'तल्या जब्याचा मेकओव्हर". Pudhari (in Marathi). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  10. "Somnath Awghade movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  11. "Nagraj Manjule's 'Ghar Banduk Biryani' to release on March 30". The Indian Express. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  12. 1 2 "'आलो तर तुआ, गेलो तर समाजाचा'; 'संघर्ष योद्धा मनोज जरांगे पाटील' चित्रपटाचा Teaser प्रदर्शित, 'या' तारखेला होणार प्रदर्शित". TimesNowMarathi (in Marathi). 4 March 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  13. "Fandry (Marathi)". Outlook India.
  14. "FANDRY theme song by Somnath Avghade, Suraj Pawar and Rajeshwari Kharat". Loksatta (in Marathi). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  15. "Somnath Awghade and Apurva Shelgaokar starrer 'Free Hit Danka' to release on OTT on THIS date". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  16. Jhund (2022) , retrieved 28 March 2023
  17. "Ghar Banduk Biryani". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  18. "Reality Check". The Indian Express. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  19. "Pune International Film Festival". www.piffindia.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  20. "Fandry sweeps five awards at PIFF". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 28 March 2023.