Rohit Khandelwal

Rohit Khandelwal
Khandelwal at Femina Miss India 2018
Born (1989-08-19) 19 August 1989 (age 35)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India[1]
Alma materAurora Degree College[2]
Occupations
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMr World 2016
Mr India 2015
Years active2012–present
Major
competition(s)		Mister World 2016 (winner)
Mister World Asia & Oceania
Mister World Multimedia (winner)
Mister World Mobstar People's Choice (winner)
Mr India 2015 (winner)
(Stay-On Mr Active)
(Provogue Personal Care Best Actor)

Rohit Khandelwal (born 19 August 1989) is an Indian actor, model, tv host and beauty pageant titleholder who the winner of Mr India 2015 and the first ever Indian and Asian to be crowned Mister World 2016.[3][4][5][6]

Early life

Khandelwal was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana). He is a Marwari with family roots in Rajasthan.[7][8] He is a graduate from Aurora Degree College and worked as a ground staff for SpiceJet and then as a technical support assistant for Dell Computers.[2]

His first television advertisement was a jewellery advertisement with Kareena Kapoor. Later he appeared in other advertisements.[2][9]

He made his television show debut in episode 76 of Yeh Hai Aashiqui, an Indian television series that presented dramatisation of love stories and aired on Bindass. Later he played role of Bhuvan, the leader of handloom weavers on the television series ‘’Million Dollar Girl’’, which was televised by Channel V. Growing up in Hyderabad, he was not fluent in Hindi so he had to take Hindi diction classes to learn the language.[2][10]

In 2015, he won the Mr India 2015 contest held on 23 July 2015 at Club Royalty in Mumbai, Maharashta. He also won two special awards at the contest, "Stay-On Mr Active" and "Provogue Personal Care Best Actor".[4][6]

In 2016, he passed down his Mr India crown to Vishnu Raj Menon who was announced as Mr India 2016 by Hrithik Roshan who attended as main guest to the gala event which was held in Mumbai.[11][12]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 The Journey Siddarth Short film
2022 Chalti Rahe Zindagi Akash

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Yeh Hai Aashiqui Veer Episodic appearance
Million Dollar Girl Bhuvan [13]
2015 Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya Chris Episodic appearance
MTV Big F Varun Kohli Episode: "Pati, Patni aur Pilot" [14]
2016 Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya Sreedhar Season 6, Episode 19

Music videos

Year Title Singer(s) Ref.
2021 Rihaee Yasser Desai [15]
2022 Jo Mujhe Deewana Karde Tulsi Kumar, Manan Bhardwaj [16]
Heer Ranjha Rito Riba [17]

Mr World 2016

Khandelwal became the first Asian to win the title of Mister World on 19 July 2016 at Southport Theatre, Floral Hall, The Promenade, Southport. The competition saw 47 participants from around the world. Khandelwal received a cash prize of $50,000. He also competed for various sub-titles at the pageant, including Mr. World Multimedia Award, Mr. World Talent, Mobstar People's Choice Awards and Mr. World Sports Event, winning Mr. World Multimedia Award.[18]

During his reign as Mister World, Rohit has travelled to Philippines, South Korea, South Africa, China, in addition to numerous trips to India and United Kingdom.

References

  1. ^ "Hyderabad boy Rohit Khandelwal announced Mr. India 2016". bollyspice.com. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "The amazing journey of Mr India 2015 Rohit Khandelwal". indiatimes.com. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Rohit Khandelwal becomes first Indian, Asian to clinch Mr World title". India Today. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Rohit Khandelwal is Provogue Personal Care Mr India 2015". The Indian Express. IANS. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Rohit Khandelwal declared Mr India 2015". Deccan Herald. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  6. ^ a b Mehta, Ankita (24 July 2015). "Mr India 2015: Rohit Khandelwal Bags Title; Complete List Of Winners". IB Times. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  7. ^ "10 things you should know about Rohit Khandelwal, first Indian to win Mr World title". Yahoo News. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  8. ^ TT Bureau (18 September 2016). "Man of the world". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  9. ^ Shruti Shrivastava (25 July 2015). "Provogue Mr India 2015 Rohit Khandelwal has an old connection with Kareena Kapoor who was a guest on the event". filmymonkey.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  10. ^ Sanchita Dash (31 January 2015). "Shuddh Hindi was tough: Rohit Khandelwal". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Vishnu Raj Crowned Mr India World 2016". News18. Press Trust of India. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  12. ^ Sharma, Bulbul (25 November 2016). "Guest of honour Hrithik turns heads at Mr. India Pageant 2016!". PINKVILLA. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  13. ^ Kumari, Rashmi (26 July 2016). "The amazing journey of Rohit Khandelwal". The Hans India. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  14. ^ "MTV Big F Season 1, Episode 7: Pati, Patni aur Pilot". Voot. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Rohit Khandelwal and Prachi Desai impress fans with their heart-wrenching love track Rihaee". Lokmat. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  16. ^ "'I am satisfied with the way my music career is shaping up,' reveals Tulsi Kumar". Free Press Journal. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  17. ^ "शिवांगी जोशी का नया गाना 'हीर रांझा' हुआ रिलीज, Rito Riba की आवाज का चला जादू, आपने देखा VIDEO?". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 18 October 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  18. ^ "Rohit Khandelwal becomes the first Indian to win Mr World Title". No. 20*7*2016. ET Panache. Economic Times. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Mister World
2016 		Succeeded by
England
Jack Heslewood
Preceded by Mister World - Asia and Oceania
2016 		Succeeded by
Philippines
Jody Baines Tejano Saliba
Preceded by Mister World - Multimedia Award
2016 		Succeeded by
Nepal
Akshay Jung Rayamajhi
Preceded by Mr India World
2015 		Succeeded by