Jugal Hansraj

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Jugal Hansraj
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Hansraj in 2017
Born (1972-07-26) 26 July 1972 (age 51)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • author
  • filmmaker
Years active1983–present
Spouse
Jasmine Dhillon
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(m. 2014)​
Children1
Parent
Relatives Chetan Hansraj (cousin)

Jugal Hansraj is an Indian actor, author and filmmaker. He started his career as a child actor in Shekhar Kapur's Masoom (1983). He continued his career as a child actor in films like Karma (1986) and Sultanat (1986). He featured as a model for TV and print as a child and appeared in notable ad campaigns. He made his acting debut as an adult in Aa Gale Lag Jaa in 1994. Subsequently, he featured in Mohabbatein (2000), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) and Salaam Namaste (2005). He served as writer and director for the 2008 computer-animated film Roadside Romeo .

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Career

Jugal Hansraj started his career as a child artist in the 1983 film Masoom , which starred Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi. The film was about a 9-year-old boy whose stepmother was not willing to accept him into the family because he was from an extramarital relationship. Masoom was based on Man, Woman and Child , a novel by Erich Segal. The film had a positive response and launched Hansraj's career. Later on, he continued his career as a child actor in films like Karma (1986) and Sultanat (1986). Hansraj was also featured as a model for TV and print as a child. He appeared in notable ad campaigns such as Vicks Vaporub, Saffola and Nutramul. [1]

He started his adult career with Aa Gale Lag Jaa in 1994, where he was paired with Urmila Matondkar, who incidentally played his sister in his first film Masoom . His second film was Papa Kehte Hai in 1995 opposite Mayuri Kango. [2] The 2000 film Mohabbatein , which also featured Shahrukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan, was his adult breakthrough film. He then played guest roles in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001), Salaam Namaste (2005), Aaja Nachle (2007) and Kahaani 2 (2016).

In 1998, Jugal composed the tune of the title song for his friend Karan Johar’s first film “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.” Karan confirmed this in his autobiography “An Unsuitable Boy.” The tune went on to become Dharma Productions theme title music. [3]

He served as writer and director for the 2008 computer-animated film Roadside Romeo . Produced jointly by Yash Raj Films and Walt Disney Studios, it featured the voices of Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Javed Jaffrey. It received negative reviews from critics, but won the National Film Award for Best Animated Film. [4] [5] A song sequence from the film was also nominated for the Visual Effects Society Awards for Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture. [6]

His second film as a director was the romantic comedy Pyaar Impossible which released in January 2010. This was produced by Yash Raj Films and starred Priyanka Chopra and Uday Chopra. [7]

In 2017, Jugal became a published author with his first novel for children titled "Cross Connection: The Big Circus Adventure". The book was released in December 2017 by Rupa publications India. [8]

Personal life

He is the younger son of cricketer Pravin Hansraj. He has an older brother named Sunil Hansraj.

In July 2014, Hansraj married Jasmine Dhillon, an NRI investment banker from New York. [9] The couple has a son named Sidak. [10]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1983 Masoom RahulChild artist
1984 Jhutha Sach Bishan (Binny)
1986 Sultanat [11]
Karma [11]
1987 Loha Hassan Ali
Hukumat Chintu
1994 Aa Gale Lag Jaa [12] Suraj
1995 The Don [12] Vijay
1996 Papa Kehte Hai [2] Rohit Dixit
1997 Gudgudee [2] Singer
2000 Mohabbatein Sameer Sharma
2001 Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham [13] Rohan's friendspecial appearance
2002 Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe [12] Vishwas
2005 Soggadu [14] ChanduTelugu film
Salaam Namaste [15] Jignesh "Jerry"
2007 Aaja Nachle [16] Sanjay Mehra
2008 Roadside Romeo [4] —Writer and director; Animated film
2010 Pyaar Impossible! [7]  –Director
2016 Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh [17] Mohit Dewan
2023 Shiv Shastri Balboa Rahul [18]
Lust Stories 2 David Chaudhary

Television

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
2003–2004 Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny Kunal [12]
2010 Rishta.com Akshay Dwiwedi [19]
2013 Yeh Hai Aashiqui Badminton Coach [20]
2022 Mismatched Rishi's father [21]

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