Kamlesh Sawant is an Indian actor known for his roles as police officers in Hindi and Marathi films. In 2015, he gained recognition for his role as police inspector Laxmikant Gaitonde in the Hindi film Drishyam.
Wiki/Biography
Kamlesh Tukaram Sawant was born on Wednesday, June 12, 1974, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (48 years old; as of 2022). His zodiac sign is Gemini. Kamlesh completed his education from Chhatrapati Shivaji Vidyalaya School, Mumbai. He graduated from Bhavan’s College in Mumbai.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 9″
Weight (approximately): 80kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Kamlesh’s father, Tukaram Sawant, was a former sports minister and worked as a clerk in the Indian Railways. He has 3 sisters and 1 brother.
wife and children
Kamlesh is married to Sapna Sawant. They have a daughter, Swara Sawant.
Kamlesh Sawant with daughter Swara Sawant and wife Sapna Sawant
caste
Kamlesh belongs to Maratha caste.
Profession
Movie
Kamlesh made his acting debut in the 2004 Hindi film Khakee, in which he played police officer Kamlesh Sawant, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Starring Kumar.
Stills from Kamlesh Sawant’s first Hindi film Khakee (2004)
He made his Marathi debut in 2007 with the film Ek Krantiveer: Vasudev Balwant Phadke.
Stills from Kamlesh Sawant’s first Marathi film Ek Krantiveer Vasudev Balwant Phadke (2007)
In 2011, Kamlesh played police inspector Kamlesh Sawant in the Hindi film Force, starring John Abraham.
Kamlesh Sawant (second from left) in a still from the Hindi film Force (2011)
In 2015, he played the role of Kale in the Marathi film Daagdi Chaawl. In the same year, Kamlesh rose to fame in the Hindi film industry for his role as police inspector Laxmikant Gaitonde in the film Drishyam, starring Ajay Devgn and Tabu.
Later, he appeared in several films as Gomaji Patil (Marathi) in Shaheed Bhai Kotwal (2020), Arnab Deshpande in Sooryavanshi (2021), Laxmikant in Drishyam 2 (2022) Gaitonde (Hindi) and Baliram (Marathi) in Faas (2022).
television
In 2002, Kamlesh played the role of Rastogi in Sony TV’s Hindi TV series “CID”. In 2011, he appeared in the Marathi TV show “Lakshya” and played the role of Havarda Maruti Jagdale in “Star Pravah”.
Kamlesh Sawant as Maruti Jagdale in a still from Star Pravah Marathi TV show Lakshya (2011)
In 2016, Kamlesh played the role of Ranjit Shinde in Star Pravah’s Marathi TV show Nakushi – Tarihi Havihavishi. In 2022, he played the role of Ramesh in the Marathi TV show “Vaastu Rahasya”.
Poster of Marathi TV show Vaastu Rahasya (2022)
prize
Kamlesh won the 2017 Maharashtra Film Awards for Best Actor in a Comedy category for the Marathi film Zhalla Bobhata.
Facts/Trivia
- Kamlesh revealed in an interview that after the release of the 2015 Hindi film Drishyam, he received aggressive calls and abusive text messages from random people for his role as ruthless police inspector Laxmikant Gaitonde.
- Kamlesh revealed in an interview that his father Tukaram Sawant wanted him to pursue a career in bodybuilding.
- On October 12, 2021, on the occasion of World Post Day, the Mumbai East Postal Department awarded Kamlesh a stamp bearing his photo in recognition of his contribution to the film industry.
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