Well Known lyricist of Marathi and Hindi films, Swanand Kirkire has found his place on the first poster of forthcoming Marathi film ‘Chumbak’ presented by popular Bollywood personality Akshay Kumar. Surprisingly, Swanand is playing the lead role in this film and this is also his debut in acting. Swanand plays the character of Prasanna who suffers from Dyslexia and lives in a small village in Solapur. In the recently held New York Film Festival of Indian films, Swanand Kirkire had received nomination in best actor’s category, which itself is a big achievement for him.

About his selection in this film, director Sandeep Modi says that the name of Swanand Kirkire was suggested to him by the writer of this film Saurabh Bhave and producer Naren Kumar, who felt that Swanand’s face displays that innocence of a child. Speaking about his role, Swanand says, “When this team approached me, I thought it must be for the purpose of music, but when they told me their intention, I was shocked. But, after listening to the script and respecting their confidence in my selection, I decided to do this film.” Alongwith Swanand Kirkire another actor playing important role is Sangram Desai from Kolhapur. ‘Chumbak’ will release all over Maharashtra on 27th July 2018.