Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda turns 44: 5 little-known facts about the actor

Randeep Hooda, Indian actor last seen in ‘Extraction’ alongside Chris Hemsworth,turns 44 years old today. And to celebrate the hunky star, here’s a look at 5 little known facts about his life.

1. He races horses. No, really. In his spare time, he competes in championships – horse racing and Polo. He also keeps six ponies in Mumbai.

Hooda spent a lot of his childhood with his grandma (pictured). His parents worked in the Middle East, he said in an interview to give him a better life. He remembers the feeling of ‘abandonment’.

His parents tried to get him to become a doctor. This landed the parents in conflict with the son and in his school – DPS RK Puram in Delhi – he rebelled. He got into so much trouble, they nicknamed him Randeep ‘Don’ Hooda.

He went to Australia to study further – and promptly failed. He did end up getting a degree in marketing and Master in business management. He drove cabs, washed cars nd turned waiter to support him through this tough stint.

Hooda’s first film was Monsoon Wedding (2001), where he played an NRI – from Australia. Guess he really was drawing from real life.