Randeep Hooda (pronounced ; born 20 August 1976) is an Indian actor. Best known for is work in the Hindi film industry and theatre productions in India, he is the recipient of such accolades as two Stardust Awards and a nomination each for the Filmfare and the International Indian Film Academy Awards.
Born in Rohtak, Haryana; Hooda studied at the Motilal Nehru School at Sonepat, where he began acting in school productions. He later pursued a postgraduate degree in human resource management in Melbourne, Australia, and on his return to India began modelling and acting in theatre productions. He made his Hindi film debut with Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding (2001), which garnered praise for his performance. However, little recognition came his way as he had to wait for four years for his next project, Ram Gopal Varma's D (2005), which too failed to attract much attention. He then appeared in a spate of critically and commercially unsuccessful projects.