Shashank Ketkar is an Indian actor who predominantly works in the Marathi television industry. He is also an accomplished theatre artist. He is best known for his work in the Malayalam serials Honar Sun Me Hya Gharchi, Sukhachya Sarini He Man Baware, and Pahile Na Mi Tula.According to Shashank, he belongs to a middle-class family who wanted him to be a highly educated person. Therefore, he shifted to Australia from India to pursue an engineering degree soon after his school education. A childhood picture of Shashank Ketkar.Shashank Ketkar completed his formal education in Sydney, Australia. During his stay in Australia, he was a part of a swimming school of Ian Thorpe, an Olympic gold medalist and worked as a duty manager for some time. He is a qualified swimmer who trained several renowned personalities in Australia in Swimming. In a media conversation, in 2015, he stated that he worked in a senior position at Thorpe’s training school. He said, I had about 50 Australians working under him at the Thorpe’s training school and he felt superior while working at such a senior position.” A picture of Thrope and Shashank.Thereafter, Shashank Ketkar started giving auditions for many Marathi television shows. He made his acting debut with the Marathi television show Kalay Tasmay Namah aired on ETV Marathi in which he appeared as Kailash who was the grandson of Vikram Gokhale.Shashank Ketkar appeared as a negative character in the television serial Swapnanchya Palikadale, which was telecasted on Star Pravah as Aniket Gaydhani. Shashank Ketkar in a still from the serial Swapnanchya Palikadale.In 2012, Shashank Ketkar made his film debut with the Marathi film Rang Maza Vegla.In 2013, Shashank Ketkar came into the limelight when he started working in a lead role as Shreerang ‘Shree’ Gokhale in the Zee Marathi television serial Honar Sun Me Hya Gharchi. His character in the serial earned him immense popularity and fame. He received the “Best Actor” and “Best Couple” awards along with his co-star Janhavi, who played his wife in the show. This show was the recipient of a total of eleven awards for its picturisation and characters. Shashank Ketkar on the poster of the serial Honar Sun Me Hya Gharchi.In 2015, the lead characters of the show ‘ Honar Sun Me Hya Gharchi’ became so popular on many social media platforms after their famous dialogue in the show “Kahihi ha Shree!” started trending.In 2014, Shashank Ketkar was cast in a theatre play Goshta Tashi Gamtichi in which he played the role of Mangesh Kadam and Leena Bhagwat’s son. His performance in the play was so much appreciated that it earned him the Best Supporting Actor (Commercial Plays) at the 2015 Akhil Bhartiya Natya Parishad Awards. Shashank Ketkar then appeared in two more theatre plays Purnaviram and Kusum Manohar Lele.In 2015, Shashank Ketkar appeared in a music album “Yaara,” which was released by Sagarika Musics. The popular Marathi singer Deepika Jog lent her voice to the song and was featured in the video along with Shashank Ketkar. Shashank Ketkar on the poster of the music album Yaara.