Meet Sholay 'Sambha's' elder daughter, a big star in the film industry, worked in many superhit films, now works as …, her name is…
When a film is made, the whole film revolves around the hero, heroine, and villain, but some character artists on screen grab the attention of the audience with just a few minutes of scenes. One such actor was Mac Mohan. Mohan Makijani alias Mac Mohan , born in Karachi before independence, he came to Bombay with a dream of becoming a cricketer, but fate pulled him towards acting. First he joined theatre and then entered Bollywood. He worked in nearly 200 films and gained recognition.
Mac Mohan started working as an assistant director in the 60s and then tried his hand at acting. He gained the most popularity for his role as Sambha in the movie Sholay. He worked in films like Don, Karz, Satte Pe Satta, Zanjeer, Rafoo Chakkar, Shaan, Khoon Pasina and Sholay. Mac Mohan died of lung cancer in 2010. He was last seen in a cameo role in Ajay Devgn's movie 'Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge'. Mac Mohan may not be in this world today, but his daughters are making their father's name shine.
Mac Mohan married Mini in 1986 and has three children with her. Two daughters, Manjari -Vinati, and a son, Vikrant. Both daughters of Mac Mohan are active in the film industry. Both Vinati and Manjari are active in films. Manjari has even made her place in the Emmys. Manjari, a writer, director, and producer by profession, has made many American and Hindi films.
Manjari has had success from the films Skater Girl and Spin. She has also made many short films like The Last Marble, The Corner Table, and I See You. She has also worked as an assistant director in Wake Up Sid and Saat Khoon Maaf. She has been nominated for Emmy Awards for the movie Spin. Talking about Vinati, she has worked as a producer and actress in Shah Rukh Khan's My Name Is Khan, The Corner Table, and Skater Girl. She runs a production house named after her father, Mac Productions. She has 31.4 thousand followers on Instagram.
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