Sachin Khedekar is an Indian actor and director. He is popular on television and acted in movies later in his career. He is known for his intense roles in Bollywood. He likes theater to mainstream cinema.
Personal life and education
Khedekar was born in Vile Parle, Mumbai, in a Marathi middle-class family. He is an environmental engineering graduate.
He is married and has a son.
Career
Khedekar debuted on television serial,
Imtihaan.[1] He has acted in crictically acclaimed movie, Astitva, where he played a negative role.
He was the leading actor as Netaji in Shyam Benegal's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero.
[2] He also directed, Kalchakra.
Though Sachin Khedekar has been around in television for more than 15 years, in terms of visibility he is just five years old. Imtihaan was his first television serial. And his latest project is the big screen film Astitva by Mahesh Manjerekar in which he plays a negative character. He chose it because the story was meaty and Mahesh is a fabulous director. According to him, he 'arrived' with the teleserial Sailaab. His ultimate ambition is to do a Broadway musical. Because as a theatre man it is the only medium that truly excites him.
The man loves acting. So much so that even in school his only hobby was acting. And Marathi plays were the passion. In fact in school they had their own group which organized cultural programmes. He began his stint in theatre with well known actor-director Vinay Apte and then moved on to television so he could expand his horizons.
Born in Mumbai's Vile Parle, he comes from an orthodox middle class family. He is an environment engineer and has two years of consultancy behind him. Very much the family man, he has been married six years and has a three-year-old son whom he loves to drop to school. Khedekar's trademark moustache marks him out. He also happens to be a self-confessed misfit among the 'in' crowd.
Filmography
- Mi Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy (2009)
- Astitva
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005)
- Police (2005)
- Rakht
- Tere Naam