Roshan Abbas
Roshan Abbas is an Indian media professional.
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Born | Lucknow |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Hindu College, University of Delhi
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi La Martinière College, Lucknow |
Known for | Radio Jockey, Entrepreneur, Television Show Host, Actor, Writer, Director, Event Manager |
Website | https://www.roshanabbas.com/ |
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. Having had a career as a TV host for shows like Family Fortunes, Born Lucky, and This is Your Life, he has also been awarded as "Best TV Game Show Host’ for Family Fortunes in 2001.[2] Abbas served on the promo jury for Cannes Lions 2008.[3]
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.[4] The film is based on Delhi's school life and was filmed in Delhi, Mumbai and Lucknow.[5][6]
Abbas along with Gaurav Kapur and Ankur Tewari founded Kommune, a Mumbai based performance arts collective.[7]
References
- "JWT acquires majority stake in Encompass". Zee News. January 29, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
- "An Interview with TV anchor Roshan Abbas". IndianTelevision.com. May 23, 2002. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
- "Ad world's biggest award show Cannes Lions starts in 10 days". The Economic Times. June 4, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
- "Roshan Abbas joining hands with Shahrukh". Oneindia.in. December 18, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
- "Is that Roshan Abbas?". The Times of India. September 27, 2009. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
- "Bollywood Director Roshan Abbas Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
- "Celebrate The Art Of Stories At Kommune's Spoken Fest". Verve Magazine. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2020-02-27.