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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2009}}

{{Infobox person
| name = Mohnish Bahl
| image = Mohnish Bahl.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1961|08|14}}<ref name="rott_Mohn">{{Cite web | title = Mohnish Bahl | work = [[Rottentomatoes.com]] | access-date = 2016-09-07 | url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/mohnish-behl/}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| occupation = Actor
| children = [[Pranutan Bahl]] and Krishaa Bahl
| parents=[[Nutan]] and Rajnish Bahl
| relatives = See [[Mukherjee-Samarth family]]
| yearsactive = 1982–present
| spouse = [[Ekta Sohini]]
}}

'''Mohnish Bahl''' (born 14 August 1961)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/people/photo-gallery/these-unseen-throwback-photos-of-the-sanjivani-2-actor-mohnish-bahl-are-unmissable/469061|title=Mohnish Bahl birthday: These unseen throwback photos of the Sanjivani 2 actor are unmissable!|website=Times now news}}</ref> is an Indian actor working in the [[Indian film industry]] and on [[Indian television]].

==Career==
Mohnish Bahl debuted with the film ''Bekarar'' in a supporting role opposite [[Padmini Kolhapure]] and co Starring [[Sanjay Dutt]] but the film was a critical and commercial failure. His subsequent release was ''[[Teri Bahon Mein]]'', a remake of ''[[The Blue Lagoon (1980 film)|The Blue Lagoon]]'' with Ayesha Dutt wife of [[Jackie Shroff]], which was also a failure. His only commercial success in a leading role was ''[[Purana Mandir]]'' though it was considered a B grade film<ref name="boll_When"/> it was [[Maine Pyar Kiya]] in 1989, which transformed Bahl's career, and he later became known as a character actor.<ref name="boll_When">{{Cite web | title = When black was better than white: From heroes to hit villains | last = Vijayakar | first = By Rajiv | work = [[Bollywoodhungama.com]] | date = 8 July 2015 | access-date = 2016-09-07 | url = http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/8647/ }}</ref> He has starred in over 100 films, and has been nominated for two [[Filmfare Awards]].

