Acting
Mangesh Desai
Acting
Biography
Mangesh Desai (born 28 June 1972) is an Indian actor, who works in the Marathi film industry. He made his acting in 2006 with Divasen Divas. Since then he has acted in movies like Kon Aahe Re Tikade (2010), Sasar Maze Daivat (2010), Ishq Wala Love (2014) and Lost and Found (2016). Mangesh is perhaps best known for portraying "Bhagwan Dada" in Ekk Albela (2016). Vidya Balan who starred opposite Mangesh made her acting debut in Marathi with the movie. In 2017 Ashok Shinde starred alongside Ashok Samarth, Ashok Shinde, Megha Ghadge and Nisha Parulekar in director Kailash Mali's Dandit. He was associated with the 2018 movie Hichyasathi Kay Pan directed by Milind Dastane and Viju Mane's Monkey Baat. His 2019 releases included Judgement and Laal Batti.
Feature Films (19)
Laal Batti examines the unseen facets of the day-to-day lives of policemen. Oftentimes, the public regards the men in khakee as irredeemable and corrupt, choosing to maintain a safe distance from them. The film aims to correct this warped perception by presenting a humane portrait of Maharashtra's law-enforcement officers. Inspector Pawar becomes suspicious of commando Ganesh Dhangde because of his odd behaviour and decides to investigate the truth about his real identity.
Laal Batti
The journey of Bhagwan Dada. A common man who rose to the top and became a legend in Indian Cinema.
Ekk Albela
A teacher, Bappa More, decides to capitalise on the deficiencies and ambiguities in the national education system to enrich himself. To achieve his goal, he weds a gullible teacher in a village.
Master Eke Master
Sonu and Afrin are both seven years old who have enmity with each other. Sonu has a pet goat and he loves it. Sonu's father Jagdish is an Indian soldier, from the village proudly known as Soldier's Village. After some days, India and Pakistan's war begins. Jagdish is battling in the war and his mother vows that if Jagdish will come back home safe then she will kill the goat as a sacrificial gratitude.
India Is My Country
A woman is separated from her lover and murdered when their relationship is disapproved due to religious differences. Her spirit returns to seek revenge on the people responsible for her death.
22 June
The dreams of a fairy tale marriage of a deeply in love couple gets shattered by an inevitable accident, breaking hearts and a struggle to survive day by day.
Days And Days
Sagar Pradhan is completing his MBA and has an admire in college a rich Saudamini whose deeply in love with him but Sagar does not pay heed to her. After completing his MBA Saudamini offers him a business deal with her father.
Sakshatkar
Ankush, an clever boy belonging to a middle-class family, has high expectations placed on him. Ravi falls in love with him. In an attempt to save his own life, Ankush gets caught between a group of bullies.
Ankush
When Krishna strays from the right path, Naina helps him change and the two fall in love. However, Krishna has to choose between Naina's love and fulfilling his father's wish.
Vitthala Shappath
A hit and run of an 18-year-old girl becomes the hub of a wheel that sets into motion many a spoke - a journalist, a raging mother, a cop and a system all caught in an ethical dilemma. Questions are raised only to realize that the truth is rarely pure and never simple.
Jalsa
Television & Series (1)
Every Holi in Devtali, a death is blamed on the mythical demon, Shankasur. Inspector Vishwas investigates the latest death, only to uncover an unsettling truth about the alleged divine punishment.