Rohit Shetty Bio, Age, Height, Wife, Son, Net Worth, Movies & Wiki

Rohit Shetty is an Indian cinematographer and director, popularly identified for his remarkable action series and fast-paced plots. Son of the legendary Fight Composer/actor Late Shetty. He started his career at the age of 15 as an assistant director with Kuku Kohli on the film Phool Aur Kaante acting Ajay Devgan and directed his first characteristic movie Zameen as an Independent Director with Devgan in 2003 at the age of 29. His work includes the box office hits Singham (2011), the Golmaal (2006) series, and Singham Returns (2014).

Rohit’s 2015 announcement, action-comedy Dilwale was a chart-topping success in the overseas market and resulted in a Filmfare nomination for Best Director. Rohit also worked with Kohli on Haqeeqat, Suhaag, and Zulmi. Afterward, he began to work with Anees Bazmee for the movie “Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha”, followed by Raju Chacha and Hindustan Ki Kasam. Rohit is a mass entertainer. His films are here to make people laugh and have fun. He is generally criticized by critics for making films larger than life and forced comedy. Notwithstanding of every one of these reactions, he won Zee Cine Awards, Stardust Awards, and Star Box Office Awards.

Rohit Shetty Wiki/Bio

Birth Name	Rohit Shetty
Nick Name	Rohit
Age	(as in 2023) 50 Years
Religion	Hindu
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign	Pisces
Birth Place	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Date of Birth	14 March 1973
Nationality	Indian
Residence	Mumbai
Home Town	Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Hobbies	Gyming
Family
Mother’s Name	Ratna Shetty
Father’s Name	Mudhu Balwant Shetty (Actor and Fight director)
Brother	• Hriday Shetty (Step-Brother) • Uday Shetty (Step-Brother)
Sister	• Chanda Shetty (Elder) • Chaya Shetty (Elder) • Mahek Shetty (Elder)
Girlfriends/Affairs
Affairs/Girlfriends	Prachi Desai (Actress)
Marital Status, Wife and Children
Wife/Spouse	Maya Shetty (Banker)
Marriage Date	27 May 2005
Children	Daughter- None Son- Ishaan
Education
School	St Mary’s School, Mumbai
College/University	Not Available
Educational Qualification	Not Available
Profession	Cinematographer and film director
Brands Endorsed	Not Available
Career Manager	Not Available
Height, Weight, and Figure Measurements
Height (Approx.)	in centimeters- 185 cm in meters- 1.85 m in Feet Inches- 6’ 1”
Weight (Approx.)	in Kilograms- 80 kg in Pounds- 176 lbs
Figure Measurements
Chest Size	42 Inches
Biceps Size	16 Inches
Waist Size	36 Inches
Extra Ordinary Features
Caste	They belong to Hindu Bunts community, which is an upper caste in Karnataka.
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Black
S*xual Orientation	Straight
Dress Size	Not Available
Shoe Size	10
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Pasta Pomodoro
Favourite Actors	Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgan and Shah Rukh Khan
Favourite Actress	Kareena Kapoor
Controversies	He was alledged of giving bribe to the censor board for his film Singham Returns.

Life Journey

Rohit is the son of Ratna, a junior Bollywood artist and movie stuntman Madhu.B Shetty. Rohit Shetty was born on March 14, 1974, in Bombay, Maharashtra, India. He has been wedded to Maya Rohit Shetty since May 27, 2005. He was raised along with his four sisters and two brothers, Uday Shetty and Hriday Shetty.

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At the age of 14, he was encouraged by the many films he saw and aimed to become a director. Rohit attended St. Mary`s School, Mumbai till the age of 17, after which he joined the film industry as an Assistant Director to Kuku Kohli.

His mother accomplished as an Assistant director to dad Shetty in action scenes. She was also a junior artiste in films. His sisters identified Chanda and Poonam were born from Ratna Shetty’s first marriage. Later Shetty adopted them and gave them his name “Shetty”. Chanda was associated with the author and producer Maan Singh Deep. She later married actor, producer Naresh Tandon.

Rohit Shetty Net Worth

The total net worth of Rohit Shetty is estimated to be 34 Million USD, which in Indian currency is approximately 2,800,830,000.00 Indian Rupee (i.e Two hundred and Eighty Crore INR).

Mr. Rohit Shetty’s Net Worth has raised by 58% in the past few years. The net worth of Mr. Shetty includes remuneration from movies, personal investment, and his production house.

