Swwapnil Joshi

Swapnil Joshi
Swapnil Joshi at the trailer launch of MPM 2
Born	Swapnil Joshi October 18, 1977 Mumbai
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986-present
Spouse(s)	Aparna Joshi (m. 2005; div. 2009) Leena Aradhye (m. 2011)

Swapnil Joshi (born October 18, 1977) is an Indian film and television actor, in Hindi and Marathi languages. He is one of the most well known faces in Marathi film industry.

One of his earliest roles was in the Ramanand Sagar show Krishna when he was a teenager.

He has done some of the most successful series in television such as Eka Lagnachi Dusri Goshta as well as films like Duniyadari, Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai him as the lead actor. He has did a lot of comedy shows like Comedy Circus and Papad Pol – Shahabuddin Rathod Ki Rangeen Duniya in Hindi industry.

Early and personal life

Swapnil Joshi was born on 18 October 1977 in Mumbai. He did his schooling from Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Parsee Charitable Institution, Charni Road, and later completed his graduation in commerce from Sydenham College, Churchgate. In 2005, he got married to Aparna Joshi who was a dentist and divorced her in 2009. He married Leena Aradhye on 16 December 2011. Aradhye also is a dentist.^[1]

Career

At the age of nine, Joshi started his acting career with Ramanand Sagar’s mythological show Uttar Ramayana, where he played the role of young Kusha. In 1993, he was offered the role of young Krishna in another Ramanand Sagar’s mythological show named Krishna. Later, Joshi took a break from acting and made a comeback as a youth actor with Sanjeev Bhattacharya’s show Campus. He then continued working in Hindi shows like Hudd Kar Di, Dil Vil Pyar Vyar, Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand, Hare Kkaanch Ki Choodiyaan to name a few. In 1997, he played the role of Inder in Zee TV’s popular show Amanat. Then, he played the role of Dhruv, a parallel lead in the serial Kehta Hai Dil. In 1997, he first played the supporting role of Vikram Dixit in the film Ghulam-E-Mustafa, starring Nana Patekar and Raveena Tandon.

He also portrayed the role of Dr. Prakash in the popular show Bhabhi. He played the role of Arjun, Supriya Pilgaonkar's youngest son in the show Kadvee Khatee Meethi, which was a sequel of super-hit comedy show Tu Tu Main Main. He also hosted the kid’s talent show named Chota Packet Bada Dhamaka. In 2008, he participated on Sony TV’s show Mr. & Ms. TV, which was judged by Madhur Bhandarkar and Sonali Bendre. He won the show along with actress Purvi Joshi. His first Marathi film was Manini, where he played the lead role of Deepak Rajyadhakshya. In 2008, he acted in the multi-starrer film Checkmate.

He played the role of Chingya in the comedy film Amhi Satpute. He then played the lead character of Yash in the Marathi series Adhuri Ek Kahani opposite Kishori Godbole. He also acted in the comedy show Tere Gharchya Samor. He played the role of Pratap in the shoe Ardhangini. He then played a small role in Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!. In 2010, he played the lead role of a boy from Pune in the super-hit romantic film Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai opposite Mukta Barve. His chemistry with Barve in the film was compared to that of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. He also played the lead role of Yash Kumar in the Hindi film The Life Zindagi in 2011.

Joshi then turned his attention towards comedy shows and participated in the first season of Comedy Circus. He was paired with V.I.P and the duo was declared as runner's up of the show. Later, he was the contestant of various seasons of Comedy Circus like Comedy Circus-Chinchpokli To China, Comedy Circus- 20-20, Comedy Circus Ke Superstars, Comedy Circus Ke Tansen and more. In the eighth season of the show named Comedy Circus- Maha Sangram, he became victorious along with his partner VIP. Joshi also hosted the comedy show Ladies Special on Zee TV. He also played a small role in Sab TV’s comedy show Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo. He played the role of Sameer on DD National’s show Bajega Band Baaja, which was followed by Sab TV's Papad Pol – Shahabuddin Rathod Ki Rangeen Duniya, where he played the role of Vinaychand. In both the series, he was paired with Ami Trivedi.

In 2012, he played the lead role of Sachin on Sab TV’s comedy show Golmaal Hai Bhai Sab Golmaal Hai. In the same year anchored the dance reality show Eka Peksha Ek that aired on Zee Marathi. In 2011, he played an episodic role of Siddhanth, a city boy who is married to a village bell, Gauri (played by Mukta Barve) in the show Madhu Ethe Ani Chandra Tithe. Later, he judged the comedy reality show Fu Bai Fu and played the role of Ghanashyam Kale in the most popular show Eka Lagnachi Dusri Goshta opposite Mukta Barve on Zee Marathi. He has also had his own Radio show named The Swapnil Joshi Show on Red FM 93.5. In 2013, he portrayed the role of Shreyas Talvalkar opposite Sai Tamhankar in Duniyadari which had grossed around ₹25 crore (US$3.7 million) approximately. In the same year, he was once again paired opposite Mukta Barve in the film Mangalashtak Once More where he played Satyajit Pathak.

