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India.com
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
This Bollywood villain did 300 films, had 12 affairs, 5 marriages, became bankrupt, didn't had money to buy water, his name is…
Mahesh Anand, who has appeared in many big films like Shahenshah with Amitabh Bachchan and Gumraah with Sanjay Dutt, was included in the list of most successful villains of the 80-90s. Mahesh Anand was a black belt in Karate and was a model and trained dancer before starting acting. Worked as a background dancer Before starting his acting career, Mahesh Anand got a chance to be a background dancer in the title song of Kamal Haasan and Reena Roy starrer film Sanam Teri Kasam in 1982. Mahesh Anand finally debuted with Karisma in 1984. Though he faced failure initially, Mahesh Anand finally got recognition after acting in Amitabh Bachchan's Shahenshah. Due to his popularity, he also became the villain in Amitabh Bachchan's other films like Ganga Jamuna Saraswati and Toofan. In a few years, he did around 300 films with Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Govinda, Shashi Kapoor, Sunny Deol, Vinod Khanna and Salman Khan. Love life not full of troubles Mahesh Anand was flourishing professionally, but his personal life was full of troubles and loneliness, despite marrying 5 times and reportedly dating 12 women. Mahesh Anand first married Reena Roy's sister Barkha Roy. After the marriage ended in divorce, Mahesh Anand married Miss India International Erica Maria D'Souza, with whom he has a son. His third marriage was to Madhu Malhotra in 1999. Mahesh Anand married actress Usha Bachchani for the fourth time, but it also ended in divorce. Giving love another chance, Mahesh Anand married a Russian woman named Lana for the fifth time. Mahesh Anand faced poverty and could not even buy drinking water. Mahesh Anand's life seemed like a fairy tale, but his struggles behind the scenes were justified and were openly visible to all. Considered as one of the most famous villains of Bollywood, Mahesh Anand also faced a lot of financial difficulties and spent 18 years in poverty. Friends used to call me a drunkard In one of his posts on Facebook, Mahesh Anand revealed, 'My friends and everyone call me a drunkard. I have no family. My stepbrother has cheated me of Rs 6 crore. I have done more than 300 films, but I don't have money even to buy drinking water. I don't have a single friend in this world, it's very sad.' The tragic death of Mahesh Anand. Mahesh Anand tried to make a comeback in films several times but always failed to make any impact, due to which he started living in depression and got addicted to alcohol. Mahesh Anand got a brief role in Govinda's film Mahesh Anand's life and career came to a tragic end just 22 days after the film's release in 2019. On 9 February 2019, Mahesh Anand was found dead on the sofa in his house with a bottle of alcohol and a plate of food lying near him. Mahesh Anand's death was said to be natural, but his post-mortem report stated that he had been dead for three days.
India.com
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Bollywood's most iconic villain, acted in over 300 films, had 12 affairs, 5 marriages, yet suffered a painful death, was betrayed by..., name was...
