Happy Birthday Rohit Shetty: Ace filmmaker Rohit Shetty celebrates his 51st birthday today, March 14. The screenwriter, stuntman, producer and television personality is immensely popular for his movies that offer a mix of action-comedy and masala. Although he has a staggering net worth of Rs 300 crore, he had his fair share of struggles to reach this height. He navigated through many hardships while becoming a top filmmaker and owning so much wealth. On his special day, let’s look back at the inspiring journey.
Rohit Shetty’s Initial Struggles
Today, Rohit Shetty’s name is associated with high-budget films packed with an ensemble cast, immense action, VFX, graphics and much more. However, there was a time when the filmmaker didn’t have such a lavish lifestyle. He was born to an action choreographer-turned-actor named MB Shetty and his junior artist wife Ratna.
Talking about MB Shetty, he was one of the iconic villains in Hindi cinema in the 1970s-80s. His on-screen prowess and death-defying stunts, that of a fight instructor in multiple films, became the ultimate source of inspiration for his son to embark on his journey.
Once, in an interview with ANI, Rohit even recalled how his father used to “come home with blood and stitches” from the film sets, which after many years helped in keeping him focussed on making action films.
Rohit always had a knack for making action-oriented films. However, at the beginning of his career, he used to do many odd jobs which even earned him as low a pay as Rs 35.
Once, in an interview with Curly Tales, he said, “It was not an easy journey actually. People think that since I’m from the film industry it must have been easy for me,” adding, “When I started working, I used to get just Rs 35. Many times it happened that I had to choose between food and travel. Sometimes, I had to miss food and sometimes travel. I also started walking on the set.”
The Singham filmmaker continued, “We were staying in Santa Cruz and then we shifted to Dahisar, to my grandmother’s house. Financially, there were a lot of crises at that time so we didn’t have a house to stay in. My grandmother used to stay in Dahisar, it was very far. Then I started walking.”
Reflecting on his struggles, he elaborated, “I used to walk from Malad to Andheri, many times. It used to take me one and a half, two hours in the sun. I know the lanes so now when I tell my driver ‘Take this route, not that’, he looks at me in the rearview mirror ‘How does he know, was he a thief before?'”
Rohit Shetty’s Journey In Film Industry
It was for the 1991-released movie, Phool Aur Kaante, with which Rohit began his career. He was offered a golden opportunity to work as an assistant director under Kuku Kohli.
At that time, Shetty was only 17 years old. The film also became his first collaboration with Ajay Devgn in which he debuted, paving the way for their long years of friendship and many movies together.
Shetty then worked in several films before making his debut as an independent director in 2003 with Devgn’s Zameen. Shetty got his breakthrough with the 2006 movie Golmaal, starring Ajay Devgn and Arshad Warsi.
The cult comedy series became a huge hit and gave subsequent successful films to the director, including Golmaal Returns (2008) and Golmaal 3 (2010). The last movie of the cult comedy series even entered the 100 Crore Club domestically, the first time in Shetty’s career.
Rohit Shetty then began his Cop Universe films in 2011 with Singham (which saw Devgn in the role of a police inspector, followed by other action and comedy-filled movies like Chennai Express, Dilwale and others.
Rohit Shetty’s Net Worth
Today, Shetty is counted among some of the bankable filmmakers in the Hindi film industry. According to DNA, his current net worth is Rs 300 crore. Beside making films, Shetty has also been the judge of the television reality shows Comedy Circus and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi.
Rohit Shetty’s Luxurious Possessions
Shetty owns multiple luxurious cars and a lavish home. He lives in a luxurious 10-storey building on the Hasya Kalakar Mehmood Chowk in Juhu, Mumbai, and often gives sneak peeks from his residence on his social media handles.
As per a report by Indiatimes, the filmmaker occupies the top two floors of his residence, which is referred to as Shetty Tower. The first four floors of his house are dedicated to his extensive car collection, while the rest of the floors are rented out.
The estimated cost of the property ranges from Rs 45,500 to Rs 80,000 per square foot, as per a report by MagicBricks.com.
Additionally, Rohit has an expensive collection of cars in his garage. The list includes a bright yellow Lamborghini Urus, with a hefty price tag of around Rs 3.15 crore, and a pearl white Maserati GranTurismo Sport that costs between Rs 2.25-2.51 crore as per market value.
The other luxury cars in the list are – a Range Rover Vogue, a Ford Mustang GT, and a BMW 7-Series, among many more high-end vehicles.
