Jugal Hansraj (born 26 July 1972) is an Indian actor and a national award winning director, based in Mumbai.Hansraj started his career as a child in the 1983 film Masoom, which starred Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi. The film was about a 9-year-old boy whose stepmother was not willing to accept him into the family because he was born out of an extramarital relationship. Masoom was based on Man, Woman and Child, a novel by Erich Segal. The film had a positive response and launched Hansraj's career. Later on, he continued his career as a child actor in Karma and Sultanat. Hansraj was also featured as a model for TV and print as a child. He appeared in notable ad campaigns such as Vicks Vaporub, Saffola, Nutramul. He started his adult career with Aa Gale Lag Jaa in 1994, where he was paired with Urmila Matondkar, who incidentally played his sister in his first film Masoom. His second film was Papa Kehte Hai in 1995 opposite Mayuri Kango. The film also starred Anupam Kher. The 2000 film Mohabbatein, which also featured Shahrukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan, was his adult breakthrough film. He then played minor roles in the successful 2001 blockbuster Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham; the 2005 hit Salaam Namaste; and Madhuri Dixit's 2007 comeback film, Aaja Nachle.He served as writer and director for the 2008 computer-animated film Roadside Romeo. Produced jointly by Yash Raj Films and Walt Disney Studios, it stars the voices of Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Javed Jaffrey. It received negative reviews from critics, but won the National Film Award from the President of India for Best Director (Animation Film), Best Film (Animation Film) and Technical Award for Best Animation. It also won Best Animation Film at the Cairo International Film Festival, judged by an international jury of children. A song sequence from the film was also nominated for the Visual Effects Society Awards in Los Angeles for Best Animated Sequence alongside sequences from Wall-E and Kung Fu Panda. It also won awards for Best Animation Film and Best Director (Animation Film) at the Screen Awards, India and at Frames FICCI. In June 2012, Hansraj was invited by Film Victoria to host a Master Class session at the Indian Film Festival Melbourne. The session was on the subject of animation in India and his experiences in making the first animation feature in India, and in co-production possibilities between India and Victoria State for animation features.His second film as a director was a romantic comedy Pyaar Impossible (January 2010). This was produced by Yash Raj Films and starred one of the leading female stars Priyanka Chopra along with Uday Chopra.
Masoom, Mohabbatein, Papa Kehte Hai, Pyaar Impossible!, Aa Gale Lag Jaa, Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe, Roadside Romeo, Salaam Namaste, Aaja Nachle, Kahaani 2, Karma, The Don, Gudgudee, Loha, Sultanat, Just Married, Jhutha Sach, Soggadu, Rajlakshmi
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Fact
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Starred in the shelved film "Shararat" (1997). Starring Jugal Hansraj, Sucheta.Directed by Vikram Bhatt. The film was based on the Archie comics.
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Starred in Salim Akhtar's shelved film "Aashiq"(1994). Starring Jugal Hansraj. Music by Adesh Srivastava. Produced by Salim Akhtar, Directed by Hamid Ali.
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Starred in Ram Gopal Varma's shelved film " Chala Vinod Tiwari Film Banane" Directed by Rajneesh Thakur. It was about a small town boy who goes to Mumbai to become a film director. This was in 2003.
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Cousin of actor Chetan Hansraj.
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Former child actor.
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Got his breakthrough performance through Mohabbatein (2000).
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Was formerly in a relationship with actress Kim Sharma, whom he met in the set of Mohabbatein (2000). They played lovers in the movie. The couple have split, and the exact date is unknown.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kahaani 2
2016
Mohit Dewan
Promise Dad
2015
Rohit
Pyaar Impossible!
2010
Showroom Manager
Rishta.com
2010
TV Series
Client
Aaja Nachle
2007
Sanjeev Mehta
Darna Mana Hai
2005
TV Series
Salaam Namaste
2005
Jignesh Pandya
Soggadu
2005
Chandu
Dheere Dheere Rafta Rafta
2004
Short
Hote Hote
2004
Short
Tum Bin
2004
Short
Karishma: A Miracle of Destiny
2003
TV Mini-Series
Kunal
Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe
2002
Vishwas
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...
2001
Rohan's Friend (Guest Appearence) (uncredited)
Mohabbatein
2000
Sameer
Gudgudee
1997
Singer
Papa Kahte Hain
1996
Rohit Dixit
The Don
1995
Vijay
Aa Gale Lag Jaa
1994
Suraj
Rajlakshmi
1987
Young Shrikant
Loha
1987
Hassan Ali
Kings to Commoners
1987
TV Series
Karma
1986/I
Rana's youngest and the only surviving son (Child Artiste)