Mahesh Vaman Manjrekar (Marathi pronunciation: əɦeːʃ maːɲd͡zɾekəɾ born 16 August 1958) is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer who works primarily in

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films, alongside

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and

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films. He is credited with directing the critically acclaimed films '' Vaastav: The Reality'' (1999), ''

Astitva ''Astitva'' () is a 2000 Indian film made simultaneously in Marathi and Hindi languages, written and directed by Mahesh Manjrekar. The film tells the story of Aditi Pandit, a happily married woman whose husband Srikant Pandit becomes suspicious w ...

'' (2000) and '' Viruddh... Family Comes First'' (2005). He has won a

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for Best Feature Film in Marathi for Astitva and two

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. He is also the host of the reality show, ''

Bigg Boss Marathi ''Bigg Boss'' (or colloquially ''Bigg Boss Marathi'') is the Marathi-language version of the reality television programme ''Bigg Boss'', based on ''Big Brother (franchise), Big Brother'', which airs on Colors Marathi. Mahesh Manjrekar hosted th ...

'' since 2018.

Early life

Mahesh Manjrekar was born on 16 August 1958 in

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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 ''Kaante'' () is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Sanjay Gupta, written by Milap Zaveri, and starring an ensemble cast including Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Lucky Ali, Mahesh Manjrekar, Kumar Gaurav ...

'', and later played negative roles in the

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film ''

Arrambam ''Arrambam'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Vishnuvardhan. Produced by A. Raghuram and co-written by Subha, the film stars Ajith Kumar, Arya, Nayanthara, Taapsee and Rana Daggubati (in a cameo), with Mah ...

'' (2013),

film '' Okkadunnadu'' (2007) and as the gangster Javed in the film ''

Slumdog Millionaire ''Slumdog Millionaire'' is a 2008 British drama film that is a loose adaptation of the novel '' Q & A'' (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. It narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. Starring Dev Patel ...

'' (2008). He played

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in the

film ''

Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy ''Mi Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy'' ( I'm Shivajiraje Bhosale Speaking) is a 2009 Indian Marathi-language film produced by Sanjay Chhabria along with Ashwami Manjrekar and directed by Santosh Ramdas Manjrekar. The film follows an underdog who fig ...

''. He also played the role of Harpeez Dongara in the ''Aakhri Chunauti'' series of episodes in the Indian TV series ''

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''. 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

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but lost to

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Shiv Sena Shiv Sena (1966–2022) (; ; SS) was a right-wing Marathi regionalist Hindutva-based political party in India founded in 1966 by Bal Thackeray, who was later succeeded by Uddhav Thackeray. The party is split into two parties: the Uddha ...

Filmography

Actor

Film credits

Television

Web series

Production

In 2011, he launched his own production company with Aniruddha Deshpande called Great Maratha Entertainment LLP Productions. The first film made under the banner was the ''

Fakta Ladh Mhana ''Fakta Ladh Mhana'' () is a 2011 Indian Marathi-language multi-starrer action-thriller film directed by Sanjay Jadhav. It is produced and written by Mahesh Manjrekar. The film is led by Aniket Vishwasrao, Siddharth Jadhav, Sanjay Narvekar, Sa ...

'' which is one of the most expensive Marathi films.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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