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'''Pushkaraj Chirputkar''' (born 6 September 1986) is a [[Marathi language|Marathi]] actor widely known for his role of 'Ashu' on the Marathi sitcom ''[[Dil Dosti Duniyadari]]'', as well as for his role in its sequel, ''[[Dil Dosti Dobara]]''. Since then he has appeared in Hindi and Marathi movies, and also on webseries.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/pushkaraj-to-appear-in-ttmm/articleshow/58899327.cms|title=Pushkaraj Chirputkar to appear in TTMM|date=29 May 2017|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=10 September 2019}}</ref>

== Early life ==
He grew up in Akurdi. He went to a convent school, St. Ursula's. His interest in being part of co-curricular activities, rather than classroom education, got him interested in acting. He completed his Engineering in Electronics & Telecommunications from Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering, Akurdi, during which he used to do practice and perform plays with local theatre groups. His family was also very interested in Marathi cinema and theatre. He started out by mimicking ''[[Dilip Prabhavalkar]]'' as a child, after watching him on TV.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/regional/marathi/i-always-wanted-to-be-out-the-classroom-pushkaraj-chirputkar/videoshow/68096259.cms|title=I always wanted to be out the classroom, Pushkaraj Chirputkar {{!}} Marathi Movie News - Times of India|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref>

== Career ==
Chirputkar became known with the role of the simpleton Ashu (Ashutosh Shivalkar) on the Marathi Sitcom ''[[Dil Dosti Duniyadari]],'' which became an instant success.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/trade-news/marathi/Dil-Dosti-Duniyadari-completes-200-episodes/articleshow/49644668.cms|title=Dil Dosti Duniyadari completes 200 episodes - Times of India|last=Atulkar|first=Preeti|date=3 November 2015|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-03-08}}</ref> He was also in its reboot sequel, ''[[Dil Dosti Dobara]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/get-set-for-dil-dosti-dobara/articleshow/57124658.cms|title=Get set for Dil Dosti Dobara - Times of India|last=Deb|first=Rishabh|date=13 February 2017|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-03-08}}</ref> He has also been part of Marathi movies like ''Baapjanma'' (2017),<ref>{{Citation|title=Baapjanma Movie Review {4/5}: Critic Review of Baapjanma by Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movie-reviews/baapjanma/movie-review/60883299.cms|access-date=2019-03-08}}</ref> ''Tujha Tu Majha Mi'' (2017),<ref name=":0" /> ''1 Te 4 Band'' (2017) and ''[[Mantr]]'' (2018).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7703059/bio|title=Pushkaraj Chirputkar|website=IMDb|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref> He was seen in the Hindi Movie, ''[[Budhia Singh – Born to Run|Budhiya Singh - Born to Run]]''. He also co-hosted Filmfare Award (Marathi) in 2017, alongside ''[[Pushkar Shrotri]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.newstracklive.com/news/jio-filmfare-awards--marathi---entertaining-perfromance-of-stars-that-captivated-audiences-33628-1.html|title=Jio Filmfare Awards (Marathi): Entertaining performance of stars that captivated audiences|last=Dwivedi|first=Payal|date=28 October 2017|language=English|access-date=2019-03-08}}</ref> He also was the host of Maharshtracha Favorite Dancer in 2018 which aired on Sony Marathi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://marathistars.com/events/host-jitendra-joshi-makes-sony-marathi-launch-event-a-grand-success/|title=Host Jitendra Joshi Makes Sony Marathi Launch Event A Grand Success|last=Salvi|first=Abhay|date=2018-08-21|website=MarathiStars|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref> He also made a cameo appearance in Amazon Prime's Original Show ''[[The Family Man (Indian TV series)|The Family Man]] (2019).'' He will be seen in Medium Spicy,<ref>{{Citation|title=Medium Spicy Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos {{!}} eTimes|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movie-details/medium-spicy/movieshow/69262666.cms|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sakaltimes.com/art-culture/neha-joshi-and-pushkaraj-chirputkar-join-%E2%80%98medium-spicy%E2%80%99-40455|title=Neha Joshi and Pushkaraj Chirputkar join ‘Medium Spicy’|date=2019-09-09|website=www.sakaltimes.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref> a Marathi film which is scheduled to be released in 2020.

He also played a role in [[Bharatiya Digital Party|''BhaDiPa'']]'s sketch comedies ''[https://youtube.com/watch?v=pRwXki7-yzA Aaplya Baapacha Hatel]'' and ''[https://youtube.com/watch?v=kRA2IBlylHI Aaplya Baapacha Rasta]''.

== Environmental activism ==
He was the chief guest at Haritamritam, a green initiative on organic terrace gardening by Amrita Yuva Dharm Dhara(AYUDH).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Green-initiative-by-Mata-Amritanandamayi-Math-in-Pune/articleshow/52575076.cms|title=Green initiative by Mata Amritanandamayi Math in Pune - Times of India|last=Umbrajkar|first=Manish|date=3 June 2016|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref>

== References ==
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