Mahesh Anand, known for negative roles in Amitabh Bachchan, Govinda starrers, found dead under mysterious circumstances

Mahesh Anand, who essayed the negative role in a number of Bollywood movies, was on Saturday found dead at his residence in Mumbai under mysterious circumstances. READ: Netflix Names Joker As The Best Movie Villain Of All Time; Here’s How Indians Reacted To It Police did not rule out suicide even though no suicide note has been recovered. The body of the 57-year-old actor, who was last seen in Govinda’s ‘Rangeela Raja’ released last month, was found in a decomposed state from his residence in Andheri’s Yari Road, police said. The body was sent to the nearby Cooper Hospital for post-mortem. Anand suspectedly had drinking problems and was living alone as his wife lives in Moscow, police said. While the reason behind the actor’s death is unclear, doctors from the hospital said the body was brought from his residence in a decomposed condition. According to the doctors, the reason behind his death can be ascertained only after the post-mortem. READ: Telugu Television Actress Naga Jhansi, Famous For 'Pavitra Bandham', Found Dead In Hyderabad The actor had performed in several hit films including ‘Shahenshah’, ‘Coolie No 1’, ‘Swarg’, ‘Kurukshetra’ and ‘Vijeta’ and shared screen space with top stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Govinda and Sanjay Dutt. View this post on Instagram RIP Mahesh Anand🙏🏻 #ripmaheshanand #maheshanand A post shared by King of Bollywood👑 (@_amitabh_ji) on Feb 9, 2019 at 7:00am PST View this post on Instagram I liked his famous dialogue..."Hum Roop Nagar Ke Cheete Hain, Shikaar Par Hi Jeete Hain"...... Had great personality. But faded away in time. Nobody remembered him all these days and now all will - for just one day.. Harsh but true.. One of the villain who use to be always smarter than Hero.. RIP #MaheshAnand Om Shanti 🙏🙏 A post shared by Ashish Singh (@rajputashish2612) on Feb 9, 2019 at 7:44pm PST Ranvir Shorey was among the actors who mourned Mahesh Anand's death. He wrote, "Saddened to hear of Mahesh Anand’s demise. The man was a victim of the roller coaster ride that is Bollywood. RIP." Saddened to hear of Mahesh Anand’s demise. The man was a victim of the roller coaster ride that is Bollywood. RIP. — रanviर_ डhoरeय_ (@RanvirShorey) February 9, 2019 He added, "I used to bump into him in the park close to my place. Quite sad to hear he's no more." I used to bump into him in the park close to my place. Quite sad to hear he's no more. — रanviर_ डhoरeय_ (@RanvirShorey) February 9, 2019 (With inputs from ANI)

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Mahesh Anand, known for negative roles in Amitabh Bachchan, Govinda starrers, found dead under mysterious circumstances

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