Duke Tushar is a supporting character in Disney's 2025 animated feature film The Prince and the Waitress. He's the Grand Duke from the kingdom of Maldonia who serves King Samarth and Queen Agneta.
Background[]
Tushar was one of the people in Maldonia that got cursed by an evil witch Hegata, and trained to become Chancellor of his country and Captain of the Guards.
Personality[]
Tushar is a very serious man and loyal to his people. On a young age, he was very playful but on his training days, it was time for him to start a new personality and become a heroic leader of the Maldonian Guards., and protective to the royalties.
Physical appearances[]
Duke Tushar resembles Chancellor Esteban from Elena of Avalor. He has a dark skin, black hair and amber eyes. In the end after Hegata's curse is broken, he and rest of the Maldonians are revealed to be African-Americans like Tiana and her mother Eudora. He is commonly portrayed in a wine-colored coat with yellow and black accents, a yellow and blue sash, orange neckerchief,a yellow shirt, white trousers, and black boots.
Appearances[]
The Prince and the Waitress[]
Duke Tushar is seen to have arrived on a horseback to the port reuniting with Prince Naveen, and being introduced to his wife Tiana, her mother Eudora and Louis from New Orleans.
The Maldonians[]
Tushar appears in all episodes guiding Naveen on his adventures in Maldonia.
Trivia[]
- The late Lance Reddick was considered the role of Tushar, but due to his passing away on March 17 in 2023, Blair Underwood was cast later.