Ayush Mahesh Khedekar
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Ayush Mahesh Khedekar
| Ayush Mahesh Khedekar | |
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| Born | 2000 Mumbai, India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar (Marathi: आयुष महेश खेडेकर; born 2000) is an Indian child actor, best known for playing the child version of Jamal Malik in Slumdog Millionaire (2008), for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award.
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Biography
Ayush is from Bhayandar, a distant Mumbai suburb, originally from Ratnagiri, KhedekarWadi and studies at the Ramaben Babubhai Kanakia School. His mother Saili is a teacher in a Marathi medium school. His father Mahesh used to be a Marathi theatre actor, but he stopped acting after Ayush was born. Mahesh is currently an engineer with the Bombay Port Trust.[1]
Acting career
Ayush has been acting in India since age 4,[2] appearing in commercials for Britannia, Colgate, Kelloggs and HDFC. He has also acted in serials like Baa Bahoo and Baby, Kayamat and Karam Apna Apna, and appeared in the Bollywood film Family.[1]
He made his international film debut in Slumdog Millionaire (2008). His role won a lot of praise from audience and critics alike for his natural ability to act and his screen presence that makes up a significant portion of the film. His performance has earned him the 2009 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (shared with ten other cast members), and a 2008 British Independent Film Award nomination for Most Promising Newcomer.
Ayush is also in Zara Nachke Dikha as a young dancer.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Slumdog Millionaire | Jamal Malik (youngest) | Won, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Nominated, British Independent Film Awards for Most Promising Newcomer Nominated, MTV Movie Award for Best WTF Moment |
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References
- ^ a b Patcy N. 'Not in my wildest dream did I think that my son would go to the Oscars' Rediff News, 16 February 2009
- ^ Motihar, Jhilmil. Slumdog’s child stars: Dream Catchers India Today, 19 February 2009
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