Actor-filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar has undergone a surgery after being diagnosed with bladder cancer. The 63-year-old actor is back home following the medical procedure at the H N Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai last week.
There were reports that the actor was discharged post surgery. “Yes, I did get operated on, and I’m on the road to recovery,” Manjrekar confirmed to PTI.
Speaking with a leading daily, his brother Sudesh Manjrekar, said “Yes, he underwent surgery for urinary bladder cancer three months ago. I know nobody was aware of this. Now, Mahesh is doing good, he is fit and fine.”
Mahesh Manjrekar is known for his roles in films like Zinda, Run, Wanted, Viruddh.. Family Comes First, Ready and others. He has also hosted the first season of Bigg Boss Marathi other than starring in Marathi films. Recently, he was shooting for Antim: The Final Truth, which is the Hindi adaptation of Mulshi Pattern. He is directing the film which stars Salman Khan and Aayush Sharma in lead roles.
While speaking on his collaboration with Mahesh Majrekar for ‘De Dhakka 2’, Sudesh said “Mahesh has been part of my all films. We have completed the shooting of the film before lockdown in the UK. We want to release this film on theatre”
De Dhakka 2 will see actors like Siddharth Jadhav, Shivaji Satam and Makarand Anaspure in lead roles. Also, Mahesh will direct the biopic of freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Sawarkar. Titled “Swatantra Veer Savarkar”, the film was announced on the freedom fighter’s 138th birth anniversary on Friday.
The biopic will be shot across London, the Andaman Islands and Maharashtra. The cast and other details of the project are yet to be revealed.
