Mahesh Manjrekar

Mahesh Vaman Manjrekar is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer who works primarily in Hindi, Marathi and Telugu films. He is best known for directing Vaastav: The Reality (1999), Astitva (2000) and Viruddh... Family Comes First (2005). He won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi for Astitva and two Star Screen Awards. He was also the host of the reality show, Bigg Boss Marathi from 2018 until 2023.