{{Short description|Indian actor (born 1978)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Umesh Kamat | image = Umesh Kamat.jpg | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1978|12|12}}<ref name="tv9birth"/> | birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] | occupation = [[Actor]] | spouse = {{marriage|[[Priya Bapat]]|2011}}<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news-interviews/Why-isnt-real-life-couple-Priya-and-Umesh-getting-reel-life-roles-together/articleshow/28049501.cms | title=Why isn't real-life couple Priya and Umesh getting reel-life roles together? | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | date=28 December 2013 | access-date=21 January 2014 }}</ref> }}
'''Umesh Kamat''' (born 12 December 1978)<ref name="tv9birth">{{Cite web |title=Happy Birthday Umesh Kamat {{!}} दोघांच्या वयात जास्त अंतर म्हणून लग्नाचा निर्णय लांबणीवर, अशी होती प्रिया-उमेशची लव्हस्टोरी! |url=https://www.tv9marathi.com/photo-gallery/cinema-photos/happy-birthday-umesh-kamat-know-about-actors-love-story-594037.html |date=2021-12-12 |website=TV9 Marathi |language=mr |access-date=2026-02-20 }}</ref> is an Indian actor and [[model (person)|model]], who predominantly works in [[Marathi cinema|Marathi-language regional films]], television series, plays and TV commercials. Kamat has been a recipient of [[Maharashtra State Film Awards]] for the film Samar - Ek Sangharsh.
He has worked in a series of [[Soap opera|daily soaps]] recently, making him a star actor of Marathi television. Some of his memorable roles are Adinath Shastri from ''[[Asambhav (TV series)|Asambhav]]'', Nishad from ''Shubham Karoti''. But, the most popular role of his was that of Adv. Om Chaudhari in ''[[Eka Lagnachi Tisri Goshta]]'', aired in 2013, in which he was paired with [[Spruha Joshi]]. His recent film was ''Mumbai Time'', which was released in February 2016.
==Personal life== Kamat married [[Priya Bapat]] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-04 |title=Priya Bapat & Umesh Kamat: उमेश-प्रिया या cute couple च्या लव्हस्टोरीमध्ये 9 आणि 18 तारखेचं काय आहे खास महत्त्व? |url=https://lokmat.news18.com/entertainment/priya-bapat-umesh-kamat-love-story-cute-couple-adorable-live-dating-life-marathi-celebrity-couple-morn-712732.html |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=News18 Lokmat |language=mr}}</ref>
== Media image == {| class="wikitable" |+Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra ! rowspan="1" | Sponsor ! rowspan="1" | Year ! colspan="2" | Rank |- | | ! Film ! Ref. |- |rowspan="2"|[[The Times of India]]<br> ([[Maharashtra Times]]) |2017 |3 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maharashtra's Most Desirable Men 2017|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/times-poll-2017/pune-times-most-desirable-men|date=2018-03-06|access-date=2022-06-14|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> |- |2018 |14 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maharashtra's Most Desirable Men 2018|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/times-poll-2018/pune-times-most-desirable-men|date=2019-01-23|access-date=2022-06-14|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> |}
==Filmography== ===Films=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Film name ! Role ! Ref. |- |2005 || ''[[Kaydyacha Bola]]''|| Abhijit Vaidya|| |- |2007 || ''Samar – Ek Sangharsha''||Samar|| |- | rowspan="2" |2008 || ''Tandala''||Keshav|| |- | ''Patla Tar Ghya''||Riteish|| |- | rowspan="2" |2010 || ''Ajab Lagnachi Gajab Goshta''||Rajeeev Phansalkar|| |- | ''Mani Mangalsutra''||Shantanu||style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sakaaltimes.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=4924334814088268217&SectionId=4724885822106096577&SectionName=Entertainment&NewsDate=20101023&NewsTitle=The%20Thread|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306150121/http://www.sakaaltimes.com/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=4924334814088268217&SectionId=4724885822106096577&SectionName=Entertainment&NewsDate=20101023&NewsTitle=The%20Thread|url-status=usurped|archive-date=6 March 2014|title=The Thread|newspaper=[[Sakal]]|date=23 October 2010|access-date=24 January 2014}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2012 || ''Thodi Khatti Thodi Hatti''||Mihir Kamat|| |- | ''Dhaagedore''||Prasad Karnik||style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=http://www.punemirror.in/article/19/20120604201206040754191283ae9db51/Holding-the-threads.html?pageno=4|title=Holding the threads |newspaper=Pune Mirror|date=4 June 2012|access-date=21 January 2014}}</ref> |- | rowspan="5" |2013 || ''Lek Ladki''|| || |- | ''Parees''||Ramchandra Dhaigude|| |- | ''[[Time Please]]''||Hrishikesh Deshpande||style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/Priya-Umesh-set-for-a-foreign-holiday/articleshow/46514731.cms|title=Priya-Umesh set for a foreign holiday|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=23 January 2016}}</ref> |- | ''My Dear Yash''||Anshuman Karnik|| |- | ''[[Lagna Pahave Karun]]''||Nishant Barve||style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.punemirror.in/article/2/201307042013070407561646557d489e0/From-tech-to-takes-IT-pros-turn-f-ilm-producers.html?pageno=2|title=From tech to takes: IT pros turn f ilm producers|newspaper=Pune Mirror|date=4 July 2013|access-date=21 January 2014}}</ref> |- |2014 || ''[[Pune Via Bihar]]''||Abhijeet Bhosle||style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/marathi/news-interviews/Pune-Via-Bihar-is-about-love-not-politics/articleshow/26630036.