Shreyas Talpade


Shreyas Talpade is an Indian actor who appears in Marathi and Hindi films. He has appeared in several critically and commercially successful films including the reincarnation melodrama Om Shanti Om and the comedies Golmaal Returns, Golmaal 3, Housefull 2 and Golmaal Again.

Early life

Shreyas Talpade was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 27 January 1976. His father is the brother of actresses Meena T. and Jayshree T.. Shreyas attended Shree Ram Welfare Society High School in Andheri West followed by Mithibai College in Vile Parle. He is married to Deepti Talpade, a psychiatrist.

Career

Talpade began his acting career appearing in Marathi soap operas and doing stage shows across Maharashtra. He also appeared in the Zee TV soap opera Woh in which he was the main lead. He has also acted in mini-serials for the production "Adhikari Brothers". His role, in a very popular Marathi serial Damini, as the character Tejas was very popular among Marathi audiences. He also appeared in Jaane Anjaane aired on doordarshan where he played the role of a son who had dislikes for his father because he felt that his father was the reason for his accident.Viewers liked the content of the same.Fame arrived after he made his Bollywood debut in Nagesh Kukunoor's Iqbal which was written by Vipul K Rawal in which he played the role of a deaf & mute youngster aspiring to be a cricketer. The film and his performance were well received by both audiences and critics. His next film was Kukunoor's Dor in which he played the comic role of a behroopiya, a man with many disguises. This film was also well received by critics.
In 2006, he starred in the comedy, Apna Sapna Money Money and in 2007, he starred in Farah Khan's blockbuster movie, Om Shanti Om, with Shah Rukh Khan, where he played the role of Pappu Master. In 2008, he was seen in Kukunoor's cross-cultural comedy film, Bombay To Bangkok. He also produced a Marathi film, Sanai Chaughade, which was released the same year. His most recent movies are Shyam Benegal's Welcome to Sajjanpur, along with Golmaal Returns and Sangeeth Sivan's horror flick, Click. Shreyas was also seen in the horror film, Help. Shreyas next appeared in the movie Will You Marry Me? which released in 2012.
Shreyas has produced a Marathi film, titled Poshter Boyz, under his home production banner, Affluence Movies. The movie which released on 1 August 2014 was launched by Bollywood veteran Subhash Ghai. The film is directed by Sameer Patil and the music for it is composed by Lesle Lewis.
The Marathi film Poshter Boyz was remade in Hindi as Poster Boys and Shreyas made his directorial debut with this film which released on 8 September 2017. The film stars Shreyas himself along with Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2000NidaanHindi
2002AankhenChaiwallah cameoHindi
2003Raghu More: Bachelor of HeartsHindi
2004PachadlelaRaviMarathi
2004Savarkhed: Ek GaavAjayMarathi-
2005RevatiChanduHindi
2005IqbalIqbalHindi
2006Apna Sapna Money MoneyArjun FernandesHindi
2006DorBehroopiyaHindi
2006Aai Shappath..!Akash Mohan RanadeMarathi
2006BayoVishwanathMarathi
2007AggarDr. Aditya MerchantHindi
2007Dil Dosti EtcSanjay MishraHindi
2007Om Shanti OmPappu MasterHindi
2008Bombay To BangkokShankar 'Singh' BhatawdekarHindi
2008Sanai ChoughadeAniketMarathi
2008Welcome to SajjanpurMahadevHindi
2008Golmaal ReturnsLaxman/Anthony GonsalvesHindi-
2008DashavatarNaradHindi
2009Paying GuestBhavesh Verma/KarishmaHindi
2009Aage Se RightSub-Inspector Dinkar 'Dinu' WaghmareHindi
2010ClickAviHindi
2010HangmanGanesh S. SatheHindi
2010HelpDr. Aditya MotwaniHindi
2010AashayeinHimselfHindi
2010Golmaal 3LaxmanHindi
2010MirchManjul/NeelkanthHindi
2011Teen Thay BhaiFancy GillHindi
2011Hum Tum ShabanaKarthik IyerHindi
2012Will You Marry Me?AaravHindi
2012Housefull 2JaiHindi
2012JokerBabbanHindi
2012Kamaal Dhamaal MalamaalJohnny BelindaHindi
2014Poshter BoyzChief MinisterMarathi
2014EntertainmentJohnny cameoHindi
2015BajiBajiMarathi
2016Great Grand MastiBabu rangella extended special appearanceHindi
2016Wah TajTukaram Raosaheb MaratheHindi
2017Poster BoysArjun Hindialso the Director of the film
2017Golmaal AgainLaxmanHindi
2018Bhaiaji SuperhitTarun Porno GhoshHindi
2018Baby Come NaaAditya TendulkarHindiWeb series
2019SettersApurvaHindi

Television

;Marathi serials
;HINDI serials
In a series of sting operations carried out by Cobrapost code-named Operation Karaoke, Shreyas Talpade has been named as one of many celebrities who can be seen agreeing to promote the agenda of parties on social media platforms in exchange for money, on camera.