Shashank Ketkar

Shashank Ketkar
Born (1985-09-15) 15 September 1985 (age 39)[1]
Pune, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
Notable workHonar Soon Mi Hya Gharchi

Sukhachya Sarini He Man Baware

Muramba
Spouses
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(m. 2014; div. 2016)​
Priyanka Dhavale
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(m. 2017)​
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Children1
Signature

Shashank Ketkar (born 15 September 1985) is a Marathi television and theater actor predominantly working in the Marathi. He is best known for his role as Shree on the daily soap Honar Soon Mi Hya Gharchi.[3]

Personal life

Shashank Ketkar was married to actress Tejashree Pradhan in 2014, but they divorced in 2016.[4] Shashank married again in 2017 to Priyanka Dhavale who is a lawyer by profession and hails from Dombivli, a city near Mumbai.[5]

Career

Ketkar earned a Masters of Engineering Management in Sydney, Australia. He worked as a duty manager at Olympic gold-medalist Ian Thorpe's swimming school in Australia.[6] While in Sydney, he took part in Marathi plays and musical programs organized by cultural groups.[7] 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.[8] 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 Palikadle that aired on Star Pravah.

Ketkar's biggest break came in 2013 with the Zee Marathi's daily soap Honar Soon Mi Hya Gharchi where his lead role as Shreerang 'Shree' Gokhale made him popular.[9] In 2013, at the Zee Marathi Awards, Ketkar received the "Best Actor" and "Best Couple" award.[10] 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 Shree!", which she regularly repeats, became popular.[11][12]

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.[13][14] 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.[15]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 One Way Ticket Aniket Debut film [16]
2018 Aaron Madhav Indo-French Project [17]
2018 31 Divas Makarand Sawant [18]
2020 Goshta Eka Paithanichi Subodh [19]

Television

Year Serial Role Channel Ref.
2011–2012 Suvasini Jayaram Star Pravah
2012 Rang Maza Vegla Sameer Saam TV [20]
Kalay Tasmai Namah Kailash ETV Marathi [21]
2013 Swapnanchya Palikadle Aniket Gaydhani Star Pravah
2013–2016 Honar Soon Mi Hya Gharchi Shrirang "Shree" Gokhale Zee Marathi [22]
2016–2017 Ithech Taka Tambu Kapil Sathe Zee Marathi [23]
2017 Naktichya Lagnala Yaycha Ha Shree Ketkar [24]
2018–2020 Sukhachya Sarini He Man Baware Siddharth "Sid" Tatwawadi Colors Marathi [25]
2021 Pahile Na Mi Tula Samar Jahagirdar / Vijay Dhavade Zee Marathi [26]
2022–present Muramba Akshay Mukadam Star Pravah [27]

Music 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
  • Kusum Manohar Lele

Web-series

Media image

Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra
Sponsor Year Rank
TV Ref. Film Ref.
The Times of India,
Maharashtra Times 		2017 – – 15 [28]
2018 7 [29] 12 [30]
2019 7 [31] 24 [32]
2020 8 [33] 19 [34]

Awards

Year(s) Award(s) Category(s) Work Ref.(s)
2013 Zee Marathi Awards Best Actor Honar Soon Mi Hya Gharchi
Best Couple (Shree-Janhavi) [35]
2014
Best Actor
2015 MICTA Best Supporting Actor Goshta Tashi Gamtichi
2015 Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Natya Parishad
2019 Colors Marathi Awards Best Couple (Anushri-Siddharth) Sukhachya Sarini He Man Baware [36]
Best Actor
2021 Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards 2020-21 Most Influential Character Pahile Na Mi Tula

References

  1. ^ "Happy Birthday Shashank Ketkar: He is an animal lover; his social media posts bear testimony to that". The Times of India. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Wedding Bells for Shashank Ketkar again! Actor engaged to girlfriend Priyanka Dhavale – View pictures". India.com. 10 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Honaar Sun... changed Shashank's life". The Times of India. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Shashank Ketkar, Tejashree Pradhan file for divorce?". Zee News. 29 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Has Shashank Ketkar found love again?". The Times of India. 31 March 2017.
  6. ^ "What's Shashank's connection with Thorpe". The Times of India. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  7. ^ "How Shashank landed up in acting?". The Times of India. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  8. ^ "महाराष्ट्र कल्चरल सेंटरतर्फे 26 पासून सुदर्शन महोत्सव". Sakal (in Marathi). 22 January 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  9. ^ "चतुरस्र श्री" (in Marathi). Prahaar. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  10. ^ "झी मराठी अवॉर्ड्सवर 'होणार सून मी...'ची मोहोर!" (in Marathi). Zee 24 Taas. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  11. ^ "'काहीही हं श्री'चा 'व्हॉट्सअप'वर धुमाकूळ!" (in Marathi). Loksatta. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  12. ^ "सोशल मीडियावर 'काहीही' विनोदांचा पूर, #काहीहीहंश्री घरोघरी फेमस" (in Marathi). ABP Majha. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  13. ^ "Because life is a drama". Pune Mirror. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  14. ^ "जयंत सावरकर, सुलभा देशपांडे यांना जीवनगौरव" (in Marathi). Loksatta. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  15. ^ "पाहाः शशांक केतकरचा गायनाचा श्रीगणेशा!" (in Marathi). Loksatta. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  16. ^ "'One Way Ticket' journey begins well but disappoints at the end". 23 September 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  17. ^ "AARON: Shashank Ketkar And Neha Joshi Starrer Film Is Now Streaming On Digital Platforms". Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  18. ^ "Team 31 Divas come together for music launch of the film - Times of India". The Times of India. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  19. ^ "Shashank Ketkar to star with Sayali Sanjeev, Suvrat Joshi in Gosht Eka Paithanichi". Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Rang Majha Vegala' - New family serial". 1 April 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  21. ^ Shirke, Ullhas (1 October 2013). ""New chocolate hero of Marathi small screen" - Shashak Ketkar". Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  22. ^ "गोजिरवाण्या घरात, मालिकांची वरात..!". Lokmat (in Marathi). 14 September 2014. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  23. ^ "Shashank Ketkar is back with a new serial - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  24. ^ "Shashank Ketkar to make a comeback on Marathi TV - Times of India". The Times of India. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  25. ^ "Shashank Ketkar to make a comeback on Marathi TV with Mrunal Dusanis - Times of India". The Times of India. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  26. ^ "Shashank Ketkar to feature in an upcoming TV show Pahile Na Me Tula - Times of India". The Times of India. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  27. ^ "Shashank Ketkar starring Star Pravah's New Show Muramba To Go On Air From February 14". News18. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  28. ^ "Maharashtra's Most Desirable Men 2017". The Times of India. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  29. ^ "The hottest men of Marathi TV". The Times of India. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  30. ^ "Maharashtra's Most Desirable Men 2018". The Times of India. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  31. ^ "Here Are 2019'S Top 15 Most Desirable Men Of Marathi TV". The Times of India. 28 January 2020.
  32. ^ "Make way for Maharashtra's Most Desirable men of 2019". The Times of India. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  33. ^ "Meet Maharashtra's most desirable men on TV 2020". The Times of India. 28 May 2021.
  34. ^ "Make Way For The Most Desirable Men Of Maharashtra 2020". The Times of India. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  35. ^ "'झी मराठी पुरस्कार २०१४'चे मानकरी". Loksatta (in Marathi). 10 October 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  36. ^ "'कलर्स मराठी अवॉर्ड'मध्ये 'बाळूमामाच्या नावानं चांगभलं' मालिकेने मारली बाजी". Loksatta (in Marathi). 26 October 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2021.