Sachin Pilgaonkar

Sachin Pilgaonkar
Pilgaonkar in 2018
Born (1957-08-17) 17 August 1957
Bombay, Bombay State, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • producer
  • dancer
  • writer
  • singer
Years active1962–present
Spouse
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(m. 1985)​
ChildrenShriya Pilgaonkar

Sachin Pilgaonkar (born 17 August 1957), often known mononymously by his screen name Sachin, is an Indian actor, director, producer, writer and singer who works primarily in Marathi and Hindi films. His career spans more than six decades, during which he has also worked in Gujarati, Kannada and Bhojpuri cinema and in Indian television. He has received several honours, including two National Film Awards, six Maharashtra State Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards Marathi.[1]

Born in Bombay into a family of Goan origin, Pilgaonkar entered films as a child artist at the age of four in the Marathi film Ha Maza Marg Ekla (1962), for which he won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist. He went on to appear in around 65 films as a child actor, including Majhli Didi (1967), Brahmachari (1968) and Jewel Thief (1967), and won a second National Film Award for Best Child Artist for Ajab Tujhe Sarkar (1971). Transitioning to adult roles, he became a popular leading man in Hindi cinema with films such as Geet Gaata Chal (1975), Balika Badhu (1976), Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se (1978) and Nadiya Ke Paar (1982), while also taking supporting parts in major productions including Sholay (1975), Trishul (1978) and Satte Pe Satta (1982). In Marathi cinema, he starred in the superhit devotional drama Ashtavinayak (1979).

From the 1980s, Pilgaonkar established himself as a director in Marathi films. He made his directorial debut with the critically praised Mai Baap (1982) and achieved commercial success with Navri Mile Navryala (1984), which also starred his future wife Supriya Pilgaonkar. Along with Ashok Saraf, Laxmikant Berde and Mahesh Kothare, he is credited with shaping the comedy wave of Marathi cinema through hits such as Gammat Jammat (1987), Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi (1988), Bhutacha Bhau (1989) and Aamchyasarkhe Aamhich (1990). He later directed, produced and starred in the road comedy Navra Maza Navsacha (2004), which became a cult classic, and its sequel Navra Maza Navsacha 2 (2024), one of the highest-grossing Marathi films of that year. In 2015, he received wide acclaim for his supporting role in the musical drama Katyar Kaljat Ghusali.

On television, Pilgaonkar directed and appeared in comedy shows including the sitcom Tu Tu Main Main, and later hosted the dance reality show Eka Peksha Ek and judged several other reality programmes. In 2010, he received the V. Shantaram Special Contribution Award, and in 2017, marking 50 years in the film industry, he published his autobiography, "Hach Maza Marg".

Early life and career

Child artist (1961–1974)

Sachin Pilgaonkar was born on 17 August 1957 in Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, into a middle-class family of Goan origin with ancestral roots in the village of Pilgaon.[2][3] His family originally bore the surname Rajadhyaksha before adopting the surname Pilgaonkar after settling in Mumbai.[2] His father, Sharad Pilgaonkar, ran a printing business in the city and later worked as a film producer, while his mother, Sushila Pilgaonkar, was a homemaker.[4][5]

Pilgaonkar entered the film industry at the age of four. Following a recommendation from actor Suryakant, his father took him to Kolhapur to audition for films.[6] At the age of four, he was initially selected for Madhavrao Shinde's Marathi film Soonbai (1961), but did not ultimately appear in the film.[7] He made his acting debut in Raja Paranjpe's Marathi film Ha Maza Marg Ekla (1962), alongside Seema Deo, Jeevankala and Reema Lagoo.[7] His performance won him the National Film Award for Best Child Artist, which was presented by the then President of India, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.[8] Pilgaonkar has recalled that Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru also felicitated him at the ceremony, a moment he has described as deeply emotional.[8] He received the award for a second time at the 19th National Film Awards or his performance in the Marathi film Ajab Tuje Sarkar (1971).

