Rohit Shetty

Rohit Shetty is a director and producer in Hindi cinema. He is known for big, crowd-pleasing action comedies and for building the cop film universe around Singham, Simmba and Sooryavanshi. His Golmaal comedy series is also among his best-loved work. Shetty began as a director with the action thriller Zameen in 2003. His breakthrough came with Golmaal – Fun Unlimited in 2006, a sleeper hit with Ajay Devgn, Tusshar Kapoor and Arshad Warsi. He followed it with Sunday in 2008, then Golmaal Returns in 2008 and Golmaal 3 in 2010. All the Best: Fun Begins came in 2009 and Bol Bachchan in 2012. Singham in 2011 brought him back to action and started the cop universe. Chennai Express in 2013 became the highest grossing Hindi film at that time, passing 3 Idiots. Singham Returns (2014) and Dilwale (2015) came next, then Golmaal Again (2017) and Simmba (2018). Sooryavanshi followed in 2021 and Cirkus in 2022. In 2024 he made Indian Police Force and Singham Again, and also produced the latter. Shetty's films mix comedy, family drama and large-scale action, with stunts and car chases as a signature. Many of his Golmaal films ranked among the highest earners of their years. He has also been a familiar face on television as the host of the stunt show Khatron Ke Khiladi since 2014.