Shashank Shende

Shashank Shende is an actor, director, and writer in India.

Early life

Shende grew up in Pune till 10th standard, in a middle-class family. He then moved to Ahmedabad 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.[1]

Career

Shende has appeared in various Hindi and Marathi language films. He was part of the film Khwada,[2](meaning an "Obstacle"), which received two awards at the 62nd National Film Awards. The film was also shown at the Pune International Film Festival. He was nominated for the Best Actor Award for Redu at Maharashtra Rajya Chitrapat Mahotsav 2018.[3]

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.

YearTitleLanguageRoleRefs
2009Kaminey HindiGanesh
2011Force
2013Ghanchakkar
2016Ringan MarathiArjun Magar [4]
2017Happy Birthday[5]
2018Land 1857
Maska[6]
Biscuit
Redu
2019Adham[7]
2020TanhajiHindiShelaar– Parvati's brother

References
  1. Seta, Keyur (23 June 2018). "I search for an element of humanity in negative characters: Shashank Shende". Cinestaan. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. Mishra, Garima (26 March 2015). "Moving On". Indian Express. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  3. "Redu bags 10 nominations at State Awards - Times of India". The Times of India. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  4. Kharude, Dipti (5 July 2017). "A leap of faith". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  5. Jha, Lata (24 November 2017). "'Kadvi Hawa', 'Ajji' prominent releases this week as 'Padmavati' postponed". Livemint. Retrieved 2 April 2019. Marathi drama Happy Birthday, starring Shashank Shende and Arun Nalawade and directed by Narayan Gondal, has all the necessary elements of a big-ticket launchpad, says The Times of India.
  6. "Maska's teaser trailer, a promise of thriller and comedy! - Times of India". The Times of India. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  7. "'Adham' - Times of India". The Times of India. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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