Mahesh Anand (13 August 1961 – 9 February 2019) was an Indian actor, dancer and martial artist who worked in
Hindi
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,
Tamil
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,
Telugu
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and
Malayalam
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films. He is remembered for playing villainous roles in
Hindi films. He was a
black belt in Karate and was a model and a trained dancer before he started acting. His debut movie was ''
Karishmaa
''Karishmaa'' () is a 1984 Hindi language crime thriller film directed by I. V. Sasi, it stars Kamal Haasan, Reena Roy, Tina Munim, Danny Denzongpa, along with Raza Murad, Swaroop Sampat, Jagdeep, Sarika. The music was composed by R. D. ...
'' 1984 while his last on-screen appearance was in the 2019 comedy-drama ''
Rangeela Raja''. Before acting in ''Karishmaa'' he performed for the opening sequence of ''
Sanam Teri Kasam'' 1982 with his dance in silhouette.
Filmography
Telugu
Tamil
Malayalam
Personal life
Anand has been married five times and also has a son. He first married actor
Reena Roy
Reena Roy (born Saira Ali; 7 January 1957), is an Indian actress. At the age of 15, she made her film debut with the drama '' Zaroorat'' (1972), but gained wider public recognition with her roles in the romantic comedy '' Jaise Ko Taisa'' (1973) ...
’s sister Barkha Roy and went on to marry Miss India International, Erica Maria D’Souza in 1987, Madhu Malhotra in the year 1992, Usha Bachani in the year 2000 and a woman of Russian origin in 2015.
Death
On 9 February 2019,
his maid failed to get any response from him after ringing the bell of his residence many times. She then immediately informed his sister who came there with
Versova Police. Anand was found dead, sitting on a sofa and a bottle of alcohol & a food plate was found lying on a table beside him.
References
External links
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1961 births
2019 deaths
20th-century Indian male actors
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