Mehboob Bawa

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

Personal life Mehboob Bawa was born in Cape Town, South Africa. He completed a Television Presentation Course at SABC.

Career 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. 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.

In 2009, he appeared in the NBC American action drama television series The Philanthropist and then in the serial Final Verdict in 2011. 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. 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.

Filmography

Film 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

Television 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