Mukesh Rishi was born on 19 April 1956 in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He is an actor and producer, known for Sarfarosh (1999), Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) and Gunda (1998). He is married to Keshni Rishi.
His wife is a Fijian-Indian. Her name is Keshni and is from Rakiraki in the Fiji Islands. She met Mukesh in Chandigardh College where she was studying .