Pushkaraj Chirputkar is a Marathi actor and host widely known for his role of 'Ashu' on the Marathi sitcom Dil Dosti Duniyadari, as well as for his role in its sequel, Dil Dosti Dobara. Since then he has appeared in Hindi and Marathi movies, and also on webseries.

Early life

He grew up in Akurdi. He went to a convent school, St. Ursula's. His interest in being part of co-curricular activities, rather than classroom education, got him interested in acting. He completed his Engineering in Electronics & Telecommunications from Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering, Akurdi, during which he used to do practice and perform plays with local theatre groups. At the time he also dabbled in acting, writing and directing numerous local short films like at IMDb alongside Amey Wagh and Shruti Marathe as lead actors which later aired on Zee Yuva in 2016. His family was also very interested in Marathi cinema and theatre. He started out by mimicking Dilip Prabhavalkar as a child, after watching him on TV.[verification needed]

Career

Chirputkar became known with the role of the simpleton Ashu (Ashutosh Shivalkar) on the Marathi Sitcom Dil Dosti Duniyadari, which became an instant success. He was also in its reboot sequel, Dil Dosti Dobara. He has also been part of Marathi movies like Baapjanma (2017), Tujha Tu Majha Mi (2017), 1 Te 4 Band (2017) and Mantr (2018). He was seen in the Hindi Movie, Budhiya Singh - Born to Run. He also co-hosted Filmfare Award (Marathi) in 2017, alongside Pushkar Shrotri. He also was the host of Maharshtracha Favorite Dancer in 2018 which aired on Sony Marathi. He also made a cameo appearance in Amazon Prime's Original Show The Family Man (2019). He will be seen in "Medium Spicy" a Marathi film which is scheduled to be released in 2020.

He also played a role in BhaDiPa's sketch comedies and .

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Aajoba Vayat AlePotlyaDebut film
2017BaapjanmaMauli
1 te 4 bandMan
TTMM – Tujha Tu Majha Mi
2018Budhiya Singh - Born to RunJournalist
MantrKashinath
2019ChidiakhanaSikka
2020Medium Spicy
ChikatgundeSahil
Gadbad GondhalSamay
2021Mumbai Diaries 26/11Samarth Joshi
Grey
2022Me VasantraoP. L. DeshpandeZee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar for Best Supporting Actor
83Gavaskar's neighbor
2024MusafiraaAmey
Chandu ChampionConstable 2
Like Aani SubscribeVarun
2025Ashi Hi Jamva Jamvi
2026Krantijyoti Vidyalay Marathi MadhyamVishal Bhoir
TigheeMalhar Karnik

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015-2016Dil Dosti DuniyadariAshutosh (Ashu) ShivalkarTelevision debut
2015Zee Marathi Awards 2015Host
2016Aaplya Baapacha RastaStudentBhadipa's Sketch comedy
2017Dil Dosti DobaraPhanindranath (Papya) Rane
Filmfare Marathi AwardsHostAlongside Pushkar Shrotri
Aaplya Baapacha HatelPushkaraj (restaurant owner)Bhadipa's Sketch comedy
2018Maharashtracha Favourite DancerHost
2019The Family ManBomberCameo appearance
2020-2021Assa Maher Nako Ga Bai!Kunal
2022Band Baja VaratHost
2025Be Dune Teen

Theatre

YearNameNotes
2023Kirkol Navre

Environmental activism

He was the chief guest at Haritamritam, a green initiative on organic terrace gardening by Amrita Yuva Dharm Dhara(AYUDH).

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