Roshan Abbas is an Indian

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professional.

Career

Abbas studied at

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, graduating with a BA degree in 1992, and completed

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from AJK Mass communication

Jamia Millia Islamia Jamia Millia Islamia is a Public university, public and research university located in Delhi, India. Originally established at Aligarh, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, United Provinces (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) during the British R ...

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. 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. As a

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he created over 3,000 hours of radio programming, winning four awards at the Radio and Television Artiste Awards in India. Having had a career as a TV host for shows like ''

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'', '' Born Lucky'', and '' This Is Your Life'', he was named Best TV Game Show Host for ''Family Fortunes'' in 2001. Abbas served on the promo jury for Cannes Lions 2008. In 2009, Abbas directed

Always Kabhi Kabhi ''Always Kabhi Kabhi'' () is a 2011 Indian romantic comedy film directed by Roshan Abbas and produced by Shah Rukh Khan under Red Chillies Entertainment. It stars Ali Fazal, Giselli Monteiro, Harsh Nagar, Zoa Morani, and Satyajeet Dubey with ...

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. The film is based on Delhi's school life and was filmed in

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and

Lucknow Lucknow () is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the largest city of the List of state and union territory capitals in India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is the administrative headquarters of the epon ...

. Abbas, along with

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and Ankur Tewari, founded Kommune, a Mumbai-based performance arts collective.

Personal life

Roshan is married to Shaheen, and has a son and a daughter.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abbas, Roshan La Martinière College, Lucknow alumni Living people 20th-century births Hindu College, Delhi alumni Jamia Millia Islamia alumni Year of birth missing (living people)