Also as a Philanthropist, he is among the leading individual when it comes to sharing for a social cause and charity.

Let us have a look at the facts about Mr. Rohit Shetty’s Approx Annual Earnings from films for the last few years which are a part of his net worth:

Rohit Shetty Movies And TV Shows

• At the age of 17, Rohit started his career as an assistant director on Kuku Kohli`s Phool Aur Kante (1991). He continued serving with Kuku for the next few years and assisted him in movies such as Haqeeqat (1995) starring Ajay Devgn and Zulmi (1999).
• In order to achieve more experience, he then worked with Anees Bazmee on the romantic-comedy Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha (1998), the war movie Hindustan Ki Kasam (1973) and Raju Chacha (2000).
• Rohit delivered his first feature, Zameen (2003), at the age of 30. The action film starring Ajay Devgn played moderately at the box office.
• His following film, the comedy Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006) was a wonderful box office hit and quickly achieved a cult following. Tusshar Kapoor, one of the lead actors from the film received his first IIFA Award for his appearance as mute student Lucky Gill.
• The film has since been named iconic in modern Indian cinema. He then delivered the comic thriller Sunday (2008) featuring Ayesha Takia and Ajay Devgan. However, Sunday was a box office bomb, disappointing high expectations following the success of Golmaal.
• The same year saw the deliverance of the highly awaited sequel Golmaal Returns (2008). The second installment to the franchise included actors Shreyas Talpade and Kareena Kapoor with its original cast. Although the film did well commercially, grossing INR 720 million worldwide in its first week, it received negative criticisms from critics and was widely criticized.
• In 2010, he directed his third part of the series, Golmaal 3, and the critically acclaimed action film Singham (2011) with Devgan representing a Police Inspector fighting corruption. Singham which paid tribute to the action films of the ’70s was pronounced a super-hit, garnering universal critical recognition. The portrayal of antagonist Jaikant Shikre performed by Prakash Raj was singled out for its excellence and resulted in his win of the IIFA Award for Best Act in a Negative Character.
• The film has since become known for its well-choreographed stunts and power-packed performances, earning Rohit the Stardust Readers Choice Award for Dream Director in 2012 and thus raising him back to his status as a proficient filmmaker.
• Rohit`s next experiment was the comedy-drama Bol Bachchan (2012) starring Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn. The film was a box office hit everywhere in India.
• The next year he directed the movie Chennai Express (2013) starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. The movie achieved the title of highest-grossing Bollywood film in the domestic market and was the third highest-grossing Bollywood film in the international arena at the time of its release.
• In 2014, Rohit directed and co-produced Singham Returns followed by the release of the highly anticipated action-comedy Dilwale (2015). The latter rejoined Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol.
• The film was a box office hit worldwide and resulted in Rohit`s first Filmfare nomination for Best Director. His other notable directorial credits in recent times include the legendary comedy Golmaal Again (2017) and the action-comedy Simmba (2018), the latter of which featured Ranveer Singh and Sara Ali Khan in the lead roles.
• Rohit became a producer in 2014 with the formation of his own production house working under the banner of Rohit Shetty Productions. Their body of work includes Singham Returns (2014) and Dilwale (2015).
• Shetty has emerged as a judge on the television program Comedy Circus from 2009-2010. He has also hosted the 5th and 6th seasons of the stunt game show Fear Factor: Khatron KeKhiladi in 2014 and 2015, respectively.

Facts

1. Does Rohit Shetty smoke?: No
2. Does Rohit Shetty alcohol?: Not Known
3. His father Madhu.B Shetty was a famous villain of the 70s and fight director, therefore, was also named Fighter Shetty.
4. His father expired when he was just 5-6 years old.
5. His first payroll was just 35 (INR) a day.
6. His directorial introduction movie Zameen was a flop.
7. He has a production company named Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Limited.
8. He began his Bollywood career as an assistant director in 1991s blockbuster film Phool Aur Kaante.
9. He co-judged Sony TV’s Comedy Circus from 2009 to 2012.
10. He originally chooses Kareena Kapoor to do Chennai Express, but due to date issues, Deepika Padukone was cast for this character.
11. After his father’s death, his family was in so much pressure that once her mother went to Amitabh Bachchan’s house for some help and he helped her.
12. He originally decided many names for Chennai Express, like Southern Touch and Ready Steady Po.
13. He hosted Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6 in 2014.

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