| Randeep Hooda | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ra August 20, 1976 Daseya, Rohtak District, Haryana, India |
| Alma mater | Rai School in Sonepat, Delhi Public School, Delhi University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001 - present |
Randeep Singh Hooda (Hindi: रणदीप सिंह हुड्डा, born 20 August 1976) is an Indian actor who works in Bollywood films.
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Hooda was born in the village of Jassia in Rohtak district of Haryana.[1] His mother, Asha Hooda, is a social worker and his father, Dr. Ranbir Hooda, is a surgeon by profession. When he was eight years old, he went to a boarding school MNSS in Rai, Sonepat, Haryana.[2] He then went to Delhi Public School, R K Puram, New Delhi. He is often called King Jat
Then he moved to Melbourne, Australia in 1995 for higher studies. He got a Bachelors in Marketing and a Masters in Business Management and Human Resource Management.[2] During that time he peeled onions in a Chinese restaurant, worked in a car-wash, waitered-tables, and drove taxis for two years. In 2000 he returned to India and got a job in the marketing department of an airline and was acting in stage theatres.[2]
He made his film debut in Monsoon Wedding (2001), where he played an NRI (Non Resident Indian). He got the role in the film primarily because of his Australian accent.[2]
However even after a powerful performance in Monsoon Wedding he had to wait for four years to get a second project. Ram Gopal Varma cast him as lead in the gritty gangster flick D (2005). D was a turning point in his career. The D which supposedly portrayed Dawood Ibrahim's real life gave Hooda a grand entry into tinsel town. In an interview, he stated, "I find D and Risk very romantic films."[3]
In 2008, he played the lead role in the romantic film Ru-Ba-Ru.[4]
In 2010, he played the ACP of Mumbai crime branch in the film Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai.
In 2011, he shut up all his critics by giving a stellar performance in film Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster.
In 2009, Hooda migrated his blog, "In The Script," to Asian Correspondent, a blogging-and-news website covering 13 countries in Asia Pacific.[5]