This Bollywood villain did 300 films, had 12 affairs, 5 marriages, became bankrupt, didn't had money to buy water, his name is…
Before starting his acting career, Mahesh Anand got a chance to be a background dancer in the title song of Kamal Haasan and Reena Roy starrer film Sanam Teri Kasam in 1982. Mahesh Anand finally debuted with Karisma in 1984. Though he faced failure initially, Mahesh Anand finally got recognition after acting in Amitabh Bachchan's Shahenshah.
Due to his popularity, he also became the villain in Amitabh Bachchan's other films like Ganga Jamuna Saraswati and Toofan. In a few years, he did around 300 films with Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Govinda, Shashi Kapoor, Sunny Deol, Vinod Khanna and Salman Khan. Love life not full of troubles
Mahesh Anand was flourishing professionally, but his personal life was full of troubles and loneliness, despite marrying 5 times and reportedly dating 12 women. Mahesh Anand first married Reena Roy's sister Barkha Roy. After the marriage ended in divorce, Mahesh Anand married Miss India International Erica Maria D'Souza, with whom he has a son. His third marriage was to Madhu Malhotra in 1999. Mahesh Anand married actress Usha Bachchani for the fourth time, but it also ended in divorce. Giving love another chance, Mahesh Anand married a Russian woman named Lana for the fifth time. Mahesh Anand faced poverty
and could not even buy drinking water. Mahesh Anand's life seemed like a fairy tale, but his struggles behind the scenes were justified and were openly visible to all. Considered as one of the most famous villains of Bollywood, Mahesh Anand also faced a lot of financial difficulties and spent 18 years in poverty. Friends used to call me a drunkard
In one of his posts on Facebook, Mahesh Anand revealed, 'My friends and everyone call me a drunkard. I have no family. My stepbrother has cheated me of Rs 6 crore. I have done more than 300 films, but I don't have money even to buy drinking water. I don't have a single friend in this world, it's very sad.' The tragic death of Mahesh Anand. Mahesh Anand tried to make a comeback in films several times but always failed to make any impact, due to which he started living in depression and got addicted to alcohol. Mahesh Anand got a brief role in Govinda's film
Mahesh Anand's life and career came to a tragic end just 22 days after the film's release in 2019. On 9 February 2019, Mahesh Anand was found dead on the sofa in his house with a bottle of alcohol and a plate of food lying near him. Mahesh Anand's death was said to be natural, but his post-mortem report stated that he had been dead for three days.
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