In 2014, Joshi was seen opposite Sai Tamhankar once again in Sanjay Jadhav’s film Pyaar Vali Love Story. In 2014, Joshi also hosted a talk show Dhabal-Ek Timepass on Star Pravah. In 2015, his first appearance was in the film Mitwaa as Shivam Sarang alongside Sonalee Kulkarni and Prarthana Behere. His next release was opposite Amruta Khanvilkar, Welcome Zindagi where he played Anand Prabhu. He next featured in Sanjay Jadhav's Tu Hi Re opposite Sai Tamhankar and Tejaswini Pandit. His final release of the year was Satish Rajwade's Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai 2, sequel of Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai opposite Mukta Barve where he played Gautam Pradhan. In 2016, his initial appearance was in R.Madhesh's film, Friends opposite Gauri Nalawde and alongside Sachit Patil.

He is also starring in a film Lal Ishq produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and directed by Swapna Waghmare Joshi. It also stars Anjana Sukhani for first time in Marathi films. It is going to be released on 27 May. He is also starring in a film Fugge along with Subodh Bhave and directed by Swapna Waghmare Joshi. He is also rumored to star in a film produced by Shahrukh Khan and Rohit Shetty and directed by Sanjay Jadhav.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Ref(s)
1997	Ghulam-E-Mustafa	Vikram Dixit	[2]
1999	Dil Vil Pyar Vyar	Anil	[2]
2003	Manini	Deepak Rajyadhakshya	[2]
2008	Checkmate		[2]
2008	Target	Swapnil	[2]
2008	Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!	Small role
2009	Amhi Satpute	Chingya	[3]
2010	Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai		[2]
2011	The Life Zindagi	Yash 'Nadan' K. Kumar	[2]
2013	Duniyadari	Shreyas Talvalkar	[4]
2013	Mangalashtak Once More	Satyajit	[5]
2014	Por Bazaar	Special Appearance
2014	Pyaar Vali Love Story	Amar	[6]
2015	Welcome Zindagi	Anand Prabhu	[7]
2015	Mitwaa	Shivam Sarang	[8]
2015	Tu Hi Re	Siddharth	[9]
2015	2 Premi Premache		[10]
2015	Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai 2	Gautam Pradhan	[11]
2016	Friends	Neil	[12]
2016	Fugge
2016	Laal Ishq	Yash Patwardhan

Television

Year	Title	Role	Ref(s)
1989	Luv Kush	Kush	[13]
1993	Krishna	Krishna	[13]
1997-2002	Amanat	Inder	[2]
1999-2000	Hudd Kar Di	Neeraj Dhanwa	[2]
2000-03	Kehta Hai Dil	Dhruv	[2]
2002-03	Bhabhi	Dr. Prakash	[2]
2001-05	Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand	Samarjeet Kent	[2]
2004	Tere Gharchya Samor		[2]
2004-06	Adhuri Ek Kahani	Yash Patwardhan	[2]
2005	Hare Kkaanch Ki Choodiyaan	Sunny	[2]
2006	Kadvee Khatee Meethi	Arjun	[2]
2007	Comedy Circus 1	Contestant
2008	Comedy Circus 2	Contestant
2008	Mr. & Ms. TV	Contestant	[14]
2008	Comedy Circus Kaante Ki Takkar	Contestant
2008	Comedy Circus 20 - 20	Contestant
2008-09	Chota Packet Bada Dhamaka	Host
2008	Ardhangini	Pratap	[2]
2009	Ladies Special	Host
2009	Comedy Circus - Chinchpokli To China	Contestant
2009	Navat Kay Aahe	Host	[2]
2010	Comedy Circus Dekh India Dekh	Contestant
2010	Comedy Circus Maha Sangram	Contestant
2009	Ghar Ki Baat Hai	Kapil Kumar	[2]
2009-10	Bajega Band Baaja	Sameer	[2]
2009-12	Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo	Bhavesh Bhausar	[2]
2010-11	Papad Pol – Shahabuddin Rathod Ki Rangeen Duniya	Vinay Chand Parikh	[15]
2010	Comedy Circus Ke Superstars	Contestant
2011	Madhu Ethe Ani Chandra Tithe	Siddhanth	[16]
2011	Comedy Circus Ke Tansen	Contestant
2011	Eka Peksha Ek	Host	[17]
2012	Fu Bai Fu	Judge	[2]
2012	Eka Lagnachi Dusri Goshta	Ghanashyam Kale	[18]
2012	Golmaal Hai Bhai Sab Golmaal Hai	Sachin	[19]
2014	Dhabal Ek Timepass	Host	[20]

Theatre

• Tea, Coffee Or Me
• Get Well Soon^[21]

Radio

• The Swapnil Joshi Show as RJ

References

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15. "'I'm finally back to playing a man'". Rediff.com. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
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18. "'स्वप्निल-मुक्ता' पुन्हा एकत्र !". 24taas.com. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
19. "Swapnil Joshi plays cupid in SAB TV's Golmaal Hai Bhai Sab Golmaal Hai". The Times of India. TNN. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
20. "Star Pravah invites viewers to its Dhabal". Indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
21. "Being at ease". June 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2015.

External links

• Swwapnil Joshi at the Internet Movie Database
• Swwapnil Joshi on Twitter