Bhushan Pradhan is an Indian actor. His nickname is Pillu and his friends call him Bhushi. He primarily works in the Marathi entertainment industry. He has been selected in the Maharashtra Times’ Most 50 Desired Men in Maharashtra List 4 times and once in the Times Of India’s Most 50 Desired Men in India List; he grabbed 24th rank in this list. He is a fitness freak, foodie, chef, and equestrian.
Wiki/Biography
Bhushan Pradhan was born on Tuesday, 25 November 1986 (age 36 years; as of 2023) in Goregaon, Raigad, Maharashtra. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. After his birth, his family moved to Pune where he completed his school education at Kamalnayan Bajaj High School, Pune. He pursued a Bachelor’s in Commerce from Symbiosis International University, Pune. Later, he pursued a Master’s of Business Administration at SIMS (Sahyadri Institute of Management Studies), Pune, Maharashtra.
Bhushan Pradhan in his childhood
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 11″
Weight (approx.): 77 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Bhushan belongs to the Pradhan family of the Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu community.
Parents & Siblings
Bhushan’s father is Shashikant Pradhan and his mother is Seema Pradhan (Rohini Karnik). His mother was a school teacher from 2005 to 2016 in Pune. After retirement from school, she followed her passion for painting, knitting, and stitching. She conducted an exhibition of her paintings in 2018 in Pune.
Bhushan Pradhan with his parents in his childhood
Bhushan with his parents
Bhushan has two siblings, a brother, Kaustubh Pradhan, and a sister, Shraddha Pradhan. Shraddha is an HR; she got married to Amar on 3 March 2022.
Bhushan Pradhan with his sister Shraddha Pradhan
Bhushan Pradhan (extreme left) with his brother, Kaustubh Pradhan, and mother
Relationships/Affairs
Bhushan’s name was associated with many actresses like Sanskruti Balgude, Pooja Sawant, Bhagyashree Limaye, and Vaishali Mahajan. [1]News18
Bhushan Pradhan with Vaishali Mahajan
Religion
Bhushan follows Hinduism.
Career
Television
Bhushan started his acting career with the Marathi TV channel Mi Marathi. His debut TV serial was ‘Ghe Barari’ telecast in 2007. After it, he started working with the prominent Marathi TV channel Star Pravah. He played important roles in the serials ‘Chaar Choughi’ (2009-2011) and ‘Olakh’ (2010-2011). He also worked with Zee Marathi in the serials ‘Kunku’ (2009-2010) and ‘Pinjara’ (2011-2012). For ‘Pinjara’ he won the Best Actor and Best Couple awards as he played the lead role in this serial.
Pinjara starring Bhushan Pradhan
Currently, he is playing the role of Veer Shivaji in ‘Jai Bhawani Jai Shivaji’, a TV serial based upon the life of Veer Shivaji telecast by Zee Marathi.
Jai Bhawani Jai Shivaji serial starring Bhushan Pradhan (in the middle)
Film
Bhushan’s debut Marathi film was ‘Parambi’ (2011). He played the lead role of Gangadhar. He starred in other Marathi movies like ‘Satrangi Re’ (2012), ‘Kalakar’ (2013), ‘Goshta Tichya Premachi’ (2014), Mismatch (2014), and ‘Time Pass’ (2014). ‘Time Pass’ was a blockbuster film and brought huge financial success to Marathi cinema. It ended up collecting Rs 33 crore at the box office. Its second part, ‘Time Pass 2’ was released in 2015. Its first-day collection was Rs. 3.75 crore, which was the highest for any Marathi movie.
Time Pass 2 (2015) poster
Till now he acted in more than 20 movies such as ‘Time Bara Vait’ (2015), ‘Dhinchak Enterprise’ (2015), ‘Nivdung’ (2016), ‘Gulmohor’ (2016), ‘Aami Doghi’ (2018), and ‘Ajinkya’ (2021).
Time Bara Vait poster starring Bhushan Pradhan
His debut Hindi film was ‘Anya’ (2022). This film won two awards: Best Film at the Alvisbein Film Festival in Sweden, and Best First Time Director and Best Picture at the Falcon International Film Festival (June 2021) in London. The film has won accolades at the Global Indian International Film Festival and the Toronto Independent Festival.
Anya film poster starring Bhushan Pradhan (on the left side)
Web Series
Bhushan has starred in two web series. His debut Marathi web series was ‘Gondya Aala Re’ (2019) and his debut Hindi web series was ‘Codename’ (2019). Both web series were streamed on Zee5.
Gondya Aala Re poster starring Bhushan Pradhan (in middle)
Theatre
He was part of the play Hamlet (2018-2020) directed by Chandrakant Kulkarni and produced by Zee Marathi.
Bhushan Pradhan (extreme right) in Hamlet
Awards, Honours, Achievements
- He bagged two awards, the Best Actor Award for the role of Veer, and the Best Couple Award with Sanskruti Balgude (Anandi) in the TV serial Pinjara at Zee Marathi Utsav Natyancha Awards 2011.
- He grabbed the 1st position in Maharashtra Times’ 50 Most Desired Men List in Maharashtra in 2019. In previous years also he was in the Top 20. [2]Times Of India
- Bhushan got 24th place in the Times Of India’s list of 50 Most Desired Men in India in 2019. [3]Times Now
Bhushan in the Times of India’s 50 Most Desired Men in India list
Bike Collection
He owns a Bajaj Kawasaki Calibre. It was his first vehicle.
Car Collection
Bhushan owns a Volkswagen Taigun. He bought it in Apr 2022. Before it, he had a Hyundai Verna.
Favourites
- Food: Roasted Chicken
- Actor: Hrithik Roshan
- Actress: Sushmita Sen
Facts/Trivia
- Bhushan Pradhan is a fitness freak. He regularly gym and yoga.
- Bhushan’s maternal grandfather, Vaidyaraaj Vinayak N. Karnik was a freedom fighter.
- He loves gardening. In his garden, he grows vegetables like ginger, chilli, and tomatoes.
- He also has a stable where he keeps his horses.
Bhushan Pradhan riding a horse
- His hobbies include reading books, watching new shows, and learning new languages.
- He loves to cook food.
- Bhushan is non-vegetarian.
