Makarand Deshpande is an Indian film actor, writer, and director in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam cinema, and Indian Theatre.
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Profession(s) | Actor, Director, Writer, Producer |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 175 cm |
| in meters- 1.75 m | |
| in feet inches- 5’ 9" | |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 70 kg |
| in pounds- 154 lbs | |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Salt & Pepper |
| Career | |
| Debut | Bollywood (Actor): Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) |
| Telugu Film (Actor): Jalsa (2008) | |
| Marathi Film (Actor): Rita (2009) | |
| Kannada Film (Actor): Dandupalya (2012) | |
| Malayalam Film (Actor): No. 66 Madhura Bus (2012) | |
| Bollywood (Director): Danav (2003) | |
| Awards | 2012- South Indian International Movie Awards in the category of Best Actor Award in a Negative Role for Kannada film 'Dandupalya' and Malayalam film 'No. 66 Madhura Bus' |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 1966-03-06 |
| Age (as in 2018) | 52 Years |
| Birthplace | Dahanu, Maharashtra, India |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Pisces |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Dahanu, Maharashtra, India |
| School | B. P. M. High School, Mumbai |
| College | Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai |
| Educational Qualification | Graduate |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Address | Vile Parle, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Hobbies | Reading, Writing |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | • Sonali Kulkarni (Actress) |
| • Nivedita Pohankar (Writer) | |
| Ex-Fiancee | Sonali Kulkarni (They broke their engagement in 2006; Actress) |
| Marriage Date | Year, 2016 |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Nivedita Pohankar (Writer) |
| Children | None |
| Parents | Names Not Known |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Actor(s) | Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor |
| Favourite Actress | Aishwarya Rai |
| Favourite Singer(s) | Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam |
| Favourite Playwright(s) | Vijay Tendulkar, Luigi Pirandello, William Shakespeare, Rabindranath Tagore |
| Favourite Destination(s) | Jaipur, Lucknow, Bhopal |
| Favourite Sport(s) | Kho Kho, Cricket |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Makarand Deshpande
- Does Makarand Deshpande smoke?: Not Known
- Does Makarand Deshpande drink alcohol?: Yes
- Makarand Deshpande has an unconventional personality and noted for his unusual outfits and hairstyle.
- While he was in college, he wrote plays for intercollegiate competitions.
- He made his Bollywood acting debut in 1988 with the film ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’ as Baba.
- Makarand Deshpande has mostly played comic, supporting, and negative roles in the films.
- He has worked in different languages like Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, and Marathi.
- In 1990, he joined the ‘Prithvi Theatre’ as a theatre artist, with the help of Sanjana Kapoor.
- Makarand also used to run an informal drama troupe ‘Head’s Together.’
- In 1993, he, along with Kay Kay Menon, started a theatre ‘Ansh Theatre Group.’
- In the same year, he produced his first full-length play ‘Dream Man.’
- Makarand also directed numerous famous plays like ‘Chitra,’ ‘Ek Kadam Aage,’ ‘Kasturi,’ ‘Grihalaxmi,’ ‘Krishna Kidding’ ‘The Doll,’ etc.
- He has also released a book titled ‘Ansh Theatre Group.’ The book has limited editions.
- In 2011, he, along with Urmila Matondkar, judged the Marathi reality TV show ‘Marathi Paul Padate Pudhe.’
- Apart from being a great actor, writer & director, Makarand Deshpande is also a good singer and has sung the songs for several films like ‘Jungle’ (2000), ‘Ek Aur Visphot’ (2002), ‘Supari’ (2003), and ‘Naach’ (2004).
- He wants to play the character of the famous Indian painter “Raja Ravi Verma.”
- In 2013, he participated in the sports reality entertainment show ‘Celebrity Cricket League’ (CCL) Season 3, as a player of ‘Veer Marathi’ team.
- By the year 2018, Makarand had made over 50 short plays and 40 full-length plays like ‘Sir Sir Sarla’ (2006), ‘Karodo Mein Ek’ (2008), ‘Joke’ (2009), ‘Dev Vanar,’ ‘Vasant Ka Teera Youvan,’ ‘Miss Beautiful’ (2009), etc.
