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Amruta Khanvilkar Says She Still Faces Marathi-Actor Stigma After ‘Taskaree’ Breakthrough

She says the industry has grown more accepting.

Overview

  • Khanvilkar describes performing action for the first time in Neeraj Pandey’s Netflix series Taskaree as liberating after two decades on screen.
  • She recounts injuring her hand on November 21 while filming a stunt, saying it swelled after she punched a stunt performer on her first day of action work.
  • The actor says she is still labeled a “Marathi actor” and told she carries TV “baggage,” adding that she chooses to ignore such remarks.
  • She credits newer generations for easing old norms, noting that myths about marriage ending careers or TV work blocking film roles are receding.
  • Beyond Taskaree, she appears in Jio Hotstar’s Space Gen Chandrayaan and performed the Marathi play Lagna Panchami in January across Maharashtra.