Editing Rahul Roy (section)

== Personal life ==
Roy was born to Deepak and Indira Roy and educated at the [[Lawrence School, Sanawar]] in [[Himachal Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bollywood stars fund five girls' education in Kangra |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/community/bollywood-stars-fund-five-girls-education-in-kangra-65571/ |work=[[Tribune India]] |date=11 April 2015 |access-date=22 January 2025 |quote=(...) two old students of The Lawrence School, Sanawar, Sunil Shetty and Rahul Roy, handed over a cheque for Rs 1.5 lakh to their Lawrence School teacher Sukhvinder Singh (...)}}</ref> He has a twin brother named Rohit.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Pranita |last=Chaubey |date=30 November 2020 |title=Aashiqui Star Rahul Roy Suffers Brain Stroke, Currently In ICU: Report |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/aashiqui-actor-rahul-roy-suffers-a-brain-stroke-currently-in-icu-report-2331950 |access-date=30 November 2020 |work=NDTV |archive-date=30 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130045031/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/aashiqui-actor-rahul-roy-suffers-a-brain-stroke-currently-in-icu-report-2331950 |url-status=live }}</ref> His maternal uncle is Cory Walia, a renowned name in tinsel town, and on the fashion circuit, especially as make-up artist of celebrities.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Who is Rahul Roy? All you need to know about 'Aashiqui' actor who suffered brain stroke in Kargil |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/news-who-is-rahul-roy-all-you-need-to-know-about-aashiqui-actor-who-suffered-brain-stroke-in-kargil-2859200 |work=[[DNA India]] |date=30 November 2020 |access-date=22 January 2025 |quote=Roy's maternal uncle is Cory Walia, a renowned name in the industry and on the fashion circuit.}}</ref> Through his mother, he has a multi-ethnic background, with [[Punjabi Sikhs|Punjabi Sikh]], [[Burmese people|Burmese]], [[Marathi people|Maratha]] [[Rajput]] and [[Goans|Goan]] [[Saraswat Brahmin|Saraswat]] descent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Curry Walia! |url=https://uppercrustindia.com/oldsite/7crust/seven/feature1.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250121202940/https://uppercrustindia.com/oldsite/7crust/seven/feature1.htm |archive-date=21 January 2025 |website=Upper Crust |quote=[Cory Walia] I come from an unique ethnic background. I am a Sardar, a Sikh, my name's really Karamjit Singh Walia, my paternal grandfather was a survivor of the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre. My father came from Burma and my mother had Maratha and Goan Saraswat blood in her. Her father was a Maratha Rajput.}}</ref> He was married to Rajlakshmi Khanvilkar (Rani), a fashion model, who had been previously married to [[Samir Soni]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Rahul Roy ties the knot|url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20000912-1.html|publisher=Apunkachoice.com|access-date=7 July 2011|author=Deepti Sharma|date=12 September 2000|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119021131/http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20000912-1.html|archive-date=19 January 2012}}</ref> They divorced amicably in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lohana |first1=Avinash |title='Aashiqui' actor Rahul Roy finds love again |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/aashiqui-actor-rahul-roy-finds-love-again/articleshow/50829512.cms |access-date=5 June 2023 |work=The Times of India |agency=Mumbai Mirror |date=27 January 2017 |archive-date=5 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605170314/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/aashiqui-actor-rahul-roy-finds-love-again/articleshow/50829512.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Rahul Roy divorces wife Rajalaxmi |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rahul-roy-divorces-wife-rajalaxmi/ |access-date=5 June 2023 |work=The Indian Express |date=28 July 2014 |language=en |archive-date=10 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010100718/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rahul-roy-divorces-wife-rajalaxmi/ |url-status=live }}</ref>