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Akash Thosar is a Indian film actor who became an overnight star through his best-known role as Parshya in the Marathi blockbuster Sairat. He has acted in Marathi and Hindi films.

Career
Thosar was born and raised in a small village Jeur in Karmala in Solapur district, Maharashtra. Before coming into movies, he was a wrestler. He was spotted at a railway station in Solapur by Bharat Manjule, brother of Sairat director Nagraj Manjule, who then called Akash for audition. Thosar later starred in the lead role in Mahesh Manjrekar’s Marathi movie FU: Friendship Unlimited in 2017.

In the latest 2018 Netflix original “Lust Stories”, an anthology film, Thosar is paired opposite Radhika Apte in the first story directed by Anurag Kashyap.

Awards
Akash Thosar won the best debut award (male) at the 62nd Jio Filmfare Awards Marathi 2017 for his performance in Sairat.