Akash Thosar

Akash Thosar (born 24 February 1993) is an Indian actor who appears in Marathi and Hindi films.^[2][3] He is best known for his role as Parshya in the 2016 Marathi film Sairat for which he won a Filmfare Award Marathi Best Male Debut.^[4][5] He was ranked eighth in The Times of India's Top 20 Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra in 2019.^[6]

Akash Thosar
Born	(1993-02-24) 24 February 1993 (age 32)[1] Karmala, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2016–present
Known for	Sairat Lust Stories 1962: The War in the Hills

Career

Akash Thosar was born and raised in Karmala, Maharashtra. A former wrestler,^[7] he made a debut in the film industry with the Sairat movie in 2016 which was directed by Nagraj Manjule and received immense success with this film.^[8] Thosar later starred in the lead role in Mahesh Manjrekar's Marathi movie FU: Friendship Unlimited in 2017.^[9][10]

In 2018, he starred in Netflix original Lust Stories, an anthology film, paired opposite Radhika Apte in the segment directed by Anurag Kashyap.^[11] In 2022, he was seen in Jhund directed by Nagraj Manjule.^{[12][13][14][15]} He was also cast in 1962: The War in the Hills as an army officer.^[16][17][18] In 2023 he was starred a role of chef in Ghar Banduk Biryani, alongside Sayaji Shinde and Nagraj Manjule.^[19] He will next portray Shivaji in the historical film Bal Shivaji.^[20]

Filmography

Films

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
2016	Sairat	Prashant "Parshya" Kale	Marathi	Debut	[21]
2017	FU: Friendship Unlimited	Sahil Mahajan			[22]
2018	Lust Stories	Tejas Bhave	Hindi	Anurag Kashyap's Segment	[23]
2022	Jhund	Sambhya			[24]
2023	Ghar Banduk Biryani	Raju	Marathi	Released in four languages	[19]
TBA	Bal Shivaji †	Shivaji		Filming	[20]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Language	Ref.
2021	1962: The War in the Hills	Sepoy Kishan Yadav	Hindi	[16]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
2016	Maharashtracha Favourite Kon?	Favourite Actor	Sairat	Won	[25]
		Favourite Style Icon		Won
2017	Zee Marathi Awards	Best Male Debut		Won	[26]
	Zee Cine Award	Best Marathi Actor		Won	[27]
	Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar	Best Actor		Nominated	[28]
		Best Debut – Male		Won
	3rd Filmfare Awards Marathi	Best Actor		Nominated	[29]
		Best Male Debut		Won