Jaywant Wadkar

Jaywant Wadkar Pandurang is a veteran Bollywood and Marathi theatre actor living in Mumbai. He started off as a minor actor and later on played many supporting roles in Marathi as well as Bollywood films. He debuted in the famous Bollywood movie Tezaab (1988) playing the role of a friend of the protagonist. He is mostly found to be playing comic roles or the role of a Marathi cop or a constable in his more recent movies.

Wadkar during his teenage days wanted to become a cricketer, but fate brought him into acting. Vijay Patkar Vijay Patkar is an Indian theater, Television, Mar >> Read More... , another well-known comedian-actor and Wadkar’s best friend, introduced him into Bollywood. He made his Bollywood debut with the film Tezaab, directed by N. Chandra, starring Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor was born on 24th December 1956 in Mumb >> Read More... as the male protagonist Munna and Madhuri Dixit Madhuri Dixit is not just known as the also a smil >> Read More... as Mohini. Jaywant Wadkar and Vijay Patkar played the role of Munna’s friends. Although his role was a small one, people noticed him for his comic essence.

He then acted in a 1989 Marathi comedy-drama film Ek Gadi Baki Anadi directed by Vipin Varti, also starring Vijay Patkar. Since then did many Marathi films like Hamaal De Dhamaal (1989), Ghanchakkar (1990), Chikat Navra (1994), Ek Unad Divas (2006), Mee Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy (2009), Sasu Cha Swayamvar (2013), Welcome Zindagi Welcome Zindagi is a Hindi TV show. The show premi >> Read More... (2015) and Poshter Girl (2016) to name a few. Among his Bollywood stints, he did side roles in movies like Sarfarosh (1999), Gunaah (2002), Hathyar: Face to Face with Reality (2002), Maqbool (2003), Johnny Gaddaar Click to look into! >> Read More... (2007), etc.

His notable roles in recent critically acclaimed Bollywood movies like A Wednesday (2008) starring Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah is an experimental actor and asso >> Read More... , Detective Naani (2009) and Baby (2015) starring Akshay Kumar Akshay Kumar was born on 9th September 1967 and hi >> Read More... were quite appreciated by the critics. He is now quite a well-known personality in the Marathi theatre world. Apart from movies and theatres, Jaywant Wadkar has also participated in the 4th season of Fu Bai Fu, a Marathi stand-up comedy TV show, airing on Zee Marathi. He paired himself with Amrita Khopkar, another veteran actress, as a team for the show.

Jaywant Wadkar was honoured with the ALMA Awards for his contribution in Hindi and Marathi cinema services to promote the socio-cultural development of the nation. He has been appreciated by the Maharashtra Rajya Natya Spardha for his contributions in Marathi theatre and has also received the prestigious State Award for Best Comedian for the commercial Marathi film Chalu Navara Bholi Bayako in 2004. Jaywant Wadkar is said to be a very down-to-earth person. He believes in putting his 100% in his characters. In an interview, he said, “I am not an actor, I am an observer.” His humble personality and his unique comic spirit have garnered much appreciation in the film industry.