As a child actor, Pilgaonkar appeared in approximately 65 Marathi and Hindi films.[9] Although he had appeared in Hindi films earlier, his first major recognition in Hindi cinema came with Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Majhli Didi (1967), which starred Dharmendra and Meena Kumari, and subsequently featured in films such as Jewel Thief (1967), Brahmachari (1968), Chanda Aur Bijli (1969) and Mela (1971).[10][11] During this period he frequently worked with the child actor Naeem Sayyed, better known as Junior Mehmood, with whom he first appeared in Brahmachari and shared the screen in about fifteen films.[12][13] In 1971, Pilgaonkar received the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for a second time, at the 19th National Film Awards, for his performance in the Marathi film Ajab Tuje Sarkar, for which he also won the Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actor.[14]

Pilgaonkar later credited several of his early collaborators with shaping his craft. He learned Urdu pronunciation from Meena Kumari while working on Majhli Didi, took guidance in acting from Sanjeev Kumar, and learned film editing from Hrishikesh Mukherjee.[15][16][17] He continued to work steadily as a child and juvenile artist through the early 1970s, appearing in films such as Bachpan (1970) Dastaan (1972) and Resham Ki Dori (1974), in which he was frequently billed as "Master Sachin".

Transition to lead roles (1975–1982)

As he grew into his teens, he began to be considered for adult parts, and by the middle of the decade he had transitioned from child roles to leading and supporting characters in Hindi cinema.[18]

The turning point came in 1975, when Pilgaonkar appeared in two contrasting releases. He played Ahmed, the son of a blind imam (portrayed by A. K. Hangal), in Ramesh Sippy's Sholay, one of the highest-grossing films in Indian cinema history, in which his character's death becomes a catalyst for the film's climax.[19] The same year, he was cast in the lead role of Shyam in Rajshri Productions' musical romance Geet Gaata Chal, directed by Hiren Nag and co-starring Sarika.[20] The film's unexpected commercial success established Pilgaonkar as a leading man and turned him and Sarika into a popular on-screen pair.[21] Following Geet Gaata Chal, Pilgaonkar featured in a series of bittersweet, family-oriented dramas that defined the most successful phase of his Hindi film career.[22] He played the young husband in Tarun Majumdar's Balika Badhu (1976), opposite Rajni Sharma, a period drama set in rural Bengal whose R. D. Burman soundtrack became widely popular.[23] His performance as Arun in the romantic drama Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se (1978), opposite Ranjeeta Kaur, was a major success and is regarded as one of his signature films.[24]

In 1977, Pilgaonkar made his transition to adult roles in Marathi cinema with Paradh, followed by Ashtavinayak (1979), directed by Rajdutt and produced by his father under the Manorama Films banner, in which he played an atheist industrialist who undergoes a profound spiritual transformation; the latter proved the more successful of the two and won him the Filmfare Award Marathi for Best Actor, while the film also earned him nomination at Maharashtra State Film Awards.[25][26]

Despite the success of his Rajshri-backed romances, Pilgaonkar was unable to establish himself as a mainstream top-billed Hindi film star.[27] He was largely confined to a particular type of gentle, small-budget family drama, and struggled to break into the big-banner action and masala films that dominated the box office in the period.[28] As a result, from the late 1970s he increasingly took on supporting roles in larger productions, appearing in films such as Trishul (1978), Judaai (1980) and Satte Pe Satta (1982).[29] His run of Rajshri leads nonetheless culminated in another hit with Nadiya Ke Paar (1982), which remained among his most popular Hindi films.[30][31]

Move to Marathi cinema and direction (1982–1992)

By the early 1980s, with opportunities as a Hindi leading man narrowing, Pilgaonkar began to redirect his career toward Marathi cinema and film direction, making his directorial debut with Mai Baap (1982), a family drama that received critical appreciation but limited commercial success.[32] His first hit as a director came with the comedy Navri Mile Navryala (1984), which he also acted in and which featured Supriya Sabnis (later Supriya Pilgaonkar); the film was a major box-office success and marked the beginning of his long professional and personal association with her.[33][34] He followed it with Gammat Jammat (1987), which marked the film debut of actress Varsha Usgaonkar, was among the year's biggest Marathi box-office successes, and won him the Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Director II, further establishing his standing as a maker of popular Marathi comedies.[35]

Alongside directing, Pilgaonkar continued to take supporting roles in Hindi films through the 1980s, including Avtaar (1983), Ghar Dwaar (1985) and Aaj Ka Daur (1985). During this period he became part of a quartet with Ashok Saraf, Laxmikant Berde and Mahesh Kothare, a grouping frequently credited with driving the "comedy wave" that dominated Marathi cinema through the late 1980s and early 1990s.[36]

