For the past few years, acting has opened a new career for youngsters. Even after Graduation, many youngsters have preferred singing ,acting and film making as their career. Some of whom who were Doctors, Engineers and even IT professionals have switched over to this profession. One such youngster who took up acting as his career, after his Post graduation is Umesh kamat. Today, he is not only an established Marathi actor but happily married to Priya Bapat , who is also from the same field.
Since childhood, Umesh was associated with stage performances as a hobby; but, he pursued his education till post graduation; only to choose acting as his career. Umesh began with stage plays and later performed in many TV serials and about 10 Marathi films released so far. Some of the prominent serials he has performed in are ‘Asamnbhav’ and ‘Eka Lagnachi Doosri Goshta’. Though Umesh has not been lucky to find his films becoming hits; his performances in these films were really very good. He has worked with many popular and new actresses like Saie Tamhankar(in two films), Nisha Parulekar, Urmila kanitkar, Bhargavi Chirmule and Priyanka Yadav. Two of his plays ‘Gandhi Aadva Yeto’ and ‘Nava Gadee Nava Rajya’ are presently drawing good crowds.

Umesh Kamat, ActorNow, Umesh is eagerly waiting for two of his films to be released shortly .Both are romantic films. One is ‘Time Please’ opposite his own wife Priya for the first time on Big screen, apart from Siddharth Jadhav and Saie Tamhankar in supporting cast and the other is ‘Lagna Pahava Karun’ opposite Mukta Barve. Marathi Movie world spoke to this young brilliant actor, to know more about his experience in this field. Excerpts from an interview:

Q: After completing your education, you entered acting field to make a career. How was the response from your family?
A: They were very supportive; as they saw the confidence in me. Till then, I was into acting as a hobby. But, then I wanted to take it seriously. So, I gave my full time.
Q: How was your childhood like?
A: I lived in RBI Colony, Santacruz( West) for 20 years; as my mother worked for Reserve Bank of India. It was a good community living with social gatherings and programmes in the colony. In fact, it was a good platform to exhibit my acting talent.

Q: When exactly you turned to professional acting?
A: It was only after I completed my Post Graduation. At that time, Ii was matured enough to take my decisions. Moreover, I was confident about myself.

Q: You shot into limelight, after your performance as Adinath in the popular TV serial ‘Asambhav’. Isn’t it?
A: Yes, that’s right. The serial offered a good subject and I really enjoyed working in that serial. The role was good and people appreciated it.

Q: You are really having a good time with your ongoing play, ‘Nava Gadee Nava Rajya’. Now, you are doing a film, ‘Time Please’ based on this play. How confident are you about this film?
A: Actually, when I was offered this film by the makers of this play, I was initially hesitant, thinking that it would be the repeat of same things what we did on stage. But, when the developed script was shown to me; I was convinced that the cinematic format would be appealing with addition of new things, which were not possible to show on stage. For example, the lifestyle of IT people, their weekend parties and other liberties enjoyed by them outdoors. When Priya and myself did the reading of the dialogues for the film for the first time, we found them very interesting for a change. Many occasions, after reading a scene, we used burst into laughter.

Q: You are also doing a film with Mukta Barve. What is that film about ?
A: Yes, this is Ajay Naik’s own film. It is a romantic film. Ajay is a good friend and when he approached me with this subject, I found the subject new and related to lives of today’s youngsters. Moreover, my chemistry with Mukta had worked well in the concluding episodes of ‘Eka Llagnachi Doosari Goshta’. So, I immediately agreed to do it.
Q: Are there any other films in the pipeline?
A: Yes, I am doing a film ‘Pune via Bihar’ which is a love story of a Boy from Pune and Girl from Bihar. Mrunmayee Deshpande is playing the lead opposite me in this film.