Maradona Rebello

Maradona Rebello is a model and actor in the Bollywood film industry. He is well known as the ‘Close Up’ boy from the famous ‘Paas Aao Na’ ad for Close-Up toothpaste. He has also starred in a few movies and has played challenging roles. Born on May 31st, 1986, Maradona was born in Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra. He received his name as an effect of his father’s love for football and iconic Argentine player Diego Maradona Click to look into! >> Read More... . Rebello’s father was a sports manager and was inspired to name his son after the player who made the goal of the century at the FIFA World Cup in 1986.

After finishing schooling, he wanted to graduate in medicine and become a doctor. But he ended up doing a degree in Mass Media (BMM) from the famous St. Xavier’s College situated in Mumbai. In his course’s last year, Maradona decided to drop it and pursue acting and ended up acting in Sudipto Chattopadhyay’s ‘ Pankh Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ in the year 2009. He had chosen to attend the film’s shooting over appearing for his final exams. As a young boy, Rebello always had a passion for acting and theatre. He had involved himself in dramatics while he was still in school and later on entered modeling during his college days. He has been the face of various advertisements for multinational brand names like L’Oreal, Close Up and Axe Deodorants. In 2009, Rebello had tried his luck to star in Danny Boyle’s ‘ Slumdog Millionaire Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ but was not selected because he failed to match the character’s Indian characteristics. He made his acting debut in 2009 in ‘Pankh’ alongside Bipasha Basu Bipasha Basu, born in January 7,1979 in Delhi, is >> Read More... , Amit Purohit Amit Purohit is a popular Bollywood actor who is k >> Read More... and Lilette Dubey.

He had to portray Jerry da Cunha, a 20-year-old young boy who had to act like a girl and the confusions in his life that followed. His role was required to kiss a boy (Amit Purohit) and be naked in front of his on-screen mother (Lilette Dubey). This role of his invited many rumours that Maradona was gay that were then ruled out by him in an interview. He later starred in Sanjay Sharma’s 2010 release ‘Dunno Y…Na Jaane Kyon’ alongside Helen and Zeenat Aman Zeenat Aman is a trendsetter and the most versatil >> Read More... .