Makrand Deshpande
Acting
Biography
Makarand Deshpande (born 6 March 1966) is an Indian film actor, writer, and director in Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam cinema, and Indian Theatre. He is often seen in supporting and pivotal roles in various films like Jungle, Sarfarosh, Swades, Makdee, and Darna Zaroori Hai where he often plays drunkard, wayfarer, and comic roles. He has directed over 5 films. The bulk of his work, however is in theatre. He has written 350 full-length plays and at least 12 short plays and has his own theatre company, Ansh. Deshpande has an unconventional personality and is noted for his unusual outfits and hairstyles. He lives in Vile Parle in Mumbai. He studied in Shri BPM school.
Born: March 6, 1966
Place of Birth: Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India
Known For
Dandupalya 2
‘Dandupalyam 2’ is the sequel to 2012 thriller ‘Dandupalyam’ that chronicled the life and exploitations of the scandalous D-gang. ‘Dandupalya 2’ offers a whole new perspective to the already established story, making one question everything they already know.
RRR
A fictional history of two legendary revolutionaries' journey away from home before they began fighting for their country in the 1920s.
Amen
Solomon, who belongs to a band, is in love with Soshanna, who hails from an upper class family. The story spells how Solomon manages to win over all the obstacles to marry Soshanna.
Guzaarish
Ethan, a magician rendered paralyzed in an accident, sets off a furor when he makes a petition to the court to end his own life.
Swades
A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.
Hawaa Hawaai
Hawaa Hawaai is a story of the triumph of the human spirit; friendship and enjoying the journey of making ones dream come true. Arjun moves to the big city along with his mother and little sister. Out there he discovers a hidden world of in-line skating through coach Lucky, who mentors kids to become skating champions. While Arjun starts nursing the dream to learn skating under Lucky, his four friends get together to make this dream come true for him. In this endearing story of hope and aspirations, will Arjun's dreams take flight?
Satya
A young man named Satya comes to Mumbai from South India in search of a job. Jailed for something he did not do, the once-honest young man meets an underworld boss, Bhiku Mhatre in jail and joins his gang.
Thaggedhe Le
Inspector Chellappa is on the verge of busting the drug mafia in the city and waits for the right moment. Meanwhile, a corporate man gets entangled with the world of drugs and later becomes a suspect in a murder case. Simultaneously, the D-gang from Dandupalyam returns with a vengeance.
Hidimbha
In Hyderabad, two police officers Abhay and Adhya join forces to solve a series of kidnappings of which all the victims are girls, with one other interesting commonality.
Naseem
Mumbai, 1992. Naseem, a 15 year-old schoolgirl, lives with her grandfather and grows up with stories of pre-independence communal harmony. Later, she helplessly watches the communal situation regression with the demolition of Babri Masjid.
Filmography
as Swamiji
as Govind Gujjar
as Kondareddy
as Skandhi
as Baba Shakti
as Sikandar Singh
as Dr. Panigrahi
as Vetty
as Saahi Bhai
as RAW Chief Shastri
as Chief Kalarmugar
as Prisoner
as Arun
as Mangesh Pandey
as Yashwant Chavan
as Peddanna
as Samsung
as Mad Scientist
as Guruji Gyaan Prakash
as Tony
as Naik
as Chaman Lal Sheth
as Chandu Trivedi
as Mike (voice)
as Mutthu Swamy
as Guruji
as Sainat
as Raja
as Krishna
as Salim Bhai
as Vishrav (voice)
as Mariyappan
as Patel Ji
as Maoist leader
as Harishchandra Waghmare
as Krishnan
as Baba
as Chevalier Pothachan
as Krishna
as Sanjayan
as Daulatya
as Don
as Cameo
as Mac
as Special Appearance
as Neville D'Souza
as Azad Bhagat
as Raghavan
as Party Guest
as Chidambaram
as Makarand
as naxalite
as Hari
as Rahul
as Daya Sawant
as Manas Dutta
as Fakir
as Sidharth Anirudh Prasad
as Anthony Kaalia
as Kallu
as Inderpal
as Narrator
as Happy Singh
as Doraiswamy 'Madrasi'
as Shiva
as Advocate Chandrakant Mule
as CR
as Masoombhai Dayachan
as Burglar
as Flag Waver
as Gulla
as Shirley's brother
as Peera
as Kanti