Akash Thosar

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Akash Thosar
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Born (1993-02-24) 24 February 1993 (age 31) [1]
Karmala, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActor
Years active2016 – present
Known for Sairat
Lust Stories
1962: The War in the Hills

Akash Thosar (born 24 February 1993) is an Indian actor who appears in Marathi cinema and Bollywood. [2] [3] He is best known for his role as Parshya in the 2016 Marathi film Sairat for which he won a Filmfare Award Marathi Best Male Debut. [4] [5] He was ranked eighth in The Times of India 's Top 20 Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra in 2019. [6]

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Career

Akash Thosar was born and raised in Karmala, Maharashtra. A former wrestler, [7] he made a debut in the film industry with the Sairat movie in 2016 which was directed by Nagraj Manjule and received immense success with this film. [8] Thosar later starred in the lead role in Mahesh Manjrekar's Marathi movie FU: Friendship Unlimited in 2017. [9] [10]

In 2018, he starred in Netflix original Lust Stories , an anthology film, paired opposite Radhika Apte in the segment directed by Anurag Kashyap. [11] In 2022, he was seen in Jhund directed by Nagraj Manjule. [12] [13] [14] [15] He was also cast in 1962: The War in the Hills as an army officer. [16] [17] [18]

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2016 Sairat Prashant "Parshya" Kale Marathi Debut [19]
2017 FU: Friendship Unlimited Sahil Mahajan [20]
2018 Lust Stories Tejas Bhave Hindi Anurag Kashyap's Segment [21]
2022 Jhund Sambhya [22]
2023 Ghar Banduk Biryani RajuMarathiReleased in four languages [23]
TBABal Shivaji† Shivaji MarathiFilming [24]

Web series

YearTitleRoleLanguageRef.
2021 1962: The War in the Hills Sepoy Kishan Yadav Hindi [16]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
2016 Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? Favourite Actor Sairat Won [25]
Favourite Style Icon Won
2017 Zee Marathi Awards Best Male Debut Won [26]
Zee Cine Award Best Marathi Actor Won [27]
Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar Best Actor Nominated [28]
Best Debut – MaleWon
3rd Filmfare Awards Marathi Best Actor Nominated [29]
Best Male Debut Won

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References

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  4. ↑ "First Time Lucky: Rinku Rajguru and Akash Thosar, the young actors of Sairat". The Indian Express . 29 May 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Archie and Parsha became popular in one night because of Sairat TJL | पहिल्याच सिनेमामुळे एका रात्रीत लोकप्रिय झाले परशा आणि आर्ची, सध्या करताहेत हे काम". Lokmat . 29 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Maharashtra's Most Desirable Men 2018". The Times of India . Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Why Sairat's Akash Thosar is the poster boy for Gen Z on the countryside". ETBrandEquity.com. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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  10. ↑ "Salman Khan unveils the trailer of Marathi film 'F.U' starring 'Sairat' boy Akash Thosar". Zee News. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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  12. ↑ "'Jhund': Rinku Rajguru and Akash Thosar to come together yet again for the Nagraj Manjule directorial - Movies to look forward to". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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  16. 1 2 "अरे हा तर आर्चीचा परशा, आकाशला पाहून नेटकरीही झाले हैराण". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  17. ↑ "Akash Thosar to play a pivotal role in 1962: The War In The Hills". Cinema Express . Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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