Sharad Kelkar is an Indian actor who has worked in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Marathi films and several television serials. He is also known for lending his voice to dub Hollywood and South Indian films. Kelkar completed his degree in physical education and MBA from the Prestige Institute of Management and Research, Gwalior. After being one of the Grasim Mr India finalists, he made his television debut with the show Aakrosh (2004) on Doordarshan, playing the role of Inspector Sachin Kulkarni. The same year, he made his Bollywood debut with a small role as Dr. "Sattu" Satyendra Mishra in the movie Hulchul (2004).