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Roshan Abbas

Roshan Abbas is an Indian media professional.

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 was named 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]

References

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