Akash Thosar
Born (1993-02-24) 24 February 1993[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2016 – present
Known forSairat
Lust Stories

1962: The War in the Hills

Akash Thosar (born 24 February 1993) is an Indian actor who appears in Marathi cinema and Bollywood.[2][3] He is best known for his role as Parshya in the 2016 Marathi film Sairat for which he won a Filmfare Award Marathi Best Male Debut.[4][5] He was ranked eighth in The Times of India's Top 20 Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra in 2019.[6]

Career

Akash Thosar was born and raised in Karmala, Maharashtra. A former wrestler,[7] he made a debut in the film industry with the Sairat movie in 2016 which was directed by Nagraj Manjule and received immense success with this film.[8] Thosar later starred in the lead role in Mahesh Manjrekar's Marathi movie FU: Friendship Unlimited in 2017.[9][10]

In 2018, he starred in Netflix original Lust Stories, an anthology film, paired opposite Radhika Apte in the segment directed by Anurag Kashyap.[11] In 2022, he was seen in Jhund directed by Nagraj Manjule.[12][13][14][15] He was also cast in 1962: The War in the Hills as an army officer.[16][17][18]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2016 Sairat Prashant "Parshya" Kale Marathi Debut [19]
2017 FU: Friendship Unlimited Sahil Mahajan [20]
2018 Lust Stories Tejas Bhave Hindi Anurag Kashyap's Segment [21]
2022 Jhund Sambhya [22]
2023 Ghar Banduk Biryani Raju Marathi Released in four languages [23]
TBA Bal Shivaji Shivaji Marathi Filming [24]

Web series

YearTitleRoleLanguageRef.
2021 1962: The War in the Hills Sepoy Kishan Yadav Hindi [16]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2017 Zee Marathi Awards Best Male Debut Sairat Won [25]
Zee Cine Award Best Marathi Actor Won [26]
Filmfare Marathi Awards Best Male Debut Won [27]

References

  1. "जाणून घ्या, 'सैराट'च्या आकाश ठोसरबद्दल या गोष्टी". Loksatta (in Marathi). 11 May 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. "My first Bollywood film will go on floors next month: Akash Thosar". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. "Sairat Fame Akash Thosar journey of film industry | एका रात्रीत लोकप्रिय झाला परशा उर्फ आकाश ठोसर, जाणून घ्या त्याच्या प्रवासाबद्दल". Lokmat. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. "First Time Lucky: Rinku Rajguru and Akash Thosar, the young actors of Sairat". The Indian Express. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  5. "Archie and Parsha became popular in one night because of Sairat TJL | पहिल्याच सिनेमामुळे एका रात्रीत लोकप्रिय झाले परशा आणि आर्ची, सध्या करताहेत हे काम". Lokmat. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  6. "Maharashtra's Most Desirable Men 2018". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  7. "Why Sairat's Akash Thosar is the poster boy for Gen Z on the countryside". ETBrandEquity.com. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  8. "Sairat sets box office on fire: Rinku Rajguru and Akash Thosar get bonus of Rs 5 crore each". India Today. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  9. "Sairat actor Akash Thosar to make his Hindi debut with Radhika Apte". 12 November 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  10. "Salman Khan unveils the trailer of Marathi film 'F.U' starring 'Sairat' boy Akash Thosar". Zee News. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  11. "Akash Thosar to make Hindi debut in Anurag Kashyap's short film". Cinestaan. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  12. "'Jhund': Rinku Rajguru and Akash Thosar to come together yet again for the Nagraj Manjule directorial - Movies to look forward to". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  13. "archi parshya in Jhund: झुंडमध्ये दिसणार 'आर्ची-परश्या'ची जोडी". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  14. "Sairat actor Akash Thosar: Was happy when Amitabh Bachchan tweeted about the film, would love to meet him". Hindustan Times. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  15. "नागराज मंजुळेंच्या 'झुंड'मध्ये रिंकू-आकाश!". ABP Marathi (in Marathi). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  16. 1 2 "अरे हा तर आर्चीचा परशा, आकाशला पाहून नेटकरीही झाले हैराण". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  17. "Akash Thosar to play a pivotal role in 1962: The War In The Hills". Cinema Express. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  18. "Akash Thosar Roped in for 1962: The War In The Hills; calls it his "dream role" | आकाश ठोसरला मिळाला त्याचा ड्रीम रोल, नवीन लूकमध्ये दिसतोय डॅशिंग". Lokmat (in Marathi). 2 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  19. "This day four years back: Blockbuster film 'Sairat' starring Rinku Rajguru and Akash Thosar was released". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  20. "Powered by Passion Akash Thosar in new marathi movie". The Indian Express. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  21. "Akash Thosar to star opposite Radhika Apte in Anurag Kashyap's next". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  22. "Aamir Khan Heaps Praise on Jhund Star Akash Thosar. Actor Calls it 'Best Moment'". News18. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  23. "'Ghar Banduk Biryani': Nagraj Manjule teases fans with a sneak peek of his upcoming Marathi film; Watch - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  24. "Sairat star Akash Thosar to play Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in upcoming Marathi film Bal Shivaji". India Today. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  25. "Star Screen Awards 2018 complete winners list: Alia Bhatt wins Best Actress, Rajkummar Rao and Ranveer Singh are Best Actors". Hindustan Times. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  26. "Zee Cine Awards full winners list: Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone win big". India Today. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  27. "Ranbir, Alia win big at 64th Filmfare Awards". 24 March 2019 via Business Standard.
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