Jugal Hansraj

Jugal Hansraj (born 26 July 1972) is an Indian actor and director based at Mumbai.
Hansraj started his career as a child artist in the 1983 film Masoom, which starred Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana 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 out of an extramarital relationship. Masoom was based on Man, Woman and Child, a novel by Erich Segal. The film had a positive response and launched Hansraj's career. Later on, he continued his career as a child actor in films including Karma and Sultanat. Hansraj was also featured as a model for TV and print as a child. He appeared in advertisements for Nutramul.He 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. His second film was Papa Kehte Hai in 1995 opposite Mayuri Kango. The film also starred Anupam Kher. The 2000 film Mohabbatein, which also featured Shahrukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan, was his adult breakthrough film. He then played minor roles in the successful 2001 multi-starrer Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham; the 2005 hit Salaam Namaste; and Madhuri Dixit's 2007 comeback film, Aaja Nachle.

He served as writer and director for the 2008 computer-animated film Roadside Romeo. Produced jointly by Yash Raj Films and Walt Disney Studios, it stars the voices of Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Javed Jaffrey. The film opened with mixed review from critics,and did not do well at the box office.Filmography Actor Year Film Role Other notes
1983 Masoom Rahul D. Malhotra
1984 Jhutha Sach Bhisan "Binny
1986 Sultanat (1986 film) Young Boy who joined Sultan
Karma (1986 film) Rana's son
1987 Loha Nawab Hassan Ali
1994 Aa Gale Lag Jaa Suraj Debut in a leading role.
1995 The Don Vijay
1996 Papa Kahte Hain Rohit Dixit
1997 Gudgudee Singer
2000 Mohabbatein Sameer Sharma
2001 Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham Rohan's Friend Guest Appearance
2002 Hum Pyar Tumhi Se Kar Baithe Vishwas
2003 Karishma: A Miracle of Destiny Kunal TV mini series
2005 Soggadu Chandu
2005 Salaam Namaste Jignesh Pandya
2007 Aaja Nachle Sanjeev Mehta
2008 Yahan Ke Hum Sikandar Post production

Director
Year Film Role Other Notes
2008 Roadside Romeo Writer and Director Directoral Debut
2010 Pyaar Impossible Director

Trivia
Hansraj gave close friend and director, Karan Johar the tune and the lyrics of the first eight lines of the title song of the latter's film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai during a guys night out in a Mumbai restaurant. The song went on to become a huge hit and remains, to this day one of the most popular Hindi romantic songs ever.