Rohan Vinod Mehra

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rohan Mehra

• Does Rohan Mehra drink alcohol?: Yes

• Rohan was born to one of the most renowned Bollywood actors, Vinod Mehra. But, he could never see him because Vinod had died 8 months before Rohan’s birth.

• After the sudden death of his father, he, along with his family, migrated to Kenya where they lived with his maternal grandparents.

  

• His elder sister, Soniya Mehra, is also a Bollywood actress who was seen in films like ‘Victoria No. 203’ (2007) and ‘Ragini MMS 2’ (2014).

• After completing his double degree in the United Kingdom, he found himself misfit of a desk job. Soon after, he decided to follow in the footsteps of his father and came to Mumbai in 2012 to pursue a career in acting.

• Initially, he attended acting workshops and got trained to assist Sanjay Leela Bhansali on ‘Bajirao Mastani’ (2015).

• Before giving auditions for the film ‘Baazaar’ (2018), he had given the audition for another film of Nikkhil Advani, who had seen his photographs on Instagram; however, the film was never made.

• When Rohan came to know that Nikkhil Advani is making ‘Baazaar,’ he approached Nikkhil for a role in the film. Initially, Nikkhil had said no to him because he wanted an established actor and not a newcomer. However, after an incessant request by Rohan, he finally took him in the film. ^[3]Rediff

  

• Almost 18 months before the making of Nikkhil Advani‘s ‘Baazaar,’ he had been groomed by Nikkhil’s production company ‘Emmay Entertainment,’ where he attended acting workshops and learned martial arts as well as dance.

• Apart from acting, he has also written and directed a short film, ‘Afterword’ (2013).

• He is also a talented photographer and a guitarist.

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• In 2018, he did his first ad commercial for ‘Oppo’ smartphone, alongside Deepika Padukone.

• According to him, if he wasn’t an actor, he would have been an investment banker.

• He considers ‘Ghar,’ ‘Bemisal,’ and ‘Anurodh’ as some of the favourites films of his father, Vinod Mehra.

• He is an avid dog lover and has a pet dog named ‘Pumba.’

  

• His name is often mistaken with TV actor Rohan Mehra who is known for his appearances in ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’ and ‘Bigg Boss 10.’