Roshan Abbas is an Indian media professional.
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Roshan Abbas | |
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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/ |
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 has also been awarded as "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 a film 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] The film is based on Delhi's school life and was filmed in Delhi, Mumbai and Lucknow.[7][8]
Abbas along with Gaurav Kapur and Ankur Tewari founded Kommune, a Mumbai based performance arts collective.[9]
Roshan is married to Shaheen, and has a son and a daughter.[10] Shaheen Abbas is a popular jewelry designer now based in Mumbai. [11]
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