Swapnil Joshi


Swapnil Joshi is an Indian film and television actor, in Hindi and Marathi languages. At nine years old, he appeared in the Ramanand Sagar show Uttar Ramayan. He has done some of the most successful series in television such as Krishna, Eka Lagnachi Dusri Goshta as well as films like Duniyadari, Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai casting him as the lead actor. He has done many comedy shows like Comedy Circus and Papad Pol – [Shahabuddin Rathod Ki Rangeen Duniya] in Hindi industry. Swapnil owns a wrestling team named 'Vidarbhache Wagh' in Zee Maharashtra Kusti Dangal. He was ranked twelfth in The Times of India's Top 20 Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra in 2017.

Early life

Joshi was born on 18 October 1977 in Girgaon, Mumbai. He attended the Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Parsee Charitable Institution, and later, he pursued a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Sydenham [College of Commerce and Economics]. While his parents worked in government services, Joshi, on the other hand, is known for his career as an actor. He is the only son of his parents.

Career

Debut and breakthrough (1989–2010)

At the age of nine, Joshi started his acting career with Ramanand Sagar's show Uttar Ramayana, where he played the role of young Kusha. In 1993, he was offered the role of young Krishna in another Ramanand Sagar's show named Krishna. Later, Joshi took a break from acting and made a comeback as a youth actor with Sanjeev Bhattacharya's show Campus. He then continued working in Hindi shows like Hudd Kar Di, Dil Vil Pyar Vyar, Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand, Hare Kkaanch Ki Choodiyaan to name a few. In 1997, he played the role of Inder in Zee TV's popular show Amanat. Then, he played the role of Dhruv, a parallel lead in the serial Kehta Hai Dil. In 1997, he first played the supporting role of Vikram Dixit in the film Ghulam-E-Mustafa, starring Nana Patekar and Raveena Tandon.
He also portrayed the role of Dr. Prakash in the popular show Bhabhi. He played the role of Arjun, Supriya Pilgaonkar's youngest son in the show Kadvee Khatee Meethi, which was a sequel of super-hit comedy show Tu Tu Main Main. He also hosted the kid's talent show named Chota Packet Bada Dhamaka. In 2008, he participated on Sony TV's show Mr. & Ms. TV, which was judged by Madhur Bhandarkar and Sonali Bendre. He won the show along with actress Purvi Joshi. His first Marathi film was Manini, where he played the lead role of Deepak Rajyadhakshya. In 2008, he acted in the multi-starrer film Checkmate.
He played the role of Chingya in the comedy film Amhi Satpute. He then played the lead character of Yash in the Marathi series Adhuri Ek Kahani opposite Kishori Godbole. He also acted in the comedy show Tere Gharchya Samor. He played the role of Pratap in the show Ardhangini.

Established actor (2010–present)

