Subodh Bhave

Subodh Bhave (born 9 November 1975) is an Indian actor, writer, producer and director who is known for his work in Marathi cinema. He has acted in many commercially successful and critically acclaimed Marathi movies. He is best known for his work in Ani... Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar, Balgandharva, Katyar Kaljat Ghusali.^[1] He recently portrayed Vikrant Saranjame aka Gajendra Patil in Zee Marathi's Tula Pahate Re.

Subodh Bhave
Born	(1975-11-09) 9 November 1975 (age 49) Pune, Maharashtra, India
Occupations	Actor director producer
Years active	2005 – present
Spouse	Manjiri Subodh Bhave ​ ​ (m. 2001)​
Parents	Suresh Bhave (father) Snehal Bhave (mother)
Website	subodhbhave.com

Early life and family

Subodh was born in Pune and now lives in Mumbai. He completed his graduation from Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce - Pune and completed M.Com. He started his career as a salesman in a small IT company called Inika Technologies, situated in Koregaon Park (Pune) and moved to acting later.^[2] He married his childhood sweetheart Manjiri Deshpande Bhave in 2001, and they have two sons, Kanha and Malhar.^[3][4]

Career

Bhave and Mukta Barve at first look of Hrudayantar

Subodh has acted in numerous Marathi TV serials, movies and theatre. His roles include Bal Gangadhar Tilak in the movie Lokmanya: Ek Yugpurush, a biopic on one of the country's biggest social reformers.^[5] His role of Balgandharva was also appreciated in the film Balgandharva, which was based on the artist Narayanrao Rajhans and the book named Gandharva Gatha.^[6]

Bhave directed the play Katyar Kaljat Ghusali, in which he also essayed a supporting role Sadashiv. In 2015, Bhave directed a Katyar Kaljat Ghusali based on this play, in which he played Sadashiv, one of the main roles. It was one of the highest-grossing Marathi films of 2015.^[7][8]

