Mahesh Manjrekar Wiki, Biography, Family, Movies, Bigg Boss, Images

Mahesh Manjrekar also known as Mahesh Vaman Manjrekar, is an Indian director, actor, writer, and producer. He is the host of the Marathi Reality show Bigg Boss Marathi. He is credited for the direction of critically acclaimed films Vaastav: The Reality (1999), Astiva (2000), and Viruddh, Family Comes First (2005). Mahesh won a National Film Award and two Star Screen Awards. Besides direction, he has acted in several films, including some of his productions. Mahesh gained first acclaim for his acting performance in the 2002 film Kaante, and later he played negative roles in the Telugu film Okkadunnadu (2007). His film Vedat Marathe Veer Daudale Saat starring Akshay Kumar received a huge response.

Biography

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Interesting Facts

• He made his directional debut in the movie ‘Vaastav: The Reality’, which gave him high success. He has acted in various movies portraying mainly as the antagonist.
• He has been showcasing his skills ever since he launched out as a producer and also as an actor in Marathi theatre.
• Manjrekar made his acting debut in the Marathi Play called Aflatoon which was released in the year 1984. He is highly praised for his performance in the play.
• His Instagram account has more than 168K followers (as of December 2022).

Movies

Year	Films	Role	Language
1999	Vaastav: The Reality	As himself in Song	Hindi
2001	Ehsaas: The Feeling	Michael	Hindi
2002	Kaante	Raja "Balli" Yadav	Hindi
2003	Pran Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye	Munna Bhai Hatela	Hindi
2004	Plan	Sultan	Hindi
2004	Run	Ganpat Chowdhury	Hindi
2004	Musafir	Lukka	Hindi
2005	It Was Raining That Night	Brij Bhushan	English
2006	Zinda	Joy Fernandes	Hindi
2006	Jawani Diwani: A Youthful Joyride	Chappu Bhai	Hindi
2007	Dus Kahaniyaan	Mahesh	Hindi
2007	Okkadunnadu	Sona Bhai	Telugu
2005	Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav	Advocate Prasad Pritam Pradyuman	Hindi
2007	Deha	Madhav	Hindi
2008	Meerabai Not Out	Manoj Anant Achrekar	Hindi
2008	Slumdog Millionaire	Don Javed	English
2008	Homam	Daddy	Telugu
2009	Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj	Marathi
2009	Wanted	Senior Inspector Daulat R. Talpade	Hindi
2009	99	AGM (Aatmaram Gyanshekhar Machve)	Hindi
2009	Fruit and Nut	Khandar Zala	Hindi
2010	Adhurs	Don Baba, the main villain	Telugu
2010	Teen Patti	Dagdu Seth	Hindi
2010	Dabangg	Haria (Rajo's father)	Hindi
2010	Don Seenu	Mukesh Duggal / Duggal Saab	Telugu
2011	Ready	Ram Kapoor (Prem's father)	Hindi
2011	Fakta Ladh Mhana	Bababhai	Marathi
2011	Bodyguard	Ranjan Mhatre	Hindi
2012	Tukkaa Fitt		Hindi
2012	OMG: Oh My God!	Lawyer Sardesai	Hindi
2012	Jai Jai Maharashtra Maza		Marathi
2013	Himmatwala	Sher Singh	Hindi
2013	Shootout at Wadala	Inspector Bhinde	Hindi
2013	Once Upon a Time In Mumbaai Dobara	Local gangster Rawa	Hindi
2013	Arrambam	Mahadev Rane	Tamil
2013	Rajjo	Begam	Hindi
2014	Jai Ho	Auto-Rickshaw Driver	Hindi
2014	Rege	Pradeep Sharma	Marathi
2014	Singham Returns	Chief Minister Vikram Adhikari	Hindi
2014	Ardhangini by Abhishek Mukherjee		Bengali
2015	Bajirao Mastani	Shahuji Raje Bhosale	Hindi
2015	Akhil	Divya's father	Telugu
2016	Vrundavan	Bhumi's father	Marathi
2016	Guntur Talkies	Jakie	Telugu
2016	Badsha - The Don	Shyam Vhai	Bengali
2017	FU: Friendship Unlimited	Chilly's father	Marathi
2017	Velaikkaran	Madhav Kurup	Tamil
2018	Sanju	Himself	Hindi
2018	Take Care Good Night	Inspector Pawar	Marathi
2019	Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota	Ajoba	Hindi
2019	Vinaya Vidheya Rama	Chief Minister of Bihar	Telugu
2019	Total Dhamaal	Chinnappa Swamy	Hindi
2019	Saaho	Prince	Hindi, Telugu
2019	Mulshi Pattern	Shirpya	Marathi
2019	Dabangg 3	Hariya	Hindi
2019	66 Sadashiv		Marathi
2020	Kesari	Vastad Mehman	Marathi
2020	Taxi No. 24		Hindi
2021	The White Tiger	The Stork	English Hindi
2021	The Power	Kaalidas Haridas Thakur	Hindi
2021	Boss	Baba Khan	Bhojpuri
2021	Antim: The Final Truth	Satyavan "Satya" Vichare	Hindi
2022	Sarkaru Vaari Paata	Finance minister	Telugu
2022	De Dhakka 2	Babbar Lahori	Marathi
2022	Katha Kanchiki Manam Intiki		Telugu

