Amey Wagh

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Amey Wagh (born 13 November 1988)[1] is an Indian actor known for his work in Marathi films such as Popat, Faster Fene, Muramba, Girlfriend.[2][3] He was recently seen portraying Kushal in season 2 of Sacred Games and Balvir Subeir in Asur- Welcome to Your Dark Side and Asur 2. He is received numerous accolades including two Maharashtra State Film Awards and a Filmfare Award Marathi.

Born13 November 1988 (1988-11-13) (age 37)
OccupationActor
Yearsactive2011–present
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Amey Wagh
Wagh in 2018.
Born13 November 1988 (1988-11-13) (age 37)
Alma materBrihan Maharashtra College of Commerce
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present
Notable work
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Spouse
Sajiri Deshpande
(m. 2017)
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Early life

Wagh studied in Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce, Pune. He began actively participating in play competitions since he began college.[4] He lived in a joint family in Pune, consisting of around 65 members. His family was in the transport business.[5]

Career

Wagh is part of the theatre troupe, Natak Company.[2] He auditioned for the role of Chatur in 3 Idiots (2009) but was rejected.[6] He made his Bollywood debut in 2012 through the movie, Aiyyaa, where he played Nana.[7] He made his marathi film debut through Sangeeta Pusalkar's directorial, Aaicha Gondhal (2008), starring Kuldip Pawar, as his father and Nirmiti Sawant, as his mother. In 2014, he was in an English play titled The Government Inspector.[8] In the same year he was also seen in Shutter (2014). He was also in the play Bombed in 2015.[9] The Marathi play, Amar Photo Studio, had Wagh in a lead role.[10] He also starred in two popular Marathi TV serials Dil Dosti Duniyadari and its sequel Dil Dosti Dobara. He also hosted Zee Marathi Awards 2015-Utsav Natyancha Aplya Maitricha along with Pushkaraj Chirputkar.

He hosted the show Super Dancer Maharashtra in 2018.[11] He also co-hosted Jio Filmfare Awards Marathi 2018, alongside Suvrat Joshi.[12] He is part of the YouTube channel Bharatiya Digital Party, where he hosts a celebrity talk show called Casting Couch with Amey & Nipun.[13] He was ranked 5 in the Times of India-Pune's Most Desirable Men list in 2018.[14] His movie, Girlfriend, has released in July 2019.[15] He hosted the food show Mrs.Annapurna (2014) on ETV Marathi and the dance reality show 2 MAD (2017) on Colors Marathi.[citation needed] He has also acted in the movie Mee Vasantrao, which was releasing on 1 May 2020 but is postponed due to the lockdown in India.

Filmography

Films

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YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2008 Joshi Ki Kamble Sanjay Kamble Marathi
Aaicha Gondhal Son of Village Head Marathi
2009 Billu Modern Barber's Assistant Hindi [16]
Lagli Paij Anand Gadgil Marathi
2010AiyyaaNanaHindi[7]
2013PopatRaghu Marathi
[17]
2014ShutterAutorickshaw Driver
2016GhantaaRaj
2017MurambaAlok
Faster FeneBanesh Fene(Banya)
2018High JackATC Junior OfficialHindi
2019GirlfriendNachiketMarathi[18][19][15]
2020 Dhurala Bhavajya
2021 Karkhanisanchi Waari: Ashes on a road trip Om Kharkhanis
2022 Zombivli Sudhir
Govinda Naam Mera Kaustubh Godbole Hindi
Me Vasantrao Deenanath Mangeshkar Marathi
Ananya Jay Dixit Marathi Nominated Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar for Best Supporting Actor
2023 Jaggu Ani Juliet Jaggu Marathi
2024 Like Aani Subscribe Rohidas Chavan / Rohit Marathi [20]
2025 Fussclass Dabhade Sonu Marathi [21]
Ambat Shaukin Amey Marathi
Frame TBA Marathi [22]
The Pet Detective Psycho Malayalam
2026 Krantijyoti Vidyalay Marathi Madhyam Baban Mhatre Marathi [23]
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Television

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2015 - 2016 Dil Dosti Duniyadari Kaivalya Karkhanis Sitcom
2017 Dil Dosti Dobara Sahil Pradhan
2016 Casting Couch with Amey & Nipun Host Webseries [24]
2017 Boygiri Bajirao Ghadigoankar Webseries [25]
2019 Sacred Games 2 Khushal Netflix Original Series [26][27]
2020 Brochara Pampu Dice Media
2020 Asur Balvir Subeir Voot Select Original Series
2021 Cartel Dhawal Sony Liv
2021 Bigg Boss Marathi 3 Guest Reality Show
2022 The Great Indian Murder Arun Deshmukh Disney+ Hotstar
2023 Kaala Paani ACP Ketan Kamat Netflix
2024 Sadhi Manasa Prashant Dabhade (Episode 275) (Special Appearance) Star Pravah
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Plays

Awards

He was awarded Vinod Doshi fellowship in performing arts in 2015.[32] He won the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (male) in the Filmfare Awards Marathi 2018, for Muramba.[33]

Personal life

He was born in Pune, Maharashtra. He was in a relationship with Sajiri Deshpande for 13 years before eventually marrying her on 2 July 2017 at Shrutimangal, Pune.[34]

Philanthropy

He, along with Sunil Barve, donated the money from two shows of Amar Photo Studio to Chief Minister's Relief Fund in 2018.[35]

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Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra
Sponsor Year Rank
Film Ref.
The Times of India,
Maharashtra Times
2017 10 [36]
2018 5 [37]
2019 23 [38]
2020 20 [39]
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