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Date of birth1 October 1969
Age55 Years
BirthplaceMumbai, Maharashtra, India
ProfessionActor, Producer, Author, Entrepreneur
NationalityIndian
Marital statusMarried
SpouseSapna Thakur
FamilyTwo sons: Aryan Thakur and Araish Thakur
Mahesh Thakur Biography
Mahesh Thakur is an Indian actor, producer, author and entrepreneur from Mumbai. With a career spanning television, film and web, he is known for roles in
Early life and backgroundMahesh Kishen Thakur was born on 1 October 1969 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Brought up partly outside India, he completed graduate studies and holds an MBA. His formative interest in performance began during college, where he took part in plays and theatre productions. That early engagement with drama motivated him to move to India in the early 1990s to pursue acting professionally.
Career
Thakur made his screen debut in Hindi cinema as a supporting actor in the 1992 film Meri Janeman. He quickly branched into television, gaining attention with roles in popular Hindi series. In 1994 he appeared on DD Metro in Tu Tu Main Main, and his portrayal of Avinash in the Zee TV show Sailaab (1995) helped raise his profile in the mid-1990s.
The late 1990s brought Thakur wider recognition on the big screen when he appeared as Anand Pandey in the ensemble Rajshri film Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999). He went on to play a variety of supporting roles in Bollywood, including parts in Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006), Aashiqui 2 (2013), Jai Ho (2014) and Velle (2021). On television he is remembered for characters such as Suraj Malhotra in Shararat (2003), Kamal Kishore Bajpai in Sasural Genda Phool (2010) and Colonel Yashvant Bedi in Udaan (2018). In 2004 he shared screen space with Sridevi in Malini Iyer, and in 2017 he took on his first antagonist role as Tej Singh Oberoi in Dil Boley Oberoi.
Thakur’s work expanded into digital and regional projects as well: he played a lead in the Bengali film Game Plan (2016) and portrayed Narendra Modi in the Hindi web series Modi: Journey of a Common Man (2019) on Eros Now. He has also contributed to theatre, staging productions from his college days through later projects performed in locations including Dubai.
Beyond acting, Thakur has moved into production and writing. He founded Kreative Flight Films Private Limited in Mumbai and became a director of the company in December 2019. As an author, he published the book I-Quotes through Popular Prakashan in 2021. He has appeared in national advertising campaigns for brands such as Lays, Muthoot Finance, Vicks, Kingfisher, Ensure, ICICI Bank, Manyavar and Kayam Churan.
Public profile
Mahesh Thakur’s public appearances have included guest speaking roles and participation in academic events. He was invited as a guest speaker at an event hosted by the University of Bradford’s vice-chancellor in Mumbai in 2018, and he has been a featured speaker at TEDx events in Chandigarh (2020) and New Delhi (2022). In June 2021 he was named brand ambassador and associate for a self-employed immigration program by Abhinav Immigration Services.
Personal life
Thakur is married to Sapna Thakur and the couple have two sons, Aryan and Araish. He is based in Mumbai, identifies as Indian and follows Hinduism. His father was Kishen M. Thakur (1943–1996). Thakur’s height is listed as approximately 178 cm (about 5'10"), and he has black hair and black eyes.
Controversy
In September 2022 Thakur filed a police complaint in Mumbai alleging that a lawyer he had engaged in a property dispute had taken payments and then become unavailable. The complaint led to an investigation and registration of a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code; Thakur has described the matter as a financial fraud and said he could not comment further while it was under investigation.
Latest updates
In recent years Thakur has continued working across media: he appeared in the television series Mere Sai: Shraddha Aur Saburi (2021) and the film Velle (2021), published his book I-Quotes (2021), and remains active in production through Kreative Flight Films Private Limited. His on-screen credits also include a portrayal of Narendra Modi in a 2019 web series, and he continues to be visible in television, film, digital projects and advertising.
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Recent Work
Played Ravikant Agarwal in the 2021 film
2021Portrayed Govind Dabholkar on Sony TV (2021)
2021Author of the book published by Popular Prakashan
2021Became director of his Mumbai production company
2019Career Highlights
- Debut in Hindi film Meri Janeman (1992)
- Television breakthrough with Sailaab (1995)
- Role in Rajshri film Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999)
- Notable TV roles in Shararat, Sasural Genda Phool and Udaan
- Founder and director of Kreative Flight Films Private Limited
- Author of I-Quotes (2021)
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