A
Strict
Childhood
Randeep
spent
his
childhood
with
his
maternal
grandmother
whom
he
called
strict
and
sometimes
bitter.
In
one
of
his
earlier interviews,
he
also
mentioned
that
from
the
age
of
six,
his
mother
would
stick
a
bib
on
his
chest
that
read
'unaccompanied
child'
on
a
flight
back
to
India.
A
Jatt
Boy
His
parents
wanted
him
to
be
a
doctor,
but
Randeep
was
inclined
towards
theatre
and
arts.
When
he
was
sent
to
DPS,
he turned
mischievous
and
adopted
a
rather
rough
attitude
out
of
frustration,
so
much
so,
that
he
was
apparently
addressed
as
‘Randeep
Don
Hooda'
at
his
school
farewell.
The
Struggle
Is
Real
Randeep
Hooda
moved
to
Australia
for
higher
studies
but ended
up
failing in
the
first
year
itself.
Finally,
he
did
his
graduation
in
Marketing
and
masters
in
Business
Management
and
Human
Resource
Management
from
Melbourne.
The
actor
did
several
odd
jobs
from
working
in
a
Chinese
restaurant,
car-washing,
dish-washing,
becoming
a
beach
life-guard,
being
a
waiter
and
taxi
driver
for
survival.
But
soon,
he
returned
to
his
first
love
-
acting!
His
Love
For
Horses
Randeep
is
the
only
Bollywood
actor
who
regularly
participates
in
professional
equestrian
sports,
including
polo
and
show
jumping.
He
Is
Active
In
Voicing
Social
Issues
Back
in
2009, the
actor played
the
role
of
guest
contributor
for
a
column
called
'In
The
Script' published
by
Asian
Correspondent.
Citing
instances
and
experiences
from
his
own
time
as
a
student
in
Australia,
the
article
titled
"Racism
Against
Indians
in
Australia" had
him
penning
down his
opinion
on
the
violence
against
Indian
students
in
Australia,
which
was
a
burning
issue back
then.