Sachin Pilgaonkar

Sachin Pilgaonkar is the rare child star whose early brilliance translated cleanly into adult mastery. Winning a National Film Award for Best Child Artist is one thing; building from there into a respected actor, director, producer, writer, and singer across both Marathi and Hindi cinema is another entirely. With six Maharashtra State Film Awards and two National Film Awards to his name, he represents a kind of complete, hands-on artistry that I find increasingly scarce. What impresses me most is his loyalty to Marathi film during the late 1980s and 1990s, shaping a regional industry rather than simply chasing Bollywood scale.

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Name (English)

Sachin Pilgaonkar

Name (Japanese)

サチン

Reading

さちん

Born

August 17, 1957 (age 69)

Origin

Mumbai, Bombay State, India

Occupation

actor / film director / television actor / film actor / film producer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rooster

Awards & achievements

• National Film Award for Best Child Artist

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachin%20Pilgaonkar
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3631431

Tags

• Bombay State
• actor
• film director
• television actor

Last updated

September 28, 2026

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