Abhijeet Khandkekar is an Indian television and film actor. He is known for his roles in the Marathi television shows Maziya Priyala Preet Kalena (2010) and Mazhya Navryachi Bayko (2016).
Wiki/Biography
Abhijeet Khandkekar was born on Monday, July 7, 1986, in Pune, Maharashtra (36 years; as of 2023). His keen interest in hosting led him to find work as a radio jockey at Radio Milch in 2006. He worked as an RJ for a year and later, he started acting in Marathi films and TV series.
Abhijeet Khandkekar childhood photos
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 9″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Anil Khandkekar is the father of Abhijeet Khandkekar, who has a younger sister. There is not much information about his mother.
Abhijeet Khandkekar and his father Anil Khandkekar
Abhijeet Khandkekar and his mother
Abhijeet Khandkekar with Sukhada Khandkekar, his mother and sister (far left)
wife and children
He met Indian actress Sukhada Khandkekar through Facebook. Soon, they fell in love with each other and got married on Friday, February 1, 2013.
Abhijeet Khandkekar and wife Sukhada Khandkekar
religion
Abhijeet Khandkekar follows Hinduism.
Profession
television
In 2009, Abhijeet participated in Zee Marathi’s reality show Maharashtracha Superstar. He hosted the same show in 2020. He played the role of Abhijeet Pendse in the famous show Maziya Priyala Preet Kalena created by Ekta Kapoor which aired on Zee Marathi from 2010 to 2011. He played the lead role of Gurunath Vasant Subhedar in Majhya Navaryachi Bayko, one of the top five Marathi shows of 2016, which ran for almost four years. He hosted the Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards in 2018 and 2019. In May 2022, he played the main lead role of Lavdya Malhar Kamat in the Star Pravah show Tuzech Mi Geet Gaat Aahe.
Poster of Abhijeet Khandkekar’s TV series Majhya Navaryachi Bayko
Abhijeet Khandkekar hosts TV show Maharashtracha Superstar
Movie
Abhijeet made his debut in the film industry in 2013 with the role of Sayaji Nimbalkar in the Marathi film Jai Maharashtra Dhaba Bhatinda. He is the protagonist of the 2014 film Mamachya Gavala Jaaoo Yaa. He also starred in the Marathi political drama Dhol 2015’s Tash. In 2017, he played the role of Sameer Karandikar in the film Dhyanimani. He acted in the film Baba (2019), the first Marathi film produced by Indian actor Sanjay Dutt’s production company. He has acted in several Marathi films such as Bhay (2018), Me Pan Sachin (2019) and Dharmaveer (2022). He is also known for his performance in the Marathi film Baal Bhaarti (2022).
Poster of Abhijit Khandekkar’s film Baba
Movie “Barbarati” poster
web series
Abhijeet played a supporting role in MX Player’s series Idiot Box, which premiered in 2020. He is the host of SonyLIV’s 2021-2022 Marathi crime thriller TV series “Criminal: Chahul Gunhegaranchi”. In 2021, he also produced a TV series titled Soppa Nasta Kahi on Marathi Planet. In 2022, he produced a Hindi web series “Duranga” on ZEE5; the drama is the Hindi version of the Korean drama “Flower of Evil”.
Awards
- He has been among the 30 most popular men in Maharashtra for three consecutive years (2017, 2018 and 2019).
- In 2010, he won the Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards for Best Actor, Best Male Debut and Best On-Screen Couple for the Marathi TV series “Maziya Priyala Preet Kalena”.
- In 2017, he was nominated for the Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Award for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, and won the Best Supporting Actor Award for the TV show “Mazhya Navryachi Bayko”.
- In 2018, he received the Suvichar Gaurav Award.
Abhijeet Khandkekar wins Suvichar Gaurav Award
- In 2020, he won the Majjedar Digital Kalakar Award at the 2nd Majja Digital Awards for the show Mazhya Navryachi Bayko.
- In 2019, he was awarded the Maharashtra Bhushan Award by the Journalists Association of India.
Abhijeet Khandkekar wins Maharashtra Bhushan Award
- In 2021, he received a special mention at the Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards for the serial Mazhya Navryachi Bayko.
Abhijeet Khandkekar wins Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Award
- He received the Star Pravah Parivaar Award in 2023.
Abhijeet Khandkekar wins Star Pravah Parivaar Award 2023
- In 2016, he was nominated for the Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Award for Best Actor for the TV series Mazhya Navryachi Bayko.
- He was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards for two consecutive years (2018 and 2019) for the TV series “Mazhya Navryachi Bayko”.
Facts/Trivia
- In one of his Instagram posts, while reminiscing about the past, he mentioned that one of the regrets of his life was not joining the Indian Armed Forces.
- During his studies at school and university, he actively participated in various activities of NCC.
Abhijeet Khandkekar (far left) during the Republic Day parade in 2004
- He is the European Maratha Samelan Ambassador 2020.
- He enjoys adventure sports and in December 2021 he went skydiving from 12,000 feet in the Himalayas.
Abhijeet Khandkekar while skydiving in the Himalayas
- In September 2022, he appeared in the music video of T-series Marathi’s Marathi song Saang Na.
Poster of Abhijeet Khandkekar’s song Saang Na
- In 2017, she starred in the drama “Pati Gele Ga Kathewadi” in Mumbai.
Poster of the drama “Pati Gele Ga Kathewadi”
- He is a travel enthusiast and often posts photos from his travels on social media.
- He is a fitness fanatic and often posts videos of his workouts on Instagram.
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