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Mukesh Hariawala Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 6, 2026 • 3 min read

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BirthplaceMumbai, Maharashtra, India

ProfessionDoctor, Actor

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseRekha Vaishnav Hariawala (Doctor)

FamilyChildren: Sumit Hariawala (son), Mitali Hariawala (daughter)

Mukesh Hariawala Biography

Mukesh Hariawala is an Indian cardiac surgeon who transitioned into acting and film production later in life. Trained in India, the UK and the US, he has j

Early life and background
Mukesh Hariawala was born and raised in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Specific details about his date of birth and early family members are not publicly specified. He attended St. Michael High School in Mumbai before continuing his higher education at Mithibai College. He completed medical training at Topiwala National Medical College in Mumbai and later pursued additional professional studies overseas, including time at the Royal College of Surgeons of England in London and coursework at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Career
Hariawala’s primary profession is medicine: he is a cardiac surgery specialist who has practiced in both India and the United States. He holds an MBBS and also earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA). His surgical career includes participation in notable clinical work; while working with international surgical teams he was part of high-profile procedures in London during the late 1980s.

Around the age of 50 Hariawala began training in acting. He attended the New York Film Academy’s short-term acting program after successfully applying in 2014. Following that training he pursued small acting roles in Indian film and television. His film debut is listed as Rough Book (2016), and his screen credits from that period include appearances in A Flying Jatt (2016), Naam Hai Akira (2016), The Final Exit Movie (2017) and Aksar 2 (2017). On television he appeared as a family doctor in an episode of Stories by Rabindranath Tagore (2015).

In addition to acting, Hariawala founded an Indo–US production company called Dollars & Cents Entertainment in 2016. The company produced a number of projects, including the short film Million Dollar Club. He has also been featured in multiple television commercials.

Public profile
Known professionally by the nickname Doc Harry, Hariawala presents a dual profile as both a medical specialist and a performer. Physical details listed in public material describe him as approximately 178 cm (1.78 m) tall, weighing around 70 kg, with dark brown eyes and salt-and-pepper hair.

Personal life
Hariawala is married to Rekha Vaishnav Hariawala, who is also a doctor. The couple married on 21 December 1988 and have two children: a son, Sumit Hariawala, and a daughter, Mitali Hariawala. He lists travelling and listening to music among his hobbies and counts R.D. Burman as a favourite singer. Public listings note that he owns a BMW.

Awards and recognition
His work has been recognised with awards that highlight contributions to healthcare and research. Noted honours include an Angiogenesis National Award in 2013 and an Indian Healthcare Visionary of the Decade Award in 2017.

Latest updates
In the mid-2010s Hariawala shifted part of his professional focus toward the entertainment industry, moving from initial acting training in New York back to India to pursue roles and produce content. He reportedly received offers from Hollywood to play Asian characters but chose to return to India to continue work in Bollywood and in production through his company.

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Recent Work

Rough Book

Feature film debut (small role)

2016
A Flying Jatt

Small role in feature film

2016
Naam Hai Akira

Small role in feature film

2016
The Final Exit Movie

Appeared in film

2017
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Career Highlights

  1. Cardiac surgery specialist practicing in India and the United States
  2. Participant in notable surgical teams in London during the late 1980s
  3. Trained in acting at New York Film Academy and transitioned to screen roles in mid-2010s
  4. Founder of Indo–US production house Dollars & Cents Entertainment
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