Alok Rajwade
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| Born | 7 February 1989 Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Alma mater | Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce |
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Alok Rajwade (born 7 February 1989)[1] is an Indian actor, director, singer and painter. He has appeared in Marathi and Hindi films and experimental plays.[2]
Rajwade was born and raised in Pune, where he attended Aksharnandan school. He went on to join Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce for a Bachelor of Commerce degree.[3] He completed his M.A. in Sociology from the University of Pune.[4] He was part of various theatre troupes like Aasakta Kalamanch and Samanvay.[5][6] He was a founding member of the theatre troupe Natak Company, in 2008.[7] He directed and acted in various plays for Natak Company.[8][9]
Career
Rajwade's first major play was in Abhraham Lincolnche Patra (a Marathi Adaptation of Abraham Lincoln's Letter) by an organisation named Jagar.[5] In 2008, he starred in the Bhojpuri film, Udedh Bun.[10] In 2009, he was part of the critically acclaimed movie Vihir.[11][12] In 2010, he wrote a play titled Geli Ekvis Varsha (which was directed by him as well) which was performed at Italy's Universo Teatro.[6] In 2012, Rajwade was seen in Ha Bharat Maza.[13] He was greatly appreciated for his roles in Rajwade and & Sons (2014) and Rama Madhav (2014).[14] In the same year, he was also seen in the Hindi movie Dekh Tamasha Dekh, portraying the role of Prashant.[15]
In 2017, he was featured on Forbes India's 30 under 30 list.[6] Alok Rajwade also won the Best Actor Award at the BRICS Film Festival-2017 held in China that year for his movie Kaasav.[16] In 2018, he made his directorial debut in Marathi movies through Ashleel Udyog Mitramandal, written by Dharmakirti Sumant.[14][17] In the same year, he was also part of the movie Dear Molly which was selected for the Academy Awards.[18] He directed the play, A Doubtful Gaze at Uber at Midnight, which was staged at Serendipity Arts Festival 2018, in Goa.[19][20]
He also features in Bharatiya Digital Party short video series Aai Ani Me, in which he plays Aniruddha aka Ani along with Renuka Daftardar(Aai) and Mrinmayee Godbole(Jui).
In 2019, he was a co-host of the series titled Safe Journeys.[21][22] Rajwade was also awarded the Balasaheb Sarpotdar Award by his alma mater, Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce.[23]
Filmography
All films are in Marathi, unless mentioned.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2008 | Udedh Bun | Ashu | Bhojpuri Short Film[10][3] |
| 2009 | Bokya Satbande | Vijayendra Satbande | Film debut |
| Vihir | Nachiket | [11][12] | |
| 2012 | Chintoo | Satish Dada | |
| Ha Bharat Maza | [13] | ||
| 2013 | Kaatal | Aakash | |
| 2014 | Rama Madhav | Madhavrao Peshwe | [14] |
| Dekh Tamasha Dekh | Prashant | Hindi film[15] | |
| Rajwade and Sons | Anay Rajwade | [14] | |
| 2016 | Family Katta | Siddharth | [24] |
| 2017 | Kaasav | Manav | [14] |
| Pimpal | Young Arvind | ||
| 2018 | Ashleel Udyog Mitramandal | Directorial Debut[17] | |
| Dear Molly | Father | Hindi/English film[18] | |
| 2022 | Me Vasantrao | Vasantrao's Mama | |
| 2023 | Teen Adkun Sitaram | Kautilya | |
| 2026 | Macho | [25] |
Plays
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Jhoom Barabar Jhoom | Actor | Hindi | |
| 2008 | Bed ke Neeche Rehne Wali | Actor | Hindi | |
| 2009 | Dalan | Actor | Marathi | [8] |
| 2010 | Institute of Pavtalogy | Director | Marathi | [9] |
| Tichee Satra Prakarna | Director | Marathi | ||
| Geli Ekvees Varsha | Director/Writer | Marathi | [6] | |
| Don Shoor | Director | Marathi | [26] | |
| 2011 | Dil-e-Naadan | Director | Urdu | |
| 2012 | Natak Nako | Director | Marathi | |
| 2013 | Shivcharitra ani Ek | Director | Marathi | |
| Mi Ghalib | Director | Marathi | ||
| Aashadatil Ek Divas | Actor | Marathi | ||
| 2014 | Binkamache Sanwad | Director | Marathi | |
| 2016 | Sindhu Sudhakar Rum Aani Ittar | Director | Marathi | |
| 2018 | A Doubtful Gaze at Uber at Midnight | Director | [27][20] | |
| 2022 | Prasthan urph exit | Director | Marathi |
Web-Series
| Year | Title | Role | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Aai Ani Mi | Ani | Marathi |
| 2021 | Shantit Kranti | Dinar | Marathi |
| Hing Pustak Talwaar | Pandey | Marathi | |
| 2022 | 9 to 5 | Avinash | Marathi |
| 2023 | Shantit Kranti 2 | Dinar | Marathi |