Ronit Roy

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::summary Indian actor (born 1965) ::

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image	Ronit Roy at Sahara IPL Awards (cropped).jpg
caption	Roy in 2010
name	Ronit Roy
birth_name	Ronit Bose Roy
birth_date
birth_place	Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
occupation
yearsactive	1986–present
awards	Full list
spouse
children	3
relatives	Rohit Roy (brother)
Manasi Joshi Roy (sister-in-law)
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| image = Ronit Roy at Sahara IPL Awards (cropped).jpg | caption = Roy in 2010 | name = Ronit Roy | birth_name = Ronit Bose Roy | birth_date = | birth_place = Nagpur, Maharashtra, India | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = | yearsactive = 1986–present | awards = Full list | spouse = | children = 3 | relatives = Rohit Roy (brother) Manasi Joshi Roy (sister-in-law)

Ronit Bose Roy (born 11 October 1965) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Hindi television and films and Bengali films. He gained immense popularity for playing Mihir Virani in the hugely successful soap opera Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Rishabh Bajaj in Kasautii Zindagii Kay. One of the highest paid television actors in India, he has earned numerous accolades including a Filmfare Award, five ITA Awards, and six Indian Telly Awards.

Early life and background

Roy was born on 11 October 1965 in Nagpur, Maharashtra in a Bengali family. He is the eldest son of a businessman, Brotin Bose Roy and Dolly Roy. His younger brother, Rohit Roy is also a TV and a film actor. Ronit Roy spent his childhood in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He received primary education from Ankur School, Ahmedabad. After his schooling, Roy pursued hotel management. After completing his studies, he moved to Mumbai and stayed at the residence of filmmaker Subhash Ghai. While Roy was keen to work in the film industry, Subhash Ghai persuaded him, not to pursue it due to the difficulties associated with it. Ronit worked as a management trainee at Mumbai's Sea Rock Hotel. To have experience at all different levels, Ronit's work ranged from dishwashing and cleaning to serving tables and bar-tending.

Career

Film career

Roy made his debut in the Hindi film industry with Jaan Tere Naam (1992) which was a commercial success. He starred with Aditya Pancholi and Kishori Shahane in Bomb Blast (1993). which was also a commercial success.

After his success on TV, Roy featured in more Hindi films in supporting roles. In 2010, he starred in the critically acclaimed film Udaan; his work was much praised and won him many accolades. Roy's performance was ranked among the 100 greatest performances of the decade list by Film Companion.

Udaan brought Roy back to the film scene. He next starred in films such as Anurag Kashyap's That Girl in Yellow Boots, Karan Johar's Student of the Year, Deepa Mehta's Midnight's Children, Sanjay Gupta's Shootout at Wadala (produced by Ekta Kapoor), and Anurag Kashyap's Ugly.

In 2013, he played the main antagonist in the Akshay Kumar starrer BOSS, and in 2014 he appeared in 2 States in which his performance received much appreciation.

In 2017, he has also shared screen with the Hrithik Roshan playing the role of an antagonist in the thriller film Kaabil. In the same year, he made his debut in Telugu with N.T.R Jr. starrer Jai Lava Kusa, where he played the role of main antagonist Sarkar. He has also appeared in films like Machine (2017), Lucknow Central (2017), and Loveyatri (2018).

Roy was seen next in Puri Jagannadh directed romantic sports film Liger (2022). In 2023, he played the antagonist in Gumraah and Bloody Daddy.

TV career

Roy received a call from Balaji Telefilms to offer him a part in the television serial Kammal. Due to the lack of any appealing film offers, he accepted the offer. Before Kammal got started, Balaji Telefilms also offered Ronit for Kasautii Zindagii Kay as Rishabh Bajaj, a middle-aged business tycoon. That also landed him in Balaji Telefilms' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi as Mihir Virani, which won him consecutive Best Actor Popular awards at the Indian Television Academy Awards.

From 2009 to 2011, he played the role of Dharamraj in NDTV Imagine's Bandini, which won him accolades for his astonishing portrayal of a crude and ruthless diamond merchant who is never defeated.

He has also participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, a dance reality show in 2007, and another show, Yeh Hai Jalwa in 2008 as a contestant. He hosted the Kitchen Champions in 2010 which was on Colors TV.

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In 2010, he starred in Sony TV's popular courtroom drama show Adaalat as K.D. Pathak, a sharp unique lawyer who only fights for the truth.

He returned to the drama genre in 2014 with Balaji Telefilms's Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyar as Dr. Nachiket Khanna, alias Neil K opposite Pallavi Kulkarni.

In 2016, he starred in Adaalat (season 2) where he reprised his character from the previous season.

Digital career

In 2018, Roy made his digital debut in an ALTBalaji's web series Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain along with Mona Singh and Gurdeep Kohli.

In 2019, he starred in an Indian crime thriller web series Hostages.

Other work and media image

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With his performances in Kasautii Zindagi Kay, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Bandini, Adaalat and Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar, Roy established himself among the leading and highest-paid actors of Hindi television. In 2014, Roy was placed ninth in *Rediff.com*s "Top Television Actors" list. His performance in Udaan is regarded as one of the "100 Greatest Performances of the Decade" by Film Companion.

Roy owns Ace Security and Protection agency (AceSquad Security Services LLP). It currently caters to Bollywood actors such as Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Shah Rukh Khan, and Aamir Khan and recently Saif Ali khan; also to Indian Premier League ex-Chairman and ex-Commissioner Lalit Modi and his son Ruchir Modi. Some of the film projects that Ace Security and Protection have also lent their services to are Lagaan, Dil Chahta Hai, Yaadein, Na Tum Jano Na Hum, Saathiya, and Armaan.

