Education
He has an Master of Business Administration in Marketing from Prestige Institute of Management & Research, Gwalior and is married to fellow actor and co-star Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar.
He has an Master of Business Administration in Marketing from Prestige Institute of Management & Research, Gwalior and is married to fellow actor and co-star Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar.
He started his career with modeling then he made his first television debut through Aakrosh which was aired on Doordarshan back in 1980s. Sharad slowly started to build up his career by acting in a few popular show including Saat Phere - Saloni Ka Safar. Sharad also was seen Bollywood movies such as Ram-Leela and 1920: Evil Returns and Hero and Rocky Handsome.
After having a few years gap, Sharad came back on television as a lead actor in the crime-fiction serial Agent Raghav - Crime Branch which is a highly popular show.
Sharad hails from the city of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh from Marathi family. After completing education, Sharad started teaching physical education.
When he got a chance to come to Mumbai on a seven-day visit, for the first time, he got to know about Grasim Mr India 2002 almost on the last day. On an impulse, he participated in the ramp show.
At that time he had a part-time job with Airtel, besides working as a gym instructor at Madhavrao Scindia"s club in Gwalior.
Sharad started modelling within one month and has done about 25 ramp shows. Sharad Kelkar was a Grasim Mr. India finalist. In 2005, he made his television debut as Nahar Singh in Saat Phere - Saloni Ka Safar.
Sharad was host of the show Pati Patni Aur Woh (television series) on Imagine television in 2009.
In 2007, Sharad hosted Rock-North-Roll Family along with former Hero Honda Sa Re Georgia Ma Pa Challenge 2007 contestant Mauli Dave. Then he appeared as Thakur Digvijay Singh Bhadoria in Bairi Piya which earned him critical acclaim for his performance.
Sharad was also part of Marathi film Chinu where he played the hero to the female protagonist who plays the title role of Chinu. In 2010, he participated in reality comedy television series, Comedy Circus Mahasangram (2010) paired with Bharti Singh and Paresh Ganatra.
In 2012, he replaced Mohnish Behl as Doctor Ashutosh in the serial Kuch Toh Log Kahenge which aired on Sony Entertainment India.
Together, in 2006 the couple also appeared on the dance reality show Nach Baliye 2. Since September 2015, Sharad is seen as Agent Raghav in his new crime and mystery thriller "Agent Raghav - Crime Branch " which airs on &television He describes his role as " Here"s a guy who is suave and dapper, with an intelligence quotient that can give even the most intelligent and shrewd criminal a run for his money.
He can do things that very few can - read people"s minds and use deductive reasoning.
I haven"t played such a character or taken up a crime series like this before. Besides, the premise of the show was unique and I couldn"t let it go.".
He apppeared in Rocky Handsome which will released on Friday 25 March 2016.