Personal details
- Birth Date: 1966-03-06
- Height: 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Birth Location: India
- Professions: Actor, Script and Continuity Department, Writer
Makrand Deshpande, man, what a wild card in Indian cinema and theatre. The guy popped out of Dahanu, Maharashtra, and just sort of bulldozed his way into the industry with this totally original vibe. You know his face—you’ve seen him popping up in all sorts of places, sometimes for just a minute, but you remember him anyway. Like in Satya (1998) or Sarfarosh (1999), he’s not always the lead but he owns every damn scene he’s in. Then there’s Company (2002)—that film’s a cult classic, and you’ll catch Makrand lurking in the shadows, absolutely nailing those offbeat characters. Swades (2004), Chameli (2003), Market (2003), Jungle (2000)... it’s like he was everywhere in the early 2000s, just leaving his quirky footprints on these movies. He doesn’t just stick to films, either. The dude is a monster in theatre—over 50 short plays and 40 full-length ones. That’s not even normal output, that’s obsession. And these aren’t your run-of-the-mill plays. Stuff like Sir Sir Sirla, Joke, Maa In Transit, Krishna Kidding, and Shakepearcha Mhatara—yeah, they’ve got names that make you do a double take, but people in the theatre community rave about them. Makrand’s got this knack for making every role unforgettable, whether he’s slipping into a weird cameo or carrying a play on his back. Maybe it’s the wild hair, maybe it’s the eyes, or just the pure unpredictability he brings. Whatever it is, his stamp on Indian movies and theatre is pretty much unmistakable.
movies triviannSo, here's a fun tidbit for the Bollywood buffs—did you know that at one point, Sanjana Kapoor, who’s basically film royalty (yeah, Shashi Kapoor’s daughter), was actually engaged to be married to someone from the industry? Wild, right? The Kapoor fam is practically the first family of Indian cinema, so any connection’s bound to get people talking. Sanjana herself, though, always seemed pretty chill about the whole fame thing—she preferred theatre over the usual glitz, which honestly makes her stand out even more. Her engagement was a blink-and-you-missed-it kinda event, didn’t make massive headlines for long, but it’s the sort of trivia that makes you go, “Wait, really?” Anyway, it just adds another layer to the ever-entwined web of Bollywood relationships. Makes you wonder how many other almost-were alliances there are in the background, right?
March 6, 1966
5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
India
59 years old