Personal life

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Roy was married to a woman named Joanna Mumtaz Khan, and they have a daughter named Ona.

On 25 December 2003, he married actress and model Neelam Singh, with whom he has a daughter Aador (born May 2005), and a son Agastya (born October 2007).

Filmography

Films

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Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref(s)
1992	Jaan Tere Naam	Sunil Sharma	Hindi
1993	Bomb Blast		Inspector Jaikishen Verma
Andha Intaquam
Sainik	Vijay Ghai
15 August	Vikram Chaudhary
Dosti Ki Saugandh
Tahqiqaat	Ramesh Kumar
1994	Laqshya		Hindi
1995	Hulchul	Vardaan "Karan" Rajvanshi	Hindi
Rock Dancer	Rakesh Dhawan
1996	Jurmana	Sanjay Saxena
Jagannath	Ajay Kapoor
Megha	Prakash Pant Pandey
Army	Govind Gavin
Daanveer	Vishal Srivastav
1999	Jaalsaaz	Rakesh Kumar
Agni Shikha	Prodipta Roy	Bengali
2000	Glamour Girl	Sunil Verma	Hindi
2000	Atangko	Raja	Bengali
2001	Hum Deewane Pyar Ke	Vijay Chatterjee	Hindi
Khatron Ke Khiladi	Bambass Khilauji	Hindi
2002	Shesh Bongshodor (Last Descendant)	Bongshodor Paremton	Bengali	Indo-Bangladeshi film
2003	Roktobondhon	Joydeep "Joy" Sehni	Bengali
2005	Nishan – The Target	Abdullah Khan	Hindi
Kisna: The Warrior Poet	Jimmy Duryaaj	Cameo appearance
2009	Luck by Chance	Himself
2010	Pankh	Peter D'Cunha
Udaan	Bhairav Singh
2011	That Girl in Yellow Boots	Dushyant Sharma	Cameo appearance
2012	Midnight's Children	Ahmed Sinai
Student of the Year	Coach Karan Shah
2013	Shootout at Wadala	Inspector Raja Ambat
Boss	Ayushman Thakur
2014	2 States	Vikram Malhotra
Ugly	Shaumik Bose
	2015		Billu Pehelwan
	2016	Dongari Ka Raja	Mansoor Ali
2017	Kaabil	Madhavrao Shellar
Sarkar 3	Gokul Satam
	Machine	Balraj Thapar
Jai Lava Kusa	Sarkar Toropantre	Telugu
Munna Michael	Michael	Hindi
Lucknow Central	Raja Shrivastava
2018	Loveyatri	Sameer "Sam" Patel
Thugs of Hindostan	Mirza Sikander Baig
2019		Prithvi Sinha
Arjun Patiala	IPS Amarjeet Singh Gill
2021	Bhoomi	Richard Child	Tamil
2022	Shamshera	Pir Baba	Hindi
Liger	Coach	Hindi
Telugu	Bilingual film
2023	Shehzada	Randeep Jindal	Hindi
Gumraah	ACP Dhiren Yadav
Bloody Daddy	Sikandar Chowdhary
Farrey	Ishrat Kada
2024	Yodha	Major Surender Katyal
Bade Miyan Chote Miyan	Colonel Adil Shekhar Azad / Clone Azad
2025	Maa	Joydev
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
1997	Bombay Blue	Dillip Bhatt	Cameo appearance
1999	Baat Ban Jaye
Nagin	Ronit
2000	Suraag – The Clue
Star Bestsellers
2002–2003	Kammal	Swayam
2002–2008	Kasautii Zindagi Kay	Rishabh Bajaj
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi	Mihir Virani
2003	Ssshhhh...Koi Hai		Episodic role
2004	Kkehna Hai Kuch Mujhko	Ishan Masand		style"text-align:center;"
Vikraal Aur Gabraal		Episodic role
Krisshna Arjun	Anna / Vijay	Episodic role
2005	Kkavyanjali	Mayank Nanda	Cameo appearance
Sarkarr:Rishton Ki Ankahi Kahani	Kunal Pratapsingh
2006–2009	Kasamh Se	Aparajit Deb
2007	Kayamath	Inder Shah
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa	Contestant
2008	Yeh Hain Jalwa	Contestant
Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki	Bhishma
Aajaa Mahi Vay	Judge
2009–2011	Bandini	Dharamraj Mahyavanshi
2010	Kitchen Champion	Host	Nominated—Indian Telly Award for Best Anchor (2010)
2010–2016	Adaalat	Advocate K.D. Pathak
2014–2015	Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar	Dr. Neil K/ Nachiket Khanna
2015	Deal Ya No Deal	Host
2016	24	Roy	Guest appearance
2019	Naagin 3	Rohit Mehra	Guest appearance; To promote Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain 2
Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki	Advocate Rajat Singh
2019	Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke	SP Prithvi Singh	Guest appearance; To promote Hostages
2021	Jurm Aur Jazbaat	Host
2022	Swaran Ghar	Kanwaljeet Bedi
2025	Chakravarti Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan	Maharaj Someshvara
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Web series

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Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018–2020	Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain	Rohit Mehra	3 seasons
2019–2020	Hostages	Prithvi Singh
2021	Saat Kadam	Aurobindo
2021	*Candy *	Jayant Parekh
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Accolades

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Ronit Roy

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