Rohit Shetty: Difference between revisions

 

| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1973|03|14}}

| occupation        = [[Film director]], [[Film producer|producer]], presenter<ref name="Unnikrishnan">{{cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-rohit-shetty-to-host-zee-cine-awards-2567401|title=Rohit Shetty to host Zee Cine Awards|date=14 December 2017|first=Chaya|last=Unnikrishnan|publisher=DNA|access-date=28 April 2020}}</ref>

| notable works      = [[Golmaal (film series)|''Golmaal'' film series]]<br>[[Cop Universe|Cop Universe films]]<br>''[[Chennai Express]]''

'''Rohit Shetty''' (born 14 March 1974) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Hindi cinema|Bollywood]] [[Film director|director]] and [[Film producer|producer]].<ref name="Unnikrishnan">{{cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-rohit-shetty-to-host-zee-cine-awards-2567401|title=Rohit Shetty to host Zee Cine Awards|date=14 December 2017|first=Chaya|last=Unnikrishnan|publisher=DNA|access-date=28 April 2020}}</ref> He holds the record of helming maximum [[100 Crore Club]] domestic net films.<ref name="timesofindia.com">{{cite web|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Rohit-Shetty-opts-for-working-birthday/articleshow/18927242.cms|title=Rohit Shetty opts for working birthday |work= The Times of India|access-date=1 September 2016}}</ref> His notable and iconic franchises ''[[Golmaal (film series)|Golmaal]]'' and [[Cop Universe]] are listed among the most famous film series, and he is also known for ''[[Bol Bachchan]]'' (2012), ''[[Chennai Express]]'' (2013) and '' [[Dilwale (2015 film)|Dilwale]]'' (2015).<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/chennai-express-collections-blockbuster-man-rohit-shetty/1165495|title=Chennai Express collections: Blockbuster man Rohit Shetty|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref>

He was born to Ratna, a Bollywood junior artist,<ref>{{cite news|title=18th from the left in the seventh row|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/18th-from-the-left-in-the-seventh-row/articleshow/11671837.cms |newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=20 November 2014}}</ref> and actor/stuntman [[M. B. Shetty]] who had acted in [[Hindi]] and [[Kannada]] films.<ref>{{cite web|title=I can't act: Rohit Shetty|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/nov/131109-rohit-shetty-cannot-act.htm|publisher=Mid-Day|access-date=16 March 2011|date=13 November 2009}}</ref> He has four siblings.<ref>{{cite web|title=In my family, we are all ready to uproot handpumps: Rohit Shetty|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/in-my-family-we-are-all-ready-to-uproot-handpumps-rohit-shetty/article1-1250321.aspx|publisher=Hindustantimes.com|access-date=20 November 2014}}</ref>

Shetty's ''[[Chennai Express]]'', starring [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Deepika Padukone]], was released on 9 August 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-04/news-interviews/33021003_1_bol-bachchan-bollywood-badshah-trade-buzz |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805230346/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-04/news-interviews/33021003_1_bol-bachchan-bollywood-badshah-trade-buzz |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 August 2012 |title=SRK-Rohit film sold for 105 crore |date=4 August 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Rohit-Shetty-open-to-Bol-Bachchan-sequel/Article1-885873.aspx | title=Rohit Shetty open to Bol Bachchan sequel|publisher=Hindustantimes.com | date= 10 July 2012}}</ref> ''Chennai Express'' became the [[List of highest-grossing Bollywood films|highest-grossing Bollywood film]] in the domestic market.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chennai Express worldwide box office collections top Rs 314 crore|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/lifestyle/off-track/chennai-express-worldwide-box-office-collections-2nd-week/story/197866.html|access-date=23 September 2020|website=www.businesstoday.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koimoi.com/box-office-india-bollywood-100-crore-club/ |title=Bollywood's 100 Crore Club &#124; 100 Crore Movies &#124; Bollywood's Fastest 100 Crores |publisher=Koimoi.com |date=9 January 2015 |access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref> The film earned over US$17.4 million to become the [[List of Bollywood highest-grossing films in overseas markets|third-highest-grossing Bollywood film overseas]].<ref>[http://www.boxofficeindia.com/overdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5959&nCat= Chennai Express Has Extraordinary Weekend Overseas] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817055307/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/overdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5959&nCat= |date=17 August 2013 }}</ref> The film also set a number of box office records, for the highest opening-day gross, highest paid preview, highest single-day gross, biggest opening weekend, highest opening week and the fastest film to reach {{INR}}100 crore and {{INR}}2&nbsp;billion in the domestic market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-14/box-office/41376007_1_crore-chennai-express-jawaani-hai-deewani |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817052536/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-14/box-office/41376007_1_crore-chennai-express-jawaani-hai-deewani |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 August 2013 |title='Chennai Express' breaks multiple records |date=14 August 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref>

In 2014, Shetty directed ''[[Singham Returns]]'' with Ajay Devgn, a sequel to his 2011 film ''Singham''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1830692/Ajay-Devgn-Rohit-Shetty-team-up-for-Singham-2 |title=Ajay Devgn, Rohit Shetty team up for Singham 2 &#124; Bollywood News &#124; Hindi Movies News &#124; News |publisher=BollywoodHungama.com |date=8 June 2013 |access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref> He was also a part of the 5th season of television stunt game show ''[[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi]]'' in 2014 as the host taking over from the previous host [[Akshay Kumar]].<ref>{{cite news|title='Khatron Ke Khiladi 5' is mix of stunts and entertainment: Rohit Shetty|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-khatron-ke-khiladi-5-is-mix-of-stunts-and-entertainment-rohit-shetty-1958722|work=DNA|access-date=22 March 2014}}</ref> In 2014, he turned into a producer with [[Singham Returns]], co-producing the film under his banner Rohit Shetty Productions. He directed [[Dilwale (2015 film)]] with [[Shah Rukh Khan|Sharukh Khan]] and [[Kajol]] which is a box office success. He reprised his part as host of the 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th season of ''[[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi]]''.

Shetty directed ''[[Golmaal Again]]'', the fourth film of the Golmaal series. The film, starring Ajay Devgn and [[Parineeti Chopra]] in lead, released in October 2017 to mixed reviews but became the highest grossing Hindi film of 2017, becoming the first Hindi [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster]] of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3372|title=Golmaal Again Emerges First BLOCKBUSTER of 2017 - Box Office India|website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref><ref name="boxofficeindia.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3375|title=Golmaal Again Will Be Highest Ever Diwali Nett Grosser - Box Office India|website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref> also becoming the highest grossing [[diwali]] release of all time.

| 2012 || ''[[Big Switch]]''  || Godfather ||<ref name="Harshikaa Udasi">{{cite news|author=Harshikaa Udasi |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/mentoring-the-penniless-richie-rich/article2736420.ece |title=Mentoring the penniless Richie Rich |publisher=Thehindu.com |date=22 December 2011 |access-date=1 April 2015|newspaper=The Hindu }}</ref>

| 2012 || ''[[Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah]]''  || Promotion of film ''[[Bol Bachchan]]'' along with ''[[Ajay Devgan]]'',''[[Abhishek Bachchan]]'', ''[[Asin Thottumkal]]'' and ''[[Prachi Desai]]'' ||<ref name="Harshikaa Udasi"/>