User:Mahesh balraj

Mahesh Balraj is an Indian actor from the state of New Delhi, India. He was born on 1st March 1977, in a small village called Khar Khari Jatmal near Najafgarh on the outskirts of New Delhi.He was born into a poor family of farmers, his father Balraj Singh Yadav was a farmer & also a driver with Delhi Transport Corporation for 20 years before he retired in 2001.His mother Lakshmi Devi is a housewife.

Mahesh did his schooling from a State Government School. His days were spent studying in school in the mornings & farming in his fields after school till sunset.

In 2001 while in the midst of preparing for the Delhi Police Service, on the insistence of his younger sister Gayatri, Mahesh decided to give Modeling a shot.He joined Mehar Bhasin Academy a school for grooming fresh & upcoming models. After completing the course, he jumped head along into the profession by approaching the famous Fashion Photographer Suvo Das for getting his portfolio done. He was rejected by Suvo Das on his first attempt. Not one to give up easily, Mahesh again approached him after a few months.This time he was accepted wholeheartedly by Suvo Das.The rest as they say is history.

Within a week, Mahesh got his portfolio & also landed his first modeling assignment within 30 minutes of getting his portfolio. The client was BSL Suitings & Shirtings, a renowned name in the garments sector.His photographs caused a sensation in the modeling world helping make the cover of a few leading modeling magazines.His first big advertising assignment was with Motorola, namely Khiladi Moto.

After the Motorola campaign, Mahesh started taking giant strides in the modeling industry. Sensing this the Elite Modeling Agency signed him.But this partnership did not last long due to creative differences between him & Elite as a result of which he left Elite to try his luck in Mumbai.This was in 2004.

Due to the transitional phase of Indian modeling in those years,Mahesh found the going tough in Mumbai.He finally returned to Delhi in 2006.He went back to being a farmer for a few months, but his heart was not in it. He yearned to be back in the limelight. So towards the end of 2006 he left Delhi once again for Mumbai.But this time there was difference. He had decided to quit Modeling & get into Acting.

After auditioning for different roles, he landed his big break within a month. That role was of Batuknath in the Superhit Balaji Serial "Kahani Ghar Ghar ki". The role was comic in nature & a big hit with audiences. After that there was no looking back as he acted in various other serials like "Kya Dil Mein Hai", "Kahe Na Kahe", "Betaab Dil Ki Tamanah", "Pavitra Rishta", "Durgesh Nandini"& "Mahabharat".

After acting in Television Serials for 4 years, Mahesh found the roles to be monotonous & he was craving for creative satisfaction which were missing from his roles on Television. So he took a bold step & quit Television Serials to pursue Acting in Films.

Mahesh relied on his Never say die spirit in the ruthless world of Bollywood & landed his first film role of Bhairu in the film"Shudra The Rising" directed by Sanjeev Jaiswal. This was in 2011.Since then he has done roles in films as varied as "Gangs of Wasseypur Part I & II" Directed by India's Ace Director Anurag Kashyap, "Businessman"(Telugu) Directed by Puri Jagannath,"I Love New Year" starring Sunny Deol & Kangana Ranaut, "Jayantabhai ki Love Story" starring Vivek Oberoi.His latest release was "Sooper se Ooper" Directed by Shekhar Ghosh. His upcoming releases include "Tamanchay" & a film with Director Amole Gupte.

One can also catch him online on Youtube.com in the short film "That Day After EveryDay" Directed by Anurag Kashyap which is a online rage.