Randeep Hooda Interview with Pictures
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Randeep Hooda – Backgrounder and Pics.
Body of work- In his earlier film ‘D’…. Randeep played a gangster (character inspired by the life and times of Dawood Ibraham). In ‘Risk’…. Randeep played a police officer (character inspired by the life and times of Daya Nayak).
In ‘Ru-Ba-Ru’…Randeep played the ambitious owner of an ad agency out to conquer the world, while taking all the nitty-gritty’s of life for granted… till one day, he realizes the true meaning of life.
His forthcoming films releasing in the next few months are:
Ketan Mehta’s bilingual ‘Rang Rasiya’ aka ‘Colours of Passion’ (English).
Randeep plays the enigmatic Raja Ravi Verma, the flamboyant pioneering painter who was a visionary, apart from being a great admirer of the female form.
Victoria Entertainment’s ‘Love Khichdi’. Randeep plays a chef here. A testosterone driven young man confused about love and out to experiment with (or rather, discover) a variety of ladies.
PVR’s ‘Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye’. He plays the ultimate ladies man… and a woman’s fantasy. A kind of man every woman would want, and every man would want to be. He plays 18 different characters including Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Humphry Bogart, James Bond and Zorro, to name a few.
Red Ice Films’ ‘Khusarprasad Ka Bhoot. He is currently shooting for this one in Bhopal. Randeep plays a childish overgrown bully in it. The actor recently injured himself eye when his car’s antenna got into his eye. The director of ‘Khusarprasad Ka Bhoot’ has decided to keep his injured eye look as part of his get-up in the film.
SaReGaMa’s ‘Karma Confessions & Holi’. Here, Randeep essays the character or an idealistic magazine publisher, honorable yet fun-loving… a person who takes everything in his stride.
Some Randeep Facts
Randeep cheerful even in pain
As a pale-looking, wheelchair-bound Randeep Hooda was discharged from the Breach Candy Hospital recently, he was adamant to win over his recent setback.
It may be recalled that the actor had had a mishap while playing a polo match this past week, when his 550 kg horse slipped and fell on him, instantly breaking his ankle. Randeep now has a steel plate screwed onto his ankle bone in surgery, and will not be allowed to walk for the next six weeks during recuperation.
The latest is that Randeep’s friend and actor Naseeruddin Shah, who Randeep has trained with in theatre too, has gifted him the walker that his son Imaad used when he had undergone a mishap. Randeep is very grateful for Naseer’s loving gesture.
Jack of all trades, master of one
Few know that actor Randeep Hooda never wanted to return from Australia where he was doing his MBA a few years ago. From time to time, the dude worked as carwash manager, waiter, potato peeler, door-to-door salesman, taxi driver, fruit picker, bus boy and even as an apprentice mechanic. Randeep would have well continued with all his odd-jobs if destiny hadn’t intervened! Having gone through a bitter heart-break in Australia, he decided to leave and return to India. That’s how Bollywood got its ‘D’ and Randeep got his foothold in the world of cinema.
Randeep faces Bengali boom
Randeep Hooda almost seems to have a fixation with Bengali actress. ALL his current heroines are Bengali. Nandana Sen (’Rang Rasiya’/ ‘Colours of Passion’), Rituparna Sengupta and Riya Sen (’Love Khichdi’), Shahana Goswami (’Ru-Ba-Ru’), Raima Sen (’Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye’) and Sushmita Sen (’Karma Confessions and Holi’).
Randeep’s passions
Randeep Hooda has a passion for horses. He owns and maintains SIX horses at the Mahalaxmi Race Course in Mumbai. He regularly participates in Horse Polo as well as equestrian horse jumping events. Undoubtedly, he’s the Only actor in Bollywood to pursue such passion for horses.
He also has a passion for cars. The star who drove a sleek Toyota Crown Magesta 8-cylinder car a few months ago, now owns a customized Mahendra commando jeep.
The actor also plays the Saxophone. He’s even played it for a scene in ‘Ru-Ba-Ru’. And he recently even learnt to play the Flute for his role in ‘Mere Khwabon Jo Aaye’.
The reddish-brown side of Hooda boy !!
Randeep Hooda first acquired a rough ‘n tough look for ‘D’ when he played a role on the lines of gangster Dawood Ibrahim. Then, for his character as a Police Inspector (based on encounter specialist Daya Nayak’s life) in ‘Risk’, Randeep donned a polished suave look.
But in his forthcoming film ‘Love Khichdi’, Randeep plays a testosterone driven chef; a dude confused about love and out to experiment with (or rather discover) a variety of ladies. Taking his role and character rather seriously, Randeep has gone ahead and coloured his hair reddish-brown throughout the film.