In 2010, he played the lead role of a boy from Pune in the hit, romantic film Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai opposite Mukta Barve. His chemistry with Barve in the film was compared to that of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. He also played the lead role of Yash Kumar in the Hindi film The Life Zindagi in 2011.
Joshi then turned his attention towards comedy shows and participated in the first season of Comedy Circus. He was paired with V.I.P and the duo was declared as runner's up of the show. Later, he was the contestant of various seasons of Comedy Circus like Comedy Circus-Chinchpokli To China, Comedy Circus- 20-20, Comedy Circus Ke Superstars, Comedy Circus Ke Tansen and more. In the eighth season of the show named Comedy Circus- Maha Sangram, he became victorious along with his partner VIP. Joshi also hosted the comedy show Ladies Special on Zee TV. He also played a small role in Sab TV's comedy show Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo. He played the role of Sameer on DD National's show Bajega Band Baaja, which was followed by Sab TV's Papad Pol – Shahabuddin Rathod Ki Rangeen Duniya, where he played the role of Vinaychand. In both the series, he was paired with Ami Trivedi.
In 2012, he played the lead role of Sachin on Sony SAB TV's comedy show Golmaal Hai Bhai Sab Golmaal Hai. In the same year anchored the dance reality show Eka Peksha Ek that aired on Zee Marathi. In 2011, he played an episodic role of Siddhanth, a city boy who is married to a village belle, Gauri in the show Madhu Ethe Ani Chandra Tithe. Later, he judged the comedy reality show Fu Bai Fu and played the role of Ghanashyam Kale in the show Eka Lagnachi Dusri Goshta opposite Mukta Barve on Zee Marathi. He has also had his own Radio show named The Swapnil Joshi Show on Red [FM 93.5]. In 2013, he portrayed the role of Shreyas Talvalkar opposite Sai Tamhankar in Duniyadari. In the same year, he was once again paired opposite Mukta Barve in the film Mangalashtak Once More where he played Satyajit Pathak.
In 2014, Joshi was seen opposite Sai Tamhankar once again in Sanjay Jadhav's film Pyaar Vali Love Story, which upon the release took good opening and was a hit at the box office. In 2014, Joshi also hosted a talk show Dhabal-Ek Timepass on Star Pravah. In 2015, his first appearance was in the film Mitwaa as Shivam Sarang alongside Sonalee Kulkarni and Prarthana Behere.Mitwaa opened to great response at the box office and was declared “super hit”. His next release was opposite Amruta Khanvilkar, Welcome Zindagi where he played Anand Prabhu. He next featured in Sanjay Jadhav's Tu Hi Re opposite Sai Tamhankar and Tejaswini Pandit. His final release of the year was Satish Rajwade's Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai 2, sequel of Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai opposite Mukta Barve where he played Gautam Pradhan. In 2016, his initial appearance was in R. Madhesh's film, Friends opposite Gauri Nalawde and alongside Sachit Patil.
He later starred in a film Laal Ishq produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and directed by Swapna Waghmare Joshi. It also stars Anjana Sukhani for first time in Marathi films. It released on 27 May. He is also starring in a film Fugay along with Subodh Bhave and directed by Swapna Waghmare Joshi. He is also starred in the Marathi film Bhikari directed by Ganesh Acharya.

Personal life

Swapnil married the dentist Aparna in 2005, but they were divorced in 2009. After two years, he married dentist Leena Aradhye. They have two children together, a daughter named Myra and a son named Raghav.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleRef.
1991Jeeva Sakha
1997Ghulam-E-MustafaVikram Dixit
2002Dil Vil Pyar VyarAnil
2004ManiniDeepak Rajyadhakshya
2008CheckmateMohan Bhave
2008TargetSwapnil
2008Amhi SatputeChingalya
2010Mumbai-Pune-MumbaiGautam Pradhan
2011The Life ZindagiYash 'Nadan' K. Kumar
2013DuniyadariShreyas Talvalkar
2013GovindaRajan Mayekar
2013Mangalashtak Once MoreSatyajit
2014Por BazaarSpecial Appearance
2014Pyaar Vali Love StoryAmar
2015MitwaaShivam Sarang
20152 Premi PremacheYash
2015Welcome ZindagiAnand Prabhu
2015Tu Hi ReSiddharth
2015Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai 2Gautam Pradhan
2016FriendsNeil
2016Laal IshqYash Patwardhan
2017FugayAditya
2017BhikariSamrat Jaikar
2017RananganShlok/Avinash/Sagar
2018Mumbai [Pune Mumbai 3]Gautam Pradhan
2019Mi Pan SachinSachin
2019Mogra PhulaalaaSunil Kulkarni
2021BaliShrikant
2023VaalviAniket
2024Nach Ga GhumaHimself
2024Bai GaDhanush
2024Navra Maza Navsacha 2Lambodar Deshpande
2025JilabiVijay Karmarkar
2025ChikiChiki BooBoomBoomVaibhav
2025SuSheela SuJeetSujeet
2025ShubhchintakVishwas
2025Premachi Goshta 2Aburao
2026Macho

Theatre

Radio

  • ''Share it with Swwapnil''

Dubbing artist