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131212233443/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-30/news-interviews/44595412_1_marathi-manoos-love-story-film|url-status=live|archive-date=12 December 2013|title='Pune Via Bihar' is about love not politics|date=30 November 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=21 January 2014}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2015 || ''[[Balkadu]]''||Balkrishna Patil||style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/Umesh-bitten-by-the-biopic-bug/articleshow/45626904.cms|title=Umesh bitten by the biopic bug|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=23 January 2016}}</ref> |- | ''[[A Paying Ghost]]''||Madhav Mategaonkar||style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/Spruha-Joshi-Eka-Lagnachi-Tisari-Gosht-Eka-Lagnachi-Dusari-Gosht-Umesh-Kamat-Anita-Date-Sushrut-Bhagwat/articleshow/39419799.cms|title=Umesh-Spruha team up for PG after ELTG|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=23 January 2016}}</ref> |- |2016 || ''Mumbai Time''||Amar Bhargav Surve||style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/BOL-MB-umesh-kamat-turns-angry-young-man-for-first-marathi-underworld-film-5212810-PHO.html|title=Chocolate Hero Umesh Kamat turns angry young man for First Marathi Underworld Film|work=divyamarathi.bhaskar.com|access-date=23 January 2016}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2018 || ''[[Ye Re Ye Re Paisa]]''||Aditya|| |- | ''[[Asehi Ekada Vhave]]''||Siddharth Vaidya||<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-12|title='Asehi Ekada Vhave'|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/happy-birthday-umesh-kamat-a-look-at-the-best-marathi-movies-of-the-actor/photostory/79693617.cms|access-date=2021-01-04|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref> |- |2019 || ''[[Smile Please (2019 film)|Smile Please]]''||Cameo appearance || |- |2020 || ''[[Dhurala]]''||Atul (Cameo)|| |- | rowspan="2" |2024 |[[Alibaba Aani Chalishitale Chor (film)|''Alibaba Aani Chalishitale Chor'']] |Abhishek |<ref>{{cite web |title=Alibaba Aani Chalishitale Chor Movie (2024): AACC Marathi Movie, Cast, Trailer, OTT, Songs, Release Date {{!}} Exclusive 2024 - Rang Marathi |url=https://rangmarathi.com/alibaba-aani-chalishitale-chor-movie/ |website=Rang Marathi |access-date=17 March 2024 |date=22 February 2024}}</ref> |- |''[[MyLek (film)|MyLek]]'' |Vaibhav |<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-05-09 |title=Sonali Khare turns producer with Priyanka Tanwar's 'MyLek' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/sonali-khare-turns-producer-with-priyanka-tanwars-mylek/articleshow/91430610.cms |access-date=2024-02-22 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3" |2025 |''[[Ye Re Ye Re Paisa 3]]'' |Aditya |<ref>{{cite web |title=Yere Yere Paisa 3 Movie (2024): Cast, Trailer, OTT, Songs, Release Date {{!}} Ye Re Ye Re Paisa 3 {{!}} येरे येरे पैसा ३ {{!}} Exclusive 2024 - Rang Marathi |url=https://rangmarathi.com/yere-yere-paisa-3-movie/ |website=Rang Marathi |access-date=16 May 2024 |date=16 May 2024}}</ref> |- |''Taath Kana'' | |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Naik |first=Payal |date=2025-10-13 |title=अभिनेता उमेश कामतचा 'ताठ कणा' लवकरच मोठ्या पडद्यावर; साकारतोय 'ध्येयवेड्या डॉक्टरची भूमिका |url=https://www.esakal.com/premier/umesh-kamats-taath-kana-to-hit-the-big-screen-soon-portrays-the-role-of-a-p-s-ramani-psn14 |access-date=2025-10-17 |website=Sakal |language=mr}}</ref> |- |''[[Bin Lagnachi Goshta]]'' |Ashay | |}
