Mahesh Anand

{{Short description|Indian actor (1961–2019)}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Mahesh Anand

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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1961|08|13}}

| birth_place = India

| death_date = {{death-date and age|9 February 2019|13 August 1961}}

| death_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

| other_names = Meeshi
Mashy Anand

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|dancer|martial artist}}

| years_active = 1982–2019

| spouse = {{marriage|Barkha Roy|end=divorce}}
{{marriage|Erica D'Souza|1987|end=divorce}}
{{marriage|Madhu Malhotra|1992|end=divorce}}
{{marriage|Usha Bachani|2000|2002|end=divorce}}
{{marriage|Lana|2015}}

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| children = Trishul Anand (son) (born 1989)

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Mahesh Anand (13 August 1961 – 9 February 2019) was an Indian actor, dancer and martial artist who primarily worked in Hindi and Telugu films.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/mahesh-anand-dead-at-57-police-investigations-suggest-lonely-and-tragic-death-1452996-2019-02-11|title=Mahesh Anand death: TV was on, food plate and alcohol found near actor's body|author=Saurabh Vaktania|date=11 February 2019|magazine=India Today|access-date=12 April 2019}} He is remembered for playing villainous roles in Hindi films.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/popular-90s-villain-mahesh-anand-last-seen-in-rangeela-raja-dies-at-57-report/story-WXJlQhbqWCCWggvvcl4lgP.html|title=Popular 90s villain Mahesh Anand, last seen in Rangeela Raja, dies at 57: Report|author=Saurabh Vaktania|date=9 February 2019|magazine=Hindustan Times|access-date=12 April 2019}} He was a black belt in Karate and was a model and a trained dancer before he started acting. His debut movie was Karishmaa 1984 while his last on-screen appearance was in the 2019 comedy-drama Rangeela Raja.{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/actor-mahesh-anand-found-dead-at-home/article26226839.ece|title= Actor Mahesh Anand found dead at home|author=Anushree Joshi|date=9 February 2019|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=12 April 2019}} Before acting in Karishmaa he performed for the opening sequence of Sanam Teri Kasam 1982 with his dance in silhouette.