Mohnish Bahl Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

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Hometown: Mumbai

Age: 63 Years

Wife: Aarti Bahl

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Other Name(s)	Monish Behl, Mohnish Behal, Mohinish Behl, Monnish Behl, Mohnish Bahel
Full Name	Mohnish Rajnish Bahl
Nickname	Jimmy
Profession	Actor
Physical Stats & More
Height	5' 10" (178 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film: Bekaraar (1983) as Pradeep TV: Isi Bahane (1988); aired on Doordarshan
Awards	• 2002: Indian Television Academy Award for Best Actor for Sanjivani-A Medical Boon on Star Plus • 2002: Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role for Devi on Sony Entertainment Television • 2003: Indian Television Academy for Best Actor for Sanjivani-A Medical Boon on Star Plus
Personal Life
Date of Birth	14 August 1961 (Monday)
Age (as of 2024)	63 Years
Birthplace	Mumbai
Zodiac sign	Leo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai
School	The Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai
College/University	St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
Educational Qualification	An aviation course
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Religion	Hinduism
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	• Kimi Katkar (actress; ex-fiancée) • Poonam Gidwani (actress; in 1985) (rumoured ex-girlfriend) • Nagma (actress; in 1990) (rumoured ex-girlfriend) • Aarti Bahl (known as Ekta Sohini) (actress)
Marriage Date	23 April 1992
Family
Wife/Spouse	Aarti Bahl (Ekta Sohini)
Children	Son- None Daughter(s)- Pranutan Bahl (elder; actress), Krishaa Bahl
Parents	Father- Rajnish Bahl (film director, Lieutenant Commander in the Indian Navy; died on 3 August 2004 due to three degree burns after his apartment caught fire) Mother- Nutan Bahl (actress, died on 21 February 1991 due to breast cancer)
Siblings	None
Other Relative(s)	Maternal Grandfather- Kumarsen Samarth (filmmaker) Maternal Grandmother- Shobhna Samarth (actress) Maternal Aunt- Tanuja Mukherjee (actress) Maternal Cousin(s)- Kajol (actress), Rani Mukerji (actress)
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Favourites
Actor	Salman Khan
Film	Seema (1955), Sujata (1959), Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978)
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Car Collection

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mohnish Bahl

Mohnish Bahl grew up in Mumbai.
Mohnish Bahl’s childhood picture with his parents

In childhood, he wanted to become a pilot.

While he was studying in school and college, he participated in various sports like swimming.
Mohnish Bahl’s childhood photo with his father and mother

While growing up, he used to accompany his mother on the sets of her films.

When he was in college, the Indian film director Raj Khosla offered him a role in the film, but his mother wanted him to learn Urdu first.

Initially, his films failed to do well at the box office, and he took two years break from the films and did an aviation course.

On 21 May 1975, he started a private firm named Meghdoot Agencies Private Limited. Later, it was shut down.

In 1981, Mohnish, along with his mother Nutan, was signed for the Hindi film ‘Roohi.’ Later, they left the film.

At the beginning of his career, he appeared in a few Hindi films like ‘Teri Baahon Mein’ (1984), ‘Meri Adalat’ (1984), ‘Purana Mandir’ (1984), and ‘Itihaas’ (1987).
Purana Mandir

He came into the limelight with his role as Jeevan in the Hindi film ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’ in 1989. The Indian actor Salman Khan had suggested his name for the film.
Mohnish Bahl in a still from Maine Pyar Kiya

Mohnish has acted in various Hindi films like ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!’ (1994), ‘Raja Hindustani’ (1996), ‘Hum Saath-Saath Hain’ (1999), ‘LOC: Kargil’ (2003), and ‘Panipat’ (2019).
Hum Saath-Saath Hain

In 1999, he lent his voice to the songs of the Hindi film ‘Safari.’

In 2000, he appeared in the Hindi-Marathi film ‘Astitva.’
Astitva

He has also acted in many Hindi TV serials including ‘Sanjivani-A Medical Boon’ (2002), ‘Ek Ladki Anjaani Si’ (2005), ‘Dill Mill Gayye’ (2007), ‘Kuch Toh Log Kahenge’ (2011), and ‘Sanjivani’ (2019).
Mohnish Bahl in a still from Kuch Toh Log Kahenge