Aadesh Bandekar

Aadesh Bandekar (Marathi: आदेश बांदेकर) is a Marathi actor, TV host, and a Shiv Sena leader.[1][2] He is known for hosting the Marathi game show Home Minister on Zee Marathi since 2004. Along with Home Minister, since 2012 he also hosts the game show Divided on ETV Marathi.[3]

Aadesh Bandekar
Born (1966-01-18) 18 January 1966
Malvan, Sindhudurg
NationalityIndian
Other namesBhauji
OccupationActor, Politician, Producer
Spouse(s)Suchitra Bandekar
ChildrenSoham Bandekar

Career

Entertainment

Bandekar hosted the musical Antakshari show Tak Dhina Dhin on DD National. Bandekar is known for hosting the game show Home Minister on Zee Marathi. In the show, Aadesh Bandekar visits various homes and plays games with the house wives where the winner wins a Paithani saree. He is popular among the women of Maharashtra as Bhauji (English: Brother-in-law).[4] In 2010, while he contested the State Assembly elections, the show was hosted by actor Jitendra Joshi. Bandekar resumed the show in 2011, after losing the elections.[5] He has also hosted many other game shows like Hapta Band, WOW, DNA, Zing Zing Zingat and Divided. He has also done comparing of award shows.[6]

Bandekar has worked in Marathi TV serials like Avaghachi Sansar and Avantika on Zee Marathi.[7] He debuted in films opposite Mrinal Kulkarni in the film Vishwaas.[8]

Bandekar, under his banner "Soham Productions", is also the producer of the crime-based Marathi television show Lakshya that airs on STAR Pravah.

Zing Zing Zingat is the concept of Antakshari, giving a platform to commoners to exhibit their talent. This show will be hosted by popular Marathi Host Aadesh Bandekar. The show began its first premier on 28 November 2018 on Zee Marathi.[9]

Politics

Bandekar joined the Maharashtrian political party Shiv Sena in September 2009.[10] He became the second member of Shiv Sena from the entertainment industry after singer and Indian Idol Season 1 winner Abhijeet Sawant had previously joined it. He contested the State Assembly elections of 2009 from the Mahim constituency[11] but lost the seat to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's general secretary Nitin Sardesai.[12] He continued his work under Shiv Sena and played a backstage role in the 2012's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections.[13]

Personal life

Bandekar graduated from the Osmania University, Hyderabad in 1990 earning his bachelor's degree in commerce.[14] He was married to Marathi and Hindi film and television actress Suchitra Bandekar.[15] Their production house "Soham Productions" is named after their son Soham Bandekar.

Filmography
Year Title Role Channel
2003Tak Dhina DhinHostDD National
2004 - present (•)Home MinisterHostZee Marathi
2006 - 2010Avghachi SansarMayekar SirZee Marathi
2008Eka Peksha EkHostZee Marathi
2010WOWHostETV Marathi
2010 - 2011DNAHostETV Marathi
2009Hapta Band †HostZee Marathi
2012DividedHostETV Marathi
2018 - 2019Zing Zing Zingat[9]HostZee Marathi

Notes

  1. • - In 2009 and 2011, Jitendra Joshi and Nilesh Sable hosted the show respectively.
  2. † - Bandekar hosted Season 1 of Hapta Band. The show was later hosted by actress Nirmiti Sawant and actor Makarand Anaspure.

References
  1. Marathi film actor Adesh Bandekar joins Shiv Sena – India Today
  2. Raj distances himself after Thackeray's death – Daily News and Analysis
  3. "ETV Marathi launches a new game show Divided; Aadesh Bandekar to anchor". Telly Chakkar. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  4. "Aadesh BaNdekar to host 'Divided'". Afternoon DC. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  5. "Marathi actor Aadesh Bandekar to re-host 'Home Minister' show". Daily News and Analysis. Mumbai. 9 January 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  6. "'Tak dhina dhin' takes DD to new heights". IndianTelevision.com. 28 February 2002. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  7. Hattangadi, Sandeep (27 December 2010). "Aadesh Bandekar plays host again!". Afternoon DC. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  8. "Muhurat of Hirava Chuda". Screen India. 28 October 2005. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  9. "Zing Zing Zingat and Kanala Khada to go on-air soon". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  10. "After Abhijeet Sawant, TV star Adesh Bandekar now a Sena man". The Indian Express. Mumbai. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  11. "TV host Aadesh Bandekar files nomination from Mahim". Rediff.com. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  12. Mishra, Ambarish; Shivadekar, Sanjeev (29 November 2012). "Sena wants to end MNS raj in Dadar with Shivaji Park memorial demand: Observers". The Times of India. Mumbai. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  13. Suryavanshi, Sudhir; Andhale, Santosh (21 February 2012). "Backroom team swung it for Sena". Daily News and Analysis. Mumbai. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  14. "Adesh Bandekar". Myneta.com. Association for Democratic Reforms. 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  15. Gokhale, Sachin (6 June 2012). "Aadesh Bandekar with wife Suchitra". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
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