1. Vandana Gupte
Vandana Gupte is a legendary Marathi actress who can also be seen in Hindi TV serials. She has done numerous Marathi plays and is a popular theatre personality. She is a well known actress in Marathi cinema. She made her debut with Marathi movie Lapandav (1993), in which she portrayed the role of a lawyer. In 2006, she played a role of mother-in-law in Marathi movie Matichya Chuli.
Classical singer Manik Verma and Amar Verma are her parents and she is the sister of Bharti Achrekar and Rani Verma. She has worked in many Marathi movies and has been nominated for various movie awards. She played the role of Mrs. Archrekar in cricket based Bollywood movie titled “Meerabai Not Out” and portrayed the role of Mrs. Dandekar in the movie, “It’s Breaking News”.
In Hindi Television industry, she became popular as dominating Nilambari Pandey of Kareena Kareena serial which aired on Zee TV during the year 2004-05. She was also seen in Pandey Aur Pandey on Zee TV, which was a song countdown show. In Pandey Aur Pandey she again played the character of Nilambari Pandey. In 2008-09, she played a mother-in-law in Bandhan Saat Janamon Ka which aired on Colors. She was also seen as a goan lady Maria (Preeti's mother) in Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo on SAB TV.
...2. Sai Tamhankar
Sai Tamhankar is a popular Indian actress born in the year, 1986 on the '25th of June' in 'Sangli'. She studied at the 'Chintaman College of Commerce' which was where she started her initial career by taking part in street dramas as well as in the inter-college drama competitions. She then acted in the Hindi movie named as Ghaajini in 2008 with actor Amir Khan. Furthermore, she has acted in Rita as well as in ‘No Entry Pudhe Dhoka Aahey’ in 2012.
...3. Urmila Matondkar
4. Raj Thackeray
Raj Thackeray is an Indian Politician, Orator, Cartoonist, and Illustrator. He was born on 14 June 1968. Raj Thackeray's real name is Swararaj Shrikant Thackeray. His father's name is Shrikant Thackeray, and his mother is Kunda Thackeray. He is the cousin of Udav Thackeray and nephew of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray. Raj Thackeray finished his schooling at Bal Mohan Vidya Mandir School in Dadar. As a child, Raj Thackeray was interested in music and took classes for tabla, guitar, and violin. The politician received his Bachelor's Degree from Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy Institute of Applied Arts. On 11 December 1990, Raj Thackeray married Sharmila Wagh. Sharmila Wagh comes from an affluent Marathi family, and her father is Marathi cinema photographer and producer-director Mohan Wagh. Together, the couple has two children- a son and a daughter named Amit Thackeray and Urvashi Thackeray, respectively.
...5. Prakash Amte
Prakash Amte is a well-known doctor and social activist. He was born on 24 December 1948 in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra. His father, Baba Amte, was a renowned social activist. His mother’s name was Sadhana Tai Amte. He completed his graduation in MBBS. From Government Medical College, Nagpur, he completed his post-graduation in Surgery. During college, he fell in love with Mandakini Amte, and the couple married in December 1974.
...6. Sanjay Raut
Sanjay Raut is an Indian Politician, Writer, Journalist, and Film Producer. Sanjay Raut was born on 15 November 1961 in Alibaug in the state of Maharashtra. His father’s name is Shri Rajaram Raut, and his mother is Shrimati Savita Rajaram Raut. He also has a younger brother named Sunil Raut. Sanjay Raut graduated from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s College of Commerce and Economics at Wadala in 1983 with a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce.
...7. Atul Kulkarni
8. Dr. Amol Kolhe
Dr. Amol Kolhe is an Indian television and film actor who was born on 18th October. He is presently playing the main role of Chhatrapati Shivaji in the Marathi entertainment channel named Star Pravah. He has also worked in several movies named Aaghat, Rajmata Jijau, Saheb, Sattadhish and Raja Shivchatrapati. His television serials include Veer Shivaji which was aired on Colors channel and Raja Shivchatrapati which was aired on Star Pravah. He has also worked in the drama Shivputra Shambhuraje.