== Early life and family ==
Bahl was born in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. He is the son of actress [[Nutan]] and Lt. Cdr. Rajnish Bahl,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/aug/04bahl.htm|title=Actor Mohnish Bahl's father dies in fire|last=Salvi|first=Deepak|date=4 August 2004|work=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=2016-09-07}}</ref> and is a prominent member of the [[Mukherjee-Samarth family]]. He is married to [[Ekta Sohini]] and they have two children : Pranutan Bahl and Krishaa Bahl <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/photos/monish-bahl-and-family-pranutan--zaheer-iqbal-at-notebook-special-screening/41845|title=Mohnish Bahl and family, Pranuta- Zaheer Iqbal at Notebook screening in Santacruz|website=Mid Day}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Character !! Director !! Notes and references
|-
| 1983
! ''[[Bekaraar]]''
| Pradeep
| [[V. B. Rajendra Prasad]]
| Debut
|-
| rowspan="3"|1984
! ''[[Teri Baahon Mein]]''
| Manu
| [[Umesh Mehra]]
|
|-
! ''[[Meri Adalat (1984 film)|Meri Adalat]]''
| Umesh
| [[A. T. Raghu]]
|
|-
! ''[[Purana Mandir]]''
| Sanjay
| [[Ramsay Brothers]]
|
|-
| 1987
! ''[[Itihaas (1987 film)|Itihaas]]''
| Rakesh
| [[Joshiy]]
|
|-
| 1989
! ''[[Maine Pyar Kiya]]''
| Jeevan Sehni
| [[Sooraj Barjatya]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know/did-you-know-that-salman-khan-recommended-mohnish-bahl-name-for-maine-pyaar-kiya/articleshow/68665308.cms|title=Did you know that Salman Khan recommended Mohnish Bahl name for 'Maine Pyaar Kiya'?|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
| 1990
! ''[[Baaghi: A Rebel for Love|Baaghi]]''
| Jaggu Singh
| [[Deepak Shivdasani]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|1991
! ''[[Henna (film)|Henna]]''
| Captain Surendra
| [[Randhir Kapoor]]
|
|-
! ''[[Dancer (1991 film)|Dancer]]''
| Vishesh Rao
| Kishore Vyas
|
|-
| rowspan="4"|1992
!''[[Abhi Abhi]]''
|Helmet,College Student/Goon
|[[S.P.Rajaram]]
|
|-
! ''[[Bol Radha Bol]]''
| Bhanu Malhotra
| [[David Dhawan]]
|
|-
! ''[[Deewana (1992 film)|Deewana]]''
| Narendra Pratap
| [[Raj Kanwar]]
| Cameo appearance
|-
! ''[[Shola Aur Shabnam (1992 film)|Shola Aur Shabnam]]''
| Bali
| [[David Dhawan]]
|
|-
| rowspan="4"|1993
! ''[[Phool Aur Angaar]]''
|Inspector Arjun Singh
|[[Ashok Gaekwad]]
|
|-
!''[[Ek Hi Raasta (1993 film)|Ek Hi Raasta]]''
|Vikram Singh
| [[Deepak Bahry]]
|
|-
! ''[[Platform (1993 film)|Platform]]''
| Hariya
| [[Deepak Panwar]]
|
|-
! ''[[Aashik Awara]]''
| Vikram
| [[Umesh Mehra]]
|
|-
| rowspan="5"|1994
! ''[[Laadla (1994 film)|Laadla]]''
| Vicky Bajaj
| [[Raj Kanwar]]
|
|-
! ''[[Eena Meena Deeka]]''
| Mangal
| [[David Dhawan]]
|
|-
! ''[[Elaan (1994 film)|Elaan]]''
| Vijay Sharma
| [[Guddu Dhanoa]]
|
|-
! ''[[Prem Yog]]''
| Jimmy Narang
| Rajeev Kumar
|
|-
! ''[[Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!]]''
| Rajesh Nath
| [[Sooraj Barjatya]]
| Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/photo/25-years-of-hum-aapke-hain-koun-mumbai-celebrates-with-special-screening-1579252-2019-08-09/5|title=25 years of Hum Aapke Hain Koun: Mumbai celebrates with special screening|website=India Today}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"|1995
! ''[[Kartavya (1995 film)|Kartavya]]''
| Balbir Singh
| [[Raj Kanwar]]
|
|-
! ''[[Sabse Bada Khiladi]]''
| Amit
| [[Umesh Mehra]]
|
|-
! ''[[Gundaraj]]''
| Deva
| [[Guddu Dhanoa]]
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|1996
! ''[[Raja Hindustani]]''
| Jay Mitra
| [[Dharmesh Darshan]]
|
|-
! ''[[Army (1996 film)|Army]]''
| Kabir Dubey
| Raam Shetty
|
|-
! ''[[Ajay (1996 film)|Ajay]]''
| Roopesh Singh
| [[Suneel Darshan]]
|
|-
| rowspan="5"|1997
! ''[[Itihaas (1997 film)|Itihaas]]''
| Inspector Pandey
| [[Raj Kanwar]]
|
|-
! ''[[Kaun Sachcha Kaun Jhootha]]''
| Mohandas Khanna
| [[Partho Ghosh]]
|
|-
! ''[[Koyla]]''
| Ashok
| [[Rakesh Roshan]]
| Cameo appearance
|-
! ''[[Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat]]''
| Ramesh
| [[Ashok Gaikwad]]
|
|-
! ''[[Udaan (1997 film)|Udaan]]''
| Inspector Manoj Sharma
| [[Asrani]]
|
|-
| rowspan="7"|1998
!''[[Mohabbat Aur Jung]]''
|Bobby
|Hameed Alam
|
|-
! ''[[Duplicate (1998 film)|Duplicate]]''
| Ravi Lamba
| [[Mahesh Bhatt]]
|
|-
! ''[[Dulhe Raja]]''
| Rahul Sinha
| Harmesh Malhotra
|
|-
! ''[[Aunty No. 1]]''
| Gaurav
| Kirti Kumar
|
|-
! ''[[Phool Bane Patthar]]''
| Baliya Singh
| Ambrish Sangal
|
|-
! ''[[Doli Saja Ke Rakhna]]''
| Vicky
| [[Priyadarshan]]
|
|-
! ''[[Pardesi Babu]]''
| Naren
| Manoj Agarwal
|
|-
| rowspan="5"|1999
! ''[[Teri Mohabbat Ke Naam]]''
|Balwant
|[[Harbhajan Virdi]]
|-
! ''[[Sirf Tum]]''
| Ranjeet
| [[Agathiyan]]
|
|-
! ''[[Vaastav: The Reality|Vaastav]]''
| Vijaykanth Shivalkar
| [[Mahesh Manjrekar]]
|
|-
! ''[[Hum Saath-Saath Hain]]''
| Vivek Chaturvedi
| [[Sooraj Barjatya]]
| Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/mohnish-bahl-on-his-absence-from-television-scripts-for-tv-shows-are-pathetic/story-IBvo3tvSH9aIaPElrzfAZK.html|title=Mohnish Bahl on his absence from television: Scripts for TV shows are pathetic|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
|-
! ''[[Jaanwar (1999 film)|Jaanwar]]''
| Aditya Oberoi
| [[Suneel Darshan]]
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2000
! ''[[Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai]]''
| Inspector Dilip Kadam
| [[Rakesh Roshan]]
|
|-
! ''[[Astitva]]''
| Malhaar Kamat
| [[Mahesh Manjrekar]]
| Bilingual film ([[Hindi]] and [[Marathi language|Marathi]])
|-
! ''[[Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye (2000 film)|Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaye]]''
| Vinod Jaisingh
| K. Murali Mohana Rao
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2001
! ''[[Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love]]''
| Rajesh Purohit
| [[Suneel Darshan]]
|
|-
! ''[[Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta|Kyo Kii]]''
| Rajat Diwan
| [[David Dhawan]]
|
|-
| 2002
! ''[[Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya]]''
| Rohit Kashyap
| [[Dharmesh Darshan]]
|
|-
| 2003
! ''[[LOC: Kargil]]''
| [[Ramakrishnan Vishwanathan]]
| [[J. P. Dutta]]
|
|-
|2005
!''[[Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!]]''
|
|[[Mahesh Manjrekar]]
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2006
!''[[Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar]]''
|Karan / Police Constable Harvinder Singh Harvi
|[[K. S. Adhiyaman]]
|-
! ''[[Vivah]]''
| Dr. Rashid Khan
| [[Sooraj Barjatya]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2010
! ''[[Chance Pe Dance]]''
| Rajeev Sharama
| [[Ken Ghosh]]
|
|-
! ''[[Isi Life Mein...!]]''
| Ravimohan
| [[Vidhi Kasliwal]]
|
|-
|2011
! ''[[Force (2011 film)|Force]]
| Atul Kalsekar
| [[Nishikant Kamat]]
|
|-
|2014
![[Jai Ho (film)|''Jai Ho'']]
|Ashok Pradhan
|[[Sohail Khan]]
|
|-
|2019
![[Panipat (film)|''Panipat'']]
|[[Balaji Baji Rao]]
|[[Ashutosh Gowariker]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/panipat-arjun-kapoor-introduces-mohnish-bahl-as-nana-saheb-peshwa/articleshow/71951544.cms|title='Panipat': Arjun Kapoor introduces Mohnish Bahl as Nana Saheb Peshwa|work=The Times of India}}</ref>
|}

