Rajiv Laxman is a television presenter and actor. He is famous as the host of MTV Roadies and has acted in the film Tees Maar Khan (2010). He will next be seen in the film Dhanak, which releases in June, 2016.
| Bio | |
|---|---|
| Real Name | Rajiv Laxman Ambadapudi |
| Nickname | Rajiv |
| Profession | TV Presenter |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height | in centimeters- 181 cm |
| in meters- 1.81 m | |
| in Feet Inches- 5’ 9½” | |
| Weight | in Kilograms- 69 kg |
| in Pounds- 152 lbs | |
| Body Measurements | - Chest: 38 Inches |
| - Waist: 30 Inches | |
| - Biceps: 13 Inches | |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | N/A (Bald) |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 1975-04-15 |
| Age (as in 2016) | 41 Years |
| Birth Place | Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Aries |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Delhi, India |
| School | Delhi Tamil Education Association Senior Secondary Schools, Delhi |
| College | Not Known |
| Educational Qualifications | Not Known |
| Debut | Film Debut: Tees Maar Khan (2010) |
| TV Debut: MTV Roadies (2000) | |
| Family | Father- Viswanath Ambadapudi (Bank Manager) |
| Mother- Not Known (Political affairs journalist) | |
| Brother- Raghu Ram (Producer) | |
| Sister- Supriya Nistala | |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Hobbies | Travelling |
| Controversies | • Once, his, Raghu Ram and Ranvijay Singh's faces were blackened by activists of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in Pune for using foul language on their show MTV Roadies. |
| • During the 2014 General Election campaign, he abused then Home Minister, Sushil Kumar Shinde (Congress), but later he realized his mistake and apologized for his comments. | |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Food | Chinese food |
| Favourite Actor | Shah Rukh Khan |
| Girls, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Susan Laxman |
| Wife/Spouse | Susan Laxman |
| Children | Daughter- N/A |
| Son- Vedaant (Noah) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Rajiv Laxman
- Does Rajiv Laxman smoke?: Not Known
- Does Rajiv Laxman drink alcohol?: Yes
- Rajiv was born along with his twin brother, Raghu Ram.
- There is an interesting story behind his and his brother’s name, there used to be a superstitious lady called Venkata Subamma in Andhra Pradesh in 1974, who told his grandfather that after an year you will get blessed with twin grandsons, Ram and Laxman.
- Both he and his brother Raghu faced a lot of ragging in their school days, but Rajiv was courageous among the two brothers.
- Not only they look similar, but their respective wives also look similar, and people often think that they are sisters.
- Since the inception of Roadies, he was actively involved with his brother in executing and judging the show.
- While Raghu is known for his angry nature, Rajiv is considered to be the nicer one.
- He was not always the bald guy, actually he went bald just for Roadies to look like Raghu.
- He and his brother Raghu left the MTV Roadies show in 2014, but they still work for MTV channel.
- Once, he was sitting outside a Gurudwara and he felt as if someone slapped him. And when he reached his home he came to know that Raghu was slapped at home at the same time when he felt the pain.
- He is the co-owner of a company called Monozygotics.