He reached a major milestone in his directing career with the 1988 ensemble comedy Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi, a farce adapted from Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 1966 Hindi film Biwi Aur Makan, about a group of friends who, to satisfy a landlady who rents only to married couples, disguise two of their number as women.[37][38] Pilgaonkar himself played one of the cross-dressing roles, Sudhir/Sudha, opposite Berde as Parshuram/Parvati, with Saraf as Dhananjay Mane.[39][40] The film reportedly earned a record ₹3 crore (equivalent to ₹34 crore or US$3.6 million in 2023) at the box office, becoming the first Marathi film to cross ₹1 crore and the highest-grossing Marathi film of its time, and is regarded as a cult classic, cementing Pilgaonkar's reputation as a commercial hitmaker; it also won him the Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Director I.[41] He consolidated this success with Maza Pati Karodpati (1988) and continued to direct and star in a string of films at the turn of the decade, including Bhutacha Bhau (1989), Atmavishwas (1989), Eka Peksha Ek (1990) and the comedy Aamchyasarkhe Aamhich (1990).[42] Both Atmavishwas and Eka Peksha Ek won him the Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Director II. He also directed occasional Hindi films, beginning with Prem Deewane (1992), though these were less successful than his Marathi work.[43]

Television and reality shows (1994–2013)

In the 1990s, Pilgaonkar shifted much of his attention to Indian television. He created and directed the Hindi comedy series Tu Tu Main Main (1994–2000), built around the relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and starring Supriya Pilgaonkar and Reema Lagoo; the show became a popular success.[44][45] He went on to direct and produce further shows, including the film-parody programme Rin 1 2 3 on DD Metro and the sitcom Hadh Kar Di starring Dara Singh, the latter of which was pulled off air after an initially favourable reception. He also anchored the musical show Chalti Ka Naam Antakshari on Star Plus and hosted various award ceremonies and events.[46]

In 2009, he launched the Marathi dance talent show Eka Peksha Ek on Zee Marathi, and in 2009 he appeared as a judge on the comedy talent show Chhote Miyan on Colors TV.[47][48]

In 2004 Pilgaonkar wrote, directed, produced and starred in the road comedy Navra Maza Navsacha, opposite Supriya Pilgaonkar and Ashok Saraf, about a couple's pilgrimage from Mumbai to Ganpatipule to fulfil a vow.[49] Loosely based on the 1972 Hindi film Bombay to Goa, it became a commercial success and is regarded as one of his cult films.[50] In 2007 he made his Kannada cinema debut directing Ekadantha, a remake of Navra Maza Navsacha starring Vishnuvardhan.[51] He continued to direct and act in Marathi films including Amhi Satpute (2008), a remake of Satte Pe Satta and Ideachi Kalpana (2010).[52]

Pilgaonkar returned to the big screen in later years, largely in character parts. In 2011 he directed and co-starred in Jaana Pehchana, a delayed follow-up to Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se, which failed to replicate the original's success.[53] Reviewing the film for Rediff, Preeti Arora wrote that "Sachin who is also the director hasn't been able to manage both roles effectively."[54] He directed and acted alongside his daughter, actress Shriya Pilgaonkar, in the Marathi film Ekulti Ek (2013), which marked her big-screen debut.[55]

Later work (2015–present)

One of his most acclaimed later performances came in Katyar Kaljat Ghusali (2015), the directorial debut of actor Subodh Bhave.[56] He played the classical singer Khansaheb Aftab Hussain, a role performed largely in Urdu, a language he had learned decades earlier from Meena Kumari, opposite Bhave and Amruta Khanvilkar.[57][58] The film was a major commercial success, reportedly grossing around ₹40 crore to become one of the highest-grossing Marathi films of its time.[59] Pilgaonkar's performance won him his second Filmfare Award Marathi for Best Actor.[60] In Hindi cinema he took supporting roles in films such as Qaidi Band (2017) and Hichki (2018).[61]

From 2019, Pilgaonkar took on streaming work, playing the Maharashtra Chief Minister Jagdish Gurav in Nagesh Kukunoor's political thriller web series City of Dreams, a role he reprised across the show's three seasons (2019–2023) and for which his performance was well received.[62] In her review for Scroll.in, Deepa Gahlot praised Pilgaonkar's performance, writing that he "brings out the contradictions of his character, hiding deviousness under an ever-smiling visage."[63] In 2024 he produced and directed Navra Maza Navsacha 2, a sequel to his 2004 film, featuring Swapnil Joshi, Hemal Ingle, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Saraf and himself.[64] The film earned around ₹25 crore, emerging as the second highest-grossing Marathi film of 2024.[65]

