Amey Wagh | |
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![]() Wagh in 2018. | |
Born | 13 November 1988 (1988-11-13) (age 36) |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2011–present |
Notable work | |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
Spouse |
Amey Wagh (born 13 November 1988)[1] is an Indian actor known for his work inMarathi films such asPopat,Faster Fene,Muramba,Girlfriend.[2][3] He was recently seen portraying Kushal in season 2 ofSacred Games and Balvir Subeir inAsur- Welcome to Your Dark Side and Asur 2.
Wagh studied inBrihan Maharashtra College of Commerce, Pune. He began actively participating in play competitions since he began college.[4] He lived in a joint family inPune, consisting of around 65 members. His family was in the transport business.[5]
Wagh is part of the theatre group,Natak Company.[2] He auditioned for the role of Chatur in3 Idiots (2009) but was rejected.[6] He made his Bollywood debut in 2012 through the movie,Aiyyaa, where he played Nana.[7] He made his marathi film debut through Sangeeta Pusalkar's directorial,Aaicha Gondhal (2008), starring Kuldip Pawar, as his father and Nirmiti Sawant, as his mother. In 2014, he was in an English play titledThe Government Inspector.[8] In the same year he was also seen inShutter (2014). He was also in the playBombed in 2015.[9] The Marathi play,Amar Photo Studio, had Wagh in a lead role.[10] He also starred in two popular Marathi TV serialsDil Dosti Duniyadari and its sequelDil Dosti Dobara. He also hosted Zee Marathi Awards 2015-Utsav Natyancha Aplya Maitricha along withPushkaraj Chirputkar.
He hosted the showSuper Dancer Maharashtra in 2018.[11] He also co-hosted Jio Filmfare Awards Marathi 2018, alongsideSuvrat Joshi.[12] He is part of the YouTube channelBharatiya Digital Party, where he hosts a celebrity talk show calledCasting Couch with Amey & Nipun.[13] He was ranked 5 in the Times of India-Pune's Most Desirable Men list in 2018.[14] His movie,Girlfriend, has released in July 2019.[15] He hosted the food showMrs.Annapurna (2014) on ETV Marathi and the dance reality show2 MAD (2017) on Colors Marathi.[citation needed] He has also acted in the movie Mee Vasantrao, which was releasing on 1 May 2020 but is postponed due to the lockdown in India.
† | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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2008 | Joshi Ki Kamble | Sanjay Kamble | Marathi | |
2008 | Aaicha Gondhal | Son of Village Head | Marathi | |
2009 | Billu | Modern Barber's Assistant | Hindi | [16] |
2009 | Lagli Paij | Anand Gadgil | Marathi | |
2010 | Aiyyaa | Nana | Hindi | [7] |
2013 | Popat | Raghu | Marathi | [17] |
2014 | Shutter | Autorickshaw Driver | ||
2016 | Ghantaa | Raj | ||
2017 | Muramba | Alok | ||
Faster Fene | Banesh Fene(Banya) | |||
2018 | High Jack | ATC Junior Official | Hindi | |
2019 | Girlfriend | Nachiket | Marathi | [18][19][15] |
2020 | Dhurala | Bhavajya | ||
2021 | Karkhanisanchi Waari: Ashes on a road trip | Om Kharkhanis | ||
2022 | Zombivali | Sudhir | ||
Govinda Naam Mera | Kaustubh Godbole | Hindi | ||
Me Vasantrao | MasterDeenanath Mangeshkar | Marathi | ||
Ananya | Jay Dixit | Marathi | NominatedZee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar for Best Supporting Actor | |
2023 | Jaggu Ani Juliet | Jaggu | Marathi | |
2024 | Like Aani Subscribe | Rohidas Chavan / Rohit | Marathi | [20] |
2025 | Fussclass Dabhade | Sonu | Marathi | [21] |
Frame† | TBA | Marathi | [22] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs |
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2015 - 2016 | Dil Dosti Duniyadari | Kaivalya Karkhanis | Sitcom | |
2017 | Dil Dosti Dobara | Sahil Pradhan | ||
2016 | Casting Couch with Amey & Nipun | Host | Webseries | [23] |
2017 | Boygiri | Bajirao Ghadigoankar | Webseries | [24] |
2019 | Sacred Games 2 | Khushal | Netflix Original Series | [25][26] |
2020 | Brochara | Pampu | Dice Media | |
2020 | Asur | Balvir Subeir | Voot Select Original Series | |
2021 | Cartel | Dhawal | Sony Liv | |
2021 | Bigg Boss Marathi 3 | Guest | Reality Show | |
2022 | The Great Indian Murder | Arun Deshmukh | Disney+ Hotstar | |
2023 | Kaala Paani | ACP Ketan Kamat | Netflix | |
2024 | Sadhi Manasa | Prashant Dabhade (Episode 275) (Special Appearance) | Star Pravah |
He was awarded Vinod Doshi fellowship in performing arts in 2015.[31] He won the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (male) in the Filmfare Awards Marathi 2018, forMuramba.[32]
He was born in Pune, Maharashtra. He was in a relationship with Sajiri Deshpande for 13 years before eventually marrying her on 2 July 2017 at Shrutimangal, Pune.[33]
He, along withSunil Barve, donated the money from two shows ofAmar Photo Studio to Chief Minister's Relief Fund in 2018.[34]
Sponsor | Year | Rank | |
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Film | Ref. | ||
The Times of India, Maharashtra Times | 2017 | 10 | [35] |
2018 | 5 | [36] | |
2019 | 23 | [37] | |
2020 | 20 | [38] |