Film Credits

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer
1999	Vaastav: The Reality	Yes	No	No
2000	Astitva	Yes	No	Yes
2000	Kurukshetra	Yes	No	Yes
2000	Nidaan	Yes	No	Yes
2000	Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hai	Yes	No	Yes
2001	Ehsaas: The Feeling	Yes	No	Yes
2001	Tera Mera Saath Rahen	Yes	No	Yes
2002	Hathyar	Yes	No	Yes
2002	Pitaah	Yes	No	Yes
2003	Pyaar Kiya Nahin Jaatha	Yes	No	Yes
2003	Pran Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye	No	Yes	No
2004	Rakht	Yes	No	Yes
2005	It Was Raining That Night	Yes	Yes	Yes
2005	Viruddh... Family Comes First	Yes	No	Yes
2005	Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!	Yes	No	Yes
2006	Matichya Chuli	No	No	Yes
2009	Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy	No	No	Yes
2010	Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho	Yes	No	Yes
2010	City of Gold	Yes	No	Yes
2011	Ami Shubhash Bolchi	Yes	No	Yes
2011	Fakt Ladh Mhana	Yes	Yes	Yes
2012	Kaksparsh	Yes	No	No
2012	Shala	No	Yes	No
2016	Natsamrat	Yes	No	Yes
2017	FU: Friendship Unlimited	Yes	Yes	Yes
2018	Me Shivaji Park	Yes	Yes	Yes
2018	Shikari	No	Yes	Yes
2019	Bhai: Vyakti Ki Valli	Yes	Yes	No
2021	The Power	Yes	No	No
2021	Antim: The Final Truth	Yes	No	No
2022	Nay Varan Bhat Loncha Kon Nay Koncha	Yes	No	No
2023	SwatantraVeer Savarkar	No	No	Yes
2023	Vedat Marathe Veer Daudale Saat	Yes	Yes	Yes

Television

Year	Show	Role
2006	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 1	Contestant
2009	Monica Mogre	Criminal in Case File No. 1
2009	Specials @ 10	Director of Har Kadam Par Shaque
2009	Arre Deewano Mujhe Pehchano	Himself (contestant)
2010	Maharashtracha Superstar 1	Himself (Judge)
2010	C.I.D.	HD (Harpeez Dongra)
2015	Agent Raghav - Crime Branch	Dilip Chauhan
2018	Bigg Boss Marathi 1	Host
2018	Selection Day	Sir Tommy
2019	Bigg Boss Marathi 2	Host
2019	TVF Cheesecake	Mirza
2020	1962: The War in the Hills	Director
2021	Bigg Boss Marathi 3	Host
2022	Bigg Boss Marathi 4	Host

Web Series

• 2019 – Kaale Dhande
• 2020 – Forbidden Love

Awards and Nominations

• 2000 – National Film Award Best Feature Film in Marathi for Astitva – Won
• 2000 – Filmfare Award Best Director for Vaastav: The Realty – Nominated
• 2000 – Filmfare Award Best Scene of the Year for Vaastav: The Reality – Won
• 2003 – Filmfare Award Best Comedian for Kaante – Nominated
• 2000 – IIFA Award Best director for Vaastav: The Reality – Nominated
• 2003 – IIFA Award Best Comedian for Kaante – Won
• 2001 – Screen Award Best Story for Astitva – Won
• 2001 – Screen Award Best Screenplay for Astitva – Nominated
• 2001 – Screen Award Special Jury Award for Astitva – Won
• 1994 – Filmfare Marathi Award Best Director for Aai – Won
• 2016 – Filmfare Marathi Award Best Director for Natsamrat – Nominated
• 2016 – Filmfare Marathi Award Best Director (Critics) for Natsamrat – Won
• 2016 – ZEE Cine Award Best Marathi Film for Natsamrat – Won
• 2010 – ZEE Gaurav Puraskar Best Story for Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy – Won
• 2010 – ZEE Gaurav Puraskar Best Screenplay for Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy – Won
• 2012 – ZEE Gaurav Puraskar Best Director for Kaksparsh – Nominated
• 2016 – ZEE Gaurav Puraskar Best Director for Natsamrat – Won
• 2012 – Maharashtra State Film Award Best Director for Kaksparsh – Won
• 2012 – Pune International Film Festival Best Marathi Feature Film for Kaksparsh – Won
• 2012 – Marathi International Cinema & Theatre Award Best Director For Kaksparsh – Won
• 2010 – Maharashtracha Favourite Kon Best Film for Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy – Won
• 2011 – Maharashtracha Favourite Kon Best Director for Lalbaug Parel – Won
• 2012 – Maharashtracha Favourite Kon Best Film for Kaksparsh – Won
• 2012 – Maharashtracha Favourite Kon Best Director for Kaksparsh – Won
• 2016 – Maharashtracha Favourite Kon Best Director for Natsamrat – Nominated
• 2012 – Sanskruti Kaladarpan Best Director for Kaksparsh – Nominated
• 2016 – Sanskruti Kaladarpan Best Director for Natsamrat – Nominated
• 2019 – Colors Marathi Award Best Host for Bigg Boss Marathi 1 – Won
• 2021 – Colors Marathi Award Best Host for Bigg Boss Marathi 1 – Nominated
• 2022 – Colors Marathi Award Best Host for Bigg Boss Marathi 1 – Won
• 2019 – Sakal Premier Award for Best Film for Panghrun – Won
• 2019 – Sakal Premier Award for Best Director for Panghrun – Won

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