Roshan Abbas

Roshan Abbas is an Indian media professional.

Roshan Abbas
Born	Lucknow
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Hindu College, University of Delhi Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi La Martinière College, Lucknow
Known for	Radio Jockey, Entrepreneur, Television Show Host, Actor, Writer, Director, Event Manager
Website	https://www.roshanabbas.com/

Career

Abbas studied at Hindu College, University of Delhi, graduating with a BA degree in 1992, and completed Mass Communication from AJK Mass communication Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi. He started Encompass in 1996, which grew from a creative event agency to an experiential marketing agency that is now aligned with the JWT network.^[1]

As a radio jockey he created over 3,000 hours of radio programming, winning four awards at the Radio and Television Artiste Awards in India.^[2][3] Having had a career as a TV host for shows like Family Fortunes, Born Lucky, and This Is Your Life, he was named Best TV Game Show Host for Family Fortunes in 2001.^[4] Abbas served on the promo jury for Cannes Lions 2008.^[5]

In 2009, Abbas directed Always Kabhi Kabhi based on an adaptation of a play about high school called Graffiti that he had written and directed back in 1999. The lines for the film were written in 2003, with the help of his co-writer, Ranjit Raina.^[6][7] The film is based on Delhi's school life and was filmed in Delhi, Mumbai and Lucknow.^[8][9]

Abbas, along with Gaurav Kapur and Ankur Tewari, founded Kommune, a Mumbai-based performance arts collective.^[10]

Personal life

Roshan is married to Shaheen, and has a son and a daughter.^[11]

References

1. "JWT acquires majority stake in Encompass". Zee News. 29 January 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
2. "FICCI FRAMES LEAP". Retrieved 21 July 2022.
3. "Simply Life India". Retrieved 21 July 2022.
4. "An Interview with TV anchor Roshan Abbas". IndianTelevision.com. 23 May 2002. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
5. "Ad world's biggest award show Cannes Lions starts in 10 days". The Economic Times. 4 June 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
6. Hungama, Bollywood (15 October 2009). "Roshan Abbas' film for Red Chillies tentatively titled Always Kabhi Kabhi : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 12 October 2024.
7. "Roshan Abbas joining hands with Shahrukh". Oneindia.in. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
8. "Is that Roshan Abbas?". The Times of India. 27 September 2009. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
9. "Bollywood Director Roshan Abbas Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
10. "Celebrate The Art Of Stories At Kommune's Spoken Fest". Verve Magazine. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
11. "Shaheen and Roshan Abbas share their love mantra". Shaaditimes.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.