Aadesh Bandekar
Aadesh Chandrakant Bandekar is a Marathi actor, TV host, and a Shiv Sena secretary and leader. He is known for hosting the Marathi game show "Home Minister" on Zee Marathi since 2004. He is the chairman of Shree Siddhivinayak Temple Trust and has a status of Minister of State Government of Maharashtra. He holds an M.A. Part I in political science from University of Mumbai (2020-21). Career. Entertainment. Bandekar hosted the musical Antakshari show "Tak Dhina Dhin" on DD National. Bandekar is known for hosting the game show "Home Minister" on Zee Marathi since 2004. In the  show, Aadesh Bandekar visits various homes and plays games with the house wives where the winner wins a Paithani saree. He is popular among the women of Maharashtra as "Bhauji" (). In 2010, while he contested the State Assembly elections, the show was hosted by actor Jitendra Joshi. Bandekar resumed the show in 2011, after losing the elections. He has also hosted many other game shows like "Hapta Band", "WOW", "DNA", "Zing Zing Zingat" and "Divided". He has also done comparing of award shows. Bandekar has worked in Marathi TV serials like "Avaghachi Sansar" and "Avantika" on Zee Marathi. He debuted  in films opposite Mrinal Kulkarni in the film "Vishwaas". Bandekar, under his banner "Soham Productions", is also the producer of the crime-based Marathi television show "Lakshya" that airs on STAR Pravah. Politics. Bandekar joined the Maharashtrian political party Shiv Sena in September 2009. He became the second member of Shiv Sena from the entertainment industry after singer and "Indian Idol" Season 1 winner Abhijeet Sawant had previously joined it. He contested the State Assembly elections of 2009 from the Mahim constituency. He continued his work under Shiv Sena and played a backstage role in the 2012's Brihanmumbai Municipal  Corporation elections. Aadesh Bandekar is a chairman of shree Siddhivinayak Ganpati Temple trust since July 2017 - controlled by Govt of Maharashtra status - Minister of State. Aadesh Bandekar is a president of Shiv Sena Chitrapat Sena. Aadesh Bandekar is the Brand Ambassdor of Matheran hill station and Abhyuday Bank. Aadesh Bandekar is a vice chairman of the International Roll Ball Federation. Personal life. Bandekar recently, in 2021, completed M.A. Part I in political science from University of Mumbai and has graduated from the Osmania University, Hyderabad in 1990, earning his bachelor's degree in commerce. He married Marathi and Hindi film  and television actress Suchitra Bandekar in 1990. Their production house ""Soham Productions"" is named after their son Soham Bandekar. Filmography. Notes