Shreyas Talpade

Shreyas Talpade (born 27 January 1976) is an Indian actor, film director and producer who appears in Hindi and Marathi films. He has appeared in several critically and commercially successful films. He is better known for his role as Shah Rukh Khan's friend Pappu Master in Om Shanti Om, the grand reincarnation melodrama of Farah Khan. He appeared in the comedies Golmaal Returns (2008), Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008), Golmaal 3 (2010), Housefull 2 (2012) and Golmaal Again (2017). Talpade also dubbed for Allu Arjun in the Hindi version of Pushpa: The Rise (2021) and its sequel Pushpa 2: The Rule (2024).

Early life Shreyas Talpade was born in Bombay, Maharashtra (Present-day Mumbai) on 27 January 1976. His father is the brother of actresses Meena T. and Jayshree T. (full name "Jayshri Talpade"). Shreyas attended Shree Ram Welfare Society’s High School in Andheri West followed by Mithibai College in Vile Parle.

Career

Talpade began his acting career appearing in Marathi soap operas and doing stage shows across Maharashtra. He also appeared in the Zee TV soap opera Woh (1998) in which he was the main lead. He has also acted in mini serials for the production "Adhikari Brothers". His role, in a very popular Marathi serial Aabhal Maya, as the character Tejas was very popular among Marathi audiences. He also appeared in Jaane Anjaane (2001) aired on Doordarshan where he played the role of a son who dislikes his father because he felt that his father was the reason for his accident. Viewers liked the content of the same. Fame arrived after he made his Bollywood debut in Nagesh Kukunoor's Iqbal which was written by Vipul K Rawal in which he played the role of a deaf & mute youngster aspiring to be a cricketer. The film and his performance were well received by both audiences and critics. His next film was Kukunoor's Dor in which he played the comic role of a behroopiya, a man with many disguises. This film was also well received by critics.

In 2006, he starred in the comedy, Apna Sapna Money Money and in 2007, he starred in Farah Khan's blockbuster reincarnation drama, Om Shanti Om, with Shah Rukh Khan, where he played the role of Pappu Master, the best friend of Khan's character. In 2008, he was seen in Kukunoor's cross-cultural comedy film, Bombay To Bangkok. He also produced a Marathi film, Sanai Chaughade, which was released the same year. He also did movies like Shyam Benegal's Welcome to Sajjanpur, along with Golmaal Returns and Sangeeth Sivan's horror flick, Click. Shreyas was also seen in the horror film, Help. Shreyas next appeared in the movie Will You Marry Me? which released in 2012.

Shreyas has produced a Marathi film, titled Poshter Boyz, under his home production banner, Affluence Movies. The movie which released on 1 August 2014 was launched by Bollywood veteran Subhash Ghai. The film is directed by Sameer Patil and the music for it is composed by Lesle Lewis.

Poshter Boyz was remade in Hindi as Poster Boys and Shreyas made his directorial debut with this film which released on 8 September 2017. The film stars Shreyas himself along with Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol.

Public image In a series of sting operations carried out by Cobrapost code-named Operation Karaoke, Shreyas Talpade has been named as one of many celebrities who can be seen agreeing to promote the agenda of parties on social media platforms in exchange for money, on camera.

Personal life Shreyas Talpade is married to Deepti Talpade, a psychiatrist and is father to a daughter Aadya. In December 2023, he suffered a heart attack and underwent angioplasty.

Filmography

Films Year Title Role Language Notes 2002 Aankhen Mushtaq Hindi Cameo appearance 2003 Raghu More Bachelor Of Hearts Raghu's friend Resham Gath DevenMarathi 2004 Pachhadlela Ravi Savarkhed Ek Gaon Ajay 2005 Revati Chandu Hindi Iqbal Iqbal Saeed Khan Sarivar SariVini's love interest Marathi 2006 Apna Sapna Money Money Arjun Fernandes Hindi Dor Bahuroopiya Aai Shappath..! Akash Mohan RanadeMarathi Bayo Vishwanath2007 Aggar Dr. Aditya Merchant Hindi Dil Dosti Etc Sanjay Mishra Om Shanti Om Pappu Master 2008 Bombay to Bangkok Shankar Singh / Dr. Bhatawdekar Welcome to Sajjanpur Mahadev Kushwaha Golmaal Returns Laxman Prasad Apte / Anthony Gonsalves Dashavatar Narad Voice only Sanai Choughade Aniket Marathi 2009 Paying Guests Bhavesh Verma / KarishmaHindi Aage Se Right SI Dinkar "Dinu" Waghmare 2010 Click Avinash "Avi" Mehra The Hangman Ganesh S. Sathe Help Dr. Aditya Motwani Aashayein Himself Special appearance in song "Ab Mujhko Jeena" Golmaal 3 Laxman Chopra Mirch Manjul 2011 Teen Thay Bhai Fancy Gill Hum Tum Shabana Karthik Iyer 2012 Will You Marry Me? Aarav Birla Housefull 2 Jai Babani Joker Babban Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal Johnny Belinda 2014 Entertainment Johnny Cameo appearance Poshter Boyz Chief Minister Marathi Also producer 2015 Baji Baji / Chiddvilas "Chidu" / Akash 2016 Great Grand Masti Babu RangeelaHindi Cameo appearance Wah Taj Tukaram Raosaheb Marathe 2017 Poster Boys Arjun Singh Also director and producer Golmaal Again Laxman Simmba Himself Special appearance in song "Aankh Maarey" 2019 Setters Apurva Chaudhary 2021 Speed Dial Kabir Short film 2022 Kaun Pravin Tambe? Pravin Tambe Aapdi Thaapdi Sakharam PatilMarathi 2024 Hi Anokhi Gaath Shreeniwas Luv You Shankar RudraHindi Kartam Bhugtam Dev Chandu Champion Inspector Sachin Kamble2025 Emergency Atal Bihari Vajpayee Kapkapiii Manu Housefull 5 Shiraz Baaghi 4 Jeetendra "Jeetu" Pratap Singh Single Salma Sikander Khan 2026Azad Bharath Subhas Chandra Bose Welcome to the JungleNainsukh The India StoryYogesh PatilMardini -Presenter Filming Filming

Television Year Title Role Language Notes Ref. 1995 Julalya Surel Tara Marathi 1997–1998 Damini TejasHindi 1998 Woh Ashutosh Dhar 1999–2000 Amanat Dr. Manoj 2001 Jaane Anjaane Pankaj Vashisht ' 2000–2002 Aabhalmaya Nishant MahajanMarathi 2002–2005 Avantika Abhishek Jahagirdaar 2003–2004 Ek Hota Raja JaiHindi 2011 Comedy Ka Maha Muqabala Judge 2013 Jhunj Marathmoli HostMarathi 2015 Tumcha Aamcha Same Asta Producer2017 Partners Trouble Ho Gayi Double HimselfHindi Guest appearance The Great Indian Laughter Challenge Judge 2019 My Name Ijj Lakhan Lakhan 2021–2023 Majhi Tujhi Reshimgath Yashvardhan "Yash" ChoudharyMarathi 2025–present Chal Bhava Cityt Host

Web series All series are in Hindi unless otherwise noted. Year Title Role Notes 2018 Baby Come Naa Aditya Tendulkar 2021 Teen Do Paanch Vishal Sahu 2024 Zindaginama Mukul Episode: "Swagatam" Dubbing roles Year Title Role Original language Dubbing language 2019 The Lion King Timon English Hindi 2021 Pushpa: The Rise Pushpa Raj Telugu 2024 Pushpa 2: The Rule 2024Mufasa: The Lion KingTimonEnglish

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