Bharat, Bharath, Bharata, Bhārat, or Bhārata may be a transliteration of either Bharata (Sanskrit: भरत, lit. "to be maintained") or Bhārata (Sanskrit: भारत, lit. "descended from Bharata") and may refer to:

Makarand Madhukar Anaspure (Marathi:मकरंद अनासपुरे) is an Indian actor. He is popular on television and has acted in several Marathi movies in his career. He is mainly known for his comedy and intelligent roles in Marathi cinema.He has also played a cameo for one episode in the Hindi serial "Tu Tu Main Main" as an Umpire along with co-stars - Bharat Jadhav (Pachadlela fame) and Arun kadam (Pran Jaaye Par Shaan Na Jaaye). He credits Nana Patekar for his access in the film industry. Makarand started his career using his unique proficiency in the Marathwada accent of Marathi language, and it is one of his specialties. He is a hardworking actor and one of the top in the Marathi film industry.^{[citation needed]}

Makarand Anaspure entered into direction by directing Marathi Film Dambis in 2011. He also produced couple of movies.The film received good response in Maharashtra.

Makrand will be always remembered for his comic role in the movie "Saade Maade Teen" where he had overshadowed two great comedian Ashok Saraf and Bharat Jadhav.^{[citation needed]}

Priya Arun is an actress in the Marathi language film industry of India. She is the widow of veteran Marathi actor late Laxmikant Berde, she also has a son.

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