Mukesh Rishi

Mukesh Rishi is an Indian actor and film producer who works primarily in Hindi and Telugu films. He has also appeared in Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, Marathi and Tamil films. He got his first break in Hindi in 1993 with Gardish and has since, established himself as a notable supporting actor, generally as a villain.

Early life

Rishi was born in Jammu. After his graduation from Government College, Sector 11, Chandigarh, and working for two years in Mumbai, Rishi moved to Fiji for work, where he met his future wife, who is of Indo-Fijian ancestry. Her family ran a traditional departmental store. He has a lucrative investment portfolio including warehouse investments.
After marriage, they went to New Zealand, where Mukesh started his career as a model. However, he could hardly find time for modelling due to a busy work schedule and was dissatisfied with his modelling assignments. After seven years, he returned to Mumbai, India and enrolled in Roshan Taneja's acting school.

Filmography

Hindi films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Parampara	Thakur Bhavani Singh's Man
1993	Gardish	Billa Jilani
1995	Surakshaa	Jagtap
1995	Baazi	Raghu
1995	Sanjay
1995	Ram Shastra	Satpal Dhonga
1996	Shastra	Baadshah Khan
1996	Saajan Chale Sasural	Nana
1996	Bhishma	Nagesh Rana
1996	Loafer	Badshah
1996	Sapoot	Tejeshwar
1996	Ghatak	Jeena, Katya's brother
1996	Ram Aur Shyam	Jabar
1997	Naseeb
1997	Mrityudaata	Rana Tonga
1997	Judwaa	Ratanlal Tiger
1997	Kaalia	Pratap Singh
1997	Gupt: The Hidden Truth	Babu Anna	Cameo
1997	Lahoo Ke Do Rang	Teja Shikari
1998	Hatyara	Singhania
1998	Gunda	Bulla
1998	Vinashak – Destroyer	Ajgar
1998	Humse Badhkar Kaun	Akal
1998	Iski Topi Uske Sarr
1998	Zulm-O-Sitam	Police Commissioner
1998	Bandhan	Gajendra
1999	Lohpurush	Ganesh Tandiya
1999	Nyaydaata	Jabbar / Lankeshwar / Jwala Prasad
1999	Lal Baadshah	S.P. Ajit Singh
1999	Aarzoo	C.L.Mishra	Cameo
1999	Sarfarosh	Inspector Saleem
1999	Sooryavansham	Deshraj Thakur aka Kevda Thakur
1999	Kohram	Ghafoor Changezi
1999	Arjun Pandit	Ramu Kaalia
2000	Jwalamukhi	Ranga Rao
2000	Pukar	Bakshi
2000	Qurbaaniyan	Singhania
2000	Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai	Bhawani Chaudhry
2000	Kurukshetra	Iqbal Pasina
2000	Khiladi 420	Bhai
2001	Aashiq	Sapna's Brother
2001	Jodi No.1	Baburao
2001	Indian	Wasim Khan	-
2002	Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge	Inspector M.K.Sharma
2002	Yeh Kaisi Mohabbat	ACP
2002	Hum Kisise Kum Nahin	Pillai's Brother
2002	Maseeha	Surajbhan
2003	Dum	Raj Dutt Sharma
2003	Indian Babu	Thakur Suraj Pratap Singh
2003	Om	DSP Pathan
2003	Jaal	Afghani
2003	Koi... Mil Gaya	Inspector Khurshid Khan
2003	Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa	Tabrez Baig
2004	Run	Rajeev
2004	Garv	Zafar Supari
2004	Asambhav	Youssan Baksh
2005	The White Land	Social Worker
2005	It Could Be You	Mr. Sidhu
2005	Blackmail	Chota
2006	Vishwa
2006	Teesri Aankh	Sudama Pandey
2007	Fauj Mein Mauj	General
2007	Nehlle Pe Dehlla	Dilher	Delayed film.
2008	Krazzy 4	Rana
2010	Lahore	Noor Mohammad
2010	Khuda Kasam	Lalkar Singh	Delayed film.
2010	Ramayana – The Epic	Hanuman	Animated film.
2011	Force	Vijay Reddy
2012	Khiladi 786	Ikhattar Singh
2013	Rajdhani Express	S.I
2013	Maazii	Malhaan Singh
2014	Ek Tha Sardar	Police Officer
2015	Hum Tum Dushman Dushman	Anil Gujjar
2016	Mahayoddha Rama	Hanuman	Animated film
2017	Raktdhar	Linga Shetty
2020	Gul Makai	Maulana Fazlullah
2022	Before You Die
2025	Mere Husband Ki Biwi	Prabhleen’s father