Aadesh Bandeka

Aadesh Bandekar is an Indian Marathi Actor, Television Host and Politician (Shiv Sena). He is also known as Bhauji. He is become well known for hosting the Marathi game show Home Minister on Zee Marathi. He also host the show Divided on ETV Marathi.

Bandekar graduated from the Osmania University, Hyderabad in 1990 earning his Bachelors degree in Commerce. He is married to Marathi and Hindi film and television actress Suchitra Bandekar. Their production house is named after their son Soham. Bandekar, under his banner "Soham Productions", is also the producer of the crime-based Marathi television show Lakshya that airs on STAR Pravah. Bandekar joined the Maharashtrian political party Shiv Sena in September 2009. He became the second member of Shiv Sena from the entertainment industry after singer and Indian Idol Season 1 winner Abhijeet Sawant had previously joined it.

Bandekar hosted the musical Antakshari show Tak Dhina Dhin on DD National. Bandekar is known for hosting the game show Home Minister on Zee Marathi. In the show, Bandekar visits various homes and plays games with the housewives where the winner wins a Paithani sari. He is popular among the women of Maharashtra as Bhauji (English: Brother-in-law). In 2009 while he contested the State Assembly elections, the show was hosted by actor Jitendra Joshi. Bandekar resumed the show in 2010 after losing the elections. He has also hosted many other game shows like Hafta Band, WoW, DNA Ekamatra family Show and Divided. He has also done compering of award shows.

Bandekar has worked in Marathi TV serials like Avaghachi Sansar and Avantika on Zee Marathi. He debuted in films opposite Mrinal Kulkarni in the film Vishwaas. Bandekar, under his banner "Soham Productions", is also the producer of the crime-based Marathi television show Lakshya that airs on STAR Pravah.