Nagesh Bhonsle


Nagesh Bhosale is an Indian film, television and theatre actor. He acted in Anuja which is nominated at the 97th Academy Awards in the live action short film category. He also worked on the 2018 film Hotel Mumbai, alongside Jason Isaacs, Armie Hammer and Dev Patel. Nagesh has acted in more than a hundred Indian films and thousands of episodes in television shows. He is one of the favourite villains of Marathi cinema and television.
In 2014, he founded Ajna Motion Picture Pvt. Ltd., a film production house. Ajna's first film Panhala, directed and produced by Nagesh, is critically acclaimed, won many awards and featured at domestic and foreign film festivals including the 25th Golden Rooster in China. His next film Nati Khel, was invited to be screened at the PAMLA conference in Los Angeles, California and was open for dialogue between filmmakers and the scholarly patrons of PAMLA. It has also won the title "Film of Special Recommendation" at the Wuhan International Art Film Festival, in China, December 2016. In 2017, it won the Special Jury Mention at the Bodhisattva International Film Festival, it also won Best Story & Best Art Direction at Sanskruti Kala Darpan Awards in Mumbai, Best Director at Ottawa International Film Festival in Canada, Best Cinematography & Best Actress in Golden Gate International Film Festival in USA California. It also has been an official selection at Pune International Film Festival, and Orange City International Film Festival.

Filmography

As an actor
International movies:Anuja The Warrior Queen of Jhansi Hotel Mumbai
Hindi movies :Bombay Boys Shool as Sudhir VinodLal Salam
;Marathi movies:Raanti Ye Re Ye Re Paisa 3 Ek Daav Bhutacha Fauji Tu Ka Patil
;Marathi serialsDaamini - Marathi Serial Agnihotra Devyani... Ekka Raja Rani
;Hindi serials
;As a director
;As a producer
After completing endless projects in the Hindi, Marathi and Telugu language fraternity as an actor, he ventured into Directing and Producing. He has successfully made 6 films so far, as a Director. In 2009, his debut film 'Goshta Choti Dongraevadhi', a commentary on the farmer's suicides in Maharashtra, was highly appreciated by the critics and audiences at the time. Nagesh's films are enthralling and speak of the contemporary issues in India. A small chunk of the films he creates can be viewed as feminist films which portray the conflicts of Indian women.
; Awards for Nati Khel
Film FestivalYearCategoryCountry
Wuhan International Art Film Festival2016Film of Special RecommendationChina
PAMLA2016Special ScreeningUSA
Orange City International Film Festival2017Official SelectionIndia
Pune International Film Festival2017Official SelectionIndia
Bodhisattva International Film Festival2017Special Jury MentionIndia
Sanskruti Kala Darpan Marathi Film Festival2017Best Story & Best Art DirectorIndia
Sweden Marathi International Film Festival2017Official SelectionSweden
OTTAWA Indian Film Festival2017Best DirectorCanada
Golden Gate International Film Festival2017Best Cinematographer & Best ActressUSA

; Awards for Panhala
Film FestivalYearCategoryCountry
Kokata International Film Festival2015Official SelectionIndia
Chitra Padarpan Puraskar2015Best Cinematographer & Best ActressIndia
Kalyan International Film Festival2015Best CinematographerIndia
MATA Sanman Awards2015Best ActressIndia
25th Golden Rooster & 100 Flowers Film Festival2016Official SelectionChina
Nashik International Film Festival2016Best Feature Film, Best Director & Best ActorIndia
Silk Road International Film Exhibition2016Official SelectionChina