Ronit Roy


Ronit Roy is an Indian actor, known for his works in Indian television and Indian film industry. Roy has earned numerous accolades in his career including a Filmfare Award, two Screen Awards, five ITA Awards and six Indian Telly Awards.

Early life and background

Roy was born on 11 October 1965 in Nagpur in a Bengali family. He is the eldest son of businessman, Brotin Bose Roy and Dolly Roy. His younger brother, Rohit Roy is also a TV actor. Ronit Roy spent his childhood in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. This is where he did his schooling with the father of Ayush Sarkar, teenage actor. After his schooling, Roy pursued hotel management.
After completion of 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 dish-washing and cleaning to serving tables and bar-tending.

Acting career

TV career

Ronit received a call from Balaji Telefilms to offer him a part in the television serial Kammal. Due to the lack of any appealing movie offers, he accepted the offer. Before Kammal got started, Balaji Telefilms also offered Ronit for Kasautii Zindagii Kay as Rishabh Bajaj, a ruthless yet suave middle aged business tycoon. Roy's impressive performance as Mr. Bajaj made him popular and landed him in Balaji Telefilms' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi as Mihir Virani, replacing Amar Upadhyay.
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.
's 400 episodes celebration.
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 in 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 where he reprised his character from the previous season.

Film career

Roy made his debut in Hindi film industry with Jaan Tere Naam which was a commercial success. He starred with Aditya Pancholi and Kishori Shahane in Bomb Blast. which was also a commercial success.
After his success on TV, Ronit featured in more Bollywood movies 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 100 greatest performances of the decade list by Film Companion.
Udaan brought Ronit back to the movie 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, and Anurag Kashyap's Ugly.
In 2013, he played main antagonist in the Akshay Kumar starrer BOSS and in 2014 he appeared in 2 States in which his performance received much appreciation.
He has also shared screen with Hrithik Roshan playing the role of an antagonist in the 2017 thriller Kaabil.
In 2017 he made his debut in Telugu film industry with N.T.R Jr. starrer Jai Lava Kusa, where he played the role of main antagonist Sarkar.
He has also appeared in movies like Machine, Lucknow Central and Loveyatri.

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.

Business venture

Roy owns Ace Security and Protection agency. It currently caters to Bollywood actors such as Salman Khan, Amitabh Bacchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Shahrukh Khan and Aamir Khan; also to Indian Premier League ex-Chairman and ex-Commissioner Lalit Modi and his son Ruchir Modi. Some of the movie 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

Roy was married to a woman named Joanna and they have a daughter Ona but separated in 1997. On 25 December 2003, he married actress and model Neelam Singh who later bore him a daughter Aador and son Agastya.

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
1992Jaan Tere NaamSunil
199315 AugustVikram
1993Gaata Rahe Mera DilDilip S. NaikUnreleased
1993SainikVijay Ghai
1993TahqiqaatRamesh
1993Bomb Blast
1995BansodharBengali film
1995Jai Maa Vaishnav Devi
1995'Hulchul'Karan
1995Rock DancerRakesh
1996JurmanaSanjay Saxena
1996MeghaPrakash
1996ArmyGavin
1996DaanveerVishal Srivastav
1999JaalsaazRakesh
1999Agni ShikhaProdipta RoyBengali film
2000Glamour GirlSunil Verma
2001Hum Deewane Pyar KeVijay Chatterjee
2001Khatron Ke KhiladiBambass
2003Shesh Bongsodar BongsodarBangladeshi film in Bengali language
2003RoktobondhonJoyBengali Film
2005Nishan – The Target
2005JimmyCameo appearance
2009Luck by ChanceHimselfCameo appearance
2010PankhPeter D'CunhaCameo
2010UdaanBhairav SinghFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
2011That Girl in Yellow BootsCameo appearance
2012Midnight's ChildrenAhmed Sinai
2012Student of the YearCoach Karan Shah
2013Shootout at WadalaInspector Raja Ambat
2013BossAyushman Thakur
20142 StatesVikram MalhotraNominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
2014UglyShaumik Bose
2015Guddu RangeelaBillu PehelwanStar Screen Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role
2016Dongari Ka RajaMansoor Ali
2017KaabilMadhavrao Shellar
2017Sarkar 3Gokul Satam
2017MachineBalraj Thapar
2017Jai Lava KusaSarkarTelugu film
2017Munna MichaelMichael
2017Lucknow CentralRaja Shrivastava
2018LoveyatriSam Patel "Sameer"
2018Thugs of HindostanMirza Sikander Baig
2020Hungama 2TBA
2020Shamshera TBAFilming
2020Bhoomi TBAFilming, Tamil debut

Television

Fiction shows

YearShowRoleNotes
1997Bombay BlueDillip BhattCameo
1999Baat Ban Jaye1 episode
2000Suraag1 episode
1999NaginRonit
2002–2003KammalSwayam
2002–2008Kasautii Zindagi KayRishabh Bajaj
2002-2008Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu ThiMihir Virani
2003Ssshhhh...Koi HaiEpisodic Role
2004Kkehna Hai Kuch MujhkoIshan Masand
2004Vikraal Aur GabraalEpisodic Role
2004Krisshna ArjunAnna / VijayEpisodic Role
2005KkavyanjaliMayank NandaCameo
2005Kunal Vir Pratap Singh
2006–2009Kasamh SeAparajit Deb
2007KayamathInder Shah
2008Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat KiBhishma
2009–2011BandiniDharamraj Mahyavanshi
2010–2015AdaalatAdvocate K.D. Pathak
2014–2015Itna Karo Na Mujhe PyaarDr. Neil Nachiket Khanna
2016Adaalat Advocate K.D. Pathak
201624 RoyGuest
2019Naagin 3Rohit MehraGuest
2019Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas KiAdvocate Rajat Singh
2019Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar KeSP Prithvi SinghCameo; to promote Hostages

Non-Fiction / Reality shows

Web series

Dubbing roles

Live action films

Awards

Controversy

On 27 October 2011, Ronit Roy was arrested by Mumbai police for rash and negligent driving, after he was involved in a road accident in the Amboli suburb of Mumbai. He was returning from a Diwali party when his high speeding Mercedes car hit a Wagon-R injuring people, one of whom was seriously hurt.
However, he got bail within few hours and was released.