Ankush Chaudhari

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ankush Chaudhari

• Ankush Chaudhari is one of the most successful and renowned actors in the Marathi film industry.

• Ankush has been working in Marathi cinema for the past 30 years. During this time, he has acted in more than 40 films and TV shows and has won more than 20 awards, including 3 Filmfare Awards Marathi. He is also among the highest-paid actors in the Marathi film industry.

• Ankush was born and raised in a poor family. In an interview, he revealed that he used to sell fruits and vegetables with his father to earn money.

• He was very active in his societies, school, and college’s cultural programs.

• In 1990, Ankush Chaudhari got an opportunity to showcase his dancing skills in Shahir Sable’s (a famous Marathi folk artist) cultural program, Maharashtrachi Lokdhara. He was appreciative of his performance in the program.

• Ankush started his journey of acting in Marathi theatre, and he worked with renowned theater artists like Bharat Jadhav, Kedar Shinde, and Sanjay Narvekar. Ankush Chaudhari, along with Kedar Shinde, made numerous successful Marathi plays.

• In 1993, Ankush Chaudhari, with his theater artist friends, did a play named All The Best-Natak (1993), and it became a quick hit. That show was the turning point of his career. He made 2 more hit plays, especially Housefull, which was a big hit. The performance of Ankush was widely appreciated, making him a successful figure in the world of theatre.

• Ankush’s debut Marathi film, Suna Yeti Ghara (1995), didn’t give him much recognition. So, he decided to continue doing Marathi plays. But later, in 1999, he got an offer in the Hindi film Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hai (2000), and that film brought him appreciation and recognition.

• Ankush’s performance in some of his films, such as Aai Shappath (2006), Matichya Chuli (2006), Yanda Kartavya Aahe (2006), Checkmate (2008), Bluff Master (2012), and Sanshaykallol (2013), made him a rising star of Marathi cinema.

• Chaudhari was ranked second in the list of Top 10 Most Hottest Men 2014 in the Marathi film industry.

• With the success of his films Classmates (2015), Double Seat (2015), and Dagadi Chawl (2015), he made a hat trick of blockbuster films for the year 2015. He also became the first superstar of Marathi cinema.

• During an interview, he revealed that he and his wife had married after dating for 12 years. His wife, Deepa Parab, is a known actress in the Marathi TV and Film industries. She had also acted along with Ankush in his debut Marathi Play, All the Best.

• In 2017, he became the brand ambassador of the Kabaddi teams U Mumba and Puneri Paltan in the Pro Kabaddi League Season 5.

  

• In addition to acting in films and television, Chaudhari also performs on stage and hosts various Marathi award ceremonies.

• In 2021, Ankush made his comeback to Mararhi Television as a super judge on the dance reality show” Me Honar Superstar: Jallosh Dance Cha.

  

• Ankush joined the OTT platform Letsflix and invested an undisclosed amount in the platform.

• Ankush Chaudhari and his wife also do social work. They have joined a campaign to support the education and empowerment of girls and children in Maharashtra.

• He endorses various brands, such as Bagpiper Soda and Rummy Circle.

• In 2024, Ankush Chaudhari came to film direction after a gap of 12 years. He is directing the sequel of the Marathi film Saade Maade Teen (2007).

• Along with film direction, Ankush also directed theater plays and drama in his college, M D College Natyagan, Mumbai.

  

• Ankush Chaudhari’s wax statue has also been created at the Sunil’s Celebrity Wax Museum, Mahatama Gandhi Road, Lonavala.