Rajeev Masand Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	Journalist, Film Critic, Writer, and Media Personality
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in feet & inches- 5’ 5”
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Career
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• ‘Best Entertainment Critic’ by the National Television (NT) Awards in 2008, 2010, and 2011 • IFFI Award in 2018
Personal Life
Date of Birth	13 March 1979 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2021)	42 Years
Birthplace	Gangtok, Sikkim
Zodiac sign	Pisces
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Gangtok, Sikkim
Educational Qualification	Graduation [1]Wikipedia
College/University	Mumbai University
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian [2]Instagram
Tattoo(s)	On his right thumb- Imagine On his left thumb- Believe
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Shradha Masand
Parents	Father- Name Not Known Mother- Name Not Known
Siblings	Brother(s)- Gautam and Vivek

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rajeev Masand

• Does Rajeev Masand drink alcohol?: Yes ^[3]Instagram

• Rajeev Masand is an Indian journalist, film critic, writer, and media personality.

• He started his career as a journalist at the age of 16 and joined the famous media house the Times of India as an entertainment journalist.
  

  An old group photo of Rajeev Masand

• After resigning from there, he joined the Indian express. He worked there as a film journalist for a few years and then joined Star News.

• As a film critic and journalist, he appeared in the Star News TV show ‘Masand Ki Pasand.’ He came into the limelight with the show and became one of the popular film critics in India.

• He joined the English news channel CNN IBN in 2005 as a journalist and hosted the show ‘Now Showing,’ which was based on film reviews. For almost 15 years, he worked with CNN IBN, and after the end of his contract, he joined the talent management company ‘Dharma Cornerstone Agency’ as a Chief Operating Officer.

• Rajeev’s another TV news show ‘Rajeev Masand Ki Pasand’ gained immense popularity which was aired on IBN7 started in 2012.

• In his career, he has interviewed many renowned Bollywood and Hollywood celebrities.
  

  Rajeev Masand in an interview

• Rajeev has posted many pictures with the pet animals of various celebrities on his Instagram account.
  

  Rajeev Masand with pet cat of Richa Chadha

• In his leisure time, he loves to read books.

• He has a huge collection of cartoon printed shoes and socks.
  

  Rajeev Masand’s Instagram post about socks

• Rajeev was one of the performers in the controversial roast show ‘AIB Podcast Knockout’ in 2015 starring Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor.
  

• In 2018, he received a silver button for his self-titled YouTube channel in which he has uploaded videos related to interviews with various Indian celebrities.

• Rajeev is a big fan of the Star Wars series and has a good collection of Star Wars goodies.
  

  Rajeev Masand’s Star Wars socks

• In 2020, the Mumbai Police interrogated him in the famous death case of the Indian actor Sushant Singh Rajput. ^[4]India Today

• He was admitted to the ICU at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai in 2021 after testing positive for the COVID-19. Various Indian celebrities shared messages for him on their social media accounts. ^[5]India.com Some of the messages/tweets/posts read

Dearest @RajeevMasand Praying hard. Get better soon and see this message and know that you are so loved”  – Dia Mirza

Get well soon @RajeevMasand … praying for your speedy recovery” – Suniel Shetty

Wishing you A speedy recovery #RajeevMasand. Our prayers are with you and your family. Get well soon.” – Ashoke Pandit

Praying for @RajeevMasand  Durga Durga” – Bipasha Basu