Rohit Shetty (born 14 March 1974) is an Indian film director, stuntman, writer, producer, and television host who works in Hindi cinema.
Shetty was born to M. B. Shetty and Ratna, a Bollywood junior artist, who has acted in Hindi and Kannada films. He has four siblings
Shetty began his career at the age of 17 as an assistant director in Ajay Devgn’s first film Phool Aur Kaante. He then worked with Devgn in Suhaag (where he was a body double for Akshay Kumar who was its second main hero) and Haqeeqat, and with Kumar in Zulmi. He then joined the Devgn starters Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha, Hindustan Ki Kasam, and Raju Chacha.
Shetty debuted as an independent director in 2003 with the Devgn starrer Zameen, an average grosser before he rose to fame in 2006 when he directed the first part of Devgn’s cult comedy series Golmaal which became his first hit.
His next two directorials—the comic thriller Sunday and the successful sequel of Golmaal named Golmaal Returns (both featuring Devgn)–were released theatrically in 2008 followed by All the Best: Fun Begins in 2009.
The third part of the Golmaal series titled Golmaal 3 (again starring Devgn) opened theatrically in 2010. Continuing his collaborations with Devgan, Shetty began his Cop Universe in 2011 through his action film Singham and directed the comedy Bol Bachchan in 2012; both films were super hits and crossed 100 Crore Club domestically.
Shetty’s Chennai Express, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone, was released on 9 August 2013. Chennai Express became the highest-grossing Bollywood film in the domestic market.
Shetty has played the judge of the television show Comedy Circus.
In 2014, Shetty directed Singham Returns with Ajay Devgn, a sequel to his 2011 film Singham. He was also a part of the fifth season of the television stunt game show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi in 2014 as the host taking over from the previous host Akshay Kumar. In 2014, he turned into a producer with Singham Returns, co-producing the film under his banner Rohit Shetty Productions. He directed Dilwale with Shahrukh Khan and Kajol, which was a moderate box-office success.
Shetty next directed Golmaal Again, the fourth film of the Golmaal series. He directed then directed the 2018 action comedy, Simmba, starring Ranveer Singh, Sara Ali Khan, and Sonu Sood in the lead roles.
Shetty directed another feature in the Cop Universe, Sooryavanshi, starring Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, and Jackie Shroff, which was released during Diwali in 2021.
