- Jugal Hansraj
Jugal Hansraj (born
26 July ,1972 ) is anIndia n actor and director.Career
Hansraj started his career as a child artist in the 1983 film "
Masoom ", which starredNaseeruddin Shah andShabana 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 from an unfaithful relationship.Masoom was based onMan, Woman and Child , a novel byErich Segal . The film had a positive response and launched Hansraj's career. Later on, he continued his career as a child artist in several films like "Karma" (1986) and "Sultanat " (1986).Jugal was also very prolific as a model for TV and print media as a child. One of his best known campaigns was for "Nutramul" with the catchy slogan - "Be a Nutramul Dada"
Hansraj 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". He was noticed again in "Papa Kehte Hai " (1995), oppositeMayuri Kango , also starring legendary actorAnupam Kher . The 2000 film "Mohabbatein ", which also featuredShahrukh Khan andAmitabh Bachchan , was his adult breakthrough film. He then played minor roles in the highly successful 2001 multi-starrer "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham ", in the 2005 hit "Salaam Namaste " and inMadhuri Dixit 's 2007 come-back film, "Aaja Nachle ".He is turning director with an
animated film produced jointly byYashraj Films andWalt Disney which is titled "Roadside Romeo " and will haveSaif Ali Khan andKareena Kapoor lending their voices for the lead characters.Filmography
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