Mahesh Manjrekar

Mahesh Manjrekar महेश वामन मांजरेकर
Manjrekar at Education Awareness Event
Born	(1953-05-13) 13 May 1953 Mumbai, India
Occupation	Film actor, director, producer, singer, editor, politician
Years active	1984–present
Political party	Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
Religion	Hindu
Spouse(s)	Medha Manjrekar
Children	Ashwami Manjrekar, Satya Manjrekar
Website	http://www.maheshmanjrekar.com/[1]

Mahesh Vaman Manjrekar (Marathi: महेश वामन मांजरेकर) (born 13 May 1953)^[2] is an Indian film director, actor, writer and producer.^[3] 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 film Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy. He also played the role of Harpist Dongara in the Aakhri Chunauti series of episodes in C.I.D.. Manjrekar was acclaimed for the negative role as inspector D.R. Talpade in the movie Wanted starring superstar Salman Khan. He was also suspected to have links with the Mumbai underworld and was questioned by the police.^[4] He was an MNS candidate from Mumbai North West in 2014 Lok Sabha Elections but lost to Gajanan Kirtikar of Shiv Sena.^[5][6]

Filmography

Actor

Television

Director

Producer

• Pran Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye (2003)
• It Was Raining That Night (2005)
• Shala (2012)

Awards

• Astitva (2000) National Award for Best Regional Film (Marathi)
• Astitva (2000) Screen Weekly Awards for Best Story (Marathi)
• Kaante (2003) IIFA Best Performance in a Comic Role

References

External links

• Mahesh Manjrekar at the Internet Movie Database