Name: Mahesh
Manjrekar (Mahesh Waman Manjrekar)
Birthday: 16th
August, 1953
Zodiac: Leo
Marital
Status: Married to Medha Manjrekar. They have two children named Ashwami
and Satya Manjrekar
Awards: Mahesh
Manjrekar has been the recipient of the National Award for Best Regional Film
(Marathi) for his film Astitva, as well as the Screen Weekly Awards for Best
Story (Marathi) for the same film. He was also awarded the IIFA Award for Best
Performance in a Comic Role for the film Kaante.
Trivia: A
talented director, producer, writer and actor, Mahesh Manjrekar has been in the
theatre and film industry for over two decades now, and has successfully made a
mark for himself. He has acted in several movies, portraying mainly grey
characters in various films.
Biography: Mahesh
Manjrekar is a powerhouse of talent. He has been displaying his talent ever
since he started out as an actor and producer in Marathi theatre. His first
Marathi play was Aflatoon in 1984, for which he received much recognition.
Subsequently, his true talent was brought out in the form of plays like
Dhyanimani, Gidhade, All the Best, and so on.
Mahesh
Manjrekar made his mark in the Hindi cinema with his first film Vaastav: The
Reality. He was the director of this film, which starred Sanjay Dutt and
Namrata Shirodkar in the lead roles, and revolved around Mumbai underworld. The
film was quite successful both commercially and critically, and was awarded
with many prestigious awards like Filmfare, Screen Weekly and IIFA.
His
success followed in the year 2000 in the form of Astitva, which was made in
Hindi and Marathi and starred Tabu, Sachin Khedekar and Ravindra Mankani in
important roles. This film won him the National Award for Best Film in Marathi
along with the Star Screen Award for Best Story as well as the Star Screen
Special Jury Award for the same.
The
talented director- producer also became renowned for his other films like
Kurukshetra, Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hai, Hathyar, Pyaar Kiya Nahi Jaatha,
and many more, but these were commercially not very successful. He then started
acting in Hindi films in 2003 with Sanjay Gupta’s film Kaante, in which he
played the role of a drug peddler. Manjrekar’s versatility was seen when he
directed films like Rakht, Viruddh… Family Comes First, and Vaah! Life Ho Toh
Aisi to name a few. He forayed into Bengali cinema with Mithun Chakraborty
starrer film Ami Shubhash Bolchi. He has also directed Marathi films like Fakta
ladh Mhana, Kaksparsh and Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy, of which the last set
a record opening at the time of its release.
Mahesh
Manjrekar has proved his talent only in the films he has directed and produced,
but also in the films he has acted in. Be it Hindi films like Musafir, Dus
Kahaniyaan, Slumdog Millionaire, Wanted, Teen Patti, Dabangg, Ready, Bodyguard
and Oh My God, or Telugu films like Okkadunnadu and Don Seenu, or even the
Marathi films produced by him, audiences have witnessed his amazing talent in a
variety of genres.
The versatile filmmaker and actor has also
been seen in quite a few television appearances, popular ones being celebrity
dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and crime series C.I.D. He has also lent
his voice to some songs of his Hindi and Marathi films. His upcoming films include
Shootout at Wadala, Himmatwala and Beed Cha Raaja.
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