===Theatre=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Play Name !Role !Ref. |- | 1988||''Sonchafa''||Sonchafa|| |- | 1989||''Swami''||Narayanrao Peshwe|| |- | 1998||''And They Lived Happily Ever After''|| || |- | 1999||''ArthNirarth''|| || |- | 2001||''Ranangan''||Jankoji Shinde|| |- | 2002||''Investment''||Rohit|| |- | 2009||''Man Udhan Varyache''||Mayuresh|| |- |2010||''Nava Gadi Nava Rajya''||Hrishikesh Deshpande|| |- |2013||''Gandhi Aadva Yeto''||Lalya|| |- |2015||''[[Don't Worry Be Happy (play)|Don't Worry Be Happy]]''||Akshay||style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/theatre/Spruha-Joshi-Umesh-Kamat-play/articleshow/50354093.cms|title=Spruha-Umesh team up again|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=20 January 2016}}</ref> |- |2018||''Dada Ek Good News Aahe''|| Vineet||<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mahadik|first=Abhishek|date=2021-11-06|title=Dada, Ek Good News Aahe Review • Marathi Natak Review • रंगभूमी.com|url=https://www.rangabhoomi.com/reviews/dada-ek-good-news-ahe-marathi-natak-review/|access-date=2021-11-28|website=रंगभूमी.com|language=mr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://marathimovieworld.com/theatre/play/dada-ek-good-news-aahe.php|title=Dada Ek Good News Aahe (दादा, एक गुड न्यूज आहे)|date=14 December 2018}}</ref> |- |2023 |''Jar Tar Chi Goshta'' | Samar |<ref>{{cite web |title=Jar Tar Chi Goshta Marathi Play, Natak, Umesh Kamat, Priya Bapat {{!}} Exclusive 2024 - Rang Marathi |url=https://rangmarathi.com/jar-tar-chi-goshta/ |website=Rang Marathi |access-date=17 March 2024 |date=27 February 2024}}</ref> |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Show !Role !Ref. |- | 2002||''[[Aabhalmaya]]''|| Bunty|| |- | 2003||''Runanubandh''|| Keshav|| |- | rowspan="2" | 2004||''Padgham''|| Anchor|| |- |''[[Vadalvaat]]''|| Soham|| |- | 2005||''Sasu Soon Aflatoon''||Anchor|| |- | 2006||''Hya Gojirvanya Gharat''|| Sahil|| |- |2007-09||''[[Asambhav (TV series)|Asambhav]]''||Adinath Shastri|| |- | 2010||''Shubham Karoti''||Nishad|| |- | 2011||''Madhu Ethe An Chandra Tithe''||Bhaskar||style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy8uPe68pyE|title = Madhu Ethe Ani Chandra Tithe | Zee Marathi Honeymoon Special TV Show | Full EP - 6|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref> |- | 2012||''[[Eka Lagnachi Dusri Goshta]]''||Abir Ranade||style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/The-new-entrants-in-Marathi-tele-serials/articleshow/14774465.cms|title=The new entrants in Marathi tele serials|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=23 January 2016}}</ref> |- | 2013-14||''[[Eka Lagnachi Tisri Goshta]]''||Advocate Om Choudhary||style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/Eka-Lagnachi-Tisari-Goshta-Spruha-Joshi-Umesh-Kamat-Suhrud-Godbole-Sagar-Deshmukh/articleshow/26039479.cms|title='Eka Lagnachi Tisari Goshta' narrates love story of Lawyers|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=23 January 2016}}</ref> |- | 2014 || In Sanvidhan serial by Shyam Benegal, acted as H.V.Kamat || {{citation needed|date=August 2025}} || |- |2021-22||''[[Ajunahi Barsaat Aahe]]''||Adiraj Pathak||style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/mukta-barve-and-umesh-kamat-are-all-set-to-make-their-tv-comeback-with-a-new-show-ajunahi-barsaat-aahe/articleshow/83361603.cms|title=Mukta Barve and Umesh Kamat set for their TV comeback with soon-to-be-launched 'Ajunahi Barsaat Aahe'|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> |- |2022||''[[Fu Bai Fu]]''||Judge|| |}
=== Web series === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Show !Role !Platform !Ref. |- |2019 |''Aani Kay Hava'' |rowspan="3"|Saket |rowspan="3"|[[MX Player]] |<ref>{{Citation|title='Aani Kay Hava' Review: Priya Bapat and Umesh Kamat Enthral us by their Charming Chemistry|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/aani-kay-hava-review-priya-bapat-and-umesh-kamat-enthral-us-by-their-charming-chemistry/articleshow/70392029.cms|access-date=2019-10-14|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> |- |2020 |''Aani Kay Hava Season 2'' |<ref>{{Citation|title=Aani Kay Hava Season 2 Review: A heart-warming tale of love that has you smiling throughout|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/marathi/aani-kay-hava/aani-kay-hava-season-2/seasonreview/75951088.cms|access-date=2020-12-17|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> |- |2021 |''Aani Kay Hava Season 3'' |<ref>{{Citation|title=Aani Kay Hava Season 3 Review: Well-made, and relatable, Aani Kay Hava lives up to expectations|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/marathi/aani-kay-hava/aani-kay-hava-season-3/seasonreview/85073868.cms|access-date=2021-08-11|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> |- |2026 |''[[Hey Kay Navin?]]'' |Aditya | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Priya Bapat on Hey Kay Navin?: `Entire family can sit and watch together`|url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/web-series/article/priya-bapat-says-hey-kay-navin-will-make-you-look-at-your-life-more-objectively-23622951|access-date=2026-03-31|website=Mid-day|language=en}}</ref> |}
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==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{Official website|http://www.umeshkamat.com}} *{{IMDb name|4382451}} *[https://www.instagram.com/umesh.kamat/?hl=en Umesh Kamat Instagram]
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