Bollywood's most iconic villain, acted in over 300 films, had 12 affairs, 5 marriages, yet suffered a painful death, was betrayed by..., name was... Mahesh Anand was one of the most popular villains in Bollywood during the 1980s and 1990s. He worked in several major Bollywood films, and collaborated with superstars like Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Govinda, Sunny Deol, Vinod Khanna, Salman Khan, that made him a towering figure in the entertainment industry. In a career spanning over decades, he starred in over 300 films, becoming a name in action-paced and dramatic films. He made his acting debut in 1984 with Karishmaa. Although his initial roles went unnoticed, but his breakthrough came with the 1988 film Shahenshah, which brought him immense recognition. He continued to work with Amitabh Bachchan and portrayed more antagonist roles in films like Ganga Jamuna Saraswati (1988) and Toofan (1989) Despite his successful film career, his personal life was marked by loneliness and instability. He was married five times, including to Barkha Roy (sister of Reena Roy), former Miss India International, Eric Roy, with whom he had a son, actress Usha Bachani, Madhu Malhotra and a Russian woman named Lana. Moreover, he was allegedly linked to at least a dozen women. Despite attaining stardom, Mahesh's later years were marked by financial hardships. He once publicly shared that he had no funds, even to afford basic necessities. 'My friends and everyone call me a drunkard. I have no family. My stepbrother cheated me out of Rs 6 crore. I have done more than 300 films, but I don't even have money to buy drinking water. I don't have a single friend in this world. It is very sad.' He once shared on Facebook. Mahesh made several attempts to revive his career. In 2019, he made a comeback in a brief role with Rangeela Raja (2019) , alongside Govinda. Tragically, just after 22 days of film's release, he was found dead in his home. He reportedly battled depression and alcoholism, compounded by professional setbacks and loneliness. Despite enjoying immense success and working alongside numerous superstars, Mahesh Anand's life is a sad reminder of how unpredictable the world of glamour can be.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
China is sharing priceless moon samples with international partners, but NASA can't be a part of it
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Precious moon samples brought back to Earth by China's Chang'e 5 mission in 2020 have finally been shared with international researchers — but the law has made it difficult for U.S.-based scientists to receive any of the material. Earlier in May, British planetary scientist Mahesh Anand of the Open University in Milton Keynes travelled to China to "borrow" 60 milligrams (0.002 ounces) of the 1,731-gram (3.8 pounds) Chang'e 5 sample. Scientists from elsewhere in Europe, as well as Ethiopia, Russia and the United States, are also receiving samples. In the other countries, government funding bodies are paying for the analysis of these loaned samples, but NASA is prevented from funding U.S.-based researchers to do the same. Instead, Timothy Glotch, the lone American planetary scientist who has received a sample of the Chang'e 5 material, had to be funded privately by his own institution, Stony Brook University in New York. That's because of a law passed in 2011 called the Wolf Amendment. Named after Frank Wolf, the Republican senator who pushed for it, it was inserted as an amendment into the 2011 federal budget and bars bilateral cooperation between NASA (and the scientists the agency funds) and the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and Chinese scientists. The aim is to prevent Chinese government scientists from gaining knowledge of American space technologies that the U.S. government fears could then be used militarily by China against the United States. The Wolf Amendment seems counter to the old way of doing things. Science has often been a bridge between opposing countries. During the Cold War, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) was a project that U.S. and Soviet scientists worked together on, including a famous conference held in the USSR in 1971. Another example was the Apollo–Soyuz rendezvous in 1975, when astronauts and cosmonauts shook hands in space. The Wolf Amendment, however, prevents similar space-science cooperation taking place between the U.S. and Chinese governments without the prior approval of Congress. And, it seems, the Wolf Amendment works both ways, preventing NASA from receiving or funding research into the Chinese moon samples. Luckily for Glotch, this has not stopped China from sharing a sample with him and his research group, which includes scientists at San Francisco State University and the University of Hong Kong, as long as they are funded privately. Allowing American researchers access to the Chang'e 5 samples is important, because it allows them to make direct comparisons between Apollo-era lunar samples and the Chang'e 5 samples in the same lab. Glotch plans to test the thermal properties of his "loaned" sample by heating it (we say loaned, but the analysis will likely destroy the sample), and then comparing it to thermal maps of the moon to provide a greater understanding of the composition of different lunar regions based on how they heat up and cool down in sunlight, relative to the Chang'e 5 sample. Related stories: — China's Chang'e 5 capsule lands on Earth with the 1st new moon samples in 44 years — China returns samples from the moon's far side in historic 1st (video) — The moon on Earth: Where are NASA's Apollo lunar rocks now? The Chang'e 5 sample was obtained by the Chinese spacecraft from Mons Rümker, which is an ancient volcanic region in the giant Oceanus Procellarum ("Ocean of Storms"). By making direct comparisons between the Apollo samples, which were taken from various locations on the moon, and the Chang'e 5 sample, Glotch's group hopes to gain greater insights into the volcanism that created the samples in the first place. Chinese scientists have already discovered that the basaltic material in the Chang'e 5 sample is substantially younger than the volcanic samples collected by Apollo, by billions of years. This tells us that the moon was volcanically active for much longer than scientists had realized — perhaps as recently as 120 million years ago. Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom, Anand's team will heat some of their 60 milligram sample to 2,550 degrees Fahrenheit (1,400 degrees Celsius) to extract noble gases such as argon and krypton, as well as carbon, nitrogen and oxygen, to provide more data about the history of those elements in the solar system.