=== Television ===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Series
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | TV Channel
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| 1988-1989 || ''Isi Bahane'' || || [[DD National]] ||
|-
| 2002-2004 || ''[[Devi (TV series)|Devi]]'' || Vikram || rowspan="2"|[[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]] ||
|-
| 2002 || ''Bachke Rehna Zara Sambhalke'' || Host ||
|-
| 2002-2005 || ''[[Sanjivani (2002 TV series)|Sanjivani – A Medical Boon]]'' || Dr. Shashank Gupta || [[Star Plus]] ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Arzoo Hai Tu]]'' || Aakash || [[Sahara One]] ||
|-
| 2005-2006 || ''[[Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii]]'' || Suyash Mehra || Star Plus ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/television/news/2006/mohnish-behl-080306.html|title=Mohnish Behl walks out of Kahaani role|website=Filmi Beat}}</ref>
|-
| 2005-2007 || ''[[Ek Ladki Anjaani Si (TV series)|Ek Ladki Anjaani Si]]'' || Veer || Sony TV ||
|-
| 2007 ||''[[Kayamath]]'' || Inder Shah || Star Plus ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-yet-another-website-on-ronit-1090000|title=Yet another website on Ronit|website=Daily News Analysis}}</ref>
|-
| 2007-2010 || ''[[Dill Mill Gayye]]'' || Dr. Shashank Gupta || [[STAR One]] || sequel series of [[Sanjivani (2002 TV series)|Sanjivani – A Medical Boon]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-did-you-know-karan-singh-grover-drank-boiled-cold-drinks-on-the-sets-of-dill-mill-gayye/photostory/70895053.cms|title=Exclusive: Did you know Karan Singh Grover drank boiled cold drinks on the sets of Dill Mill Gayye?|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
| 2007-2009 || ''[[Kasturi (TV series)|Kasturi]]'' || Kabir Dhanrajgir || rowspan="2"|Star Plus ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Star Vivaah]]'' || Host ||
|-
| 2011-2012 || ''[[Kuch Toh Log Kahenge]]'' || Dr. Ashutosh || Sony TV ||
|-
| 2012-14 || ''[[Savdhaan India]]'' || rowspan="2"|Host/Presenter || [[Life OK]] || episodic appearance
|-
| 2016-2017 || ''[[Hoshiyar… Sahi Waqt, Sahi Kadam]]'' || [[& TV]] || Host<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianage.com/entertainment/tv/151216/mohnish-bahl-makes-a-comeback-on-tv.html|title=Mohnish Bahl makes a comeback on TV|website=The Asian Age}}</ref>
|-
| 2019-2020 || ''[[Sanjivani (2019 TV series)|Sanjivani]]'' || Dr. Shashank Gupta || [[Star Plus]] || reboot series of [[Sanjivani (2002 TV series)|Sanjivani – A Medical Boon]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/soaps/story/mohnish-bahl-nervous-about-making-tv-comeback-with-sanjivani-2-1576345-2019-08-02|title=Mohnish Bahl nervous about making TV comeback with Sanjivani 2|website=India Today}}</ref>
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
* 1995: Nominated, [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award]] for ''[[Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!]]''
* 2000: Nominated, [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award]] for ''[[Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United]]''
* 2002: Best Actor Indian Television Academy for ''Sanjivani – A Medical Boon'' on [[Star Plus]]
* 2002: [[Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role]] for ''[[Devi (TV series)|Devi]]'' on [[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony Entertainment Television]]
* 2003: Best Actor Indian Television Academy for ''Sanjivani – A Medical Boon'' on [[Star Plus]]
* 2006: Best Actor Negative in ''Ek Ladki Anjani Si'' on [[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony Entertainment Television]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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* {{IMDb name|0046894}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|mohnish-bahl}}

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