Sharad Ponkshe is an Indian actor who works predominantly in the Marathi film, theater and television industry. He joined a drama school in Mumbai right after his higher secondary education. He was part of the hit Marathi TV show Damini. He was appreciated on his acting skills and this helped him get roles in Marathi movies. Apart from Marathi he has also acted in Bollywood movies. His popular acting credits include movies like Satvapariksha (1998), Black Friday (2004), Gadhvache Lagna (2007), Tukaram (2012), Dekh Tamasha Dekh (2014), Black Home (2015), Sandook (2015), Mokla Shwas (2016), Kanika (2017), FU: Friendship Unlimited (2017), Chhand Priticha, Raja (2018) and Me Shivaji Park (2018). Sharad is immensely popular for playing Nathuram Godse twice. His first tryst with playing Godse came in the play Me Nathuram Godse Boltoy. The play is very popular and has also come under a lot of criticism for its content. He later played the same character in the Kamal Hassan movie Hey Ram (2000). His other releases include Ek Nirnay...Swatahacha Swatasathi, Bandishala and Aakrandan.