Now, his fans can check out the colourful side of the Hooda boy.Ketan Mehta all praise for Randeep Hooda.
In the past, the acclaimed director Ketan Mehta has worked with superstars like Shah Rukh Khan (’Maya Memsaab’, ‘Oh Darling Yeh Hai India’) and Aamir Khan (’Mangal Pandey – The Rising’). So when he signed on Randeep Hooda, a relatively new actor who had worked in ‘D’ and ‘Risk’, for his bilingual ‘Rang Rasiya’ (’Colours of Passion’ in English), some critics wondered about his choice.
Moreover, Randeep was to essay the difficult and enigmatic character of Raja Ravi Verma, a flamboyant pioneering painter who was a visionary, apart from being a great admirer of the female form.
When asked what made him chose Randeep for the role, Ketan says, “It’s a passionate film and required a lot of intensity and concentration by the lead actor. My wife Deepa (Sahi) had given me a DVD of Randeep. I found the boy extremely talented, so I met him and in the first meeting itself, I knew he was the right choice.”
The director goes on to add, “Randeep has given a brilliant performance by any standard and I’m really happy I made that choice.” And now that the promos of ‘Rang Rasiya’ are being widely appreciated, Ketan’s vision stands vindicated.
Randeep Interview for your reference
You started with a role in Mira Nair’s ‘Monsoon Wedding’ back in 2001 but your first Bollywood film ‘D’ only released in 2005? What were you up to in between?
When I saw ‘Monsoon Wedding’, I realised I had long way to go to bridge the gap between my potential as an actor and the actual deliverance of the goods on screen. In other words, I thought to myself ‘God!!! I stink as an actor’.. So I went about learning more about the craft doing theatre under the able guidance of Naseeruddin Shah who was my co-star in Mira’s film. That took a while 
Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘D’ branded you as an intense actor. Have you ever felt the need to break that image?
Hey, it was just a role. It just got followed up with ‘Risk’ in terms of release and that gave me that image. I have done a variety of roles since and they all break that image automatically, so never a problem. I have always felt boundless.
So far, how accomplished do you feel as an actor?
The more I learn, I learn that there is more to learn. It’s an ever growing process. So accomplishment is meant to chased, not reached, just like a beautiful woman
In terms of box office your films haven’t quite worked as well as one would hope, yet you’ve consistently been appreciated. How important is “box office” to you?
Hey man, box office is very important for an artist as that is somewhere a measure of the amount of people who view your work and trust me I want even other planets to see my work.
As an actor you’re subject to intense hounding by the media when it comes to your personal life. How do you cope with this?
I have developed a very thick skin and don’t give a rats ass about it.
Would you ever indulge in the stereotypical ‘naach-gaana’ of Bollywood?
You never know
What were your favourite films of last year?
300 and Apocalypto.
Are you happy with the response to your latest film ‘Ru-Ba-Ru’?
Well well well… It could have been better but I’m happy that I’ve been appreciated a lot in it. Its a wonderful and thought provoking love story, which makes people appreciate their partners a lot more in the present than always postponing it to a time when everything is perfect.
You have quite a few films ready for release. Tell us a bit about them.
There is ‘Love Khichdi’, a story of a young man on what he thinks love is to what it actually is. In the process, he encounters seven different women. It’s a hilarious film that sometimes makes you cringe at its honesty. It’s my most mass entertaining film to date. Then ‘Rang Rasiya’ in Hindi and the same film in English called ‘Colours of Passion’.. It’s a biopic on the life of legendary painter Raja Ravi Varma, who even today, is the most expensive Indian painter after a century since his death. Then, there is ‘Mere Khawbon Mein Jo Aaye’ where I play a kind of man every woman would want, and every man would want to be. In ‘Karma, Confessions and Holi’ I essay the character or an idealistic magazine publisher, honourable yet fun-loving. Apart from these, I’ve recently taken on a new film called ‘Khusarprasad Ka Bhoot’ where I play a childish overgrown bully.
Any regrets so far, in terms of your journey in the industry?
Having regrets and mulling over them is one of the best ways of *bleep*ing yourself over and over with no positive result. One has to learn and move on and try and make new mistakes.
The next 12 months, we’ll be seeing a lot of Randeep Hooda. Are you excited, nervous or simply indifferent?
I’m excited about my work getting out there after a long wait, nervous about the choices I made as an actor for communicating the scenes, and indifferent about the outcome as I did the best I could on that particular day, every day 
How have you developed a passion for horses?
It’s not a recent passion. I learnt the basics of horse-riding in school. Of late, I thought why not pursue it. I am riding with different types of riders but most of it with professional riders from the Indian Army.
We have heard, you own 6 horses. It’s an expensive passion.
It is expensive even to maintain them. But I don’t live for money; I just want to enjoy life.
