Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India (present day, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
Other names
Mahanayak, Ashok Samrat, Mama
Occupations
Actor
comedian
Years active
1969–present
Spouse
Nivedita Joshi
(m. 1990)
Children
1
Awards
4 Filmfare Marathi Awards Filmfare Marathi Lifetime Achievement Award
Honours
Maharashtra Bhushan (2023) Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2022) V. Shantaram Award (2006)
Ashok Saraf (born 4 June 1947) is an Indian actor and comedian, known for his work in Marathi and Hindi films along with theatre in both languages. Saraf has received several awards including four Filmfare Marathi Awards. He is referred to as the Mahanayak (lit.'Greatest Actor'), Ashok Samrat or Mama of the Marathi film industry.[1][2][3] In 2023, he received the Maharashtra Bhushan, the highest civilian honour in the Indian state of Maharashtra.[4]
From the early 1980s, Saraf started getting leading roles in Marathi films. The combination of Ashok Saraf, Laxmikant Berde, Sachin Pilgaonkar and Mahesh Kothare created the "comedy films wave" in Marathi cinema from 1985 that lasted for more than a decade. His successful Marathi films as the lead hero include Ek Daav Bhutacha (1982), Dhum Dhadaka (1985), Gammat Jammat (1987), Bhutacha Bhau (1989), Balache Baap Brahmachari (1989), Ashi hi Banawa Banavi (1988) and Aayatya Gharat Gharoba (1991).
In Bollywood he worked in many movies such as Karan Arjun (1995), YesBoss (1997), JoruKa Ghulam (2000), Singham (2011) etc and in two Hindi television Sitcoms including Don't Worry HoJayega.[5]
^"Patrya Maruti Ganpati's one-of-a-kind tribute to Ashok Saraf". Pune Mirror. 9 September 2022. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023. Ashok Saraf was honoured for his lifetime achievement and thought it would be a nice idea for the procession display and his contribution to the film industry is remarkable, and the "Mahanayak" deserves to be shown love and gratitude in every way possible
^"Kon Honar Crorepati : मराठी सिनेसृष्टीचे महानायक अशोक सराफ येणार 'कोण होणार करोडपती'च्या मंचावर". ABP Majha (in Marathi). 22 June 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2023. मराठी मनोरंजनसृष्टी ज्यांना अशोक मामा म्हणून ओळखते असं अभिनयाचं ज्येष्ठ अभिनेते अशोक सराफ [Veteran actor Ashok Saraf, who is known as Ashok Mama in the Marathi entertainment industry]
^Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Veteran actor Ashok Saraf to be conferred with Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2023". India Today. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
^"त्या मुलीने मामा बनवले". Maharashtra Times. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
AshokSaraf (born 4 June 1947) is an Indian actor and comedian, known for his work in Marathi and Hindi films along with theatre in both languages. Saraf...
with AshokSaraf, and Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi (1988) with Siddharth Ray. She left the film industry at the peak of her career, as she married AshokSaraf in...
AshokSaraf (born 4 June 1947) is an actor mainly working in Marathi and Hindi cinema. He is known as the "King of Marathi Film Industry". Saraf began...
1989, the film stars an ensemble cast of AshokSaraf, Laxmikant Berde, Savita Prabhune, Nivedita Joshi Saraf, Chetan Dalvi, Pratibha Goregaonkar and Ajay...
produced and directed by Bipin Varti and written by Ashok Patole. The film stars an ensemble cast of AshokSaraf, Laxmikant Berde, Aruna Irani, Nivedita Joshi...
banner of Shree Tulsi Productions. The film stars an ensemble cast of AshokSaraf, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Nivedita Joshi, Sanjay Jog, Neelima...
banner of V. Shantaram Productions. The film stars an ensemble cast of AshokSaraf, Laxmikant Berde, Siddharth Ray, Kishori Shahane, Nivedita Joshi, Alka...
released in Maharashtra on 19 August 1985 and stars an ensemble cast of AshokSaraf, Mahesh Kothare, Laxmikant Berde, Nivedita Joshi, Surekha Rane, Prema...
film stars an ensemble cast of Sachin Pilgaonkar, Supriya Pilgaonkar, AshokSaraf, Laxmikant Berde, Rajeshwari Sachdev (in her debut), Prashant Damle,...
movie is remake of popular Hindi movie Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi. It stars AshokSaraf, Bharat Jadhav, Makarand Anaspure, Amruta Khanvilkar and Siddharth Jadhav...
with actor AshokSaraf. The Berde-Saraf pair is recognized to be a successful lead-actor pairing in Indian cinema. Berde, along with AshokSaraf, Sachin...
banner of Shree Tulsi Productions. The film stars an ensemble cast of AshokSaraf, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Varsha Usgaonkar, Charusheela Sable, Shrikant Moghe...
film stars Sachin Pilgaonkar and his wife Supriya Pilgaonkar along with AshokSaraf in the leading roles. The movie portrays the journey of the couple from...
written by Dattaram Maruti Mirasdar. The film stars Dilip Prabhavalkar, AshokSaraf, Ranjana, Mohan Kothiwan, Ram Nagarkar, Sulochna and Mohan Joshi. The...
Vikram Gokhale, AshokSaraf, Sulabha Deshpande. Music by Anand Modak. Vikram Gokhale as Manohar Desai Savita Prabhune as Uma Desai AshokSaraf as Chotu Ashwini...
directed by Murlidhar Kapdi and written by Vasant Sabnis. The film stars AshokSaraf, Ranjana, Kuldeep Pawar, Ravi Patwardhan, Nilu Phule, and Madhu Kambikar...
Sub-Inspector Abbas Malik (Ankur Nayyar), and Head Constable Prabhu Sawalkar (AshokSaraf), he learns how much the three officers hate Jaikant for his crimes but...
Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Amrish Puri in lead roles, while Johnny Lever, AshokSaraf, Salim Ghouse, Deepshikha and Himani Shivpuri appear in supporting roles...
produced by Mahesh Manjrekar Movies and Gauri Pictures. The film starring AshokSaraf, Vikram Gokhale, Shivaji Satam, Satish Alekar, Dilip Prabhavalkar in...
group Saraf Hospital, hospital in Kochi in Kerala, India People AshokSaraf, Indian film actor Devita Saraf, Indian businesswoman Irving Saraf, Polish-born...
film directed and produced by M.S. Salvi, features an ensemble cast of AshokSaraf, Varsha Usgaonkar, Laxmikant Berde, Nilu Phule, Asha Kale, Lata Arun...
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