Mahesh Manjrekar

Mahesh Manjrekar
Manjrekar in 2021
Born	16 August 1958 Bombay, Bombay State, India
Occupations	Actor director screenwriter producer
Years active	1975–present
Spouse	Deepa Mehta ​ ​ (m. 1987; div. 1995)​ Medha Manjrekar ​ (m. 1995)​
Children	3 (including Saiee Manjrekar)

Mahesh Vaman Manjrekar (Marathi pronunciation: [məɦeːʃ maːɲd͡zɾekəɾ]; born 16 August 1958) is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer who works primarily in Hindi films, alongside Marathi, Telugu and Bhojpuri films. 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 for Best Feature Film in Marathi for Astitva and two Star Screen Awards. He is also known as host of the reality show, Bigg Boss Marathi since 2018.

Early life

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

Personal life

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.

Career

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 as inspector D.R. Talpade in the movie Wanted.

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

Filmography

Actor

Year	Films	Role	Language	Ref.
1999	Vaastav: The Reality	Himself	Hindi
2001	Ehsaas: The Feeling	Michael
2002	Kaante	Raja "Balli" Yadav
2003	Pran Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye	Munna Bhai Hatela
2004	Plan	Sultan
	Run	Ganpat Chowdhury
	Musafir	Lukka
2005	It Was Raining That Night	Brij Bhushan	English
2006	Zinda	Joy Fernandes	Hindi
	Jawani Diwani: A Youthful Joyride	Chappu Bhai
2007	Dus Kahaniyaan	Mahesh
	Okkadunnadu	Sona Bhai	Telugu
	Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav	Advocate Prasad Pritam Pradyuman	Hindi
	Deha	Madhav
2008	Meerabai Not Out	Manoj Anant Achrekar
	Slumdog Millionaire	Don Javed	English
	Homam	Daddy	Telugu
2009	Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj	Marathi
	Wanted	Senior Inspector Daulat R. Talpade	Hindi
	99	AGM (Aatmaram Gyanshekhar Machve)
	Fruit and Nut	Khandar Zala
2010	Adhurs	Don Baba	Telugu
	Teen Patti	Dagdu Seth	Hindi
	Dabangg	Haria (Rajo's father)
	Don Seenu	Mukesh Duggal / Duggal Saab	Telugu
2011	Ready	Ram Kapoor (Prem's father)	Hindi
	Fakta Ladh Mhana	Bababhai	Marathi
	Bodyguard	Ranjan Mhatre	Hindi
2012	Tukkaa Fitt
	OMG: Oh My God!	Lawyer Sardesai
	Jai Jai Maharashtra Maza		Marathi
2013	Mumbai Mirror	ACP Gaitonde	Hindi
	Himmatwala	Sher Singh
	Shootout at Wadala	Inspector Bhinde
	Once Upon a Time In Mumbaai Dobara	Local gangster Rawa
	Arrambam	Mahadev Rane	Tamil
	Rajjo	Begam	Hindi
2014	Jai Ho	Auto-Rickshaw Driver	Hindi
	Rege	Pradeep Sharma	Marathi
	Singham Returns	Chief Minister Vikram Adhikari	Hindi
	Ardhangini by Abhishek Mukherjee		Bengali
2015	Bajirao Mastani	Shahuji Raje Bhosale	Hindi
	Akhil	Divya's father	Telugu
2016	Vrundavan	Bhanupratap Inamdar	Marathi
	Guntur Talkies	Jakie	Telugu
	Badsha – The Don	Shyam Vhai	Bengali
2017	Thank U Vitthala	Vitthala	Marathi Film
	Dhyanimani	Sadanand Pathak
	FU: Friendship Unlimited	Chilly's father
	Velaikkaran	Madhav Kurup	Tamil
2018	Sanju	Himself	Hindi
	Take Care Good Night	Inspector Pawar	Marathi
2019	Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota	Ajoba	Hindi
	Vinaya Vidheya Rama	Chief Minister of Bihar	Telugu
	Total Dhamaal	Chinnappa Swamy	Hindi
	Saaho	Prince	Hindi, Telugu
	Mulshi Pattern	Shirpya	Marathi
	Dabangg 3	Hariya	Hindi
	66 Sadashiv		Marathi
2020	Kesari	Vastad Mehman	Marathi
	Taxi No. 24		Hindi
2021	The White Tiger	The Stork	English Hindi
	The Power	Kaalidas Haridas Thakur	Hindi
	Boss	Baba Khan	Bhojpuri
	Mumbai Saga	Chief Minister Bhau	Hindi
	Antim: The Final Truth	Satyavan "Satya" Vichare	Hindi
2022	Katha Kanchiki Manam Intiki		Telugu
	Sarkaru Vaari Paata	Finance minister	Telugu
	De Dhakka 2	Babbar Lahori	Marathi
	Mister Mummy	Dr. Satsangi	Hindi
2023	Butterfly		Marathi

