Trivia

Once Upon a Time in America (1984) is his favorite film.

Favorite actor is Al Pacino.

Grew up at 1001 Bay Street in Toronto, a downtown residential condominium that has housed a number of personalities often living a few weeks to few months at a time to shoot within the city. Among the many the list has included Brad Pitt, Sean Connery, Romeo Miller, Master P, Jeremy Piven, Yancy Butler, Joe Pesci, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Shirley Douglas, Loretta Devine, Kirsten Dunst, Donald Petrie, Louis Gossett Jr., and Mats Sundin.

His parents are both Table Tennis champions. His father was state champion in India (West Bengal) and his mother was national champion of India and Canada, and ranked #3 in the Commonwealth.

Graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in English and Political Science.

His greatest passion is world travel and he dreams to set foot in every country before he dies. He's at 56 so far.

Shares a scene with Vinny Vella in the Damian Chapa film Night Bird (2012) in which Ronnie's princely character asks him if there is a casino in the area (a direct reference to the Scorsese masterpiece for which he is best known) to which Vinny's character unleashes a scathing verbal assault on him.

Speaks English and Bengali.

Plays squash.

Is a cinephile, possesses over 2,000 movies in his collection and loves film trivia.

Became good friends with Ron Millkie on the set of Night Bird (2012). They have appeared in two films together.

Once knocked on late, legendary Oscar winning film director Satyajit Ray's door at his residence in Calcutta, India and was invited in by his family for tea.

Attended the same middle school as Keanu Reeves (Jesse Ketchum Public School) and same high school as Mia Kirshner (Jarvis Collegiate Institute).

In the film Mafia Man: Robstown Gangster (2012), he and William Douglas play DEA Agents, where at one point Douglas's character tells his, "They've got Agent Cohen in the interrogation room, I can flatten his ass if need be," to which Ronnie's character replies, "Don't be such a buster." This exchange is in reference to William Douglas's brother, former Undisputed World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Buster Douglas, who became the first man ever to knock out Mike Tyson in a fight widely considered the greatest upset in all sports history. While Tyson stood delirious and defeated on the canvas, Buster Douglas told boxing commentator Larry Merchant in the ring, "As you seen over there, he was flat on his ass".

Has a gray and white tabby cat named Shalimar.

His favorite literary work is Alfred Lord Tennyson's "Ulysses" and considers the poem's title character to best describe him.

Took a psychology course one time at the University of Toronto where he was classmates with Taborah Johnson.

The award winning film In Transit (2012) on which he was one of the producers became a 2013 Academy Awards qualifier and was eligible for an Oscar nomination consideration in the category of Best Live Action Short.

Was a pallbearer at Rico Chapa's funeral.

In Night Bird (2012), he shares a scene with Frank Lucas Jr. and Pablo Escobar Jr. (both sons of infamous drug czars who have been immortalized in many films including American Gangster (2007) and Blow (2001)).

Loves photography.

Collaborates frequently with composer Gunnard Doboze (who scored the music for the Oscar winning film Saving Face (2012) which won at the 2012 Academy Awards in the category of Best Documentary).

Has a passion for the labour movement.

Has produced two films with Michael Madsen and one film with Danny Trejo.