Other works

In 2017, Pilgaonkar wrote his autobiography on the completion of 50 years in the film industry, titled "Hach Maza Marg".[66][67] For Govind Nihalani's Marathi directorial Ti Ani Itar (2017), he wrote a ghazal titled "Badal jo ghir ke aaye" under the pseudonym Shafaq.[68] In addition to acting and direction, Pilgaonkar has worked as a playback singer. In 2018, he starred in the song Amchi Mumbai Changali Mumbai, which was widely panned by his fans.[69][70]

Personal life

Sachin with wife Supriya Pilgaonkar in 2010

Pilgaonkar was in a relationship with actress Sarika, whom he had met during the making of Geet Gaata Chal (1975).[71] The two were among the popular on-screen pairs of the period and appeared together in several films; according to Marathi press reports, the relationship ended around 1978.[72][73]

He met the actress Supriya Sabnis while directing her debut film, the Marathi comedy Navri Mile Navryala (1984).[74][75] The two married in 1985.[76] His wife, Supriya Pilgaonkar, went on to become a well-known actress in Marathi cinema and Hindi television, and the couple frequently collaborated professionally, most notably on the sitcom Tu Tu Main Main (1994–2000), which he directed and in which she starred.[77] In 2005, the pair took part in and won the first season of the celebrity dance reality show Nach Baliye.[78] The couple have a daughter, Shriya Pilgaonkar (born 1989), who is also an actress and made her screen debut in Pilgaonkar's Marathi film Ekulti Ek (2013), which he wrote, directed and produced.[79][80]

In the late 1980s, before the birth of their daughter, Pilgaonkar and his wife took in and raised Karishma Makhani (also known as Baby Karishma), the young daughter of a family friend; Pilgaonkar has described her as an adopted daughter in his autobiography.[81] Karishma appeared as a child actress in the film Atmavishwas and lived with the couple intermittently before eventually settling abroad.[82] In later years she publicly alleged that the couple had "used" her, including during their appearance on the reality show Nach Baliye;[83] the Pilgaonkars disputed the allegations, and Karishma herself rejected related media reports that she had been "kidnapped" by her biological father.[84]

