Sambhaji Sasane is an Indian actor known for his work in Marathi and Hindi cinema as well as web series. He gained recognition for portraying Suraj in the Marathi film Rubaab and Papdya in the BhadiPa web series B.E. Rojgaar. In 2026 he appeared in the Marathi suspense film Bol Bol Rani alongside Sai Tamhankar, Chinmay Mandlekar and Subodh Bhave, portraying three distinct characters. His performance across multiple roles gained him further recognition in reviews of the film.
Career
Early life and education
Sasane was brought up in the Hirabag slums in Pune, Maharashtra. He began performing in street theatre during Ganpati festival celebrations in his locality, while participating in street plays on social themes. He holds a postgraduate degree in Computer Science from Fergusson College, Pune.
Theatre and early work
Sasane worked backstage with theatre groups in Pune and Mumbai before appearing in stage roles. He moved to Mumbai in 2012 and attended a workshop with theatre practitioner Yuki Ellias. He was a scholarship student in the first batch (2013–14) of the Drama School Mumbai, and has performed at venues including Prithvi Theatre, Ranga Shankara and Ninasam.
In 2014 he performed the solo play Hodi, directed by Harish Kulkarni, and played the title role in a Hindi production of Molière's Tartuffe, directed by Daniel Goldman; reviewing the play, The Times of India described his performance as that of "a great comical villain". He later appeared in Muktidham, directed by Abhishek Majumdar, and in the Bengaluru-based Indian Ensemble production Algorithms, in which he portrayed multiple characters including a cab driver and a salesman. Since 2022 he has performed multiple characters in Love & Lavani, directed by Bhushan Korgaonkar.
Film and web series
During his early screen career, Sasane appeared in supporting and character roles in Marathi, Hindi and English-language films including Love & Shukla (2017), Wagherya (2018), Letters and Lalbatti.
He gained wider attention as Papdya in the Marathi web series B.E. Rojgaar (2022), produced by BhadiPa, which follows engineering graduates navigating unemployment in contemporary India. For this role, Sasane was nominated for Best Actor at the Maharashtra Times MaTa Sanman Awards in 2023.
In 2026, Sasane played the lead role of Suraj in the Marathi romantic drama Rubaab, directed by Shekhar Bapu Rankhambe and produced by Zee Studios and Zankar Films. Sasane had initially been rejected at auditions for the film before being cast in the lead roles. In an interview with The Times of India, he spoke about performing the film's action sequences, including sustaining real hits while filming fight scenes. The film had a theatrical run and was subsequently released on ZEE5.
Later in 2026, he appeared in the Marathi suspense film Bol Bol Rani, directed by Sid Vinsurkar, alongside Sai Tamhankar, Subodh Bhave and Chinmay Mandlekar, playing three characters — Lohar, Shahir and Dravya. The film, based on a 1970s stage story by Dombivli writer Bhalchandra Sule, marked the second time collaboration between Tamhankar, and Sasane who had appeared together in the hit Marathi web series BERojgaar. The film was released theatrically on 17 July 2026.
Filmography
Films
Year Film Role Language 2017 Letters Soldier English Love & Shukla Sunil Hindi 2022 Lalbatti Prakash Thube Marathi 2023 Wagherya Sam 2026 Rubaab SurajBol Bol Rani Dravya / Lohar / Shahir
Web series Year Series Role Language 2022 B.E. Rojgaar Papdya Marathi
Theatre
Year Title Role Language Director Notes / Ref. 2014 Hodi Solo performer Marathi Harish Kulkarni Solo play 2014 Tartuffe Tartuffe Hindi Daniel Goldman 2017 Muktidham Ensemble Hindi Abhishek Majumdar — 2018 Algorithms Cab driver, salesman Bhojpuri / Kannada / English Chanakya Vyas 2022–present Love & Lavani Multiple characters Hindi / Marathi Bhushan Korgaonkar
Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result 2023 MaTa Sanman Awards Best Actor B.E. Rojgaar
References