Pushkaraj Chirputkar is a Marathi actor and host widely known for his role of 'Ashu' on the Marathi sitcom Dil Dosti Duniyadari, as well as for his role in its sequel, Dil Dosti Dobara. Since then he has appeared in Hindi and Marathi movies, and also on webseries.
Early life He grew up in Akurdi. He went to a convent school, St. Ursula's. His interest in being part of co-curricular activities, rather than classroom education, got him interested in acting. He completed his Engineering in Electronics & Telecommunications from Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering, Akurdi, during which he used to do practice and perform plays with local theatre groups. At the time he also dabbled in acting, writing and directing numerous local short films like alongside Amey Wagh and Shruti Marathe as lead actors which later aired on Zee Yuva in 2016. His family was also very interested in Marathi cinema and theatre. He started out by mimicking Dilip Prabhavalkar as a child, after watching him on TV.
Career Chirputkar became known with the role of the simpleton Ashu (Ashutosh Shivalkar) on the Marathi Sitcom Dil Dosti Duniyadari, which became an instant success. He was also in its reboot sequel, Dil Dosti Dobara. He has also been part of Marathi movies like Baapjanma (2017), Tujha Tu Majha Mi (2017), 1 Te 4 Band (2017) and Mantr (2018). He was seen in the Hindi Movie, Budhiya Singh - Born to Run. He also co-hosted Filmfare Award (Marathi) in 2017, alongside Pushkar Shrotri. He also was the host of Maharshtracha Favorite Dancer in 2018 which aired on Sony Marathi. He also made a cameo appearance in Amazon Prime's Original Show The Family Man (2019). He will be seen in "Medium Spicy" a Marathi film which is scheduled to be released in 2020.
He also played a role in BhaDiPa's sketch comedies Aaplya Baapacha Hatel and Aaplya Baapacha Rasta.
Filmography
Films YearTitleRoleNotes2011Aajoba Vayat AlePotlyaDebut film2017BaapjanmaMauli1 te 4 bandManTTMM – Tujha Tu Majha Mi2018Budhiya Singh - Born to RunJournalistMantrKashinath2019ChidiakhanaSikka2020Medium SpicyChikatgundeSahilGadbad GondhalSamay2021Mumbai Diaries 26/11Samarth JoshiGrey2022Me VasantraoP. L. DeshpandeZee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar for Best Supporting Actor83Gavaskar's neighbor2024MusafiraaAmeyChandu ChampionConstable 2Like Aani SubscribeVarun 2025Ashi Hi Jamva Jamvi NitinTu Bol NaHrishikesh2026Krantijyoti Vidyalay Marathi MadhyamVishal BhoirTighee Malhar KarnikBhootam BhayyamBalkrushna (Kaka)SammarthBorgainkar
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2015-2016Dil Dosti DuniyadariAshutosh (Ashu) ShivalkarTelevision debut2015Zee Marathi Awards 2015Host2016Aaplya Baapacha RastaStudentBhadipa's Sketch comedy2017Dil Dosti DobaraPhanindranath (Papya) RaneFilmfare Marathi AwardsHostAlongside Pushkar ShrotriAaplya Baapacha HatelPushkaraj (restaurant owner) Bhadipa's Sketch comedy2018Maharashtracha Favourite DancerHost2019The Family ManBomberCameo appearance2020-2021Assa Maher Nako Ga Bai! Kunal2022Band Baja VaratHost2025Be Dune Teen
Theatre YearNameNotes2023 Kirkol NavreKirkol Navre Natak Review - VeryFirstTale Aug 2023
Environmental activism He was the chief guest at Haritamritam, a green initiative on organic terrace gardening by Amrita Yuva Dharm Dhara(AYUDH).
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