Randeep Hooda is an Indian actor known for his work predominantly in Hindi cinema and few English films.
51 Facts About Randeep Hooda
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Randeep Hooda had a turning point in his career with the gangster film Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai and gained critical acclaim for starring in Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster, Rang Rasiya, Highway and Sarbjit.
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Randeep Hooda is known for appearing in the successful films Jannat 2, Jism 2, Cocktail, Kick, Sultan, Baaghi 2.
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Randeep Hooda is a professional equestrian who regularly participates in polo, show jumping and dressage events.
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Randeep Hooda won a silver medal at an open dressage event in New Delhi that was organised by the Equestrian Federation of India.
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Randeep Hooda's father is a medical surgeon and his mother is a social worker.
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Randeep Hooda spent most of his childhood with his grandmother in their hometown as his parents travelled extensively, and resided in the Middle East for most part.
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Randeep Hooda has an elder sister, Anjali Hooda Sangwan, a medical doctor trained in India and in the United States, and a younger brother Sandeep Hooda, a Software Engineer working in Singapore.
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Randeep Hooda was educated at Motilal Nehru School of Sports, a boarding school in Rai, Haryana, where he participated in swimming and equestrian sports and won medals at the national level.
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Randeep Hooda later developed an interest in theatre and participated in school productions, one of which he directed.
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Randeep Hooda described the transition from an environment in which he was popular to one in which he was known as "difficult".
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In 2000, Randeep Hooda returned to India and worked in the marketing department of an airline.
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Randeep Hooda subsequently started modelling and working in amateur theatre in Delhi.
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Besides films, Randeep Hooda came into the limelight because of his relationship with Sushmita Sen, with whom he eventually broke up.
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Randeep Hooda made his acting debut in Mira Nair's film Monsoon Wedding, playing a non-resident Indian from Australia.
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Randeep Hooda attended and assisted an imagination and improvisation workshop conducted by Naseeruddin Shah at the National School of Drama in New Delhi.
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Co-starring alongside Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut and Prachi Desai, Randeep Hooda played a police officer in the film.
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Randeep Hooda too attributed his subsequent success to the film saying that his professional prospects really changed after the role.
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Jannat 2 received mixed reviews from critics and Randeep Hooda was praised for his performance.
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The film and Randeep Hooda's performance received mixed reviews from critics.
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Rajeev Masand, who was less impressed by his performance, wrote, "The usually dependable Randeep Hooda, goes a little overboard with all the feeling; alternating clunkily between melancholic and hyper, Randeep Hooda constructs a wildly implausible character that inspires most of the unintended laughs in this film".
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Media reports began speculating about several actors, although Bhandarkar later confirmed that he selected Randeep Hooda after seeing his performance in Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster.
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The film received mixed to negative reviews, but Randeep Hooda's performance was appreciated by the critics.
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In 2013, Randeep Hooda starred opposite Aditi Rao Hydari and Sara Loren in Vishesh Bhatt's Murder 3, an official remake of the 2011 Colombian thriller The Hidden Face.
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Later that year, Randeep Hooda acted in Ketan Mehta's biographical period film Rang Rasiya, based on the life of the 19th-century Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma.
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Randeep Hooda featured in the thriller John Day, alongside Naseeruddin Shah.
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Randeep Hooda appeared alongside Rani Mukerji and Saqib Saleem in a segment directed by Karan Johar for the anthology film Bombay Talkies.
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In 2014, Randeep Hooda appeared opposite Alia Bhatt in Imtiaz Ali's Highway.
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Randeep Hooda then starred in Sajid Nadiadwala's action film Kick, co-starring Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez.
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In 2015, Randeep Hooda portrayed the serial killer Charles Sobhraj in Prawaal Raman's, Main Aur Charles.
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In 2016, Randeep Hooda starred in four films, the first one was the drama thriller Laal Rang, based around illegal blood selling.
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Randeep Hooda's performance was highlighted as the only bright spot in the film.
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Randeep Hooda lost eighteen kg of weight in 28 days for the preparation of the role.
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Randeep Hooda played a supporting role in the 2018 action film Baaghi 2 after a gap of two years.
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Randeep Hooda was working on a film based on the Battle of Saragarhi, but the project was ultimately dropped after being stuck in development hell for over three years.
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Randeep Hooda made his Hollywood debut with the American action-thriller film Extraction starring along with Chris Hemsworth and Goldshifteh Farahani.
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Randeep Hooda has been associated with theatre since the beginning of his acting career; he is an active member of Naseeruddin Shah's Motley Theatre Troupe.
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Randeep Hooda has appeared in Kali Shalwar Aur Kuchchh Kahaniyan, To Teach His Own, and Arms and The Man.
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Randeep Hooda is the only Bollywood actor who regularly participates in professional equestrian sports, including polo and show jumping.
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Randeep Hooda started competing at a professional level after the release of his film D Hooda was coached by Colonel SS Ahalawat and Brigadier Bishnoi in show-jumping and dressage.
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Randeep Hooda described riding as his "passion"; "My first stint with horses happened when I was in class eight at the Motilal Nehru School of Sports in Haryana, but thereafter I didn't ride horses for 17 years".
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Randeep Hooda owned eight horses, but gave away two of them to new trainees.
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Randeep Hooda keeps his horses at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse in Mumbai.
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Randeep Hooda has won medals at equestrian events in Mumbai and Delhi, where he participated with riders from the Indian Army.
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In 2014, Randeep Hooda won seven medals, including three gold and two silver and bronze medals respectively, at the National Equestrian Championship in dressage and show-jumping events.
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In 2009, Randeep Hooda was a guest contributor to "In The Script", a column published by Asian Correspondent.
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Randeep Hooda wrote about his experience in Australia, where he was subjected to racial discrimination; he said, "My experiences were not in my mind incidents of racial discrimination but more a challenge of an individual assertion of mental and physical superiority".
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Randeep Hooda presented a video to the cast and crew of Jism 2, who shared it on their social media accounts.
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In December 2012, Randeep Hooda participated in an anti-suicide initiative with Imtiaz Ali, Rahul Bose, Mahesh Bhupati, and Nishikant Kamath.
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Apart from his reputation as an intense actor, Randeep Hooda is considered one of India's most attractive celebrities.
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Randeep Hooda had a relationship with former Miss Universe and actress Sushmita Sen from 2004 to 2006.