Shashank Shende

Shashank Shende is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director and producer who works in Hindi and Marathi films. He received Prestigious Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Marathi For his critically acclaimed movie Baaplyok and also won Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar for Best Actor For the same film.

Early life Shende grew up in Pune till 10th standard, in a middle-class family. He then moved to Ahmednagar for two years before moving back. After college, he started his own business. He got introduced to acting through Satyadev Dubey's workshops and then went on to form his own experimental theatre troupe, Samanvay, with Sandesh Kulkarni, Nikhil Ratnaparkhi, Amruta Subhash and Sonali Kulkarni. He wanted to be a director.

Career Shende has appeared in various Hindi and Marathi language films.He was awarded Best Actor at the Pune International Film Festival 19th for the film Porga Majetay. He was part of the film Khwada, which received two awards at the 62nd National Film Awards. The film was also shown at the Pune International Film Festival.

He won Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Marathi for film Kaagar.

He was nominated for the Best Actor Award for Redu at Maharashtra Rajya Chitrapat Mahotsav 2018.

Filmography Shende was part of films : Ishqiya (as Firoz), City Of Gold, Lalbaug Parel (as Anna), Chillar Party (as Minister Bhide),Chittagong (as Kishorilal), Pangira (as Battasha), Aaghaat (as Dr. Budhkar), Fresh Suicide (as Shivram), Force, Deool, Taryanche Bait, Shala, Bagh Haat Dakhaun (as Krushna) and Maya - The Reality.