Sameer Dharmadhikari Wiki, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Sameer Dharmadhikari is an Indian actor. He is active in the Marathi and Hindi entertainment industries. Before entering into acting, he worked as a model and represented more than 100 brands across India. He continues to be the brand ambassador for some of India’s biggest brands such as Raymond Suitings, LifeBuoy Soap, Colgate, and ICICI Bank. He has appeared in various theatrical productions, TV shows, films, and web series.

Wiki/Biography

Sameer Dharmadhikari was born on Tuesday, 26 September 1978 (age 44 years; as of 2022) in Pune, Maharashtra. His zodiac sign is Libra. He completed his school education at Abhinava Vidyalaya High School, Pune, Maharashtra. He pursued a bachelor’s degree at Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra.

 

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 6 feet

Weight (approx.): 80 kg

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Brown

Family

Sameer belongs to the Dharmadhikari family of the Dakshinatya Brahmins community.

Parents & Siblings

There is not much information about his parents. Sameer has an elder sister, Sushma.

Wife & Children

Sameer is married to Aparna Dharmadhikari, who is an actor, director, and photographer. Together they have two daughters, Saraswati, and Parvati.

Religion

Sameer Dharmadhikari follows Hinduism.

Signature/Autograph

Career

Film

Sameer’s debut film was ‘Nirmala Machindra Kamble’ (1999). It was a Marathi film in which he played the role of Shyamrao ‘Guruji’ Kamble. He got a breakthrough in the Hindi film ‘Satta’ (2003) directed by Madhur Bhandarkar in which he played the lead role of Vivek Chauhan alongside Raveena Tandon. For this film, he was nominated for the Best Debut Actor at the Zee Cine Awards.

In 2007, Sameer played the lead role of Shekhar in the Marathi film ‘Nirop’ directed by Sachin Kundalkar and produced by Aparna Dharmadhikari (Sameer’s wife); the film won the Best Feature Film in Marathi Award at the 55th National Film Awards. ^[1]The Times of India

Later he appeared in many Bollywood films including ‘Agnipankh’ (2004), ‘Raincoat’ (2004), ‘Katputtli’ (2006), ‘Restaurant’ (2006), and ‘Mumbai Meri Jaan’ (2008).

Some of his other notable films are ‘Singham Returns’ (2014), ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ (2015), ‘Vazandar’ (2016), ‘Farzand’ (2018), ‘Nail Polish’ (2021), ‘Pawankhind’ (2022), ‘Shabaash Mithu’ (2022), etc.

Television

Sameer’s debut TV serial was Raja Aur Rancho. It was a detective series in which he made episodic appearances; the series was aired on DD Metro from 1997 to 1998. Later, Sameer appeared in many television shows including ‘Ghar EK Mandir’ (2000), ‘Shree Ganesh’ (2000-2003), and ‘Main Teri Parchhain Hoon’ (2008-2009).

He is also known for playing the roles of Gangadhar Rao Newalkar in Jhansi Ki Rani (2009), Suddhodana in Buddha (2013-2014), King Bindusara Maurya in Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat (2015-2016), and Chhatrapati Shahu in Peshwa Bajirao (2017).

Web Series

His debut web series was ‘Mum Bhai’ (2020)  in which he played the role of Officer Karekar. He appeared in the lead role of Sudama in ‘AB LLB’ (2023), released on MX Player.

Theatre

He has appeared in many Marathi plays including ‘Sangeet Uttarkriya’ and ‘Jhali Tujhi Preet.’ He played the titular role in the English play ‘Nathhuram Godse.’

Awards

• He was awarded the 6th Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Award in 2016
  

  Sameer receiving Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Award

• He received the Suryadutta National Award in 2017.
  

  Sameer receiving Suryadutta Puruskar

• He received the Best Actor Award 2019 for his performance in the Marathi television drama ‘Bheti Laagi Jeeva.’
  

  Sameer Dharmadhikari with the Best Actor Award

• He received the Best Villain Award for the film ‘Farzand’ at City Cine Awards Marathi 2019.

• He received the Global Icon of India Award 2021 in the Acting Youth Icon category.
  

  Global Icon Award to Sameer Dharmadhikari

Bike Collection

Sameer owns two bikes, a Harley Davidson, and an Aprilia.

Favourites

• Dessert: Gulab Jamun ^[2]The Times of India

Facts/Trivia

• Sameer was nominated for Best Debut Actor at the Zee Cine Awards for the Hindi film ‘Satta’ (2003).

• Sameer loves to travel and ride bikes.

• He has appeared in the TV commercials of many popular brands including Colgate, Raymond Suitings, Vimal Suitings, and De Beer.

• He was nominated for a Zee Cine Award in the Best Actor category for the Marathi Feature film ‘Kohatya Cha Pour.’

• Before becoming an actor, Sameer worked as a hydraulic machine designer and did theatre along with his job.

• Sameer’s first income was Rs 120 which he earned by selling a lantern. In an interview, he spoke about it and said,
  

  When I was in school, I used to make lantern and sell it and total it was 120rs and that time roller skates were for 180rs so my dad added another 60rs and got the roller skates.”