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Mehboob Bawa

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Mehboob Bawa
Born (1968-03-28) 28 March 1968 (age 56)
Cape Town, South Africa
Occupation(s)Actor, producer
Years active1994–present
SpouseRazia Rawoot

Mehboob Bawa (born 28 March 1968) is a South African actor, producer, singer, and MC.[1][2][3] He is best known for producing and starring in the film Bhai's Cafe.[4]

Personal life

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Mehboob Bawa was born in Cape Town, South Africa. He completed a Television Presentation Course at SABC.[2][5]

Career

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In 1994, he appeared in the direct-to-video film The Visual Bible: Acts. Then in 1996, he made the feature film debut with the role "Taxi chaufför" in the film The White Lioness.[6] Since then, he acted in the films such as; Mandela and de Klerk, Pirates of the Plain, Mama Jack and Supernova. Meanwhile, in 2000, he made television acting debut with the serial Madam & Eve. In 2007, he made the popular role "Ahmed Kathrada" in the Hollywood blockbuster award winning film Goodbye Bafana directed by Bille August.[2][7]

In 2009, he appeared in the NBC American action drama television series The Philanthropist and then in the serial Final Verdict in 2011.[6] Apart from acting, he started to produce the films especially Indian films shot in South Africa.[8][9] He worked as the line producer of many blockbuster Bollywood films such as; Agent Vinod, Cocktail, Murder 3, Aashiqui 2, , Khamoshiyan, Mr. X, Hamari Adhuri Kahani and Sanju. In 2016, he played the role of Dr. Khan in the serial Jab. In 2019 he produced the Bollywood style South African musical comedy-drama film Bhai's Cafe, where he played the titular role of Bhai. The premise was based on the cafe his family ran when he was growing up.[10] Even though the film had a brief theatrical release in February 2020, the film became a Box Office when cinemas closed the following month after moved to DStv.[11][12]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1994 The Visual Bible: Acts #Pharisee 3 Direct-to-video
1996 The White Lioness Taxi chaufför
1999 Pirates of the Plain Doctor
2005 Mama Jack Sky Presenter
2007 Goodbye Bafana Ahmed Kathrada
2010 Schuks Tshabalala's Survival Guide to South Africa Rajin
2012 Agent Vinod — line producer, casting director, location scout
2012 Cocktail — line producer
2013 Murder 3 — line producer
2013 Aashiqui 2 — line producer
2013 Magic Bullet Sonny Short film
2014 The Perfect Wave Doctor
2015 Schuks! Pay Back the Money! Officer
2015 Khamoshiyan — line producer
2015 Mr. X — line producer
2015 Hamari Adhuri Kahani — line producer
2015 Singh Is Bliing — line producer
2016 Love Games — line producer
2017 Jagga Jasoos — line producer
2017 Half Girlfriend — line producer
2018 Sanju — line producer
2019 Bhai's Cafe Bhai executive producer[13]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 Mandela and de Klerk T.V. Reporter Television film
2000 Madam & Eve Mr. Patela / Rajesh Pahad TV series
2005 Spring Break Shark Attack Professor Wellington Television film
2005 Supernova Dr. Rani Vahpayee Television film
2006 The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines Taxi Driver Television film
2007 Anner House Asif Television film
2008 Generation Kill Vendor Miniseries; episode: "Get Some"
2009 The Philanthropist Board Member TV series
2011 Final Verdict Advocate Priem
2012 Khululeka Shopkeeper Series
2016 That London Guy Mr. Patel TV series
2016 Jab Dr. Khan 4 episodes
2017 The Indian Detective Bespectacled Man TV series
2021 Die Sentrum Abdul TV series

References

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  1. ^ "Mehboob Bawa – Actor – MC – Speaker – Presenter – Cameraman – Singer – S02E29". AccidentalMuslims.com. 2 August 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "APM: Mehboob Bawa". Artistes Personal Management. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Internet beckons Buzz". www.iol.co.za. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Bhai's Cafe closes KwaZulu-Natal Africa Film Festival". North Coast Rising Sun. 10 December 2020. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Bollywood Producer Mehboob Bawa Biography". nettv4u. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b "The Love Doctor, Mehboob Bawa, stars in the new South African film, Bhai's Cafe". Magic 828 - Less Talk More Music. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  7. ^ "VOC pays tribute to founding members – Voice of the Cape". Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Schuster actor Bawa is keeping city in focus with Indian filmmakers". Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021 – via PressReader.
  9. ^ "Cape Town actor promotes his city to Bollywood filmmakers". yazkam. 29 August 2015. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  10. ^ Dercksen, Daniel (5 February 2020). "Bhai's Cafe – A South African film about family, urban gentrification and romance with a Bollywood touch". The Writing Studio. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Movie Release: Bhai's Cafe is Officially Out in Cinema's Nationwide!". Urban Asian. 14 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  12. ^ Thangevelo, Debashine (17 May 2020). "Gentrification and family at the heart of 'Bhai's Cafe'". IOL. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  13. ^ "A South Africa-meets-Bollywood production set to charm audiences". www.iol.co.za. Archived from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
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