Zee Marathi's series Tula Pahate Re starring Subodh Bhave, Gayatri Datar and Abhidnya Bhave has brought in success to the show. A unique story-line and the acting skills of Subodh Bhave have glued its audience leaving other TV Shows behind in terms of TRP Ratings.^[9]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Name	Actor	Director	Role	Film Language	Notes	Ref.[10]
2001	Dhyaas Parva	Yes	No		Marathi film
	Sant Baswashwar	Yes	No
	Kshano Kshani	Yes	No
2002	Satte Sathi Kahihi	Yes	No		Marathi film
2017	Oli Ki Suki	Yes	No
	Vaada Raha Sanam	Yes	No		Hindi film
	Lalbaugcha Raja	Yes	No		Marathi film
	Vachanbaddha	Yes	No
	Durge Durgat Bhari	Yes	No
	Sattesathi Kahihi	Yes	No
	Mission Champion	Yes	No
	Veer Savarkar	Yes	No				[11]
	Paash	Yes	No
2005	Aamhi Asu Ladke	Yes	No	Abhijeet Buddhisagar
	Kawadase	Yes	No
	Me Tujhich Re	Yes	No
2006	Kshan	Yes	No
	Mohatyachi Renuka	Yes	No
	Aai Shappath..!	Yes	No	Shrirang
2007	Majhi Aai	Yes	No
	Aavhan	Yes	No
	Shri Siddhivinayak Mahima	Yes	No
2008	Uladhaal	Yes	No
	Man Pakharu Pakharu	Yes	No	Nilay Raje
	Jhale Mokale Akash	Yes	No	Sameer Adhikari
	Sakhi	Yes	No	Ravi Desai
	Sanai Choughade	Yes	No	Rahul Borgaokar
2009	Tya Ratri Paus Hota	Yes	No
	Katha Tichya Lagnachi	Yes	No
	Ek Daav Dhobi Pachhad	Yes	No	Prof Parkhadkar
2010	Kon Aahe Re Tikade	Yes	No
	Ladigodi	Yes	No
	Ti Ratra	Yes	No
	Ranbhool	Yes	No				[12]
	Hapus	Yes	No	Ajit
2011	Paulwat	Yes	No	Anant Deo
	Balgandharva	Yes	No	Narayan Rajhans		* National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer - Anand Bhate National Film Award for Best Costume Design - Neeta Lulla (shared with Neharika Khan for The Dirty Picture) National Film Award for Best Make-up Artist - Vikram Gaikwad (also for The Dirty Picture)	[13]
2012	Bhartiya	Yes	No	Abhay Sardeshmukh
	Gola Berij	Yes	No
	Aiyyaa	Yes	No	Madhav Rajadhyaksha	Hindi film
	Gajrachi Pungi	Yes	No
	Chintoo	Yes	No
2013	Balak Palak	Yes	No	Avya	Marathi film	Screened at the South Asian International Film Festival (SAIFF) in New York City in November 2012
	Touring Talkies	Yes	No	Avinash
	Anumati	Yes	No			National Film Award for Best Actor - Vikram Gokhale
2014	A Rainy day	Yes	No	Aniket Pradhan
	Nati	Yes	No	Amit
2015	Aawhan	Yes	No
	Lokmanya Ek Yugpurush	Yes	No	Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak		Real-life story of the Indian Freedom fighter Lokmanya Bal Gangandhar Tilak Official Selection in Indian Panorama Section at International Film Festival of India (2015). Official Selection at 17th London Asian Film Festival (2015). 52nd Maharashtra State Awards 2015: Best Film	[14]
	Katyar Kaljat Ghusali	Yes	Yes	Sadashiv		6th Highest Grossing film in Marathi Industry National award for best Playback singer - Mahesh Kale Selected to be screened at 46th International Film Festival of India considered for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's (UNESCO) Fellini medal	[15]
2016	Bho Bho	Yes	No
	Bandh Nylon Che	Yes	No	Devdatta Raghunath Jogalekar		[16]
	Ardhangini Ek Ardhsatya	Yes	No	Nikhilesh	Hindi film		[17]
	Pinneyum	Yes	No		Malayalam film		[18]
2017	Tula Kalnnaar Nahi	Yes	No	Rahul	Marathi film
	Conditions Apply: Ati Lagu	Yes	No	Abhay
	Ti Ani Itar	Yes	No	Aniruddha Godbole			[19]
	Ekada Kay Jhale	Yes	No
	Fugay	Yes	No	Hrushikesh			[20]
	Karaar	Yes	No	Sunil			[21]
	Hrudayantar	Yes	No	Shekhar Joshi			[22]
2018	Pushpak Vimaan	Yes	No	Vilas
	Shubh Lagna Savdhan	Yes	No	Aniket			[23]
	Maza Agadbam	Yes	No	Raiba			[24]
	Savita Damodar Paranjpe	Yes	No	Sharad Abhyankar
	Ani... Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar	Yes	No	Kashinath Ghanekar			[25]
2019	Appa Ani Bappa	Yes	No	Vinayak			[26]
2020	Bhaybhit	Yes	No	Shekhar			[27]
	Vijeta	Yes	No	Soumitra, Coach			[28]
	AB Aani CD	Yes	No				[29]
2021	Basta	Yes	No	Police Inspector Rokade
	Vijeta	Yes	No	Soumitra Deshmukh
2022	Har Har Mahadev	Yes	No	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj		Releasing in 5 languages
2023	Phulrani	Yes	No	Vikram Rajadhyaksha
	Vaalvi	Yes	No	Dr. Anshuman
	Sajini Shinde Ka Viral Video	Yes	No	Suryakant Shinde	Hindi film
2024	Swatantrya Veer Savarkar	No	No	Voice actor	Hindi film
	Alibaba Aani Chalishitale Chor	Yes	No	Parag	Marathi film		[30]
	Amhi Jarange	Yes	No				[31]
	Hashtag Tadev Lagnam	Yes	No	Athashree Mahajan			[32]
	Paani	Yes	No	Balaji Kendre			[33]
2025	Sangeet Manapmaan	Yes	Yes	Dhairyadhar			[34]
	Devmanus	Yes	No				[35]
	Bol Bol Rani †	Yes	No				[36]

