Mohnish Bahl Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography
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Age: 63 Years
Hometown: Mumbai
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 |
Signature | |
Religion | Hinduism |
Social Media | • Instagram |
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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Some Lesser Known Facts About Mohnish Bahl
- Mohnish Bahl grew up in Mumbai.
- In childhood, he wanted to become a pilot.
- While he was studying in school and college, he participated in various sports like swimming.
- 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).
- 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 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).
- In 1999, he lent his voice to the songs of the Hindi film ‘Safari.’
- In 2000, he appeared in the Hindi-Marathi film ‘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).
- He has hosted a few Hindi TV shows such as ‘Savdhaan India’ (2012) and ‘Hoshiyar… Sahi Waqt, Sahi Kadam’ (2016).
- Mohnish Bahl once shared that he believed in astrology.
- He is a religious person and has a deep faith in God.
- He has been long-time friends with Salman Khan.
- He is an avid animal lover. In his childhood, he used to own a pet dog named Sweety.