Filmography

Films

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Actor Director Role Language Notes Ref.
1962 Haa Mazha Marg Eklaa Yes No Marathi Child artist
1963 Pahu Re Kiti Vaat Yes No
Chhota Jawan Yes No
Baiko Maheri Jaate Yes No
1966 Zimbo Ka Beta Yes No Mala Hindi
1965 Dak Ghar Yes No Amal
1967 Majhli Didi Yes No Kishan
Jewel Thief Yes No Shishu Singh
1968 Raste Aur Manzil Yes No
Dil Aur Mohabbat Yes No Young Rajesh Chaudhary
Brahmachari Yes No Ujala
Duniya Yes No Young Amarnath R. Sharma
Annapurna Yes No Marathi
1969 Chanda Aur Bijli Yes No Chanda Hindi
Waris Yes No Young Ram Kumar
1970 Prem Pujari Yes No Sunder
Himmat Yes No Young Raghu
Night in Calcutta Yes No
Safar Yes No Son of dead patient
Bachpan Yes No Ram Lal
1971 Jaane-Anjaane Yes No Young Ramu
Mela Yes No Young Shakti Singh [85]
Shri Krishna Leela Yes No Lord Krishna
Gambler Yes No Georgie
Ajab Tujhe Sarkar Yes No Uddhav Marathi
1972 Dastaan Yes No Young Sunil / Anil Hindi
1973 Birbal My Brother Yes No English
1974 Nirmaan Yes No Hindi
Resham Ki Dori Yes No Young Ajit
1975 Sholay Yes No Ahmed [86]
Geet Gaata Chal Yes No Shyam Adult debut [87]
1976 Zid Yes No
Rakshaa Bandhan Yes No
Balika Badhu Yes No Amal
Bairaag Yes No Young Bholenath / Sanjay
Arjun Pandit Yes No Young Vinod Shukla
1977 Paradh Yes No Sunil Marathi Released in Hindi as Anjaam [88]
Shree Krishna Sharnam Mam Yes No Gujarati
Shyam Tere Kitne Naam Yes No Hindi
Shirdi Ke Sai Baba Yes No Sarju
Pratima Aur Payal Yes No
1978 Trishul Yes No Ravi[89]
College Girl Yes No Sachin
Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se Yes No Arun Prakash Mathur
Madhu Malti Yes No Madhu
Adventures of Aladdin Yes No Aladdin
Ankh Ka Tara Yes No Makhan / Mohan
1979 Ashtavinayak Yes No Balasaheb Inamdar Marathi [90]
Gopal Krishna Yes No Krishna Hindi
Dil Kaa Heera Yes No Kundan Sharma
Aur Kaun Yes No Raj
Jaan-E-Bahaar Yes No Gopal (Gopi)
1980 Judaai Yes No Ravikant S. Verma (Ravi)
Jaaye To Jaaye Kahan Yes No
1981 Sweety Yes No
1981 Krodhi Yes No Raja
1982 Satte Pe Satta Yes No Shani (Sunny) Anand[89]
Maut Ka Saya Yes No Unreleased
Nadiya Ke Paar Yes No Chandan Tiwari [91]
Mai Baap Yes Yes Chandrashekar (Chandu) Patil Marathi
1983 Avtaar Yes No Sewak[89] Hindi
Hamar Bhauji Yes No Bhojpuri
1984 Yeh Desh Yes No Shashi Hindi
Mohabbat Ka Masihaa Yes No Delayed
Navri Mile Navryala Yes Yes Jairam Marathi
Savvasher No Yes
Dilavar Yes No Gaurav Hindi
Grahasthi Yes No Babloo
1985 Ghar Dwaar Yes No an Orphan
Piya Milan Yes No
Sur Sangam Yes No Kanneshwar (Kannu)
Aurat Pair Ki Juti Nahin Hai Yes No Rakesh
Sanjhi Yes No Chand
Aaj Ka Daur Yes No Pratap Kapoor
Ram Tere Kitne Nam Yes No Gopi / Chandan
Tulsi Yes No Gopal Singh Also playback singer
1986 Anaar Yes No
Maa Beti Yes No Khetan
Jeeva Yes No Gopal Singh
Durgaa Maa Yes No Shankar
1987 Gammat Jammat Yes Yes Gautam Marathi Also playback singer
Tera Karam Mera Dharam Yes No Sunil Hindi
Maashuka Yes No
1988 Prem Sandesh Yes No
Maza Pati Karodpati Yes Yes Narendra Kuber Marathi Also writer
Pyar Ka Mandir Yes No Lawyer Sanjay Kumar Hindi
Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi Yes Yes Sudhir / Sudha Marathi [92]
Saglikade Bombabomb Yes No Kumar Guest appearance; Also writer
Shravan Kumar Yes No Shravan Kumar Sharma Hindi Delayed
Paraya Ghar Yes No Vinod
Ghar Ek Mandir Yes No Sanjay Kumar
1989 Abhi To Main Jawan Hoon Yes No Amar
Atmavishwas Yes Yes Rajendra Ratnaparkhi alias Raju Marathi Also playback singer
Bhutacha Bhau Yes Yes Nandu (Nandkumar)
1990 Ghanchakkar Yes No
Aamchya Sarkhe Aamhich Yes Yes Kailash / Abhay Inamdar
Eka Peksha Ek Yes Yes Bhanudas (Bhanu) Mahimkar
Ek Aur Suhagan Yes No
1991 Aayatya Gharat Gharoba Yes Yes Kedar Kirtikar Also producer
Anar Yes No Hindi
1992 Prem Deewane Yes Yes Guest appearance; Also playback singer
1994 Kunku Yes No Shyam / Raju Marathi Also writer and producer
1995 Aazmayish No Yes Hindi Guest appearance
1996 Maya Mamta Yes No Vishwas Marathi
Aisi Bhi Kya Jaldi Hai Yes Yes Sanjay Malhotra Hindi Also producer, editor and playback singer
1998 Saazish Yes No
2004 Navra Maza Navsacha Yes Yes Vakratund alias Vacky Marathi Also producer
2007 Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag Yes No Ambar Hindi Guest appearance
Ekadantha No Yes Kannada Also writer and playback singer
2008 Amhi Satpute Yes Yes Mukunda Satpute alias Kaandya Marathi Also producer
Man Pakharu Pakharu Yes No Sarang
Adla Badli Yes No Vaibhav
2010 Ideachi Kalpana Yes Yes Gangaram Gangavane Marathi Also producer and music composer
2011 Sharyat Yes No Dhananjay Rao
Jaana Pehchana Yes Yes Arun Prakash Mathur Hindi Also writer
Teecha Baap Tyacha Baap Yes No Shashi Phaterphekar Marathi
2012 Krishna Aur Kans No No Vasudeva Multilingual Voice
Aamhi Chamakate Taare Yes No judge Marathi Guest appearance
2013 Ekulti Ek Yes Yes Arun Deshpande [93]
2014 Sanngto Aika Yes No Ambatrao Gholap
2015 Katyar Kaljat Ghusali Yes No Khansaheb Aftab Hussain Bareliwale
2016 Dand.. The Penalty Yes No Inspector Short film
2017 Qaidi Band Yes No Dhulia Hindi
2018 Hichki Yes No Prabhakar Mathur [94]
Ranangan Yes No Shyamrao Deshmukh Marathi
Sohalla Yes No Girish
2019 Ashi Hi Aashiqui Yes Yes Drunkard in a song Also writer and music composer
Love You Zindagi Yes No Anirudh Date
Smile Please No No Playback singer
2023 Sataracha Salman No No Playback singer
2024 Navra Maza Navsacha 2 Yes Yes Vakratund "Vacky" Deshpande Also producer [95]

