Amey Wagh


Amey Wagh is an Indian actor known for his work in Marathi films such as Popat, Faster Fene, Muramba, Girlfriend. He was recently seen portraying Kushal in season 2 of Sacred Games and Balvir Subeir in Asur- Welcome to Your Dark Side and Asur 2. He is received numerous accolades including two Maharashtra State Film Awards and a Filmfare Award Marathi.

Early life

Wagh studied in Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce, Pune. He began actively participating in play competitions since he began college. He lived in a joint family in Pune, consisting of around 65 members. His family was in the transport business.

Career

Wagh is part of the theatre troupe, Natak Company. He auditioned for the role of Chatur in 3 Idiots but was rejected. He made his Bollywood debut in 2012 through the movie, Aiyyaa, where he played Nana. He made his marathi film debut through Sangeeta Pusalkar's directorial, Aaicha Gondhal, starring Kuldip Pawar, as his father and Nirmiti Sawant, as his mother. In 2014, he was in an English play titled The Government Inspector. In the same year he was also seen in Shutter. He was also in the play Bombed in 2015. The Marathi play, Amar Photo Studio, had Wagh in a lead role. He also starred in two popular Marathi TV serials Dil Dosti Duniyadari and its sequel Dil Dosti Dobara. He also hosted Zee Marathi Awards 2015-Utsav Natyancha Aplya Maitricha along with Pushkaraj Chirputkar.
He hosted the show Super Dancer Maharashtra in 2018. He also co-hosted Jio Filmfare Awards Marathi 2018, alongside Suvrat Joshi. He is part of the YouTube channel Bharatiya Digital Party, where he hosts a celebrity talk show called Casting Couch with Amey & Nipun. He was ranked 5 in the Times of India-Pune's Most Desirable Men list in 2018. His movie, Girlfriend, has released in July 2019. He hosted the food show Mrs.Annapurna on ETV Marathi and the dance reality show 2 MAD on Colors Marathi. He has also acted in the movie Mee Vasantrao, which was releasing on 1 May 2020 but is postponed due to the lockdown in India.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2008Joshi Ki KambleSanjay KambleMarathi
2008Aaicha GondhalSon of Village HeadMarathi
2009BilluModern Barber's AssistantHindi
2009Lagli PaijAnand GadgilMarathi
2010AiyyaaNanaHindi
2013PopatRaghuMarathi
2014ShutterAutorickshaw DriverMarathi
2016GhantaaRajMarathi
2017MurambaAlokMarathi
2017Faster FeneBanesh FeneMarathi
2018High JackATC Junior OfficialHindi
2019GirlfriendNachiketMarathi
2020DhuralaBhavajyaMarathi
2021Karkhanisanchi Waari: Ashes on a road tripOm KharkhanisMarathi
2022ZombivaliSudhirMarathi
2022Govinda Naam MeraKaustubh GodboleHindi
2022Me VasantraoMaster Deenanath MangeshkarMarathi
2022AnanyaJay DixitMarathiNominated Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar for Best Supporting Actor
2023Jaggu Ani JulietJagguMarathi
2024Like Aani SubscribeRohidas Chavan / RohitMarathi
2025Fussclass DabhadeSonuMarathi
Marathi
2025The Pet DetectivePsychoMalayalam
2026Krantijyoti Vidyalay Marathi Madhyambaban MhatreMarathi

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRefs
2015 - 2016Dil Dosti DuniyadariKaivalya KarkhanisSitcom
2017Dil Dosti DobaraSahil Pradhan
2016Casting Couch with Amey & NipunHostWebseries
2017BoygiriBajirao GhadigoankarWebseries
2019Sacred Games 2KhushalNetflix Original Series
2020BrocharaPampuDice Media
2020AsurBalvir SubeirVoot Select Original Series
2021CartelDhawalSony Liv
2021Bigg Boss Marathi 3GuestReality Show
2022The Great Indian MurderArun DeshmukhDisney+ Hotstar
2023Kaala PaaniACP Ketan KamatNetflix
2024Sadhi ManasaPrashant Dabhade Star Pravah

Plays

Awards

He was awarded Vinod Doshi fellowship in performing arts in 2015. He won the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in the Filmfare Awards Marathi 2018, for Muramba.

Personal life

He was born in Pune, Maharashtra. He was in a relationship with Sajiri Deshpande for 13 years before eventually marrying her on 2 July 2017 at Shrutimangal, Pune.

Philanthropy

He, along with Sunil Barve, donated the money from two shows of Amar Photo Studio to Chief Minister's Relief Fund in 2018.