Rohit Khandelwal is an Indian model, actor and television personality. He is famous for being the first Asian to win the title of Mr World 2016.
Wiki/Biography
Rohit Khandelwal was born on Saturday, 19 August 1989 (age 33; in 2022) in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana). His zodiac sign is Leo.
Childhood photo of Rohit Khandelwal (left) and his brother
He pursued his B.Com at Aurora’s Degree College, Hyderabad, Telangana.
Physical appearance
Height: 5′ 11”
Weight (approx): 65 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Body Measurements (approx): Chest 40″, Waist 32″, Biceps 15″
Family
Rohit belongs to a Marwari family from Rajasthan.
Parents & Siblings
His father, Raj Kumar Khandelwal, was a businessman. His mother’s name is Suman Latha Khandelwal. His brother, Rahul Khandelwal, works at a private firm called Rosetta Stone.
Rohit Khandelwal with his father
Rohit Khandelwal with his mother
Rohit Khandelwal with his brother
Career
Corporate Jobs
He started his career as a ground staff at the Indian airline SpiceJet.
Rohit Khandelwal as an employee at SpiceJet
After working there for six months, he started working as a technical support assistant at Dell Computers. In an interview, while talking about doing corporate work, he said,
It all started when I joined Spicejet as a ground staff, somehow I found that the place was not very suitable for me as it had a lot of restrictions and then I started working in Dell as a technical support assistant. They gave me a graveyard time for the shift at 12 0′ at night, I didn’t find myself fitting there. I do not know. I wanted to achieve something more and that’s when I moved to Mumbai – the city of dreams.”
After leaving his job at Dell Computers, he started working at the financial services company HSBC.
Actor
Short film
After quitting his job at HSBC, he moved to Mumbai from Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh to start his career in acting. In 2011, he made his debut with the Hindi short film ‘The Journey’ in which he played the role of Siddarth. In 2022, he appeared in another Hindi short film ‘Chalti Rahe Zindagi’ as Akash.
TV
In 2014, he made his television debut with the Hindi TV series ‘Yeh Hai Aashiqui’ where he played the role of Veer. The show aired on Bindass.
Stills of Rohit Khandelwal as Veer from the TV series Yeh Hai Aashiqui
Rohit has acted in several other Hindi TV series such as ‘Million Dollar Girl’ (2014; Channel V), ‘Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya’ (2015; Zing), and ‘MTV Big F’ (2015; MTV).
Stills of Rohit Khandelwal from TV series Million Dollar Girl
Model
TV ads
In 2013, Rohit was featured in his first TV commercial for Malabar Gold alongside Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor.
He has appeared in many TV commercials such as Duhita & Manav, Himalaya Quista PRO, Jio, and Kamal Watch Company.
Rohit Khandelwal in Kamal Watch Company TV ad
Rohit has walked the ramp in various fashion shows.
Rohit Khandelwal walks the ramp
She has also featured in print ads for various brands like Raymond and Myntra.
Rohit Khandelwal in a Raymond print ad
beauty queen
Rohit participated in the Mr India beauty pageant held at Club Royalty, Mumbai on 23 July 2015. He was declared the winner of the title. The first runner-up in the beauty pageant was Rahul Rajasekharan Nair and Prateek Gujral was the second runner-up. In the beauty pageant mini-contest, Rohit won Best Actor Stay-On Mr Active and Provogue Personal Care.
Rohit Khandelwal after winning the Mr India 2015 title
He then represented India at the Mr World competition held in England at the Southport Theater & Convention Centre, Southport on 19 July 2016. He became the first Asian to win the contest and received a cash prize of $50,000. Contestants Fernando Álvarez from Puerto Rico and Aldo Ramirez from Mexico were declared first and second runners-up respectively.
Rohit Khandelwal holds the Mr World 2016 trophy
In the final round of the contest, Rohit was asked to propose to the host of the event Megan Young (Miss World 2013). Rohit proposed to her in Bollywood style saying Shah Rukh Khan’s dialogue ‘Kitni shiddat se maine tumhe paane ki koshish ki hai’ from the 2007 Hindi film ‘Om Shanti Om.’ His style attracted the attention of the host and the judges of the event.
Music videos
She has featured in various music videos such as “Rehne Do Zara” (2019) by Madhubanti Bagchi, “Puchda Hi Nahin” (2019) by Neha Kakkar, “Nikaah” (2022) by Ipsitaa Khullar, and “Khuda Badal Diya” (2022 ) by Sumit Bhalla.
Khuda Badal Diya (2022)
Favourite
- Food: French Toast, Masala Dosa
- Songs: Kaise Hua by Kabir Singh (2019), Million Dollars by Lady Gaga
- Book: The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Canadian writer Robin Sharma
Facts/Trivia
- When he studied at school, he used to be an introvert. In an interview, he shared that he was also bullied at school. He said,
I think this is my second life and my parents would agree with that. I don’t remember having a friend at school. I didn’t have one memorable day from school. I really hate school. I once failed in five subjects out of eight subjects. I was bullied a lot at school and maybe all those frustrations piled up and I started working on myself. I feel left out, not good enough. So, I don’t remember anything about school days, college life was good. Studies went well, I made a lot of friends, and started participating in dance competitions.”
- He moved from Hyderabad to Mumbai, to pursue his MBA and try his luck in acting. However, he did not enroll himself in MBA and started auditioning for various acting projects. In the early years of his struggling life in Mumbai, he faced various financial problems. In an interview, recalling those days, he said,
I faced a lot of failure in Mumbai for 3 years, I tried so hard to get into series that didn’t pay me. I never got a big shoot, I was literally idle for 2-3 months I didn’t get any work, I ran out of funds. I live with 5 people in 2 bhk and there are times when I take the bus too, but I never give up. Somewhere I had an intuition that hard work pays off in our lives.
- While he was doing corporate work, he gained a lot of weight. Before venturing into acting, he lost around 15 kg back; before it weighed around 85 kg. In an interview, she shared that when she was overweight, she auditioned for a TV commercial for a beauty cream. However, he was rejected in the audition, and the makers said that Rohit was not as handsome as required for the TV commercial.
Rohit Khandelwal when he was doing corporate work
- At the beginning of his career, he was not fluent in Hindi. He attended several Hindi diction classes to master the language.
- Since her modeling days, she has been associated with various social awareness campaigns such as the Versova beach clean program, helping poor children, and other social awareness programs.
- In her free time, she likes to read books, travel, play table tennis, and cook various dishes.
Rohit Khandelwal is reading a book
- Rohit Khandelwal is a spiritual person and often visits various religious places.
Rohit Khandelwal in a temple
- In the Times 50 Most Desirable Men 2015, he was ranked no. 7.
- In August 2016, he received the Best Indian Award at the annual 21 Young Guns Awards in Goa.
- In 2019, he was roped in to star in the Hindi film ‘Dhadkan 2,’ a sequel to the Hindi film ‘Dhadkan’ (2000). However, the film was shelved.
- Rohit has been invited as a guest speaker at various TEDx Talks.
- She has been featured on the cover of various magazines such as TMM, Society, and Tulip.
Rohit Khandelwal featured on the cover of Society magazine
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