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Maradona Rebello
Maradona Rebello (born May 31, 1986) is an upcoming Indian actor-model. With one film and a power-packed performance under his belt, he is already being touted as one of the GenNext stars.

Early Life
He comes from a simple Christian family from the Mumbai suburb of Bhayander. His father is a banker and his mother is a teacher. Interestingly he got the name Maradona owing to the fact that his father was a sports fanatic and the Argentinian footballer was going great guns in the 1986 World Cup, the time he was born. Maradona was a BMM student at St Xavier's College when he got his first break. While he was always passionate about acting, Maradona was all set to pursue medicine after HSC. But he realised where his forte lied and chose to take up acting and modelling. He even acted in plays such as 'An Evening With Shakespeare and Actors' which was staged at the National Gallery of Modern Art. Maradona's modelling career too off by chance. He was spotted by a model coordinator outside a cinema hall and was signed up for assignments.

Films
Maradona has played the lead role in Sanjay Gupta's upcoming film 'Pankh', which has Bollywood siren Bipasha Basu making her art film debut. Pankh is a film written and directed by Sudipto Chattopadhyaya and includes Lilette Dubey, Ronit Roy, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sanjeeda Sheikh and Amit Purohit. “After rejecting at least 250 young boys auditioning for the role, I was desperate to find the right actor,’’ says Sudipto Chattopadhyay in a report in The Times of India. He says the first time he saw Maradona’s portfolio, he felt his "refreshingly naive face" was just right for the role. ‘Pankh’ is the story of a pushy mother (Lilette Dubey) who pushes her child (Maradona) into the film industry at an early age and forces him to play the role of a girl. Once the boy reaches adolescence, things begin to get complicated. He becomes a drug-abuser and Bipasha is the fantasy woman who Maradona conjures up in his head. Eros has bought the distribution rights of the film.

Modelling Career
Maradona has done a host of print ads for big brands such as Virgin Mobile, Pantaloons, Bru Cappuccino, Pyramid. He has also done a TVC for Samsung Mobiles. The ad is being aired during the Indian Premier League. He was also on the cover of Time 'n Style magazine.