ACTOR
Mahesh Anand
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- #001
In 2015, Mahesh Anand married a Russian woman named Lanaa.
- #002
Before entering films, Mahesh Anand was one of India's top models.
- #003
Mahesh Anand holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and took part in professional fights around the world before and during his career.
- #004
In 1991, Mahesh Anand was engaged to actress Kati Irani, who is also the aunt of actress Neelam.
- #005
Mahesh Anand's son Anthony Vohra (Trishul Anand) is a big WWE wrestling fan, just like his father.
- #006
The internet mistakenly lists Rahib Khan as Mahesh Anand's son; Rahib was in fact a former martial arts student of Mahesh Anand.
- #007
Mahesh Anand was found dead at his home on Yari Road in Versova on 09 February 2019, two days after his death. His tiffin supplier noticed the tiffin had been left unattended for two days and his maid's calls went unanswered, prompting them to inform the association office in the building.
- #008
During his modelling days, Mahesh Anand was close friends with producer Barkha Roy (Reena Roy's sister); the two later married.
- #009
Mahesh Anand's mother died when he was 2 years old.
- #010
Mahesh Anand was the first choice for B. Subhash's Tarzan, but the director changed his mind because he wanted a new face.
- #011
Mahesh Anand's former wife is Miss India International (1987) Erika Maria D'Sousa; they married in 1987. She is now known as Ericca de Sousa and works as a Registered Nurse in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, having previously lived in Florida and then Vancouver, B.C.
- #012
The June 1992 issue of Cine Blitz magazine published an article claiming that Mahesh Anand worked part-time as an escort. A reporter had called to interview Mahesh, who put the journalist on hold and continued a phone conversation with another person; the transcript of that conversation was published. Mahesh feared the client would name him and wanted the matter kept secret, and he had quoted Rs. 10,000 for the job. The article also mentioned that his poor financial situation was the reason he took the part-time work.
- #013
In 2011, Mahesh Anand was engaged to a Canadian woman named Kerri Dawn from Victoria, BC, Canada.
- #014
Mahesh Anand went to university with Kimi Katkar.
- #015
Mahesh Anand is now more commonly known on Facebook as "Mashy Anand".
- #016
Mahesh Anand was found dead sitting on a couch in his tracksuit with the television on and a plate of food and a bottle of alcohol beside him. Police initially called it foul play, but it was later said to be a natural death.
- #017
Mahesh Anand's son is named Trishul Anand, born in 1989 during the making of Toofan. Trishul now uses the name Anthony Vohra and is settled abroad in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where he works as a gourmet chef. Anthony looks as good as his father Mahesh but has shown no interest in entering films. Anthony has a younger brother, Emir Shahid Vohra (born 2000), from his mother Erica's second marriage to Shahid Vohra. Anthony also has two step-siblings, Sameer and Sanaa Vohra; Sameer is the famous Yacht Charter and Sales Director of the world-renowned Worldwide Boat LLC, and Sanaa is married to Rod Lindor.
- #018
Mahesh Anand was the former partner of Bollywood actress Usha Bachani.
- #019
Mahesh Anand was a trained dancer who gave professional performances.
- #020
His mother, the actress Tara Devi, appeared in the 1949 film Krishna Rukshmani.
- #021
He married the actress Madhu Malhotra in June 1992.
- #022
His former in-laws are named Adrian and Barbara de Sousa, who are settled in Canada. They are the parents of his former wife Erica. Erica is currently a registered nurse in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- #023
He had an elder sister named Usha. She married when Mahesh was 7 years old.
- #024
In 1986, tired of not receiving acting offers, Mahesh and his model friend Zaffar Lalji opened an advertising agency that produced only commercial videos. It was financed by Zaffar's father-in-law. The company was called Stallian Productions.
- #025
His sister's name is Lata Dasgupta (Das Gupta). She is married to Kunal Das Gupta, the former CEO of Sony.
- #026
In the early 2000s, during a film shoot, he had an accident while performing a stunt at a time when safety cables were not available. Mahesh Anand severely injured his back and spent 6 months in hospital and 3 years bedridden, losing many jobs and contacts in the film industry.
- #027
Rangeela Raja in 2019 marked his return to films after 14 years. It was the first film he had signed since 2000.
- #028
He disclosed to several fans that he was suffering from pancreatic cancer.
- #029
He worked with major actors in the film industry such as Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna, Shatrughan Sinha, Anil Kapoor, Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff, Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan, Govinda, Kamal Hassan, Akshay Kumar, Mithun Chakraborthy and many more.
- #030
He was a trained dancer and was seen dancing in many films in which he also played the villain.
- #031
Along with Priya Tendulkar and Aditya Pancholi, he played the lead in the only film Sasti Dhulhan Mehenga Dhula (1986).
- #032
He appeared in the shelved film "Kaasai" (1984). The film, starring Mahesh Anand, Parveen Babi, Tina Munium and Sarika, was produced by Rajeev Chowdhury.
- #033
He met Barkha Roy on 11 August 1980 when he came to her garage to have his car repaired. Mahesh had no idea that she was Reena Roy's sister. He only learned this when he attended a party at the house there. When Barkha introduced Mahesh to Reena, he was shocked.
- #034
He appeared in the shelved film "Samson" (1985).
- #035
He appeared in the shelved Subarba Films film "Adhura" (1992). The leads were Savi Sidhu, Mansi, Beena Banerjee, Mahesh Anand, Rakesh Bedi, Guddi Maruti and Amita Nangia; music by Rachna Payal, director: Pradeep Chanda.
- #036
Mahesh Anand's then-fiancée Erica DSouza auditioned for Raj Kapoor's Henna. But her Urdu was not good. At the time she could not speak proper Hindi and was rejected for the role.
- #037
Mahesh Anand made his first appearance as a dancer in the title song during the credits of Sanam Teri Kasam (1982). The same sequence was used in his next film, Karishmaa (1984), where he made his acting debut. Bhavani Junction (1985) was the first film in which he was recast as a villain.
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