Sujeet Deshpande was born in a middle-class family in Pune on 28th November 1991. His family consists of his brother, sister, and parents. His father is a real estate agent, and his mother owns a catering business. His brother has a CCTV business, and his sister is an accountant.
Sujeet Deshpande – His Story
Sujeet had a passion for acting from the very beginning. He followed the path of his passion and started acting in 2011 by performing in theatrical groups. He met his teacher and guided Mr. Prashant Damle, who he considers his lucky charm. Sujeet believes that because of his guidance, he moved forward in his acting career. Sujeet learned various forms of acting by getting enrolled in the Prashant Damle Acting Institute.
He worked there as a faculty for two years after completing his acting courses. After that, he moved to Mumbai with a dream of making it big. But he struggled a lot to set up his acting career in Mumbai. He feels that struggle never ends as this field is always filled with struggles. After facing many rejections, he finally got to act in a Marathi serial named Molkarin Bai. In this serial, he portrayed Rajan Dada’s role, a negative character in the serial.
Initially, his role was planned to be for merely two days. But after observing and liking Sujeet’s acting, the channel decided to extend his role for two months. The producer himself had called him and gave him this news, and Sujeet considers that a pat on his shoulder. Afterward, he worked in a very famous serial called ‘Swamini’ where Vishwasrao Peshwe. There, he got a chance to work with the versatile and famous Marathi actress Aishwarya Narkar. He also did a serial named ‘Jijamata.’
Sujeet is well versed in multiple languages such as Hindi, Marathi, and Urdu, and he has completed his diploma course in the Urdu language. His exceptional skills lie in the field of boxing, horse riding, and swimming as well. He has acted in many other Marathi serials such as Tu Mazha Sangli as Rav Ji for Colors Marathi, Swarajya Janani Jijamata as Suryaji Kakde for Sony Marathi, Hrudyat Vaje for channel E.P, Swarajya Rakshak Sambhaji as Guptaher for Zee Marathi, Prema Tujha Ranga Kasa as Vijay for Star Prawah and Special 5 as Ravishankar.
He has also worked in anti-drug advertisements for Pune Police and Kargil Vijay Diwas. Apart from this, he has worked as a voiceover artist for more than 26 audio stories for Pratilipi FM, with close to 650k+ listeners.
He has also given voiceovers for Chitale sweets, Nuvadu seeds, Cummins, White Hat Junior, and Asian Agri Genetics. He has also done dubbing for a Hollywood movie ‘Black Panther’ in Marathi. Sujeet has played various roles in theatre plays like Shivtarkar in Vadal, the lead role in Ashya Hya Doghi, Vaghnaka in Krushnaji Bhaskar, and Champ in Premalap. He has also directed many plays such as Waghnakha, Tya Ratri, Manyatechya Zagyakhali, Savlya, Barish, and Utara.
Sujeet has recently produced a Marathi web series along with his friend. The series is named ‘Indryadhanush’ and features his acting prowess. He is currently also working on a Hindi web series for Sony Liv, released soon. His work in short films (Marathi) comprises an inspector in Backfire, a journalist in. Thank you, an older man in Vaadatya and Samar in Infinity. His work in short films (Hindi) comprises his role as Sameer in Tag, a Hindi love story, and a Jyotish in Aarzoo.
Sujeet has worked in movies like Panipat as Vishwasrao Peshwe, Shiv Janma Sohala as a writer, narrator, and director. He has written a one-act play for ‘Aakashwani’ and has conducted a play for ‘Green Thumb Eno’ for ‘Saving Water.’ Sujeet runs his self-theatre group in Pune and still works in theatre plays. He considers theatre as a medium where one can learn a lot because of the different characters one portrays and vastly talented co-actors.
Even though Sujeet is a well-known actor in the Marathi film and television industry, he has faced several hardships to get to this position. Suicides by many struggling and well-established actors show the dark side of this industry. On this topic, Sujeet says, “When one enters this industry, there exists no Godfather-like Yash Raj; whereby attending a few workshops, you achieve an opportunity to act in their movie. The phases of struggle, depression, and anxiety are bound to arrive, and one should be ready to overcome that phase. If possible, they must enjoy and learn from it as well. “
Despite such a diverse portfolio and immense work in theatre, short films, advertisements, and many others, Sujeet still does not consider himself a position where he has achieved a lot. He considers himself very small in the industry and has a long way ahead in acting.
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