Nikhil Chavan is an Indian film actor known for his works in Marathi films and series. Nikhil was born on 29 May 1992 in Pune and he is known for his Marathi serial Lagira Zhala Ji, Karbhari Laybhari and ZEE5's original webseries Veergati. He played lead in Most Popular Regional Series Striling Pulling and also won the Zee Marathi Awards for Best Supporting Actor for Lagira Zhala Ji. He was ranked ninth in The Times of India's Top 20 Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra in 2020.[1]
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Nikhil started his career from backstage artist in commercial theater. He was trying very hard to showcase his acting skills and finally he gained recognition with his supporting role in the coming-of-age drama in Zee Marathi's serial named Lagira Zhala Ji. After this, he never looked back and he has many upcoming projects in upcoming years. He also won Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in his first Marathi Serial Lagira Zhala Ji.
In 2018, he acted as villain in a Marathi film Atrocity and he also hosted the show of Zee Marathi named as Jallosh Ganrayacha. Nikhil's first lead role was in most popular regional web series Strilling Pulling in 2019, written and directed by Sameer Asha Patil. After the release of Strilling Pulling, he reached next height of stardom and got acknowledge by Marathi Industry and this opened new doors of opportunity for him. This web series also won the Most Popular Regional Web Series Award powered by Brand Equity. Then, he got starred as lead in a patrotic ZEE5 Original Film Veergati in 2019.
He played guest appearance in Girlz, a Marathi film directed by Vishal Devrukhkar. His next film is a humorous and out of the box story of the Marathi film Dhondi Champya Ek Prem Katha, opposite Sayli Patil, Directed by Dnyanesh Bhalekar. Also, he is doing his first lead role in Marathi serial Karbhari Laybhari on Zee Marathi.
Years | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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2018 | Atrocity | Villain | Marathi | |
2019 | Girlz | Aditya | Guest Appearance | |
2019 | Dhondi Champya: Ek Prem Katha | |||
2021 | Darling | Main Role |
Years | Title | Role | Language | Platform | Notes |
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2019 | Veergati | Salim Shaikh | Marathi, Hindi | ZEE5 | |
2019 | Striling Pulling | Sachin | Marathi | YouTube by ShudhDesi Marathi |
Years | Title | Role | Language | Channel | Notes |
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2017-2018 | Lagira Zhala Ji | Vikram Raut | Marathi | Zee Marathi | |
2018 | Jallosh Ganrayacha | As Host | |||
2020–2021 | Karbhari Laybhari | Rajveer Suryavanshi |
Year | Award | Category | Serial | Result |
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2017 | Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Lagira Zhala Ji | Won |
Nikhil completed his academic studies at the A.M. College, Pune. He began actively participating in play competitions since he began college. He was born in Pune, his mother name is Indira Chavan & father name is Nivas Chavan and his marital status is single.