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in feet inches- 5’ 10”
in pounds- 165 lbs
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• Contested the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections from the Mumbai North-West Constituency; lost to Gajanan Kirtikar of Shiv Sena.
Directorial: Aai (Marathi, 1995), Vaastav: The Reality (Bollywood, 1999)
Production: Aai (Marathi, 1995), Pran Jaaye Par Shaan Na Jaaye (Bollywood, 2003)
TV: Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 1 (2006)
• In May 2013, the poster of Mahesh Manjrekar’s
Mahesh Manjrekar’s Biography | Birth | Education | Family | Marriage | Debut | Filmography
Mahesh Manjrekar is an Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. He was born on 16 August 1958 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. His sun sign is Leo. He completed his schooling from Don Bosco High School, Mumbai. He earned a graduate degree from Mumbai University.
He is married to Medha Manjrekar. They have a son, Satya Majrekar, and two daughters, Saiee Manjrekar and Ashwami Manjrekar.
He has a brother, Shailesh Manjrekar, and a sister, Devyani Manjrekar.
Interesting facts about Mahesh Manjrekar
In the year 1992, Mahesh Manjrekar made his acting debut with the Marathi film ‘Jeeva Sakha.’
He worked in his first Bollywood film ‘Mere Ishq Ki Kahani’ in 2001.
Mahesh Manjrekar in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’
Mahesh Manjrekar was also a part of the Academy Award winning Hollywood film ‘Slumdog Millionaire.’
In 1995, Mahesh made his directorial debut with the Marathi film ‘Aai.’
Mahesh Manjrekar in ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa’
In 2006, he participated as a contestant on the dance reality show ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa Season 1’ and became one of the top two finalists.
Other films that Mahesh Manjrekar has directed are, Vaastav: The Reality (1999), Nidan (2000), and Astitva (2000).
He contested in the Lok Sabha elections in the year 2014 as a member of MNS party, from Mumbai’s Northwest constituency. However, he lost to Shiv Sena’s Gajanan Kirtikar.
Mahesh Manjrekar’s filmography
Mahesh Manjrekar is popular for portraying negative characters in Bollywood films.
In 2018, he hosted the first season of reality show ‘Bigg Boss Marathi.’
Some of Mahesh Manjrekar’s popular films are, Wanted (2009), Kaante (2002), Dabangg (2010), Bajirao Mastani (2015), City of Gold (2010), Ready (2021), Kaksparsh (2012), Natsamrat (2016), Mulshi Pattern (2018), Mumbai Saga (2021), and Antim: The Final Truth (2021).
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Mahesh Manjrekar
Indian director and actor (born 1958)
Mahesh Vaman Manjrekar (Marathi pronunciation: [məɦeːʃ maːɲd͡zɾekəɾ]; born 16 August 1958) is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer who works primarily in Hindi films, alongside Marathi and Telugu films. 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 for Best Feature Film in Marathi for Astitva and two Star Screen Awards. He is also the host of the reality show, Bigg Boss Marathi since 2018.
Early life
Mahesh Manjrekar was born on 16 August 1958 in Bombay, Bombay state. He was brought up in a Marathi Karhade Brahmin family.
Personal life
Manjrekar was married to Deepa Mehta, a costume designer, with whom he has two children - Satya and Ashwami.; they were later divorced. Later, he married Medha Manjrekar. They have a daughter, Saiee Manjrekar, who is an actress. He has a stepdaughter from Medha's first husband - Gauri Ingawale who is also an actress.
Career
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 Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj 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 Sa
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