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Mantra Mugdh(I)

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Mantra Mugdh
Phone-a-Friend is a sci-fi romantic comedy series starring Akhlaque Khan, Mantra and Swati Kapoor. It's a humorous tale of romance and friendship between a guy, a girl and a cellphone.
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Having received several accolades for his impressive work, Mantra is an Indian actor, director, and producer known for Bhaskar Bose in Spotify's detective thriller podcast Bhaskar Bose, Najib-ud-daulah in Panipat (2019) and the iconic character of Genie in the popular Disney India's Broadway musical Aladdin (2019). Mantra has also acted on the small screen in TV serials like Lagegi on UTV Bindass, Mystery Hunters India on Discovery Kids, Narayan Narayan - Chulbule Narad ki Natkhat Leelayen on Big Magic. Mantra also participated in many seasons of the comedy show Comedy Circus (2018) and the sixth season of dance reality show Jhalak Dikhla Ja. Mantra was known as the RJ of a popular Mumbai radio show on Red FM before venturing into acting. He has worked in radio for over a decade and in a range of popular stations like Radio Mirchi, Red FM and Radio City among others.

Mantra got his first break as a film actor in Bollywood film Tum Mile (2009), after which Mantra has appeared in Game (2011), Bheja Fry 2 (2011) (2010), Hum Tum Shabana (2011), and London Paris New York (2012). His other projects include Rebellious Flower (2016) (2016), a biopic of spiritual leader Osho, High Jack (2018), and Panipat (2019). He appeared on various web series such as Boygiri (2017), Phone-a-Friend (2020) , Bhanwar (2020), The Casino (2020), High (2020), Rashmi Rocket (2021). Mantra is also the owner of Mantramugdh Productions.

Mantra's first major TV appearance was Lagegi (2007) on UTV's Bindass channel in 2007, and did more than 100 episodes. Mantra has been a VJ and has hosted shows such as First Day First Show and G-Spot on Channel V. He was a cricket commentator on Star Sports and a NDTV 24x7's sports show 'Cricket Controversies', and has also hosted Pro Kabaddi League (2014) and Vivo Indian Premier League (2008). He hosted the dance reality show Zara Nach Ke Dikha and gained popularity as a stand-up comedian on three consecutive seasons of Sony TV's Comedy Circus (2018).

As a wild card entry, Mantra also participated in the sixth season of celebrity dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (2006). He also hosted the latest season of Colors TV's India's Got Talent (2009). He was the main lead as Narad on TV series Narayan Narayan on Big Magic. As a theatre artist, Mantra has performed in more than 100 plays of Piya Behrupiya, a Hindi interpretation of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (2021) produced by Atul Kumar's The Company Theatre. He was praised across India for his performance as Genie in Disney India's hit Broadway style musical Aladdin (2019), which instantly became a crowd favourite.

Mantra has also produced and directed many audio-web series under his production company; some of the well known audio web series are Kaali Awaazein, Love In The Time Of Corona, and Mine n Yours, Bhaskar Bose, and Virus 2062.
BornAugust 21, 1982
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    Bhaskar Bose (Hindi Thriller Podcast) (2019)
    Bhaskar Bose (Hindi Thriller Podcast)
    9.6
    Podcast Series
    • Bhaskar Bose
    • 2019
    Marvel's Wastelanders: Old Man Star-Lord (2021)
    Marvel's Wastelanders: Old Man Star-Lord
    8.2
    Podcast Series
    • Director
    Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha in Virus 2062 (2021)
    Virus 2062
    9.3
    Podcast Series
    • Director(directed by)
    • 2021
    Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Gauahar Khan, Kangana Ranaut, Shahana Goswami, Akash Dhar, and Sarah Jane Dias in Game (2011)
    Game
    5.2
    • Ranbeer(as Mantra)
    • 2011

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    Actor



    • Ashwalinga
      • (2022)
      • In Production
      • TV Series



    • Rat in the Kitchen (2023)
      Rat in the Kitchen
      6.6
      Short
      • Vikram
      • 2023
    • Abhishek Bachchan, Amit Sadh, and Nithya Menen in Breathe: Au coeur des ténèbres (2020)
      Breathe: Au coeur des ténèbres
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Neeraj Sirohi
      • 2022
    • Taapsee Pannu in Rashmi Rocket (2021)
      Rashmi Rocket
      7.1
      • Coach Mukherjee (as Mantra)
      • 2021
    • Indian Premier League (2008)
      Indian Premier League
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Host
      • 2019–2021
    • Shrikant Bashir (2020)
      Shrikant Bashir
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Parker (as Mantra)
      • 2020
    • Akshay Oberoi, Ranvir Shorey, Shweta Basu Prasad, Mrinmayee Godbole, and Kunal Naik in High (2020)
      High
      8.2
      TV Series
      • DJ
      • 2020
    • Bhanwar (2020)
      Bhanwar
      3.8
      TV Series
      • Rodrigues
      • 2020
    • The Casino (2020)
      The Casino
      3.7
      TV Series
      • Rinzin (as Mantra)
      • 2020
    • Phone-a-Friend (2020)
      Phone-a-Friend
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Leonardo (Phone)
      • 2020
    • Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Kapoor, and Kriti Sanon in Panipat (2019)
      Panipat
      5.2
      • Najib-ud-Daula (as Mantra)
      • 2019
    • Bhaskar Bose (Hindi Thriller Podcast) (2019)
      Bhaskar Bose (Hindi Thriller Podcast)
      9.6
      Podcast Series
      • Bhaskar Bose
      • 2019
    • Piya Behrupiya (2019)
      Piya Behrupiya
      8.3
      TV Movie
      • 2019
    • Ana (2018)
      Ana
      Short
      • 2018
    • High Jack (2018)
      High Jack
      5.3
      • Vinit (Hijacker 3)
      • 2018
    • Boygiri (2017)
      Boygiri
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Ravi
      • 2017

    Director



    • Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha in Virus 2062 (2021)
      Virus 2062
      9.3
      Podcast Series
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2021
    • Marvel's Wastelanders: Old Man Star-Lord (2021)
      Marvel's Wastelanders: Old Man Star-Lord
      8.2
      Podcast Series
      • Director
      • 2021

    Producer



    • Ana (2018)
      Ana
      Short
      • producer
      • 2018

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    • Alternative name
      • Mantra
    • Height
      • 1.83 m
    • Born
      • August 21, 1982
      • Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

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      In 2000, Mantra was working at the front desk at the Taj Hotel in Indore (India). He made a wake up call to a radio talent spotter who was in the city to recruit talent for the country's first private radio station that was coming up in Indore. That's how he landed his first radio job.
    • Nicknames
      • RJ Mantra
      • VJ Mantra

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