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Name
  
Jugal Hansraj

Role
  

Height
  
1.75 m

Parents
  
Ketan Desai

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Born
  
26 July 1972 (age 48)
Mumbai, India

Occupation
  
Actor, director, Screenwriter

Spouse
  
Jasmine Hansraj (m. 2014)

Movies
  
Similar People
  
Mayuri Kango, Uday Chopra, Kim Sharma, Aditya Chopra, Shamita Shetty

Jugal Hansraj Then & Now | Bollywood Actor With Family


Jugal Hansraj (born 26 July 1972) is an Indian actor and a national award-winning director, based in Mumbai.

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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 born out of 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 Karma and Sultanat. 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, Nutramul.

Jugal Hansraj smiling while wearing black and gray long sleeves, black belt, and jeans

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. The film also starred Anupam Kher. The 2000 film Mohabbatein, which also featured Shahrukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan, was his adult breakthrough film. He then played minor roles in the successful 2001 blockbuster Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham; the 2005 hit Salaam Namaste; and Madhuri Dixit's 2007 comeback film, Aaja Nachle.

Jugal Hansraj smiling while his hand on his chin and wearing black long sleeves

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 stars the voices of Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Javed Jaffrey. It received negative reviews from critics, but won the National Film Award from the President of India for Best Director (Animation Film), Best Film (Animation Film) and Technical Award for Best Animation. It also won Best Animation Film at the Cairo International Film Festival, judged by an international jury of children. A song sequence from the film was also nominated for the Visual Effects Society Awards in Los Angeles for Best Animated Sequence alongside sequences from WALL-E and Kung Fu Panda. It also won awards for Best Animation Film and Best Director (Animation Film) at the Screen Awards, India and at Frames FICCI. In June 2012, Hansraj was invited by Film Victoria to host a Master Class session at the Indian Film Festival Melbourne. The session was on the subject of animation in India and his experiences in making the first animation feature in India, and in co-production possibilities between India and Victoria State for animation features.

Jugal Hansraj wearing a black coat, light blue long sleeves and gray necktie

His second film as a director was a romantic comedy Pyaar Impossible (January 2010). This was produced by Yash Raj Films and starred one of the leading female stars Priyanka Chopra along with Uday Chopra. In September 2014, Hansraj joined Dharma Productions as the Head of Creative Development.

Jugal Hansraj smiling while wearing a black coat and white long sleeves

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Personal life

In July 2016, Hansraj married his longtime girlfriend Jasmine Dhillon, an NRI investment banker from New York. They married in a small private ceremony in Oakland, Michigan.

Trivia

Hansraj gave close friend and director Karan Johar the tune and the lyrics of the first eight lines of the title song of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai during a night out in a Mumbai restaurant. The song went on to become a huge hit and remains, to this day, one of the most popular Hindi romantic songs ever.

Filmography

Actor
2024
Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (filming)
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Deli Boy (Short) (post-production) as
Yusuf
2023
NRI Wives (post-production)
2022
Mismatched (TV Series) as
Janmajay Singh Shekhawat
- You're The One (2022) - Janmajay Singh Shekhawat
- 100 Reasons to Hate You (2022) - Janmajay Singh Shekhawat
- Altair and Vega (2022) - Janmajay Singh Shekhawat
- When Dimple Met Rishi.. Again (2022) - Janmajay Singh Shekhawat
2022
Shiv Shastri Balboa
2019
Grey Stories! (TV Series) as
Om
2019
What are the Odds? as
Voice over for bunty
2017
Time Out (TV Mini Series) as
Ved
- Will He, Won't He? (2017) - Ved
- Collision Course And Collateral Damage (2017) - Ved
- It Is Official! We Are On A Break (2017) - Ved
2016
Kahaani 2 as
Mohit Dewan
2015
Promise Dad as
Rohit
2010
Pyaar Impossible as
Showroom Manager
2010
Rishta.com (TV Series) as
Client
2007
Aaja Nachle as
Sanjeev Mehta
2005
Darna Mana Hai (TV Series)
- Machine Age (2005)
2005
Salaam Namaste as
Jignesh Pandya
2005
Soggadu as
Chandu
2004
Dheere Dheere Rafta Rafta (Short)
2004
Hote Hote (Short)
2004
Tum Bin (Short)
2003
Karishma: The Miracles of Destiny (TV Series) as
Kunal
2002
Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe as
Vishwas
2001
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... as
Rohan's Friend (Guest Appearence)
2000
Mohabbatein as
Sameer
1997
Gudgudee as
Singer
1996
Papa Kahte Hain as
Rohit Dixit
1995
The Don as
Vijay
1994
Aa Gale Lag Jaa as
Suraj
1988
Mardon Wali Baat as
Rahul
1987
Rajlakshmi as
Young Shrikant
1987
Hukumat as
Chintu
1987
Loha as
Hassan Ali
1987
Kings to Commoners (TV Series)
1987
Woh Din Aayega as
Young Kapil
1986
Karma as
Rana's youngest and the only surviving son (Child Artiste)
1986
Sultanat as
Young boy who joined Sultan
1984
Jhutha Sach as
Bhishan 'Binny'
1983
Masoom as
Rahul D. Malhotra
1983
Do Shabd
Director
2010
Pyaar Impossible
2008
Roadside Romeo
Writer
2008
Roadside Romeo (writer)
Music Department
2008
Roadside Romeo (playback singer)
Soundtrack
2008
Roadside Romeo (performer: "Apni Dumm Bhi Oonchi Ho")
Thanks
2001
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (special thanks)
1998
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (thanks)
Self
2023
The Kapil Sharma Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Shiv Shastri Balboa Promotion (2023) - Self
1987
Maharajas (TV Movie documentary)

References

Jugal Hansraj Wikipedia


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