Actor

Mahesh Manjrekar

Acting

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Acting credits

104

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.1

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Movies: 121Series: 10Crew credits: 45

TMDB ID: 85456

IMDb ID: nm0542498

Known for: Acting

Born: May 13, 1953

Age: 73

Place of birth: Mumbai, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1992 - 2027

Years active: 36

Average TMDB rating: 5.88

Wikidata: Q3089275

Also known as

महेश मांजरेकर • মহেশ মাঞ্জরেকর • మహేష్ మంజ్రేకర్ • Mahesh V. Manjrekar • Mahesh Vaman Manjrekar

Other jobs

Director (27)Writer (10)Producer (2)Screenplay (2)Dialogue (1)Original Story (1)Presenter (1)Story (1)

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Biography

Mahesh Manjrekar (born 15 August, 1958 in Mumbai) is an Indian director, actor, writer and producer. 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. Besides direction, he has acted in several films including some of his own productions. He first gained acclaim as an actor for his performance in the 2002 film Kaante, and later played negative roles in the Telugu film Okkadunnadu (2007) and as the gangster Javed in the film Slumdog Millionaire (2008). He played the role of 'Shivaji Maharaj' in Marathi movie Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy. He also played the role of Harpist Dongara in the "Aakhri Chunauti" series of episodes in CID.