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Amey Wagh
Wagh in 2018.
Born13 November 1987 (1987-11-13) (age 37)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materBrihan Maharashtra College of Commerce
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present
Notable work
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Spouse
Sajiri Deshpande
​
(m. 2017)​

Amey Wagh (born 13 November 1987)[1] is an Indian actor who works in Marathi films. He is best known for his performances in the 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.

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 group, 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

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language Notes
2008 Joshi Ki Kamble Sanjay Kamble Marathi
2008 Aaicha Gondhal Son of Village Head Marathi
2009 Billu Modern Barber's Assistant Hindi [16]
2009 Lagli Paij Anand Gadgil Marathi
2010 Aiyyaa Nana Hindi [7]
2013 Popat Raghu Marathi
 [17]
2014 Shutter Autorickshaw Driver
2016 Ghantaa Raj
2017 Muramba Alok
Faster Fene Banesh Fene(Banya)
2018 High Jack ATC Junior Official Hindi
2019 Girlfriend Nachiket Marathi [18][19][15]
2020 Dhurala Bhavajya
2021 Karkhanisanchi Waari: Ashes on a road trip Om Kharkhanis
2022 Zombivali Sudhir
Govinda Naam Mera Govinda's Friend Hindi
Me Vasantrao Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Marathi
Ananya Jay Dixit Marathi
2023 Jaggu Ani Juliet Jaggu Marathi
2024 Frame † TBA Marathi [20]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Refs
2015 - 2016 Dil Dosti Duniyadari Kaivalya Karkhanis Sitcom
2017 Dil Dosti Dobara Sahil Pradhan
2016 Casting Couch with Amey & Nipun Host Webseries [21]
2017 Boygiri Bajirao Ghadigoankar Webseries [22]
2019 Sacred Games 2 Khushal Netflix Original Series [23][24]
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

Plays

Awards

He was awarded Vinod Doshi fellowship in performing arts in 2015.[29] He won the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (male) in the Filmfare Awards Marathi 2018, for Muramba.[30]

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.[31]

Philanthropy

He, along with Sunil Barve, donated the money from two shows of Amar Photo Studio to Chief Minister's Relief Fund in 2018.[32]

Media image

Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra
Sponsor Year Rank
Film Ref.
The Times of India,
Maharashtra Times 		2017 10 [33]
2018 5 [34]
2019 23 [35]
2020 20 [36]

References

  1. ^ "बर्थडे स्पेशल: अमेय वाघ; लक्षवेधी अभिनेता". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b Bhanage, Mihir (27 September 2017). "Amey Wagh: Faster Fene is being compared to Sherlock – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. ^ Atulkar, Preeti (3 June 2017). "When Amey Wagh's parents got emotional". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  4. ^ Joshi, Mitesh (9 January 2019). "कॉलेज आठवणींचा कोलाज : सुवर्णकाळ". Loksatta (in Marathi). Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Amey Wagh reveals secrets on Famously Filmfare - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Amey Wagh: It's been almost two years since my last release and I was a little worried about that - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Amey Wagh Movies: Latest and Upcoming Films of Amey Wagh". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  8. ^ "NCPA & Akvarious Production's play The Government Inspector premiers in Bangalore". APN News. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  9. ^ "BOMBED by Akvarious Productions – Review". youth incorporated. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Parna Pethe Replaces Sakhi in Amar Photo Studio". www.timesofindia.com. 15 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Dussehra Special: Amey Wagh shares a picture of his 'Raavan' avatar - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Jio FIlmfare Awards Marathi 2018: a glamorous evening - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Casting Couch (All episodes) - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Pune Most Desirable Men- Times Poll-Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  15. ^ a b "'Girlfriend' new teaser: Director Upendra Sidhaye gives us a glimpse of the story set to unfold - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Amey Wagh". IMDb. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  17. ^ "This Popat'll lead you to introspection". DNA India. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  18. ^ "…म्हणून अमेय वाघला हवं होतं मुलीसाठी नाव". Loksatta (in Marathi). 10 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  19. ^ "'Girlfriend': Upendra Sidhaye unveils first look poster of his debut venture - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  20. ^ Jadhav, Devendra (11 November 2023). "Nagraj Manjule: पत्रकारांच्या जगण्यावर भाष्य? नागराज मंजुळेंचा आगामी सिनेमा 'फ्रेम', या अभिनेत्याची प्रमुख भुमिका". सकाळ (in Marathi). Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  21. ^ "PL Deshpande to BhaDiPa: Bridging laughs". DNA India. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  22. ^ "Watch Boygiri (2017) online | Latest Episodes | Webisoda - The Indian Web Series Hub". Webisoda - The Indian Web Series Hub. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  23. ^ "Sacred Games 2: From Surveen Chawla's Jojo to Amey Wagh's Khushal, 8 Standout Supporting Characters in Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui's Netflix Series (SPOILER ALERT)". Latestly. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  24. ^ "Sacred Games 2 about religious fanaticism". Deccan Herald. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  25. ^ "Theatre is my first love: Amey Wagh – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  26. ^ "Amey Wagh's tryst with a drama company – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  27. ^ "This 'photo studio' will capture a different perspective - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  28. ^ "Light take on Romance". Pune Mirror. 8 January 2012. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  29. ^ "Performing Arts in India | Theatre Fellowship in India". vsdf.org. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  30. ^ "Amey Wagh - Best Actor in Leading Role Male Nominee | Filmfare Awards". filmfare.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  31. ^ "अमेय वाघ बायकोला म्हणाला, 'एक वाघ तुझ्यासाठी आयुष्यभर मांजर व्हायला तयार...'". divyamarathi (in Marathi). 19 June 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  32. ^ "Amey Wagh and Sunil Barve donate for Maharashtra CM's Relief Fund - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  33. ^ "Maharashtra's Most Desirable Men 2017". The Times of India. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  34. ^ "Maharashtra's Most Desirable Men 2018". The Times of India. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  35. ^ "Make way for Maharashtra's Most Desirable men of 2019". The Times of India. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  36. ^ "Make Way For The Most Desirable Men Of Maharashtra 2020". The Times of India. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2022.


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