Person
Rajkummar Rao
Acting · Born 1984-08-31 · Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Biography
Rajkummar Rao Yadav is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. Rao has established a career in Hindi cinema and is the recipient of a National Film Award and a Filmfare Award from three nominations. After graduating, he moved to Mumbai for a film career and made his film debut with the 2010 experimental anthology film Love Sex Aur Dhokha. After starring in brief roles in several of the highly successful Hindi films of the following two years, he achieved success for his breakout role in 2013 with the drama film Kai Po Che!, for which he was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award at Filmfare. That same year, he was awarded the Filmfare and the National Film Award for Best Actor and Critics Best Actor for his portrayal of Shahid Azmi in the biographical drama Shahid. In 2014, Rao played the leading man in the successful romantic comedy Queen and the drama CityLights. Rao received critical acclaim for portraying a journalist in the biographical drama Aligarh, which earned him a second nomination for Best Supporting Actor at Filmfare.
Known for
The Kapil Sharma Show
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Indian Idol
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Comedy Nights with Kapil
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Koffee with Karan
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The Great Indian Kapil Show
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Filmfare Awards
Host
The Ba***ds of Bollywood
Rajkummar Rao
The Drama Company
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Son of Abish
Himself
Toaster
Ramakant
Filmography
- 2028Doosara MahayudhVicky
- 2028Pehla MahayudhVicky
- 2027Stree 3Vicky
- 2027Dada - The Sourav Ganguly StorySourav Ganguly
- 2026Shakti ShaliniSelf
- 2026RaftaaR
- 2026PrahaarUjjwal Nikam
- 2026ToasterRamakant
- 2025The Ba***ds of BollywoodRajkummar Rao
- 2025MaalikDeepak / Maalik
- 2025Bhool Chuk MaafRanjan
- 2024Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala VideoVicky
- 2024Stree 2Vicky
- 2024Aapka Apna ZakirSelf
- 2024Mr. & Mrs. MahiMahendra "Mahi" Aggarwal
- 2024SrikanthSrikanth Bolla
- 2024The Great Indian Kapil ShowSelf
- 2023PushtainiAnkur Bhatia
- 2023Guns & GulaabsPaana Tipu
- 2023BheedSurya Kumar Singh Tikas
- 2023The Thugesh ShowSelf
- 2022BhediyaVicky
- 2022Monica, O My DarlingJayant Arkhedkar
- 2022HIT: The First CaseVikram
- 2022Badhaai DoShardul Thakur
- 2021Hum Do Hamare DoDhruv Shikhar
- 2021RoohiBhaunra Pandey
- 2021The White TigerAshok
- 2020ChhalaangMahinder Hooda (Montu)
- 2020LudoAlok Kumar Gupta "Aalu"
- 2020Uss Din
- 2020Shimla MirchiAvinash
- 2019Made In ChinaRaghuvir Mehta
- 2019Movie Masti With ManishHimself
- 2019Judgementall Hai KyaKeshav
- 2019Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa LagaSahil Mirza
- 2018ZeroSelf (Special Appearance)
- 2018Kanpur Waale KhuranasHimself
- 20185 WeddingsOfficer Harbhajan Singh
- 2018Love SoniaManish
- 2018StreeVicky
- 2018Fanney KhanAdhir
- 2018Dance DeewaneHimself
- 2018AmoliNarrator (Hindi)
- 2018OmertàAhmed Omar Saeed Sheikh
- 2018Vinod -The LegendRajkummar Rao
- 2017Bose: Dead/AliveSubhas Chandra Bose
- 2017Shaadi Mein Zaroor AanaSatyendra aka Sattu
- 2017NewtonNewton Kumar
- 2017Bareilly Ki BarfiPritam Vidrohi
- 2017The Drama CompanySelf
- 2017RaabtaMuwwaqit
- 2017Behen Hogi TeriGattu
- 2017TrappedShaurya
- 2016BFFs with VogueSelf
- 2016The Kapil Sharma ShowSelf
- 2016AligarhDeepu Sebastian
- 2015Hamari Adhuri KahaniHari Prasad (Vasudha's husband)
- 2015Dolly Ki DoliSonu Sarawat
- 2014City LightsDeepak Singh
- 2014Bombay Mirror
- 2014QueenVijay
- 2014Son of AbishHimself
- 2013ShahidShahid Azmi
- 2013D-DayZoya’s husband (voice) (Uncredited)
- 2013Boyss Toh Boyss Hain
- 2013Comedy Nights with KapilSelf
- 2013Kai Po Che!Govind "Govi" Patel
- 2012TalaashDevrath Kulkarni
- 2012ChittagongLokenath Bal
- 2012Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2Shamshad Alam
- 2011ShaitanMalwankar
- 2011Ragini MMSUday
- 2010LSD: Love, Sex aur DhokhaAdarsh
- 2010RannNews reporter
- 2004Koffee with KaranSelf
- 2004Indian IdolSelf
- 1954Filmfare AwardsHost
- —Bachpan Ka Pyar
- —Shoojit Sircar Mythological Comedy Project
- —Housewife
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