Years active 1989 –present | Movies Pratichhaya | |
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Full Name Mukesh B. Jadhav Born 22 September 1967 (age 49) ( 1967-09-22 ) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Occupation Film director, screenwriter, actor | ||
Mukesh Jadhav (born 22 September 1967) is an Indian film actor, director, and screenwriter.
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Career
Mukesh started his career as a theatre actor and director in 1989, while completing an MSc in Chemistry at Mithibai College, Mumbai University. After receiving many awards such as best actor and best director at a National level for his theatre productions, he went on to act in serials such as Woh, Ssshhhh...Koi Hai, Karma (TV series), Aahat and Gudgudee. He began directing film and television and joined director Kundan Shah to work as associate director on films such as Kya Kehna, Dil Hai Tumhaara and Loveria. He then worked with director Keval Singh on the Indo-Canadian production The City. Mukesh writes for film and television, with credits on films such as Scotland Express and Dil Hai Tumhaara as well as television drama serials. His feature film directorial debut was the Marathi film Kachru Mazha Bapa.
He has trained actors such as Preity Zinta, Vivek Oberoi, Shreyas Talpade and Vidyut Jamwal. In 2011 he received the Star Pravah Gurudakshina award, after being nominated by Shreyas Talpade. He has also written and directed musical shows, corporate events, documentary, and corporate films and directed TV ad films.