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Roshan Abbas is an Indian media professional.

Roshan Abbas
Born
Lucknow
NationalityIndian
Alma materHindu College, University of Delhi

Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

La Martinière College, Lucknow
Known forRadio Jockey, Entrepreneur, Television Show Host, Actor, Writer, Director, Event Manager
Websitehttps://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 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]


Personal Life


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]


References


  1. "JWT acquires majority stake in Encompass". Zee News. January 29, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  2. "FICCI FRAMES LEAP". Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  3. "Simply Life India". Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  4. "An Interview with TV anchor Roshan Abbas". IndianTelevision.com. May 23, 2002. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  5. "Ad world's biggest award show Cannes Lions starts in 10 days". The Economic Times. June 4, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  6. "Roshan Abbas joining hands with Shahrukh". Oneindia.in. December 18, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  7. "Is that Roshan Abbas?". The Times of India. September 27, 2009. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  8. "Bollywood Director Roshan Abbas Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  9. "Celebrate The Art Of Stories At Kommune's Spoken Fest". Verve Magazine. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  10. "Shaheen and Roshan Abbas share their love mantra". Shaaditimes.com. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  11. "Elle Magazine".



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