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Rohit Kalia

Rohit Kalia is an Indian Australian actor, model and voiceover artist who appears in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu language films and television serials. He is also the winner of the first ever Mr India Australia title held in Sydney, Australia in 2014.[1][2][3] Rohit was selected as a Body Fit Model for Big W clothing brand at Sydney in June 2018.[4] He has also done Opal card web commercials for Transport for NSW at Sydney in August 2019.[5][6]

Rohit Kalia
Born
Pune, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present
Websitewww.rohitkalia.com

Rohit has played the lead role of Lord Krishna at Claremont Showground, Perth during ISWA Diwali Festival on 8 November 2020.[7][8] In 2021, he starred in Fringe World Festival shows Naughty Nights at Nine and Play in a Day.[9][10] In the inaugural Short and Sweet (festival) 2021 of Perth, he played the title role of Corporate finance officer in It was Tuesday play which came on the third spot in the judges vote.[11][12][13]

He starred in a television advertisement for the Road Safety Commission in Perth in March 2022.[14] [15] He played leading roles in corporate videos for Ampol and Iluka Resources, filmed in Perth in August 2022 and September 2023.[16] [17] In May 2024, Rohit appeared in a commercial for the Rottnest Island Winter Tourism campaign, 'Wrap Yourself in Wonder.[18]

Background

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Born in Pune into a Punjabi family, he did his schooling in Ludhiana at B.C.M. Arya Model School,[1] and graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Nagpur University at Raisoni College of Engineering and then joined Infosys. In 2010, Rohit completed acting course at Anupam Kher's Actor Prepares School.[19][20] He is fluent in English, Hindi and Punjabi.[21][22]

Career

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Rohit begins his acting career with a corporate short film. Later, he played lead roles in theatres at Chandigarh, Sydney and had won Best Actor "First Runner Up" Award at Abhinay School of Performing Arts Sydney.[23] He has also done Australian Television Programs like A Current Affair and Legally Brown,[24] and worked as Radio narrator for various Australian Government Educational programs.

In 2013, Rohit made his debut as a lead actor in a Telugu Feature film NRI – Now Return to India,[25] directed by Raghunandan Gudur and co-starring Sravya Reddy.[26] He also played a cameo as Anushka Shetty's fiancé in Selvaraghavan's Irandam Ulagam.[27]

Later in 2015, Rohit played the lead role in Love & Love Only released in Australia on 24 September 2016.[28][29][30][31] It was directed by Indian born Australian film director Julian Karikalan who is also the editor and producer of the film.[32] Australian actress Georgia Nicholas played the lead actress in the film. The music is given by Ilaiyaraaja and this is his first English feature film as a music director.[33][34][35]

Love & Love Only was released worldwide online on 22 November 2016. The film had earlier won two awards at the International Film and Entertainment Festival of Australia in 2015.[36]

In 2021, he was invited as a Chief Guest by Indian SGF affiliated to International Scout and Guide Fellowship during the 3rd Film Festival held in New Delhi.[37][38] From August 2021 to October 2021, he did lead voice-overs for the Guardian Australia in its podcast episodes titled Rohingya United and Tampa affair.[39][40]

Filmography

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Films
Year Title Role Language Notes
2013 NRI – Now Return to India Hari Prasad Telugu
2013 Irandam Ulagam Ramya's fiancé Tamil
2015 Love & Love Only Krishna English
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References

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  2. ^ "The Indian Sun". theindiansun.com.au. The Indian Sun. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Indian Techie is Mr India Australia". techgoss.Com. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Big W". bigw.com.au. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  5. ^ "NSW Transport". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
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  7. ^ "ISWA". iswa-perth.org. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  8. ^ "nettv4u". nettv4u.com. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Play in a Day". stagewhispers.com.au. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Naughty Nights at Nine". fringeworld.com.au. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Short and Sweet". australianstage.com.au. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  12. ^ "short plus sweet perth". ptt.wa.gov.au. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  13. ^ "shortandsweet". shortandsweet.org. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Always wear your safety gear belt". wa.gov.au. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Not dressed for the job". splitscreen.com.au. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Ampol". sunburntfilms.com. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  17. ^ "Iluka". 15 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Rottnest Island". wa.campaignbrief.com. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Anupam's acting school completes 4 years". Glamsham. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  20. ^ "Anupam Kher's acting school 'Actor Prepares' completes its 4 years". The India Post. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  21. ^ "Rohingya United: the football team bringing together refugees". open.spotify.com. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Rohingya United: the football team bringing together refugees". podcasts.apple.com. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  23. ^ "Congrats to." abhinay.com.au. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  24. ^ "Legally Brown Season 2 Credits". SBS TV. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  25. ^ "N.R.I Now Return To India Contest". Great Andhra. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  26. ^ "NRI Movie". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  27. ^ "Indian Techie is Mr India Australia". techgoss.Com. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  28. ^ "Legendary Indian Composer ILAYARAAJA Scores Music and Songs for His First English Film". prnewswire. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  29. ^ "ராஜா கணக்கு தப்பாது!". குங்குமம் சினிமா. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  30. ^ "Crossing Borders and Cultures". Indian Express. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  31. ^ "Ilaiyaraja composes music for Indo-Australian film". deccanchronicle. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  32. ^ "Taking the musical route". thehindu.Com. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  33. ^ "Ilayaraja goes international with English film 'Love and Love Only'". Business Standard. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  34. ^ "Ilaiyaraaja Scores First-Time Filmmaker's 'Love And Love Only'". Forbes. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  35. ^ "love love only movie". akatheversatile.com. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  36. ^ "Award Winning Composer Ilayaraja's Film Soundtrack Released: Love and Love Only Film Score Available Ahead of Indian-Australian Film Debut". the Indian telegraph. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  37. ^ "Delhi State Scout & Guide Fellowship". sgf.org.in. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  38. ^ "Indian Scout & Guide Fellowship". sgf.org.in/about-us/. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  39. ^ "Rohingya United: the football team bringing together refugees". theguardian.com. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  40. ^ "How the Tampa affair changed Australia's stance on asylum seekers". theguardian.com. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
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