Randeep Singh Hooda is an Indian actor who works in Bollywood films.

Hooda was born in a small village called Jaseya in Rohtak district of Haryana to a Hindu Jat family. His mother, Asha Hooda, is a social worker and his father, Dr. Ranbir Hooda, is a surgeon by profession. When he was eight years old, he went to a boarding school MNSS in Rai, Sonepat, Haryana. He then went to Delhi Public School, R K Puram, New Delhi. He was anti-establishment and rebellious at school and was goonda of the school. “If anybody had to skip school, leave school, get drinks, get their exam papers done by someone else, I was the guy who arranged all that,” he stated in an interview. “I watched The Godfather movie and put it to good use. And yeah, I was a bit short-tempered and a bit frustrated in school so all that contributed to the attitude.”

Then he moved to Melbourne, Australia in 1995 for higher studies. He got a Bachelors in Marketing and a Masters in Business Management and Human Resource Management. During that time he peeled onions in a Chinese restaurant, worked in a car-wash, waitered-tables, and drove taxis for two years. In 2000 he returned to India and got a job in the marketing department of an airline and was acting in stage theatres.

He made his film debut in Monsoon Wedding (2001), where he played an NRI (Non Resident Indian). He got the role in the film primarily because of his Australian accent.

However even after a powerful performance in Monsoon Wedding he had to wait for four years to get a second project. Ram Gopal Varma cast him as lead in the gritty gangster flick D (2005). D was a turning point in his career. The D which supposedly portrayed Dawood Ibrahim’s real life gave Hooda a grand entry into tinsel town. In an interview, he stated, “I find D and Risk very romantic films.” In 2008, he played the lead role in the romantic film Ru-Ba-Ru. In 2010, he played the ACP of Mumbai crime branch in the film Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai.

In 2009, Hooda migrated his blog, “In The Script,” to Asian Correspondent, a blogging-and-news website covering 13 countries in Asia Pacific.

Filmography Done By Randeep Hooda

2001 Monsoon Wedding Rahul Chadha
2005 D Deshu
2006 Darna Zaroori Hai Ajay Doshi
2007 Risk Suryakant Satam
2008 Ru Ba Ru Nikhil
2009 Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye Jai
2009 Karma Aur Holi Dev
2009 Love Khichdi Vir Pratap Singh
2010 Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai ACP Agnel Wilson
2011 Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Lalit / Babloo
2012 Jannat 2 ACP Pratap Raghuvanshi
2012 Cocktail Kunal Ahuja Special appearance
2012 Heroine Angad Paul
2013 Murder 3 Vikram
2013 Bombay Talkies Dev
2013 John Day ACP Gautam
2014 Highway Mahabir Bhati
2014 Kick Police Officer Himanshu Tyagi
2014 Rang Rasiya Raja Ravi Varma
2014 Ungli Abhay
2015 Beeba Boys Jeet Johar
2015 Main Aur Charles Charles Sobhraj
2016 Laal Rang Shankar Malik
2016 Sarbjit Sarabjit Singh
2016 Do Lafzon Ki Kahani Suraj
2016 Sultan Fateh Singh
2018 Baaghi 2 Loha Singh Dhull
2020 Love Aaj Kal Raj/older Raghu
2020 Extraction Saju Rav English
2020 Radhe Films that have not yet been released Karan Singh Rathore Filming

Awards and nominations Received by Randeep Hooda

2010 Lions Gold Awards Favourite Actor in a Supporting Role Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Won
2012 Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Nominated
2012 International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated
2013 Stardust Awards Best Actor Jannat 2 Nominated
2014 Stardust Awards Best Actor Highway Won
2015 Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Best Actor Nominated
2015 Filmfare Awards Best Actor Rang Rasiya Nominated
2015 Stardust Awards Stardust Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role Main Aur Charles Won