Updated On: 24 January, 2024 09:49 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Rohit Shetty recently opened up about his parents MB Shetty and Ratna Shetty who were part of the stunt and action departments of the Hindi film industry

Rohit Shetty
With films like `Golmaal` franchise and `Singham` franchise, Rohit Shetty is unquestionably among the country`s most successful commercial directors. However, he is not an outsider to the film industry His parents were also an active part of the Hindi film industry however, is not an outsider to the film industry. While his father M B Shetty was a renowned stuntman, his mother Ratna Shetty too was in the industry acting as a stunt double for stars like Hema Malini and Vyjayanthimala.
In an interview with ANI, Shetty said both his parents were an inspiration for him. "My mom was a stuntwoman. All the `Seeta aur Geeta` stunts you see and Vyjayanthimala rolling from the staircase, it`s her. Her physique was such that," Shetty said. The 1972 film written by Salim-Javed and directed by Ramesh Sippy has an ensemble cast of Hema Malini (in a double role), Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Roopesh Kumar, Manorama, Satyen Kappu, Honey Irani and Pratima Devi.