Happy Birthday Randeep Hooda!

Hooda was born on 20th August 1976, in Rohtak, to a doctor father and social worker mother. He started acting in school productions at a young age and this paved his ambition to become the actor he is today. He finished his MBA in Melbourne, Australia and returned to India to model and act in plays while he made his Bollywood debut in Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding in 2001. However, Hooda had to wait for four long years before he got a chance to showcase his talent in Ram Gopal Varma's Dwhich earned him the much needed critical acclaim. He worked in a few more movies but it was his ACP Wilson's role in Milan Lutharia's Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai which was the real turning point in career.

Hooda also left his mark in the romantic thriller Saheb Biwi and Gangster and Jannat 2. He appeared in the erotic thriller Jism 2 with Sunny Leone, Heroine where he was paired opposite Kareena Kapoor and the successful franchise, Murder 3. He will soon be seen in the Salman Khan starrer, Kick.

Hooda is an active member of Naseerudin Shah's Motley Theatre Troupe. He made his debut as a theatre writer where he adapted Lee Blessing's A Walk in the Woods, and is the only Bollywood actor who participates professionally in polo and show jumping.

To celebrate Hooda's birthday in style, here is a mini playlist of his greatest hits: