
Makrand Deshpande
Acting
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.
Known For

A team of dedicated men and women in the Crime Investigation Department will risk everything to solve Mumbai's toughest, most complicated crimes.
C.I.D.

A fictional history of two legendary revolutionaries' journey away from home before they began fighting for their country in the 1920s.
RRR
Host Farooq Shaikh interviews many well-known Bollywood faces as well as television celebrities and gives a peek into their private and professional lives.
Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai

A mysterious stranger journeys to a remote town controlled by a callous crime lord, with one violent mission — restoring justice to its people.
Jaat

Kid is an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.
Monkey Man

The show revolves around the lives of the members of an Uber Wealthy - High Society Gujarati family of Cuffe Parade - South Mumbai, whose daughter-in-law is from a middle class Delhi background.
Sarabhai vs Sarabhai

The journey of Liger, from Karimnagar to Mumbai, from a nobody to a competitor, in his search for recognition while navigating his weaknesses, relationships, and love life.
Liger

A ghost walking tour group visits an abandoned radio station, inadvertently awakening a vengeful spirit.
Kishkindhapuri

Muthuvel Pandian, a retired, stern yet compassionate jailer lives a peaceful life with his family, but trouble knocks his door when his cop son’s tryst with an antique mafia gang goes awry and forces Muthu to step back into a dark world he had voluntarily took a break from.
Jailer

An ex-convict must undertake a perilous, violent journey in order to meet his daughter after ten years of imprisonment.
Bholaa

Indian naval commander K.M. Nanavati returns home from the line of duty, only to find that his wife Sylvia Nanavati is having an extra-marital affair with the businessman & socialite Prem Ahuja. Jealousy and anger lead to an unexpected encounter where Nanavati fires three shots from his service gun. Was this an Honour killing or murder? This sparks a nationwide debate. On one hand, the people, media, and government debate moralities of Sylvia & Prem to establish Nanavati as a national hero. On the other hand, Parsis and Sindhis stand against each other in a war to save their community’s pride or convict a murderer. Witness the complete truth of the last and most controversial jury trial in India—the case that divided India.
The Verdict - State Vs Nanavati

Advait visits Goa where he meets Sara, a free-spirited girl who lives life unshackled. Opposites attract and all goes well until life turns upside down. Years later, Advait is on a killing spree with cops Aghase and Michael in his way.
Malang

Set in the 1650s Mughal Era, Veera Mallu, a Robin Hood-like outlaw with secret motives is hired to steal the Koh-i-Noor from Aurangzeb’s palace. He is joined by a crew of misfits, each talented in their own way, to complete the mission.
Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 – Sword vs Spirit

A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.
Swades

When an imminent attack threatens India, an elite unit - the Hawks - undertake a mission that will test the limits of their courage and grit.
Shoorveer

968 AD. The Pandyan assassins gather once again to destroy the Chola dynasty. Now the mighty Chola princes must fight the Pandyas, the Rashtrakutas and other Chola enemies who have joined forces. Also, at play are the rumours of Ponniyin Selvan’s death at sea, the powerful Pazhuvettarayar’s betrayal, and the tragic destiny of Aditha Karikalan, whose heart was long lost to the vengeful Nandini.
Ponniyin Selvan: Part II

A young man named Satya comes to Mumbai from South India in search of a job. Jailed for something he did not do, the once-honest young man meets an underworld boss, Bhiku Mhatre in jail and joins his gang.
Satya

A violent outlaw takes a job as a personal driver in order to protect the life of a little girl.
Daaku Maharaaj

Aahuti a metaphysics student from Delhi, shifts to Mumbai to be close to her fiancee, what happens next when she discovers the apartment she lives in is haunted.
12 “o” CLOCK

Big Bull, a notorious assassin, wants to achieve immortality by transferring his memories to "iSmart" Shankar, who already has another's person's memories, leading to the intense confrontation between Shankar and Big Bull.