Alok Rajwade


Alok Rajwade is an Indian actor, director, singer and painter. He has appeared in Marathi and Hindi films and experimental plays.

Early life

Rajwade was born and raised in Pune, where he attended Aksharnandan school. He went on to join Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce for a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He was part of various theatre troupes like Aasakta Kalamanch and Samanvay. He was a founding member of the theatre troupe Natak Company, in 2008. He directed and acted in various plays for Natak Company.

Career

Rajwade's first major play was in Abhraham Lincolnche Patra by an organisation named Jagar. In 2008, he starred in the Bhojpuri film, Udedh Bun. In 2009, he was part of the critically acclaimed movie Vihir. In 2010, he wrote a play titled Geli Ekvis Varsha which was performed at Italy's Universo Teatro. In 2012, Rajwade was seen in Ha Bharat Maza. He was greatly appreciated for his roles in Rajwade and & Sons and Rama Madhav. In the same year, he was also seen in the Hindi movie Dekh Tamasha Dekh , portraying the role of Prashant.
In 2017, he was featured on Forbes India's 30 under 30 list. In 2018, he made his directorial debut in Marathi movies through Ashleel Udyog Mitramandal, written by Dharmakirti Sumant. In the same year, he was also part of the movie Dear Molly which was selected for the Academy Awards. He directed the play, A Doubtful Gaze at Uber at Midnight, which was staged at Serendipity Arts Festival 2018, in Goa.
In 2019, he was a co-host of the series titled Safe Journeys. Rajwade was also awarded the Balasaheb Sarpotdar Award by his alma mater, Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce.

Works

Films

Plays

Personal Life

He dated Parna Pethe before tying the knot on 29 February 2016. They had a court marriage at Mangal Karyalay, Pune.