Hemant Mahaur is an Indian director, producer, writer and actor. He is known for his roles in Hindi films including Agent Vinod (2012), Highway (2014) and Phantom (2015).
Wiki/Biography
Hemant Mahaur was born on Wednesday, August 18, 1976 in Agra, Uttar Pradesh (47 years; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Leo. He studied for a Bachelor of Science in Biology. Later, he obtained a bachelor’s degree in law; however, he dropped out to pursue an acting career. In 1994-95, attended a one-year diploma course in drama at Sriram Centre, New Delhi. He holds a graduate degree in theater arts. Hemant is an alumnus of the National School of Drama, New Delhi, where he specialized in acting from 1995 to 1998.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Weight (approximately): 75kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His father was employed by the Indian government. His brother’s name is Rishabh Mahaur.
religion
He believes in Hinduism.
Profession
While in college, he interned under theater activists Panchanan Patak and Lalit Mohan Thapaliyal.
actor
Hemant’s father took him and his mother to watch Hindi movies almost every Sunday. He grew up watching the classics of Indian cinema and decided to pursue acting as a career.
theater
Between 1989 and 1994 he performed in many plays and theater festivals, including the Nandekka Theater Festival and the Iptah Theater Festival. While studying at the National School of Drama, Hemant performed in the play Dragon directed by Prasanna Heggodu Vols Handle.
Hemant Mahaur stills “Dragon” stills
Movie
Hemant made his acting debut in 1999 with the film Shool. He has appeared in the BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated Hindi film The Warrior (2001) and the National Award-winning film Swaraj The Little Republic (2003). Hemant acted as the voice artist for the character of Duryodhana in the 2012 animated film Arjun: The Worried Prince. In 2012, he also appeared in the movie “Agent Vinod”.
Stills from Hemant Mahaur’s 2012 film “Agent Vinod”
In Ram Chandran PN’s feature film Haal-E-Kangaal (2014), Hemant plays a struggling filmmaker named Lokesh Sharma.
Hemant Mahaur in the movie “Haal E Kangaal” (2014) stills
In 2014, Hemant played the role of Kasana in the movie Highway.
Hemant Mahaur in the movie “Highway” (2014) stills
short film
In 2020, Hemant starred in the Punjabi short film “Kabhu na Chhaade Khet”. He played the lead role of Babu Bhai in the New York Film Academy’s short film “Sadak Chhaap”.
Hemant Mahaur in a still from the short film Sadak Chhaap
web series
In 2022, he played Daku Somwar Singh in the web series “Dr.” Arora,” released on SonyLIV. The same year, Hemant appeared in the Disney+ HotStar web series “Indian Murder” produced by Ajay Devgn Films.
Hemant Mahaur and Shashank Arora on the sets of web series “Indian Murder”
director
Hemant Mahaur directed the 2011 award-winning short film KITE and the 2019 award-winning short film DWAND.
coach
Hemant is the Managing Director of Mask Magic Film and Television Institute Private Limited (MMFTI), Mumbai. He is an acting coach and has helped many Bollywood actors shape their careers.
writer
Hemant wrote the dialogues for the Hindi film “Chilam” and later wrote the story, screenplay and dialogues for the short films “THE KITE” (2011) and “Mayanagari”.
Producer
Hemant is the owner of Daya Pictures, a production company in Mumbai.
Facts/Trivia
- Hemant Mahaur trained under Naseeruddin Shah while studying at the National School of Drama, New Delhi.
Hemant Mahaur and Naseeruddin Shah at NSD
- He revealed in an interview that when Hemant was a child, his father would take Hemant and his wife to watch Hindi movies almost every Sunday. He grew up watching all the popular Bollywood movies.
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