{{Short description|Indian actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Ajay Purkar | birth_name = Ajay Ashok Purkar | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|09|16}} | birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | occupation = Actor | notable_works = ''Pawankhind'' (2022) }}
'''Ajay Ashok Purkar''' is an Indian actor primarily works in Marathi films. He had portrayed the roles of Baji Prabhu Deshpande and Tanaji Malusare in the Shri Shivraj Ashtak film series.<ref name="A">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=26 July 2022|title=Pawankhind Actor Ajay Purkar’s Video From Pune Airport Goes Viral|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/pawankhind-actor-ajay-purkars-video-from-pune-airport-goes-viral-5629399.html|website=news18.com|publisher=News18|access-date=11 May 2023}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Film !Role !Notes !{{Reference column heading|multi=yes}} |- |2007 | ''Dhol'' |Ordinary Goon | Hindi Film Special Appearance/ Cameo Role |- | rowspan="2" |2013 |''Premachi Goshta'' |Samit | |<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-01-12 |title=Premachi Goshta to hit silver screen soon |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/premachi-goshta-to-hit-silver-screen-soon/articleshow/17753786.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-01-08 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> |- |''Ugly'' |ACP Godbole |Hindi film |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-12-26 |title=Ugly Cast List {{!}} Ugly Movie Star Cast {{!}} Release Date {{!}} Movie Trailer {{!}} Review |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/ugly/cast/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Bollywood Hungama |language=en}}</ref> |- |2014 |''Sangharsh'' |Inspector Kalokhe | | rowspan="2" |<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Moviekoop |title=Ajay Purkar Biography, Movies, News, Photos, Awards and Achievements |url=https://moviekoop.com/Celeb/ajay-purkar |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Moviekoop |language=en}}</ref> |- |2016 |''Mumbai Time'' | | |- | rowspan="2" |2018 |''Farzand'' |Motyaji Khalekar | |<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-08-09 |title="सुभेदारांच्या समाधीसमोर बसलो अन्..." अजय पूरकर यांनी सांगितला 'तो' किस्सा |url=https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan/marathi-cinema/marathi-actor-ajay-purkar-share-sinhagad-fort-memory-subhedar-movie-tanaji-malusare-role-nrp-97-3844847/ |url-access=registration |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}</ref> |- |''Mulshi Pattern'' |Builder Shinde | | |- | rowspan="4" |2019 |''Bhai - Vyakti Ki Valli'' |Pandit Bhimsen Joshi | | rowspan="2" |<ref name=":0" /> |- |''Bhai - Vyakti Ki Valli 2'' |Pandit Bhimsen Joshi | |- |''Bandishala'' |Advocate Raorane | | |- |''Fatteshikast'' |Subedar Tanaji Malusare | |<ref name=":1" /> |- | rowspan="2" |2021 |''The Power'' |Anna | rowspan="2" |Hindi film | |- |''Collar Bomb'' |Commander Bhaskar Chandra | |- | rowspan="2" |2022 |''Pawankhind'' |Baji Prabhu Deshpande<ref name="A"/> | |<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2023-09-01 |title='Subedar' Ajay Purkar to make his debut in South film industry with Boyapati Srinu's 'Skanda' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/subedar-ajay-purkar-to-make-his-debut-in-south-film-industry-with-boyapati-srinus-skanda/articleshow/103277268.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-01-08 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> |- |''Sher Shivraj'' | rowspan="2" |Tanaji Malusare | |<ref name=":1" /> |- | rowspan="2" |2023 |''Subhedar'' | |<ref name=":2" /> |- |''Skanda'' |Rayudu |Telugu film |<ref name=":2" /> |- | rowspan="3" |2024 |''Munjya'' |Balu Kaka |Hindi film | |- |''Amhi Jarange'' |Annasaheb Patil | |<ref>{{Cite web |last=मेढे |first=जयदीप |date=2024-06-01 |title=गरजवंत मराठ्यांचा लढा! अजय पुरकर साकारणार माथाडी कामगार नेते 'अण्णासाहेब पाटलां'ची भूमिका |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/entertainment/ajay-purkar-as-annasaheb-patil-in-amhi-jarange-movie-manoj-jarange-patil-marathi-reservation-entertainment-latest-update-detail-marathi-news-1286751 |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=ABP Majha |language=mr}}</ref> |- |''Despatch'' |Prasad |Hindi film | |- | rowspan="2" |2025 |''Abhanga Tukaram'' |Mambaji | |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-09 |title=अभिनेते अजय पूरकर साकारणार खलनायक, ‘अभंग तुकाराम’ चित्रपटात ‘मंबाजी’च्या भूमिकेत |url=https://www.loksatta.com/mumbai/ajay-purkar-as-negative-villain-mambaji-in-abhang-tukaram-marathi-movie-digpal-lanjekar-mumbai-print-news-ocd-94-5432252/ |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}</ref> |- |''Sant Dnyaneshwaranchi Muktai'' |Changdev | | <ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-18 |title=‘SANT DNYANESHWARANCHI MUKTAAI’ (MARATHI) REVIEW {{!}} 18 April, 2025 |url=https://filminformation.com/featured/sant-dnyaneshwaranchi-muktaai-marathi-review-18-april-2025/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=Film Information |language=en-US}}</ref> |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role |- |2007-2009 |''Asambhav'' |Police Inspector Vazalwar |- |2010 |''Shubham Karoti'' | |- |2012 |''Tu Tithe Me'' | |- |2020 |''Mulgi Zali Ho'' |Rajan Deshmukh |- |2021-2023 |''Dnyaneshwar Mauli'' | |}
=== Web series === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Language |- |2020 |''The Raikar Case'' |Rajshekhar Apte |Hindi |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=5678959}} * {{Twitter|id=OfficialAjayP}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ajay Purkar}} Category:Male actors in Marathi cinema Category:Male actors from Mumbai Category:1976 births Category:Marathi actors Category:Indian male actors Category:Living people