Film credits

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer	Ref.
1999	Vaastav: The Reality	Yes	No	No
2000	Astitva	Yes	No	Yes
	Kurukshetra	Yes	No	Yes
	Nidaan	Yes	No	Yes
	Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hai	Yes	No	Yes
2001	Ehsaas: The Feeling	Yes	No	Yes
	Tera Mera Saath Rahen	Yes	No	Yes
2002	Hathyar	Yes	No	Yes
	Pitaah	Yes	No	Yes
2003	Pyaar Kiya Nahin Jaatha	Yes	No	Yes
	Pran Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye	No	Yes	No
2004	Rakht	Yes	No	Yes
2005	It Was Raining That Night	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Viruddh... Family Comes First	Yes	No	Yes
	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
	Fakt Ladh Mhana	Yes	Yes	Yes
2012	Kaksparsh	Yes	No	No
	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
	Antim: The Final Truth	Yes	No	No
2022	Panghrun	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Nay Varan Bhat Loncha Kon Nay Koncha	Yes	No	No
2023	SwatantraVeer Savarkar †	No	No	Yes
	Vedat Marathe Veer Daudle Saat †	Yes	Yes	Yes

Television

Year	Show	Role	Ref.
2006	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 1	Contestant
2009	Monica Mogre	Criminal in Case File No. 1
	Specials @ 10	Director of Har Kadam Par Shaque
	Arre Deewano Mujhe Pehchano	Himself (contestant)
2010	Maharashtracha Superstar 1	Himself (Judge)
	C.I.D.	HD (Harpeez Dongra)
2015	Agent Raghav – Crime Branch	Dilip Chauhan
2018	Bigg Boss Marathi 1	Host
	Selection Day	Sir Tommy
2019	Bigg Boss Marathi 2	Host
	TVF Cheesecake	Mirza
2020	1962: The War in the Hills	Director
2021	Bigg Boss Marathi 3	Host
2022- 2023	Bigg Boss Marathi 4
2023	Taaza Khabar	Kismat Bhai

Web series

Year	Title	Direction	Role	Language	Notes
2019	Kaale Dhande	No	Anna Bhai	Marathi	ZEE5 Originals
2020	Forbidden Love	Yes	Sudha's Husband	Hindi	ZEE5 Originals

Production

In 2011, he launched his own production company with Aniruddha Deshpande called Great Maratha Entertainment LLP Productions.

The first film made under the banner was the Fakta Ladh Mhana which is one of the most expensive Marathi films.

Awards and nominations

Mahesh Manjrekar awards and nominations

Manjrekar with Nana Patekar and Malhar Patekar at Zee Cine Awards 2016
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Filmfare Awards 1 3 IIFA Awards 1 2 Screen Awards 2 3 Zee Cine Awards 1 1 Filmfare Marathi Awards 2 3 National Film Awards 1 1 Zee Gaurav Puraskar 3 4 Maharashtra State Film Awards 1 1 Pune International Film Festival 1 1 MICTA 1 1 Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? 4 5 Sanskruti Kaladarpan 0 2 Colors Marathi Awards 2 3 Sakal Premier Awards 2 2
Totals
Wins	22
Nominations	31
Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

National Film Awards

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2000	Astitva	Best Feature Film in Marathi	Won

Filmfare Awards

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2000	Vaastav: The Reality	Best Director	Nominated
		Best Scene of the Year	Won
2003	Kaante	Best Comedian	Nominated

IIFA Awards

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2000	Vaastav: The Reality	Best Director	Nominated
2003	Kaante	Best Comedian	Won

Screen Awards

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2001	Astitva	Best Story	Won
		Best Screenplay	Nominated
		Special Jury Award	Won

Filmfare Marathi Awards

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
1994	Aai	Best Director	Won
2016	Natsamrat		Nominated
		Best Director (Critics)	Won

Zee Cine Awards

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2016	Natsamrat	Best Marathi Film	Won

Zee Gaurav Puraskar

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2010	Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy	Best Story	Won
		Best Screenplay	Won
2012	Kaksparsh	Best Director	Nominated
2016	Natsamrat		Won

Maharashtra State Film Awards

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	Kaksparsh	Best Director	Won

Pune International Film Festival

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	Kaksparsh	Best Marathi Feature Film	Won

Marathi International Cinema & Theatre Awards

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	Kaksparsh	Best Director	Won

Maharashtracha Favourite Kon?

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2010	Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy	Best Film	Won
2011	Lalbaug Parel	Best Director	Won
2012	Kaksparsh	Best Film	Won
		Best Director	Won
2016	Natsamrat		Nominated

Sanskruti Kaladarpan

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	Kaksparsh	Best Director	Nominated
2016	Natsamrat		Nominated

Colors Marathi Awards

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2019	Bigg Boss Marathi 1	Best Host	Won
2021	Bigg Boss Marathi 2		Nominated
2022	Bigg Boss Marathi 3		Won

Sakal Premier Awards

Year	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2019	Panghrun	Best Film	Won
		Best Director	Won