BBC News
10-05-2025
- Science
- BBC News
Moon dust has arrived in the UK from China
The first samples of rock from the Moon brought back to Earth from a Chinese lunar mission in 2020 have arrived in the tiny grains, which have been described as "more precious than gold dust", are the first samples drilled from the Moon in nearly 50 years. They've now been offered to the UK on loan by China's space agency. Scientist Mahesh Anand was chosen to receive the samples so he and his team can carry out research on the super rare material. He's just one of seven experts from around the world selected to study the samples. "Nobody in the world had access to China's samples, so this is a great honour and a huge privilege," said professor Mahesh Anand who travelled to China to collect the samples. He returned to the UK with the precious cargo in the safest place he could think of - his hand Mahesh Anand and his team have a year to carry out their research on the dust. During that time, the researchers hope to answer fundamental questions about how the Moon formed and the early years of planet Earth. How was the sample collected? China collected the rocks on its Chang'e 5 space mission back in 2020. A robotic arm drilled into the soil to collect 2kg of material which was then brought back to Earth in a capsule. It was the first successful collection of a lunar sample since a Soviet mission in 1976 and China has now allowed researchers from other countries to find out more about the rare rock. "I very much hope that this is the beginning of a long-term collaboration between China and international scientists," Professor Anand said.
Time of India
10-05-2025
- Science
- Time of India
UK-based Indian scientist gets rare lunar soil from China
An Indian-origin scientist, based in UK, Professor Mahesh Anand received an ultra-rare sample of lunar soil straight from China chang'e 6 mission, collected from the Moon's far side. This might be a year of wonders as for the first time any nation has returned material from the Moon's far side, a region previously unexplored due to communication challenges. Professor Anand, leads the planetary material group at the open university in Milton keynes and is the UK's only scientists who has been granted access to this precious material. This sample weighs about 60 milligrams, and was transported under tight security and is now housed in a high-security laboratory to prevent contamination. What is the Chang'e 6 mission? This mission is China's groundbreaking mission aimed at collecting lunar soil and rock samples from the far side of the Moon, a region which has never been explored before. Operation Sindoor 'Pakistan army moving its troops in forward areas': Key takeaways from govt briefing 'Pak used drones, long-range weapons, jets to attack India's military sites' 'Attempted malicious misinformation campaign': Govt calls out Pakistan's propaganda Launched by China in 2024, due to this collection, scientists help to study the moon's formation, composition and solar system history. This mission successfully brought back about 1.9 kilograms of lunar material. These samples are being studied and is being distributed to international researchers for analysis. Notably, the lunar soil exhibits distint charecterstsic compared to previous samples. This has shown higher plagioclase and lower olivine content. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like AI guru Andrew Ng recommends: Read These 5 Books And Turn Your Life Around in 2025 Blinkist: Andrew Ng's Reading List Undo This lunar soil research aims to offer fundamental responses about the early history of Earth and the formation of the Moon. One of the most accepted concepts is that the Moon formed approximately 4.5 billion years ago from material remaining after a collision between Earth and a Mars-sized planet. Scientists try to get to know this theory better through an examination of the chemical content of these samples, which has elements such as carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and noble gases. China's commitment to international scientific collaboration in space exploration is exemplified by this collaboration. The involvement of an Indian-born scientist in the UK highlights the extent to which international moon exploration is and how we are all working towards understanding our galactic neighbour. This brings us one step closer to discovering how the formation of moon happened billions of years ago.
