Roshan Abbas
Roshan Abbas is an Indian media professional.
Career
Abbas studied at Hindu College, University of Delhi, graduating with a BA degree in 1992, and completed Mass Communication from AJK, Mass [Communication Research Centre|AJK Mass communication] Jamia [Millia Islamia] in New Delhi. He started Encompass in 1996, which grew from a creative event agency to an experiential marketing agency that is now aligned with the JWT network.As a radio jockey he created over 3,000 hours of radio programming, winning four awards at the Radio and Television Artiste Awards in India. Having had a career as a TV host for shows like Family Fortunes, Born Lucky, and This Is [Your Life (American franchise)|This Is Your Life], he was named Best TV Game Show Host for Family Fortunes in 2001. Abbas served on the promo jury for Cannes [Lions International Festival of Creativity|Cannes Lions] 2008.
In 2009, Abbas directed Always Kabhi Kabhi based on an adaptation of a play about high school called Graffiti that he had written and directed back in 1999. The lines for the film were written in 2003, with the help of his co-writer, Ranjit Raina. The film is based on Delhi's school life and was filmed in Delhi, Mumbai and Lucknow.
Abbas, along with Gaurav Kapur and Ankur Tewari, founded Kommune, a Mumbai-based performance arts collective.