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Mahesh Manjrekar
Manjrekar at Audio release of 3:56 Killari
Born (1958-08-16) 16 August 1958 (age 65)[1]
Bombay (present-day Mumbai), India
Occupations
  • Film actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active1975–present
SpouseMedha Manjrekar
Children3, including Saiee

Mahesh Vaman Manjrekar (born 16 August 1958)[1] is an Indian actor, director, writer, and producer who works primarily in Hindi films, alongside Marathi and Telugu films.[2] He is credited with directing the critically acclaimed films Vaastav: The Reality (1999), Astitva (2000) and Viruddh... Family Comes First (2005). He has won a National Film Award and two Star Screen Awards.

Manjrekar has acted in several films, including some of his own productions. He was first seen in the Door darshan Marathi series named Kshitij, in which he played a leprosy patient. He first gained acclaim as an actor for his performance in the 2002 film Kaante, and later played negative roles in the Tamil film Arrambam (2013), Telugu film Okkadunnadu (2007) and as the gangster Javed in the film Slumdog Millionaire (2008). He played Shivaji in the Marathi film Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy. He also played the role of Harpeez Dongara in the Aakhri Chunauti series of episodes in the Indian TV series C.I.D.. Manjrekar was acclaimed for the role as inspector D.R. Talpade in the movie Wanted.

He was a MNS candidate from Mumbai North West in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections but lost to Gajanan Kirtikar of Shiv Sena.[3][4]

Personal life

Manjrekar has a daughter, Saiee Manjrekar, who is a Bollywood actress.[5] He has a stepdaughter, Gauri Ingawale, from his wife Medha Manjrekar's first husband.[6]

Filmography

Acting Credits

Year Title Language Role Notes
1999 Vaastav Hindi As himself in a song
2002 Kaante Hindi Raja "Bali" Yadav
2009 Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy Marathi Chhatrapati Shivaji

Filmmaking Credits

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
1999 Vaastav Yes No
2000 Astitva Yes Yes No
2011 Ami Shubhash Bolchi Yes Yes No

References

  1. ^ a b Multiple sources:
    • "Mahesh Manjrekar". BollywoodMDb.
    • "Mahesh Manjrekar celebrates his birthday". mid-day. 18 August 2012.
    • "5 things you did not know about birthday boy Mahesh Manjrekar|The Times of India". The Times of India. 16 August 2014.
    • "Mahesh Manjrekar celebrates his Birthday | Indian Photo Agency". indianphotoagency.com. 17 August 2012.
  2. ^ "The day my work suffers, I'll retire". Rediff.com. 12 November 2001. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Mahesh Manjrekar was MNS Candidate from Mumbai North West". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Celeb politicians: who won and who lost". Hindustan Times. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Saiee Manjrekar on life post Bollywood debut: When I step out, I've to think about how am I looking, talk nicely, earlier I could wear pajamas and ignore people". Hindustan Times. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Marathi actor director Mahesh Manjrekar stepdaughter Gauri Ingawale". Loksatta (in Marathi). Retrieved 4 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)