Every actor has his wish to perform some day with top bollywood actress. When Mangesh Desai began his acting career, he aspired to work with Madhuri Dixit, being a big fan of hers. Few years ago, when he saw the film ‘Parinita‘, he thought the same about Vidya Balan. And, his desire became strong, when he saw her film ‘Kahani‘. And his casting for the Marathi film ‘Ekk Albela‘ saw his dream come true. Mangesh Desai was cast opposite Vidya Balan , to play the character of Bhagwan Dada, on whose life the film was being made.

“When I received the offer for this film, I kept aside all other work, and started studying Bhagwan dada’s life. During this preparation time, I saw original film ‘Albela’ about 25 times. My preparation which started before the beginning of shooting, continued even during the course of shooting. I really worked very hard for every scene. After completing shooting for the day, I used to inquire about the next day’s scene and used to prepare for the same, even if I reached home late,” says Mangesh. During the press show, while commenting on his performance, director Shekhar Sartandel , was all praise for him. Why only the director, all those who saw this film, have been praising his performance.