Sameer Dharmadhikari is an Indian actor. He is active in Marathi and Hindi entertainment industry. Before entering showbiz, he worked as a model and endorsed more than 100 brands in India. He continues to serve as the brand ambassador for some of India’s biggest brands such as Raymond Suitings, LifeBuoy Soap, Colgate and ICICI Bank. He has appeared in various theater productions, television shows, movies, and web series.
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Sameer Dharmadhikari was born on Tuesday, September 26, 1978 in Pune, Maharashtra (44 years old; as of 2022). His zodiac sign is Libra. He completed his school education from Abhinava Vidyalaya High School, Pune, Maharashtra. He pursued his bachelor’s degree from Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra.
appearance
Height (approximately): 6 feet
Weight (approximately): 80kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: brown
family
Sameer belongs to the Dharmadhikari family of the Dakshinatya Brahmin community.
Parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents. Sameer has a sister Sushma.
Samir with his mother and daughters
Sameer Dharmadhikari and his sister Sushma
wife and children
Sameer’s husband Aparna Dharmadhikari is an actor, director and photographer. They have two daughters: Saraswati and Parvati.
Sameer Dharmadhikari with his wife Aparna and daughters
religion
Sameer Dharmadhikari follows Hinduism.
Sameer Dharmadhikari during Ganeshottsav
Signature/Autograph
Profession
Movie
Sameer’s debut film was Nirmala Machindra Kamble (1999). In a Marathi film, he played Shyamrao “Guruji” Kamble. He got his breakthrough in the Hindi film Satta (2003) directed by Madhur Bhandarkar, in which he played the lead role of Vivek Chauhan alongside Raveena Tandon. For this film, he was nominated for the Zee Cine Awards for Best New Actor.
Movie Satta starring Sameer and Raveena Tandon
In 2007, Sameer played the lead role of Shekhar in the Marathi film Nirop, directed by Sachin Kundalkar and produced by Aparna Damadhikari (Samir’s wife). ); the film won the Best Marathi Feature Film Award at the 55th National Film Awards.
Marathi movie Nirop starring Sameer Dharmadhikari
Later, he appeared in many Bollywood films, including “Agnipankh” (2004), “Raincoat” (2004), “Katputtli” (2006), “Restaurant” (2006) and “Mumbai Meri Jaan” (2008).
Mumbai Merijan
Some of his other notable movies include Singham Returns (2014), Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015), Vazandar (2016), Farzand (2018), Nail Polish (2021 ), “Pawankhind” (2022), “Shabhash Mittu” (2022), etc.
Sameer Dharmadhikari in Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
television
Sameer’s first TV serial was “Raja Aur Rancho”. It was a detective series in which he made occasional appearances. The show aired on DD Metro from 1997 to 1998. Later, Sameer appeared in many television shows including “Ghar EK Mandir” (2000), “Shree Ganesh” (2000-2003) and “Main Teri Parchhain Hoon” (2008-2009).
Main actor Terry Patchan Hoon plays Sameer Dharmadhikari
He is also known for his roles as Gangadhar Rao Newalkar in Jhansi Ki Rani (2009), Suddhodana in Buddha (2013-2014), and Bindusara Maurya in Ashoka (2015-2016). King and Chhatrapati Shahu in Peshwa Bajirao (2017) famous for such roles. ).
Bheti Lagi Jeeva serial
Sameer Dharmadhikari as Samrat Bindusar
web series
His debut web series was Mum Bhai (2020), in which he played the role of Inspector Karekha. He plays the lead role of Sudama in AB LLB (2023) released on MX Player.
Mum Bhai web series poster
theater
He has appeared in many Marathi dramas including “Sangeet Uttarkriya” and “Jhali Tujhi Preet”. He played the eponymous character in the British drama Nathhuram Godse.
Awards
- In 2016, he was awarded the 6th Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Award
Samir receives Dr. Bharat Ratna Ambedkar Award
- He received the Suryadutta National Award in 2017.
Sameer accepts Suryadutta Puruskar
- He won the Best Actor Award in 2019 for his performance in the Marathi TV series “Bheti Laagi Jeeva”.
Sameer Dharmadhikari wins Best Actor Award
- He won the Best Villain Award at the 2019 Marathi City Film Awards for the film Farzand.
- He won the Young Performing Icon Award at the Global Idol Awards 2021 in India.
Sameer Dharmadhikari wins Global Icon Award
bicycle collection
Sameer owns two bikes, a Harley Davidson and an Aprilia.
Sameer Dharmadhikari and his Harley-Davidson
Favorites
Facts/Trivia
- Sameer was nominated for the Zee Cine Awards for Best New Actor for the Hindi film “Satta” (2003).
- Sameer enjoys traveling and cycling.
- He has appeared in television commercials for many popular brands, including Colgate, Raymond Suitings, Vimal Suitings and De Beer.
- He was nominated for the Zee Cine Award for Best Actor for the Marathi feature film “Kohatya Cha Pour”.
- Before becoming an actor, Samir worked as a hydraulic machinery designer and also worked in theater outside of work.
- Sameer’s first income was Rs 120 from selling lanterns. In an interview, he talked about it and said:
When I was in school, I used to make lanterns and sell them, the total was 120 rupees, and skates cost 180 rupees at that time, so my dad added another 60 rupees and bought the skates. “
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