Kamlesh Sawant is an Indian actor who is famous for playing police roles in Hindi and Marathi films. He gained recognition for playing the role of Laxmikant Gaitonde, a police inspector, in the 2015 Hindi film Drishyam.
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Kamlesh Tukaram Sawant was born on Wednesday, 12 June 1974 (age 48 years; as in 2022) in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. His zodiac sign is Gemini. Kamlesh completed his schooling from Chhatrapati Shivaji Vidyalaya, Mumbai. He did his graduation from Bhavan’s College, Mumbai.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 9″
Weight (Approx): 80 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
Kamlesh’s father, Tukaram Sawant, was a former sports secretary, and had served as a clerk in the Indian Railways. He has 3 elder sisters and one elder brother.
wife and children
Kamlesh is married to Sapna Sawant. They have a daughter, Swara Sawant.
Kamlesh Sawant with his daughter Swara Sawant and wife Sapna Sawant.
Caste
Kamlesh belongs to Maratha caste.
livelihood
film
In 2004, Kamlesh made his acting debut in the Hindi film Khaki, in which he played the role of Kamlesh Sawant, a police constable, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar.
Kamlesh Sawant in a scene from his debut Hindi film Khaki (2004)
In 2007, he made his Marathi debut with the film Ek Krantiveer: Vasudev Balwant Phadke.
Kamlesh Sawant in a scene from his first Marathi film Ek Krantiveer Vasudev Balwant Phadke (2007)
In 2011, Kamlesh played the role of Kamlesh Sawant, a police inspector, in the Hindi film Force starring John Abraham.
Kamlesh Sawant (second from left) in a scene from the Hindi film Force (2011)
In 2015, he appeared as Kale in the Marathi film Daagdi Chawal. In the same year, Kamlesh rose to fame in the Hindi film industry by playing the role of a police inspector, Laxmikant Gaitonde, in the film Drishyam starring Ajay Devgan and Tabu.
Later, he was seen in some films as Gomaji Patil (Marathi) in Shaheed Bhai Kotwal (2020), Arnab Deshpande in Suryavanshi (2021) and Laxmikant Gaitonde (Hindi) in Drishyam 2 (2022) and Baliram (Marathi) in Faas (2022). Appeared in. ,
Television
In 2002, Kamlesh played the role of Rastogi in the Hindi TV series CID on Sony TV. In 2011, he appeared in the Marathi TV show Lakshya, in which he played the role of Maruti Jagdale, a constable on Star Pravah.
Kamlesh Sawant as Maruti Jagdale in a scene from the Marathi TV show Lakshya (2011) on Star Pravah
In 2016, Kamlesh appeared as Ranjit Shinde in the Marathi television show Nakushi – Tarihi Haavihavishi on Star Pravah. In 2022, he played the role of Ramesh in the Marathi TV show Vastu Rahasya.
Poster of Marathi TV show Vastu Rahasya (2022)
award
Kamlesh was awarded the Best Actor in the Comedy genre for the Marathi film Jhalla Bobhata at the Maharashtra State Film Awards in 2017.
Facts/General Knowledge
- In an interview, Kamlesh revealed that after the release of the Hindi film Drishyam in 2015, he received objectionable phone calls and abusive text messages from random people for playing the role of a ruthless police inspector, Laxmikant Gaitonde.
- In an interview, Kamlesh told that his father Tukaram Sawant wanted him to make a career in bodybuilding.
- Celebrating the occasion of World Post Day on 12 October 2021, Kamlesh was honored with a postage stamp bearing his photograph by the Mumbai Eastern Postal Department for his contribution to the film industry.
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