Alok Rajwade (born 7 February 1989) is an Indian actor, director, singer and painter. He has appeared in Marathi and Hindi films and experimental plays.
Early life Rajwade was born and raised in Pune, where he attended Aksharnandan school. He went on to join Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce for a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He completed his M.A. in Sociology from the University of Pune. He was part of various theatre troupes like Aasakta Kalamanch and Samanvay. He was a founding member of the theatre troupe Natak Company, in 2008. He directed and acted in various plays for Natak Company.
Career Rajwade's first major play was in Abhraham Lincolnche Patra (a Marathi Adaptation of Abraham Lincoln's Letter) by an organisation named Jagar. In 2008, he starred in the Bhojpuri film, Udedh Bun. In 2009, he was part of the critically acclaimed movie Vihir. In 2010, he wrote a play titled Geli Ekvis Varsha (which was directed by him as well) which was performed at Italy's Universo Teatro. In 2012, Rajwade was seen in Ha Bharat Maza. He was greatly appreciated for his roles in Rajwade and & Sons (2014) and Rama Madhav (2014). In the same year, he was also seen in the Hindi movie Dekh Tamasha Dekh, portraying the role of Prashant.
In 2017, he was featured on Forbes India's 30 under 30 list. Alok Rajwade also won the Best Actor Award at the BRICS Film Festival-2017 held in China that year for his movie Kaasav. In 2018, he made his directorial debut in Marathi movies through Ashleel Udyog Mitramandal, written by Dharmakirti Sumant. In the same year, he was also part of the movie Dear Molly which was selected for the Academy Awards. He directed the play, A Doubtful Gaze at Uber at Midnight, which was staged at Serendipity Arts Festival 2018, in Goa.
He also features in Bharatiya Digital Party short video series Aai Ani Me, in which he plays Aniruddha aka Ani along with Renuka Daftardar(Aai) and Mrinmayee Godbole(Jui).
In 2019, he was a co-host of the series titled Safe Journeys. Rajwade was also awarded the Balasaheb Sarpotdar Award by his alma mater, Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce.
Filmography All films are in Marathi, unless mentioned.
Films Year Title Role Notes2008 Udedh Bun Ashu Bhojpuri Short Film2009 Bokya Satbande Vijayendra Satbande Film debut Vihir Nachiket 2012 Chintoo Satish Dada Ha Bharat Maza 2013 Kaatal Aakash 2014 Rama Madhav Madhavrao Peshwe Dekh Tamasha Dekh Prashant Hindi film Rajwade and Sons Anay Rajwade2016 Family Katta Siddharth2017 Kaasav Manav Pimpal Young Arvind 2018 Ashleel Udyog Mitramandal Directorial Debut Dear Molly Father Hindi/English film2022 Me Vasantrao Vasantrao's Mama 2023Teen Adkun SitaramKautilya2026Macho
Plays Year Title Role Language Refs2007 Jhoom Barabar Jhoom Actor Hindi 2008 Bed ke Neeche Rehne Wali Actor Hindi 2009 Dalan Actor Marathi 2010 Institute of Pavtalogy Director Marathi Tichee Satra Prakarna Director Marathi Geli Ekvees Varsha Director/Writer Marathi Don Shoor Director Marathi 2011 Dil-e-Naadan Director Urdu 2012 Natak Nako Director Marathi 2013 Shivcharitra ani Ek Director Marathi Mi Ghalib Director Marathi Aashadatil Ek Divas Actor Marathi 2014 Binkamache Sanwad Director Marathi 2016 Sindhu Sudhakar Rum Aani Ittar Director Marathi 2018 A Doubtful Gaze at Uber at Midnight Director 2022Prasthan urph exitDirectorMarathi
Web-Series +YearTitleRoleLanguage2018Aai Ani MiAniMarathi2021Shantit KrantiDinarMarathiHing Pustak TalwaarPandey Marathi20229 to 5AvinashMarathi2023Shantit Kranti 2DinarMarathi
Personal life He dated Parna Pethe before tying the knot on 29 February 2016. They had a court marriage at Mangal Karyalay, Pune.
External links Alok Rajwade at IMDB
References