Who Is Mahesh Jirawala? All About Missing Filmmaker Feared Dead In Ahmedabad Plane Crash

Filmmaker Mahesh Kalawadia, also known as Mahesh Jirawala, is feared to be one of the on-ground victims of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad. He has reportedly been missing since June 12, the date of the plane crash incident, and his wife Hetal stated that his last location was traced 700 metre away from the crash site.

The death toll of the Ahmedabad plane crash has surged to 290, including 271 passengers and 29 people who were in the Meghaninagar area where the London-bound plane crashed after taking off, and Mahesh is feared to be amongst them.

Who is Mahesh Jirawala?

Mahesh Jirawala is a resident of Naroda, and he is known for directing advertorials as well as music videos. He is the CEO of the production house, Mahesh Jirawala Productions.

He has a number of music videos to his credit, primarily in Gujarati language, and is often seen posting updates about his work on Instagram. Not just that, but he had also directed the 2019 film, Cocktail Premi Pag Of Revenge, starring Asha Panchal and Vruti Thakkar in lead roles.

Mahesh is survived by his wife Hetal and two kids -- a daughter and a son.

Mahesh Jirawala feared dead

Mahesh's wife Hetal told PTI that on June 12, the filmmaker had gone to Law Garden to meet someone, and he called her at 1:14 pm to inform her that he was returning home. However, when she called him back at 1:40 pm, only a minute after the plane took off from the Ahmedabad airport, his phone was found switched off.

"His scooter and mobile phone are missing. All this is unusual since he would never use that route (as per the last location) to come home," Hetal told PTI.

Mahesh's family has now submitted DNA samples to identify if he was one of those who were killed when the plane crashed in Meghaninagar.