Hrishikesh Joshi: Best movies of the Marathi actor you shouldn't miss

Actor-director, Hrishikesh Joshi is one of the popular Marathi actors who is predominantly working in several Marathi television shows. Before getting reorganization in showbiz, Lalit was into theatre and also directed and acted in a play. From being a director to playing comedy and some intense roles, Hrishikesh has come a long way since his Marathi debut. He has acted in award-winning films like Harishchandrachi Factory, Yellow (2014 film), Aajcha Divas Majha, Vishnupant Damle : The Unsung Hero Of Talkies, Deool. Here we bring you some of his best works in Marathi cinema that you shouldn't miss.

Hrishikesh Joshi's directorial 'Home Sweet Home' revolves around a senior citizen couple Shyamal and Vidydhar Mahajan( played by Reema Lagoo & Mohan Joshi), living in their old traditional building at centrally located Dadar area in Mumbai. Filmmaker Hrishikesh played a pivotal role in the film as 'Sopan'. Home Sweet Home’ is presented by Frame Production Company and Proactive & Swaroop Recreation Media. The film has stupendous star cast with Mohan Joshi, Reema Lagoo, Spruha Joshi, Prasad Oak, and Vibhavari Deshpande.

This film completely rediscovered the amazing genre of biopics in the Marathi film industry. This film is pictured on the legend of Indian cinema Dadasaheb Phalke and the very first film made by him. This film, which was Paresh Mokashi's directorial debut, flawlessly recreated the era of 1911 and beautifully portrayed the struggle of the filmmaker. The film has great performances from Nandu Madhav and Vibhawari Deshpande. The film has another plus point of fine storytelling. This film was chosen as India's entry to the Academy Awards.

Mahesh Limaye's directional Marathi film 'Yellow' is the story of a young girl suffering from Down Syndrome, who beats the odds and goes on to become a swimming champion. Mugdha (Mrinal Kulkarni) and Shekhar (Manoj Joshi) are parents of Gauri (Gauri Gadgil), a ‘special’ child who lives life on her terms. Hrishikesh as the chilled-out uncle plays a significant role and she gives justice to her role with a brilliant performance. The story of a beautiful mother-daughter relation and a coach’s staunch support for his student is worth watching.

'Poshter Boyz', this Sameer Patil directorial is about three guys whose posters go viral for promoting vasectomy and the events that follow it. The movie is an out and out entertainer. The film featured Aniket Vishwasrao, Dilip Prabhavlkar and Hrishikesh Joshi in the lead roles. Interestingly, Shreyas Talpade made his debut as a producer along with his wife Deepti Talpade. All the actors have done a commendable job and have done justice to their respective roles.