Background
Joshi was born in Bangalore, Karnataka.
Joshi was born in Bangalore, Karnataka.
He was educated and made his acting début in Pune, Maharashtra.
He has worked in Hindi, Marathi, Bhojpuri and Kannada films. Foreign better career prospects, he later moved to Mumbai. Joshi started his career in theatre in Pune.
He was noticed through the play.
Along with Anand Abhyankar and Suhasini Deshpande, the show was performed more than 1000 times. Joshi later on got various roles in Hindi and Marathi films.
His 1993 comedy film Sawat Majhi Ladki was quite successful. Joshi played the lead role of a doctor husband of actress Neena Kulkarni and who is engaged in an extra-marital affair with his junior doctor played by Varsha Usgaonkar.
Foreign his work in Tu Tithe Mee (1998), Joshi"s work was appreciated.
Produced by Smita Talwalkar and directed by Sanjay Surkar, the film was adjudged as the Best Feature Film in Marathi at the 46th. In 2009, he played the lead role of Gadge Maharaj, a social reformer and saint from Maharashtra, in the film Debu. Joshi also played various character and side roles in Hindi films and is known for his portrayal of negative roles.
His villainous role of Sadhu Yadav in the 2003 Hindi film Gangaajal directed by Prakash Jha was appreciated.
This socio-political film was based on the Bhagalpur blindings that happened in 1980. He has also worked in Bhojpuri films.
Joshi stepped in the Hindi television industry through the show Jamuniya in 2010 that aired on Imagine television Joshi was president of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Natya Parishad from 2003 to 2011 and then reelected in 2013 to at present.