Mickey Mehta (born 29 August 1962) is a

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Personal life

Rohinton Mehta was born into a middle-class Parsi family. His father worked as a banker, and his mother served as a secretary. He was raised in

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. He completed his education at

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. Despite attending college infrequently, Mehta's background and upbringing have played a significant role in shaping his life and career. Mickey Mehta Dna iCan

Career

He began his career as a black-belt

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instructor in 1983, and simultaneously worked as a personal trainer and door-to-door masseur. His next recruitment was in 1984 at Ramada Plaza Palm Grove, a property of Ramada International chain of hotels, as a health club manager, followed by his employment at The

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, Muscat-Al Madinah,

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with a similar job profile. Thereafter, he returned to

to become a

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manager for The

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, where he worked for five years. He started his solo career in 1993 and launched the 'Learn

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in 24 hours' programme which received press coverage and found its way to ''The Limca Book of World Records – 1995''. He was featured in the ''Smart People Magazine'' where he spoke about

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and wellness representing the '

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'. In 1993, he was assigned to serve as a coach for

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and also started off as a wellness coach for media barons,

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industry and the industrialists. In 2003, he inaugurated Mickey Mehta’s 360 degree Gyms which are promoted as wellness temples. The first branch was established at Hughes Road,

, in April 2003. The brand later expanded to 12 wellness temples that include facilities such as swimming and equipment-free training such as

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ing, boot camp,

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s and lifestyle counselling. Mehta's centers are known for providing a discount that is equal to his age during August and September every year. The seasonal offer is always promoted as 'Mickey Mehta's Birthday Offer'. He started his online website in 2009. He has contributed his work on

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, Radio City,

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and

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. and has also offered advice in discussions forums on websites such as

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and idiva.com. Mehta is an author of the book ''Garbaghyan'', which he compiled in association with the National Association for the Blind. He partners with the DNA iCan Marathon event every year as a wellness partner through which he motivates and mentors all participants. Mickey Mehta was a brand ambassador for the German fitness equipment Company Milon for one year. The equipment was used by

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and

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during the making of the

movie ''

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''. He is currently producing a documentary film on

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's life and his inclination towards healing with naturopathy. The short documentary will be titled ''Gandhi- The Healer''. The film explores Gandhi's life as a healer. For the film, Mehta interviewed many experts, historians, and spiritual gurus, for their inputs. The film was slated to release on 2 October,

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Initiatives

He launched "''Heal the World Initiative"'' on 24 August 2011. On 12 February 2013, Mehta launched a braille book with wellness tips for pregnant and lactating women. The book was launched in collaboration with the Director of National Association for the Blind and was titled ''Swasthya Aur Aarogya''. On 15 February 2014, Mehta along with dress designer Maheka Mirpuri launched the MCan, a charitable foundation at the

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(TMH) for providing financial assistance to the underprivileged towards cure for

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. Mickey Mehta initiated the launch of a department called Wellness Temple at the Masina Hospital in

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(

). The launch took place on 5 June 2014. On 3 April 2016, Mehta along with actress

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extended their support for World Autism Awareness Campaign month and to respect that, Khushi, a pediatric therapy center located in

, held Cause-a-thon, a special 7-kilometer and 1-kilometre marathon at Taj Lands End.

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launched

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Revive along with Mickey Mehta at

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. Mehta along with Gymtrekker announced the second-biggest fitness party at Radio Bar Khar on 3 April 2016.

References

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