Prajakta Gaikwad to Pushkar Jog, a look at Marathi actors who are highly educated

Be it on-camera or off-screen, they are constantly concerned to give their fans the best entertainment. For many are often smitten by cinema when they are quite young, some have ventured into the showbiz world despite doing well in their academics. Do you know quite a few Marathi celebs are much more educated and knowledgeable than you would have ever imagined? Here's a quick look at celebs who are highly educated. (PC - Instagram)

Chala Hawa Yeu Dya fame Nilesh Sable is an Ayurvedacharya. The actor was always inclined toward acting and always performed on stage. The actor is a professional doctor and later decided to pursue his career in acting. (PC - Instagram)

Marathi actor Sagar Karande is a computer engineer. The comedian has successfully completed his engineering from a certified university and later proceeded to take training in acting in 2002. The actor moved to Mumbai to fulfill his dreams in the field of acting and now he is one of the best comedians on Marathi TV. (PC - Instagram)

Marathi TV actress Prajakta Gaikwad rose to fame with the TV shows Swarajya Rakshak Sambhaji and Aai Mazi Kalubai. Prajakta is a techie by profession and she obtained her degree from Pune university. (PC - Instagram)

He Man Baware entertainer Shashank Ketkar completed his Masters in Engineering Management from Sydney, Australia. He also worked as a duty manager at Olympic gold-medalist Ian Thorpe's swimming school in Australia. While in Sydney, he used to participate in Marathi plays created by social groups. After finishing his schooling and getting back to India, he chose to experience performing arts and later shifted to acting (PC - Instagram)

Popular TV and film actor Subodh Bhave has done MA from a reputed university in Pune. The actor always had a penchant for acting. (PC - Instagram)

Bigg Boss Marathi fame Pushkar Jog completed a degree in Dentistry from Mumbai University. Despite being a doctor, he could not resist pursuing acting as a career. (PC - Instagram)

Aggabai Sasubai actor Girish Oak is an Ayurvedic doctor. Since college, he had a strong connection with theatre, and hence even after completing his degree, he decided to become a fulfleged actor. (PC - Instagram)