...9. Subodh Bhave
Subodh Bhave is an actor and director in the Marathi film industry. He was born on 9th November 1975 in Pune, Maharashtra, India. He lives in Mumbai. Subodh Bhave pursued his graduation degree from Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce. He worked as a salesman in a small IT company named Inika Technologies located in Koregaon Park in Pune. Later, he found that he was interested in acting line, so he shifted to the acting career. Subodh Bhave worked in several Marathi movies, serials, and theatre. He received appreciation from renowned professionals. His popular roles consist of the role of Bal Gangadhar Tilak in the film titled as Lokmanya- Ek Yug Purush. It was a biopic on India’s most popular social reformer.
...11. Nitin Gadkari
Hailing from Maharashtra, Nitin Gadkari is a politician. He was born on 27 May 1957 in Nagpur. Presently, in 2022, he is the Minister for Road Transport and Highways. He is currently running his tenure for over eight years and is the longest serving Minister for Road Transport and Highway. From 2009 to 2013, he served as the President of the BJP, but he resigned in January 2013. It was a tough phase for the party as it lost two successive Lok Sabha elections. He is also known for his work as the Public Work Department Minister of Maharashtra. He is closely associated with RSS headquarters at Nagpur, Maharashtra. Nitin is a lawyer by profession and represents Nagpur in the Lok Sabha. The portfolio for the Ministry of MSME under him was reassigned to Narayan Rane during the cabinet shuffle in 2021. When he was young, he worked for the student union ABVP.
...12. Shreyas Talpade
Those who follow Bollywood movies are accustomed to the character ‘Iqbal,’ which follows the story of a mute and deaf, rookie Indian bowler’s attempt to achieve recognition, and be one of the prestigious XI, that represent the country in cricket. The character, which goes by the same name of Iqbal, was portrayed by none other than Shreyas Talpade, who is an Indian actor. Shreyas is a Mumbaikar, who pursued his schooling from Shree Ram Welfare Society. The inception of his career began with Marathi television serials, and numerous stage plays across the state. Shreyas was famous for his role in the Marathi soap opera, Aabhal Maaya. In the year 1997, he pocketed a crucial role as a child actor in the Zee TV produced television serial “Woh.” Talpade played the role of a young Ashutosh Gowarikar. He is also ostentatious for his roles in the mini soap operas produced by Adhikari Brothers, and his role as “Tejas,” in the Damini. The character of Tejas, transformed Talpade, into a well-known Marathi household name. Shreyas began his movie venture with cameos in Nidaan, Raghu More, and Aankhen. He pocketed a major role in the Marathi horror-comedy, “Pachadlela.” The movie catapulted Talpade’s career, and he managed to attract the attention of various directors in the Marathi film industry. In 2005, he auditioned for the role of a deaf and mute, young cricket aspirant in Nagesh Kukunoor’s film titled “Iqbal.” Talpade reportedly stated that he honestly didn’t expect to grab the lead role in Kukunoor’s venture. The movie was a huge hit at the box office, and Shreyas was also nominated for a Filmfare Award in the Debut category.
...13. Avadhoot Gupte
Avadhoot Gupte is a Maharashtrian, who juggles more than one talent. This versatile person is a Singer, Musician, Director, Producer, Anchor and the list goes on. Avadhoot was born and brought up in Mumbai. He is predominantly a music composer. Gupte made his first music album called as Paus in Marathi, which was released by the label Sagarika Music. The album was received well, and it fetched Gupte, the Best Composer Award, at The Alpha Gaurav Puraskar, in the year 2002. Avadhoot participated in the Music competition Saregama, organized by TVS. He won the championship, and this fame scaled up his career to a great height. After this success, he started singing and making music for several Marathi and Hindi movies. As an independent singer, he made the album Meri Madhubala, in Marathi, in the year 2003.
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