Shiv Thakare

Thakare was born as Shiv Manoharrao Uttamrao Jhinguji Ganuji Sambhaji Shivaji Thakare on 9 September^[1] in Amravati, Maharashtra. At an early age, he began supporting his father Manohar Thakare who worked at a betel leaf shop. He later sold milk packets and newspapers to support his family.^[2]

He dated Veena Jagtap, a fellow contestant in his season of Bigg Boss Marathi. During the show, Shiv got Veena's name tattooed on his right hand, as part of a task. They split up in 2022.^[3]

Thakare is best known for his role as a reality television personality. His journey began with the reality show MTV Roadies Rising in 2017, in which he reached the semi-finals.^[4] Subsequently, he appeared in MTV's The Anti Social Network. In 2019, He participated in the Marathi reality-program Bigg Boss Marathi 2 and ended up winning the show ^[5][6][7][8] In 2020, he joined the panel of MTV Roadies Revolution as a judge in the audition rounds.

In March 2021, he launched his entrepreneurial project, a deodorant brand called "B.Real".^[9]

From October 2022 to February 2023, he was seen participating in Colors TV's reality show Bigg Boss 16, where he finished as the 1st runner-up.^[10][11]

He was ranked twenty-first in The Times of India's Top 30 Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra in 2019.^[12] He was ranked First in The Times of India's Top 15 Most Desirable Men on Marathi Television in 2019.^[13][14]