Shashank Ketkar
Shashank's Signature:
Official Website: www.shashankketkar.com
| D.O.B. | 15th September 1985 |
| Hometown | Pune |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Education | Engineer |
| Nationality | Hindu |
Shashank Ketkar is an Indian television and theater actor predominantly working in the Marathi industry. He is best known for his role as Shree on the popular daily soap Honar Sun Me Hya Gharchi.[1]
Career
Ketkar did Masters of Engineering Management from Sydney, Australia. He is also a swimmer and worked as duty manager at Olympic gold-medalist Ian Thorpe's swimming school in Australia.[2] While in Sydney, he took part in Marathi plays and musical programs organized by cultural groups.[3] Upon completing his education and on returning to India, he decided to indulge in performing arts, which had been only his hobby up till then. He joined "Sudarshan Rangamanch", a theatre group in Pune where he landed his first role in the play Purnaviram, which was directed by Pramod Kale and written by Sachin Kundalkar.[4] He then auditioned for Marathi television shows and debuted as Kailash on ETV Marathi's daily soap Kalay Tasmay Namah, where he played grandson of Vikram Gokhale. He also did a negative character of Aniket Gaydhani in the serial Swapnanchya Palikadale that aired on Star Pravah.
Ketkar's biggest break came in 2013 with the Zee Marathi's daily soap Honar Sun Me Hya Gharchi where his lead role as Shreerang 'Shree' Gokhale made him popular.[5] In 2013, at the Zee Marathi Awards, Ketkar received the "Best Actor" and "Best Couple" award along with his co-star , who plays his wife Janhavi. The show grabbed 11 awards in various categories.[6] In 2015, the show's lead characters Shree and Janhavi started trending on social networks and Whatsapp as Janhavi's famous dialogue in the show "Kahihi ha Shri", which she regularly repeats, became popular.[7][8]
In 2014, he played the role of Mangesh Kadam and Leena Bhagwat's son in the play Goshta Tashi Gamtichi, for which he won the Best Supporting Actor (Commercial Plays) at the 2015 Akhil Bhartiya Natya Parishad Awards.[9][10] In 2015, his first single "Yaara" was released by Sagarika Musics. The romantic-single is co-sung by Deepika Jog and the video also features Ketkar.[11]
Works
- Films
| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | One Way Ticket | Marathi Film Debut | |
| 2017 | Wada (Final Title in the making; Upcoming) |
- Television serials
| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalay Tasmay Namah | Kailash | ETV Marathi | |
| Swapnanchya Palikadale | Aniket Gaydhani | Star Pravah | |
| 2013–2016 | Honar Sun Me Hya Gharchi | Shreerang (Shree) Gokhale | Zee Marathi |
| 2016–present | Ithech Taaka Tambu | Kapil Sathe | Zee Yuva |
- Album
| Year | Album | Song | Composer(s) | Writer(s) | Co-artist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Yaara | Yaara | Hrishikesh Datar, Saurabh Bhalerao, Jasraj Joshi. | Vaibhav Joshi | Deepika Jog |
- Plays
- Purnaviram.
- Goshta Tashi Gamtichi.
- Goshta Tashi Gamtichi 2. (Upcoming)
Awards
| Year(s) | Award(s) | Category(s) | Serial/Play | Result(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Zee Marathi Awards 2013 | Best Actor | Honar Sun Me Hya Gharchi | Won |
| Best Couple (Shree-Janhavi) | ||||
| 2014 | Zee Marathi Awards 2014 | Best Couple (Shree-Janhavi) | ||
| 2014-2015 | MICTA | Best Supporting Actor | Goshta Tashi Gamtichi | Won |
| 2015 | Akhil Bharatiya Natya Parishad | Best Supporting Actor | Goshta Tashi Gamtichi | Won |
References
- ↑ "Honaar Suun... changed Shashank's life". The Times of India. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ↑ "What's Shashank's connection with Thorpe". The Times of India. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ↑ "How Shashank landed up in acting?". The Times of India. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ↑ "महाराष्ट्र कल्चरल सेंटरतर्फे 26 पासून सुदर्शन महोत्सव" (in Marathi). Sakal. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ↑ Paradkar, Aditi (2 November 2013). "चतुरस्र श्री" (in Marathi). Prahaar. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ↑ Deshpande, Aparna (17 October 2013). "झी मराठी अवॉर्ड्सवर 'होणार सून मी...'ची मोहोर!" (in Marathi). Zee News. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ↑ "'काहीही हं श्री'चा 'व्हॉट्सअप'वर धुमाकूळ!" (in Marathi). Loksatta. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ↑ "सोशल मीडियावर 'काहीही' विनोदांचा पूर, #काहीहीहंश्री घरोघरी फेमस" (in Marathi). ABP Majha. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ Gokhale, Shanta (13 October 2014). "Because life is a drama". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ↑ "जयंत सावरकर, सुलभा देशपांडे यांना जीवनगौरव" (in Marathi). Loksatta. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ↑ "पाहाः शशांक केतकरचा गायनाचा श्रीगणेशा!" (in Marathi). Loksatta. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.