Mahesh Manjrekar

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.

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

Occupation

film director / actor / film producer / screenwriter / television actor

High school

Don Bosco High School

University

Elphinstone College

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%98%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB

Tags

• Bombay State
• film director
• actor
• film producer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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