Salil Jamdar is an Indian YouTuber, actor, singer, and writer who is known for making parody videos of Bollywood songs and funny videos, which he posts on his Instagram account and YouTube channel Salil Jamdar & Co.
Wiki/Biography
Salil Jamdar was born in Nagpur, India, and later his family decided to move to Thane, India. Salil completed his formal education in Thane and throughout his school life, he was a teacher’s pet and a topper in the school. After completing his schooling, Salil appeared for the IIT-JEE entrance exam, but his score was not good enough to get him into his dream school, IIT. Salil decided to join KJ Somaya College, Vidyavihar to pursue a course in Computer Engineering. He was not interested in the degree and he turned into a complete rebel and a backbencher. Salil started learning Hindustani classical music and he used to skip classes to practice Jagjit Singh’s Ghazals.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 9″
Eye Color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Family and caste
Parents and siblings
Salil’s father’s name is Milind Jamdar and his mother’s name is Sadhana Jamdar. Salil Jamdar has a younger sister, Devika Jamdar.
Salil Jamdar and his mother
Salil Jamdar as a child with his father and sister Devika Jamdar
Salil Jamdar and his sister Devika Jamdar
wife
Salil Jamdar married Shaina Bakshi on January 8, 2018. She worked as a producer, stylist and art designer for Salil Jamdar.
Salil Jamdar and his wife Sheena Bakshi
Profession
After completing his formal education, Salil joined Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a software company in Mumbai. However, after working for six months, Salil decided to quit and enrolled for a filmmaking and acting course at Whistling Woods International. While studying at the institute, Salil also learned the behavioral traits of many actors such as Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan. Salil started his YouTube journey in 2014 through the YouTube channel Shudh Desi Endings. Later, the producers of Shudh Desi Endings invited Salil to start his own independent YouTube channel, which he founded in 2015, “Shudh Desi Gaane”. Salil started making spoofs and parody videos of various songs and movie plots. In 2016, Salil left “Shudh Desi Endings” and founded his own independent YouTube channel Salil Jamdar & Co., where Salil started making parody videos of songs and movies. He even focused on making some videos to create awareness about issues such as porn addiction.
Facts/Trivia
- Salil Jamdar founded Shudh Desi Gaane in 2015. After mastering the art of making parodies of Bollywood songs, Salil tried his hand at making parodies of English songs. His first project was Bruno Mars’ Uptown Funk, which garnered over 100,000 views in its first week.
- Salil Jamdar has a team of choreographers, directors and producers who take care of the technical and logistical requirements of the videos. According to Salil, the most challenging video he has ever shot was the parody video for the song of the same name by Prem Ratan Dhan Paayo. For the video, he had to shave his hands and back and also had to dance barefoot in a 25 kg lehenga.
- Salil is an animal lover who enjoys spending time with his Labrador, Simba.
Salil Jamdar and his dog Simba
- When not working, Salil enjoys playing tennis or traveling to new places.
Salil Jamdar playing tennis
- Salil Jamdar has made a short YouTube film titled Asli Mard which focuses on issues like toxic masculinity, porn addiction, etc. In this video, Salil has collaborated with YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani and rapper Raftaar.
- Salil Jamdar released his new song Tere Jaane Se on November 23, 2020. The story and screenplay were done by Salil himself. His wife Shaina Bakshi is the executive producer of the show and is in charge of production, art, and costumes.
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