Rahul Roy

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Rahul Roy
Rahul Roy at the launch of T P Aggarwal's trade magazine 'Blockbuster' 23.jpg
Rahul Roy in 2012
Born (1966-02-09) 9 February 1966 (age 58) [1] [2] [3]
Bombay, Maharashtra, India [4]
Alma mater The Lawrence School, Sanawar
Occupation(s)Actor, model, producer
Years active1990–present
Spouse
Rajlakshmi Khanvilkar
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(m. 2000;div. 2014)​

Rahul Roy (born 9 February 1966) is an Indian actor, producer and former model known for his works in Hindi films and television. [5] [6] Roy began his acting career with the 1990 blockbuster Aashiqui , a Mahesh Bhatt production as the lead actor with newcomer Anu Aggarwal. He then appeared opposite Karishma Kapoor in Sudhakar Bokade's romantic film Sapne Sajan Ke (1992). [7] [8] Roy has been honoured with life membership of the International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy of Film & Television. [9] [10]

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Roy delivered a notable performance in Mahesh Bhatt's 1993 autobiographical Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee , Roy's character is based on the filmmaker. The film was Zee TV's first mainstream production. Roy then featured in Bhatt's production Jaanam, which was Vikram Bhatt's directorial debut. [11] [12] [13]

In 2006, Roy participated and won the first season of game show Bigg Boss – the Indian version of Celebrity Big Brother , produced by Endemol India for Colors Viacom 18. [13] Roy has ventured into movie production. His company, Rahul Roy Productions, released its first movie, entitled Elaan, on 25 November 2011 in Bihar. It stars Roy and Rituparna Sen as the main lead. [14]

Personal life

Roy was born to Deepak and Indira Roy and educated at the Lawrence School, Sanawar.[ citation needed ] He has a brother named Romeer. [15] His maternal uncle is Cory Walia, a renowned name in tinsel town, and on the fashion circuit. [16] He was married to Rajlakshmi Khanvilkar (Rani), a fashion model, who had been previously married to Samir Soni. [17] They divorced amicably in 2014. [18] [19]

Career

During the early 1990s, Roy worked in several romantic films that did not do well, although his performances in Majhdhaar , Dilwale Kabhi Na Hare , Pyar Ka Saaya and Jaanam were liked. His best film performance is considered to be in Junoon . In the late 1990s, Roy played supporting actor roles. He got his big break from the 1990 film Aashiqui .

After Aashiqui, Roy signed a number of films. Apart from Junoon, most of them did not work. A lot of the films he had signed ended up being shelved. K.Balachander's project Dilon Ka Rishta never saw the light due to the death of producer R. C. Prakash; another important project, Ayudh, was hit by the director's untimely death. Among other films shelved were Premabhishek, Tune Mera Dil Le Liya with Raveena Tandon, N. R. Pachisia's Dil Diya Chori Chori with Karishma Kapoor, Balwant Dullat's Phir Kabhi, Mahesh Bhatt's Kalyug, Harry Baweja's Vajra with Raveena Tandon and Shilpa Shirodkar and Jab Jab Dil Mile with Karishma Kapoor and Nagma. [20] [21]

Roy was to play the male lead in Mahesh Bhatt's Khilona, the Bollywood remake of the Kevin Costner thriller Revenge , but that was shelved as well. Roy returned to acting after four years in Meri Aashiqui (2005), in which he played the lead. His most recent films are the comedy Naughty Boy (2006) and Rafta Rafta, in which he portrayed the role of an underworld Don. He also appeared on the television program Bigg Boss , the Indian version of Celebrity Big Brother in 2006. He won the game show by public votes on 26 January 2007. Roy had made a comeback with Harikrit Films psychological thriller To B or Not to B. [22]

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleReferences
1990 Aashiqui Rahul
1991 Pyaar Ka Saaya Avinash (Avi) Saxena/Rakesh
1991 Baarish
1992 Junoon Vikram Chauhan
1992 Ghazab Tamasha Sita Ram
1992 Dilwale Kabhi Na Hare Rahul
1992 Jaanam Amar Rao
1992 Sapne Sajan Ke Deepak
1993 Pehla Nasha Himself
1993 Bhookamp Rahul
1993 Gumrah Rahul Malhotra
1993 Game Vijay
1996 Majhdhaar Krishna
1996 Megha Akash
1997Dharma KarmaKumar
1997 Naseeb Deepak
1998 Achanak Vijay Nanda
1999Phir KabhiVikram
2000 Tune Mera Dil Le Liya Vijay
2001 Afsana Dilwalon Ka Anwar
2005 Meri Aashiqui Daniel
2006 Bipasha – The Black Beauty Lawyer
2006 Vidyarthi Inspector
2006 Rafta Rafta: The Speed Spenser
2006Naughty BoySinghania
2010 Crime Partner
2010 Ada...A Way of Life
2011 Elaan
2015 2B Or Not To B Nikhil
2017 2016 The End
2018 Night & Fog Tanvir Ahmad [23]
2019 A Thin Line Mr. Thapar
2019 Cabaret Rahul Roy ZEE5 original film [24]
2023 Agra [25]

Television

YearFilmRoleNotes
1993 Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee RahulTV film [26]
1994 Hanste Khelte Rahul ChopraTV film [27]
2001 Kaise Kahoon Feroz
2003–2004 Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny Rahul
2006–2007 Bigg Boss 1 Contestant

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