3. • PROFESSION : FILM DIRECTION
• TRIVIA : Rohit shetty is the son of fight master and actor MB
Shetty. He started his career at an age of 15 , as assistant director
with Kuku Kohli on Phool Aur Kaante(1991)
• Birthdate : 14 March, 1973
• Marital status : Married to Maya Shetty
4. • Rohit Shetty is an Indian film director and cinematographer.
• His work as a filmmaker include the films Golmaal,
Golmaal Returns, Golmaal 3, Singham, Bol Bachchan,
Chennai Express (2013)which is currently the second highest
grossing Bollywood film worldwide, for which he was
nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Director and
Singham Returns.
5. Personal Life
• Shetty is from the city of Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
• He is the son of actor and fight master M. B. Shetty
(popularly known as Fighter Shetty), who acted in
some Hindi and Kannada movies.
Career
• He started his career at the age of 17 as an assistant
director with Kuku Kohli during Phool Aur Kaante
(Ajay Devgan's debut film that costarred Madhoo).
• Then he assisted him in Ek Aur Kohinoor, which was
never released. He also worked with him on Suhaag
(Ajay, Akshay Kumar, Karisma Kapoor), Haqeeqat
(1995) (Ajay, Tabu) and Zulmi (Akshay, Twinkle
Khanna).
6. • In 2008, he directed his third film, Sunday, starring Devgn,
Warsi and Ayesha Takia. Sunday was a comic-thriller.
• Shetty's second 2008 project, was the sequel to Golmaal,
titled Golmaal Returns. The sequel featured most of the
original cast, except Sharman Joshi, who was replaced by
Shreyas Talpade, and starred Kareena Kapoor. Golmaal
Returns.In 2009, he released All the Best: Fun Begins. In
2010, Shetty directed Golmaal 3.
• Shetty's 2011 Singham also featured Devgn in the title role,
as a Police Inspector fighting against corruption.
7. • After that he started working with Anees Bazmee on Pyaar To
Hona Hi Tha, followed by Hindustan Ki Kasam and Raju
Chacha.
• His latest release is Singham Returns with Ajay Devgan, a
sequel to his 2011 film Singham.
• 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.
• In 2014 he turned into a producer with Singham Returns, co-producing
the film under his banner Rohit Shetty Productions.
8. Filmography
Film director
• 2003 Zameen
• 2006 Golmaal
• 2008 Sunday
• 2008 Golmaal Returns
• 2009 All The Best: Fun Begins
• 2010 Golmaal 3
• 2011 Singham
• 2012 Bol Bachchan
• 2013 Chennai Express
• 2014 "Singham Returns"
9. Television
• 2011–2013 Comedy Circus as a judge
• 2012 Big Switch – Season 3 as Godfather
• 2014 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season
5) as the host
