Umesh Kamat

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Umesh Kamat
Born (1978-12-12) December 12, 1978[citation needed]
Nationality  India
Occupation Actor
Spouse(s) Priya Bapat[1]

Umesh Kamat (Marathi: उमेश कामत, born 12 December 1978) is an Indian actor working in Marathi film and television. He has worked in many films, television series and plays. He took acting lessons from Ramnath Tharwal's acting classes Kalaghar.[2]

Kamat is married to actress Priya Bapat. The couple together is brand ambassador of Gopinath Patil Parsik Janata Sahakari Bank.[3] In 2013, he was also seen in the film Time Please along with his wife. The film also had Sai Tamhankar and Siddarth Jadhav playing main roles.[4] The film was remade from the popular play Nava Gadi Nava Rajya, wherein Kamat and Bapat had played the lead couple.[5] The story revolved around the problems caused in the life of a newly married couple due to their seemingly small generation gap of 4-5 years.[6] The play had started its performances in 2012 and had completed 125 shows by August 2012.[7] He also played the lead role of an adolescent boy Mayuresh who falls in love with a neighbouring middle aged women played by Vandana Gupte in the play Man Udhan Varyache[8]

As of 2013 he is seen in a daily Marathi soap Eka Lagnachi Teesri Goshta as advocate Om Chaudhari opposite actress Spruha Joshi.[9] The same year also saw release of his romantic-musical film Lagna Pahave Karun with Mukta Barve.[10] His film Parees (2013) was based on politics and corruption in education field and Kamat played the lead role of Ram who fights the system.[11]

Filmography

Films
  • 2014 - Pune Via Bihar[12] as Abhijeet Bhosle
  • 2013 - Lagna Pahave Karun[13] as Nishant Barve
  • 2013 - My Dear Yash as Anshuman Karnik
  • 2013 - Time Please as Hrishikesh Deshpande
  • 2013 - Parees as Ram
  • 2013 - Lek Ladki
  • 2012 - Daagedore[14] as Prasad Karnik
  • 2012 - Thodi Khatti Thodi Hatti as Mihir
  • 2010 - Mani Mangalsutra as Shantanu[15]
  • 2010 - Ajab Lagnachi Gajab Gosht as Rajeeev Phansalkar
  • 2010 - Kshanokshani[16]
  • 2007 - Samar – Ek Sangharsha
  • 2006 - Kaydyacha Bola as Abhijit Vaidya
Television
Plays
  • Gandhi Aadva Yeto[19]
  • Ranangan
  • Swami
  • Sonchapha
  • Kasa Ga Baai Zaala
  • Hyancha Hey Asach Asta
  • Nava Gadi Nava Rajya
  • Man Udhan Varyache as Mayresh[8]

Awards

  • Awards :
  • Awarded as the Best Actor for Marathi Film “Samar – Ek Sangharsha” in the 2007 in three award functions as follows: Maharashtra State Award (An Award by cultural department – Maharashtra State Government)
  • Zee Gaurav Puraskar (An Award by Zee Marathi – Leading Entertainment Channel by Zee Network)
  • Ma Taa Sanman Puraskar (An Award by Maharashtra Times – Leading Marathi newspaper by Times group)
  • Awarded thrice as “the Best Actor in Leading Role” in 2007

Theatre Awards :

  • Won Dr. Shriram Lagu Award by Theatre Academy,* Pune as the Best Actor in Leading Role for the one act play “Investment” (2002)
  • Won the Best Actor Award in Youth Festival organized by the University of Mumbai for the one act play “Arth Nirarth” (1999)
  • Won the Best Actor Award in Youth Festival organized by the University of Mumbai for the one act play “And they lived happily ever after” (1998)
  • 2008 - Nominated for Pu La Tarunai Sanman Best Actor for Asambhav[20]

References

  1. ↑ Chhaterjee, Swasti (28 December 2013). "Why isn’t real-life couple Priya and Umesh getting reel-life roles together?". Times of India. Retrieved 21 January 2014. 
  2. ↑ Mandpe, Asha (5 June 2010). "An acting school in Thane turns 25". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 22 January 2014. 
  3. ↑ "Scheduled Bank appoints actors as ambassadors". Asian Age. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014. 
  4. ↑ Phadke, Apama (26 July 2013). "Time Please - Review". Times of India. Retrieved 21 January 2014. 
  5. ↑ "Feel Good". Indian Express. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2014. 
  6. ↑ "Generation gaps in married couple dramatized". Afternoon DC. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2014. 
  7. ↑ Hattangadi, Sandeep (3 July 2012). "‘Nava Gadi Nava Rajya’ celebrates 125 shows!". Afternoon DC. Retrieved 21 January 2014. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Man Udhan Varyache - play review". Mumbai Theatre Guide. Retrieved 24 January 2014. 
  9. ↑ "‘Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshta’ narrates love story of Lawyers". Times of India. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014. 
  10. ↑ "Homegrown celluloid show". Mid Day. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2014. 
  11. ↑ "‘Parees’: An Issue Based Film". Afternoon DC. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2014. 
  12. ↑ Deshmukh, Gayatri (30 November 2013). "‘Pune Via Bihar’ is about love not politics". Times of India. Retrieved 21 January 2014. 
  13. ↑ Shetty, Anjali (4 July 2013). "From tech to takes: IT pros turn f ilm producers". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 21 January 2014. 
  14. ↑ Sarfare, Sapna (4 June 2012). "Holding the threads". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 21 January 2014. 
  15. ↑ "The Thread". Sakal. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2014. 
  16. ↑ "'Kshanokshani' movie is based on a novel, 'JUNE 23'". Marathi Movie World. Retrieved 24 January 2014. 
  17. ↑ "Yogini Chouk makes her presence felt". Marathi Movie World. June 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2014. 
  18. ↑ Sapna Sarfare, Mrunmayi Ainapure (25 December 2012). "Marathi actors, child killed in E-way crash". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 24 January 2014. 
  19. ↑ "Swear words becoming common in Marathi plays". Times of India. Gayatri Deshmukh and Mihir Bhanage. Retrieved 24 January 2014. 
  20. ↑ "Pulotsav ends on a sentimental note". Pune: Times of India. 22 November 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2014. 

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