Abhijeet Khandkekar

Abhijeet Khandkekar is a RJ, anchor and Marathi television and film actor, known for Mazhya Navryachi Bayko and Maziya Priyala Preet Kalena. Currently He is playing role of Malhar Kamat in Star Pravah's TV series Tuzech Mi Geet Gaat Aahe.^[2][3]

Abhijeet Khandkekar
Abhijeet in 2015
Born	(1986-07-07) 7 July 1986 (age 39)[1] Nashik, Maharashtra, India
Occupations	Actor RJ Host
Years active	2010 - present
Known for	Maziya Priyala Preet Kalena Mazhya Navryachi Bayko Maharashtracha Superstar
Spouse	Sukhada Deshpande ​ (m. 2013)​

Personal life

Abhijeet married Sukhada Khandkekar in 2013, who is also an actor.^[4][5]

Media image

He was ranked twentieth in The Times of India's Top 20 Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra in 2017.^[6] He was ranked eleventh in The Times of India's Top 15 Most Desirable Men on Marathi Television in 2018.^[7] He was ranked twentieth in The Times of India's Top 30 Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra in 2019.^[8]

Career

Abhijeet Khandkekar was born on 7 July 1986 in Nashik, Maharashtra and got his first break in Maziya Priyala Preet Kalena which was aired on Zee Marathi in 2010–2011.^{[citation needed]} He made his debut in film with Jai Maharashtra Dhaba Bhatinda film. He has also played various roles in Bhay, Baba, Me Pan Sachin, Mamachya Gavala Jaaoo Yaa, etc.^[9] He was last seen in Zee Marathi serial Mazhya Navryachi Bayko from 2016-2021.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2009 - 2010	Maharashtracha Superstar: Season 1	Contestant	[10]
2010 - 2011	Maziya Priyala Preet Kalena	Abhijeet Pendse	[citation needed]
2012	Madhu Ethe Ani Chandra Tithe	Akash	[11]
2016 - 2021	Mazhya Navryachi Bayko	Gurunath Subhedar	[12]
2018	Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards	Host	[13]
	Kanala Khada	Himself as a Guest	[14]
2019	Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards	Host	[15]
2020	Maharashtracha Superstar: Season 2		[16]
2021 - 2022	Criminals: Chahul Gunhegaranchi		[17]
2022 - 2024	Tuzech Mi Geet Gaat Aahe	Malhar Kamat	[18]
2022	Aata Hou De Dhingana	Contestant	[citation needed]

Films

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2013	Jai Maharashtra Dhaba Bhatinda	Sayaji Nimbalkar	[19]
2014	Mamachya Gavala Jaaoo Yaa	Nandu
2015	Dhol Taashe	Amey Karkhanis	[20]
2017	Dhyanimani	Sameer
2018	Bhay	Gokul
2019	Baba	Rajan	[21]
	Me Pan Sachin	Raja
2020	Idiot Box		[22]
2022	Dharmaveer	Dadaji Bhuse	[23]
2023	Phakaat	Siddharth Thakur	[24]
2024	Dharmaveer 2	Dadaji Bhuse
2025	Devmanus		[25]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Platform	Ref.
2021	Soppa Nasta Kahi	Siddharth	Planet Marathi	[26]
2022	Duranga	Vikas Sarode	ZEE5	[27]

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Role	Show	Result	Ref.
2010	Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards	Best Actor	Abhijeet Pendse	Maziya Priyala Preet Kalena	Won	[28]
		Best Newcomer Male			Won
		Best On-screen Couple	Abhijeet-Shamika (as Abhijeet Khandkekar - Mrunal Dusanis		Won
2017		Best Character - Male	Gurunath Subhedar	Mazhya Navryachi Bayko	Nominated	[29]
		Best Negative Role - Male			Won
2016		Best Character - Male			Nominated	[30]
2018		Best Negative Role - Male			Nominated
2019					Nominated	[31]
2020	2nd Majja Digital Awards	Majjedar Digital Kalakar			Won	[32]
2021	Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards	Special Mention			Honored	[33]