Mahesh Manjrekar

Biography

Mahesh Manjrekar was born on 16 August 1958 in Mumbai, Maharashtra (erstwhile Bombay state). He was brought up in a Marathi Karhade Brahmin family.

Manjrekar was married to Deepa Mehta, a costume designer but they were divorced with whom he has two children. Later, he married Medha Manjrekar. They have a daughter, Saiee Manjrekar, who is an actress. He has a stepdaughter from Medha's first husband.

Manjrekar has acted in several films, including some of his own productions. He was first seen in the Door darshan Marathi series named Kshitij, in which he played a leprosy patient.

He first gained acclaim as an actor for his performance in the 2002 film Kaante and later played negative roles in the Tamil film Arrambam (2013), Telugu film Okkadunnadu (2007), and as the gangster Javed in the film Slumdog Millionaire (2008).

He played Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the Marathi film Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy. He also played the role of Harpeez Dongara in the Aakhri Chunauti series of episodes in the Indian TV series C.I.D. Manjrekar was acclaimed for the role of Inspector D.R. Talpade in the movie Wanted.

He was an MNS candidate from Mumbai North West in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections but lost to Gajanan Kirtikar of Shiv Sena.