Rohit Roy

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Rohit Roy
Rohit Roy during the 45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2014), in Panaji, Goa (cropped).jpg
Rohit Roy in 2014
Born
Rohit Bose Roy [1]

(1968-04-05) 5 April 1968 (age 56) or
(1969-04-05) 5 April 1969 (age 55) [2] [3] [4]
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActor
Spouse
(m. 1999)
Children1
Relatives Ronit Roy (brother)
Sharman Joshi (brother-in-law)

Rohit Bose Roy (born 5 April 1968/1969) is an Indian actor who is known for his work in several television and film productions. He is best known for his role in Hindi television serials such as Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand on Star Plus and Swabhimaan on DD National. [5]

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Besides working in television series, Roy has also acted in notable Bollywood movies such as Kaabil , Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena , Apartment and Plan among others. He starred in the movie Shootout at Lokhandwala , in which he portrayed the character Fattu, one of the gang members. [6] [7] Roy has also directed a short film named Rice Plate – as a part of the anthology film Dus Kahaniyaan . [8] Roy launched his own fashion brand in the year 2020, Rohit Roy for Styched, in association with Styched Life. [9]

Early life and background

Roy is a Bengali and he had spent his formative years in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He did his schooling from St. Xavier's School, Ahmedabad. He is also an alumnus of St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad. [10] He is the younger son of businessman Brothindranath and Dolly Bose Roy. His elder brother, Ronit Roy is a well-known television and film actor. [11]

Personal life

Roy married actress Manasi Joshi Roy on 23 June 1999. [12] They have one daughter together, Kiara. [13] He can also speak Gujarati fluently. [10] Rohit is also an avid Vipassana practitioner and has shared his personal views during one of his interviews with Rahul Rao (Govu). [14]

Filmography

Films

Key
Denotes feature films that are not yet released
YearfilmRoleNotes
1994 Jazbaat Vishal Shashtri
Gaata Rahe Mera DilUnreleased
1996LaalcheeAmar Prabhakar Choudhry
1997Hamein Jahan Pyar Mile
Ankhon Mein Tum Ho Prem
Achena Atithi Prem
Koi Kisise Kum Nahin Amar
2000Glamour Girl
Hum To Mohabbat Karega Rohit
2002 Kaante special appearance in song, "Ishq Samundar"
2003 LOC Kargil Capt Shashibhushan Ghildyal
2004 Plan Omi
2005 Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena Rohit
Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye Pilot Vikram Sinha
2007 Dus Kahaniyaan Dev(Anthology film) story Gubbare
Shootout at Lokhandwala Fattu
Delhii Heights Bobby
2008 Fashion Kartik Suri
Don Muthu Swami Preetam
2010 Apartment Karan Malhotra
Mittal v/s Mittal Karan Mittal
2011 Bhorer Alo Subhankar Bose [15]
Alibaug
2013 Mrs. Sen SomnathBengali film
2014Sada CanvasBengali film [16]
2015 Calendar Girls Timmy
2017 Kaabil Amit Shellar
2018 I.M.A. Gujju Siddhraj ZalaGujarati film
Paltan Maj. Cheema
2021 Mumbai Saga Jaykar Shinde (Baba) [17]
2022 Forensic Abhay Khanna Zee5 film
Verses of WarCaptain Nawaz
2023 Chengiz ACP Samir SinhaBengali film
2024 IRah Hari SinghHindi film

Television

YearSerialRole
1995-1998 Swabhimaan Rishabh Malhotra
KhauffEpisode 9 & Episode 10
2002–2003 Kkusum Abhay Kapoor
2003 Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat - KarzzNakul Kapoor
2003 Kittie Party
2003–2004 Bhabhi Raj Malhotra
2004–2005 Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand Yash Kapoor
2005–2006 Sarkarr:Rishton Ki Ankahi Kahani Karan Pratapsingh
2006–2007 Viraasat Rahul Lamba
2020Locked in Love
2023 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 13 Contestant (Quit)

Dubbing roles

Film TitleActor(s)Character(s)Dub LanguageOriginal LanguageOriginal Year releaseDub Year releaseNotes
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Chris Pratt Peter Quill / Star-Lord HindiEnglish20172017
Avengers: Infinity War Chris Pratt Peter Quill / Star-Lord HindiEnglish20182018
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Chris Pratt Peter Quill / Star-Lord HindiEnglish20232023

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