Television

Year Title Actor Director Role Notes Ref.
1985 Kahaan Gaye Woh Log Yes No
1989–1990 Mirza Ghalib: The Playful Muse Yes No
1994–2000 Tu Tu Main Main No Yes Also producer and playback singer [96]
1998 Rin 1 2 3 Yes No Host
1998–1999 Hudd Kar Di No Yes
1999 Chalti Ka Naam Antakshari Yes No Anchor [46]
1999–2000 Nehle Pe Dehla Yes No
2000 Pratishodh No Yes Also producer
Meethi Meethi Baatein Yes No
Picnic Antakshari Yes No Himself
2003 Gilli Danda No Yes
2005 Khelo Gaao Jeeto Yes No Himself
2005 Nach Baliye Yes No Contestant Winner
2006 Tu Tota Main Maina Yes No Tota
2006–2007 Kadvee Khattee Meethi No Yes Also playback singer
2006 Vaidehi No Yes
2007 Eka Peksha Ek Yes No Judge Also producer [97]
2012 Savdhaan India: Crime Alert Yes No Host Season 1
2012 Chhote Miyan Yes No Judge [48]
2014 Supriya Sachin Show – Jodi Tujhe Majhi Yes No Host
2016 Sex Chat with Pappu & Papa Yes No Vishwanath Watsa
2019 City of Dreams Yes No Jagdish Gaurav
2023 Permanent Roommates Yes No Venkat

Singer

  • Chal Sarja

Awards

Awards Year Category Work Result
Bhendi Bazaar Urdu Festival 2024 Mohsin-e-Urdu Award[98] N/a Honored
Filmfare Awards Marathi 1979 Best Actor Ashtavinayak Won
2015 Katyar Kaljat Ghusali Won
Indian Telly Streaming Awards 2021 Best Actor in a Negative Role City of Dreams Nominated
National Film Awards 1962 Best Child Artist Haa Mazha Marg Eklaa Won
1972 Ajab Tujhe Sarkar Won
Maharashtra State Film Awards 1963 Best Child Artist Haa Mazha Marg Eklaa Won
1971 Best Actor Ajab Tujhe Sarkar Won
1979 Ashtavinayak Nominated
1987 Best Director II Gammat Jammat Won
1988 Best Director I Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi Won
1989 Best Director II Atmavishwas Won
1990 Eka Peksha Ek Won
2010 V. Shantaram Special Contribution Award N/a Honored
2016 Best Actor Katyar Kaljat Ghusali Nominated
Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? 2009 Favourite Jodi (alongside Supriya Pilgaonkar) Aamhi Satpute Won
Favourite Jodi (alongside Ashok Saraf) Nominated
Favourite Style Icon N/a Nominated
2012 Favourite Comedian Teecha Baap Tyacha Baap Nominated
2013 Favourite Director Ekulti Ek Nominated
Favourite Actor Nominated
Favourite Singer – Male Nominated
2016 Favourite Villain Katyar Kaljat Ghusali Won
2021 Nominated
Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratishthan 2025 Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Award Contributions to Indian Cinema[99][100] Honored
Sanskruti Kala Darpan Awards 2016 Manacha Mujra Award Katyar Kaljat Ghusali Won
Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar 2016 Special Jury Award Best Actor Won
2022 Best Villain Won
Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards 2008 Best Judge Eka Peksha Ek Won
2012 Won

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