Actor

Makrand Deshpande

Acting

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Acting credits

112

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

0.8

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Movies: 107Series: 7Crew credits: 4

TMDB ID: 130990

IMDb ID: nm0221218

Known for: Acting

Born: March 6, 1966

Age: 59

Place of birth: Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1988 - 2025

Years active: 38

Average TMDB rating: 6.34

Wikidata: Q6738761

Also known as

Makarand Deshpande • Mac Deshpanday • Makarand Vinayak Deshpande • Markand Deshpande • Makrandh Deshpandey • Makhrand Deshpande • Markhand Deshpande • ماکراند دشپانده

Other jobs

Director (3)Playback Singer (1)

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Biography

Makarand Deshpande (born 6 March 1966) is an Indian film actor, writer, and director in Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam cinema, and Indian Theatre. He is often seen in supporting and pivotal roles in various films like Jungle, Sarfarosh, Swades, Makdee, and Darna Zaroori Hai where he often plays drunkard, wayfarer, and comic roles. He has directed over 5 films. The bulk of his work, however is in theatre. He has written 350 full-length plays and at least 12 short plays and has his own theatre company, Ansh. Deshpande has an unconventional personality and is noted for his unusual outfits and hairstyles. He lives in Vile Parle in Mumbai. He studied in Shri BPM school.

Movies

Movie credits linked with Makrand Deshpande.