Mahesh Manjrekar

Biography

Mahesh Manjrekar is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer born on August 16, 1958, in Mumbai. He has directed critically acclaimed films like Vaastav: The Reality (1999), Astitva (2000), and Viruddh... Family Comes First (2005), for which he won a National Film Award and two Star Screen Awards. As an actor, he has appeared in notable roles such as Javed in Slumdog Millionaire (2008) and Lakhuji Jadhav in "Raja Shivaji" (2026).