Abhijeet Khandkekar

Some Lesser Known Facts About Abhijeet Khandkekar

• Abhijeet Khandkekar is an Indian TV and film actor who is a former Radio Jockey at Radio Mirchi. He is well known for his work in the Marathi film industry.

• Abhijeet actively participated in NCC events during his school and college days.

  

• He expressed his deepest regret for not joining the Indian Army in one of his Instagram posts.

• As a kid, he was very keen on anchoring which landed him work at Radio Mirchi in 2006; he worked as RJ for almost a year and left the job in 2007.

  

• Abhijeet and his wife, Sukhada Khandkekar, met online through Facebook and soon fell in love and got married.

• Abhijeet took part in the Marathi talent show “Maharashtracha Superstar” on Zee Marathi in 2009.

• From 2010 to 2011, Abhijeet appeared as Abhijeet Pendse in Ekta Kapoor‘s show Maziya Priyala Preet Kalena on Zee Marathi.

• In 2013, he entered the film industry as Sayaji Nimbalkar in the Marathi film Jai Maharashtra Dhaba Bhatinda.

• In 2014, he appeared as the main lead of the film Mamachya Gavala Jaaoo Yaa.

• In 2015, he worked in the Marathi political drama film named Dhol Taashe.

• In 2016, he appeared as Gurunath Vasant Subhedar in one of the longest-running Marathi shows, Majhya Navaryachi Bayko, on Zee Marathi.

  

• In 2016, he was nominated for Best Character – Male for the TV serial Mazhya Navryachi Bayko at Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards.

• He played the role of Sameer Karandikar in the film Dhyanimani in 2017.

• Apart from appearing in films, he appeared in the play Pati Gele Ga Kathewadi in Mumbai in 2017.

  

• He was nominated for Best Negative Role – Male at Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards for the TV serial Mazhya Navryachi Bayko in 2018 and 2019.

• He was part of Sanjay Dutt production house’s first Marathi film, Baba (2019).

• He was the host of the Utsav Natyancha Award on Zee Marathi in 2018 and 2019.

• He is well-known for his work in the films like Bhay (2018), Me Pan Sachin (2019), and Dharmaveer (2022).

• In 2020, he hosted Maharashtracha Superstar Season 2.

• He appeared in a supporting role in the MX Player’s Marathi series Idiot Box in 2020.

  

• In 2020, he was appointed the ambassador of the European Marathi Sammelan.

• In 2021, he appeared in the TV series Soppa Nasta Kahi on Planet Marathi.

• In December 2021, he skydived in the Himalayas from 12000ft.

  

• From 2021 to 2022, he hosted the Marathi crime-thriller TV series Criminals: Chahul Gunhegaranchi on SonyLIV.

• In May 2022, he was the main lead of the show Tuzech Mi Geet Gaat Aahe on Star Pravah; he played the role of Lavdya Malhar Kamat in it.

  

• In 2022, he became famous for his role in the film Baal Bhaarti.

• In September 2022, he appeared in the music video of the Marathi Song Saang Na by T-series Marathi.

• In August 2022, he appeared as Vikas Sarode in the Hindi Crime Thriller series Duranga on ZEE5, which was the Hindi version of the Korean drama Flower of Evil.

• He got listed in the Top 30 Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra back-to-back for three years, 2017, 2018, and 2019.

• He is a fitness enthusiast, and he often posts photos and videos of his workout session on social media.
  

• He loves to travel and he shares his travel experience on Instagram.