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My Take
What strikes me about Mahesh Manjrekar is his refusal to be boxed in. Director, actor, screenwriter, producer, working fluidly across Hindi, Marathi and Telugu cinema, he is the kind of total filmmaker who understands a movie from every angle. I find his directorial work, especially Vaastav and Astitva, far more interesting than the glossy mainstream Bollywood fare, because he gravitates toward grounded human drama with real moral weight. A Mumbai man through and through, he embodies the craftsmanship that quietly underpins Indian cinema. I have a lot of respect for artists who master both sides of the camera and still keep choosing substance over spectacle.
Overview
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, Marathi and Telugu films. He is best known for directing Vaastav: The Reality (1999), Astitva (2000) and Viruddh... Family Comes First (2005).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mahesh Manjrekar
- Name (Japanese)
- アヘシュ・マンジェカール
- Reading
- あへしゅ・まんじぇかーる
- Born
- August 16, 1958 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dog
- Origin
- Mumbai, Bombay State, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / actor / film producer / screenwriter / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Don Bosco High School
- University
- Elphinstone College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.