Television

Year	Name	Role	Channel	Ref.
2000	Aabhalmaya	Inspector Mohan	Alpha TV Marathi
2002	Avantika	Salil
2001	Manachiye Gunti	Doctor Rohan	Doordarshan
2002	Geet Ramayan	Shriram	Alpha TV Marathi
	Peshwai	Bajirao
	Bandhan	Ashutosh
	Pimpalpan - Story: Zhumbar	Raghav
	Damini	Kaushal	Doordarshan
	Nandadeep	Sant Nivrutinath	ETV Marathi
	Runanubandh	Mangesh Deshmukh	Alpha TV Marathi
	Rimzim	Inspector Meghnad
	Akalpit	Inspector Mohan	ETV Marathi
	Akashjhep	Krishnakant Harshe / Raghunandan
	Agnishikha	Unmesh Subhedar
2003	Bedhund Manachya Lahari	Episodic role
	Vadalvaat	Jaysingh Rajput	Zee Marathi
2006-2007	Avaghachi Sansar	Raj Sharangpani
2007	Abhilasha	Phiroz Rangoonwala
	Hya Gojirwanya Gharat	Swapnil	ETV Marathi
	Kalat Nakalat	Bhushan	Zee Marathi
2008-2010	Kulvadhu	Vikramaditya Rajeshirke		[37]
2009	Maylek	Shankar	ETV Marathi
2010	Jhunj	Sangram Shelar	Star Pravah
2014	Ka Re Durava	Avinash Dev	Zee Marathi	[38]
2016	Dholkichya Talavar	Host	Colors Marathi	[39]
2018-2019	Tula Pahate Re	Vikrant Saranjame / Gajendra Patil	Zee Marathi	[40]
2020	Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha	Host	Sony Marathi	[41]
2020-2021	Chandra Aahe Sakshila	Shridhar Kale	Colors Marathi
2021	Bigg Boss Marathi 3	Guest appearance	Colors Marathi
2022	Bus Bai Bas Ladies Special	Host	Zee Marathi
2024	Tu Bhetashi Navyane	Abhimanyu / Mahi	Sony Marathi	[42]

Theatre

Title	Role	Notes
Ashroonchi Zhali Phule		Writer: Vasant Kanetkar Director: Pratima Kulkarni Production:
Katyar Kaljat Ghusali		Writer: , Director: Subodh Bhave, Production: Subodh Bhave
Sthal Snehamandir		Writer: Abhiram Bhadkamkar, Director: Vijay Kenkare, Production: The Goa Hindu Association
Maitar		A light musical - theatrical show of 6 artists conceived and directed by Subodh Bhave, Production: Theatres Pune
Yelkot		Writer: Sham Manohar, Director: Kishore Kadam, Production: Sai Sakshi
Kalaa Yaa Lagalya Jeeva		Writer: Kiran Potrekar, Director: Kiran Potrekar, Production : Shri Chintamani/Sai Sakshi
Lekure Udand Zaali		Writer: Vasant Kanetkar, Director: Anant Kanho, Production : Rasikamohini – Pune
Aata De Taali		Writer: Milind Gadgil, Director: Dilip Kolhatkar, Production : Manoranjan - Pune
Dhukyat Haravali vaat	Rajesh	Writer :SN Navare Direction : Jayant Savarkar Production : Avinash Kharshikar

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Film/Serial	Result	Ref.
2003	Zee Gaurav Puraskar	Best Actor	Kavadase	Nominated
2005	Maharashtra State Film Awards	Best Actor	Aamhi Asu Ladake	Won
2004	Aapla Alpha Awards	Best Character Male	Avantika
2004			Vadalvaat
2007	Chitraleelaniketan	Best Actor	Kalaa Ya Laglyaa Jeeva
	Maharashtra State Film Awards	Silver Medal
	Star Screen Marathi Awards	Best Actor	Mission Champion
2008	Zee Gaurav Puraskar	Best Actor	Man Pakharu Pakharu
	Maharashtra State Film Awards	Best Actor	Sanai Choughade	Nominated
2009	Zee Marathi Awards	Best Actor	Kulvadhu	Won
		Best Couple (as Vikramaditya-Devyani)
2011	Zee Gaurav Puraskar	Best Actor	Ranbhool
		Best Singer
	Ma.Ta. Sanmaan	Best Actor			[43]
	MIFTA	Best Actor	Balgandharava
2012	Zee Gaurav Puraskar	Best Actor
2016	Filmfare Marathi Awards	Best Director	Katyar Kaljat Ghusali		[44]
	Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar	Best Director (Jury)			[45]
2018	Maharashtracha Favourite Kon?	Best Actor	Pushpak Vimaan		[46]
	Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards 2018	Best Actor	Tula Pahate Re		[47]
2019	Lokmat Maharashtrian of the Year	Best Actor	Ani... Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar
2020	Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar	Best Film	Aatpadi Nights		[48]
2021	Colors Marathi Awards	Best Villain	Chandra Aahe Sakshila		[49]
2024	Filmfare Marathi Awards	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Marathi	Vaalvi	Nominated
2024	Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar	Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar for Best Supporting Actor	Vaalvi	Nominated