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Rajkummar Rao
Rao in 2023
Born
Raj Kumar Yadav
(1984-08-31) 31 August 1984 (age 39)
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Alma mater
Film and Television Institute of India
Occupation
Actor
Years active
2010–present
Works
Full list
Spouse
Patralekha Paul
(m. 2021)
Awards
Full list
Rajkummar Rao (born Raj Kumar Yadav; 31 August 1984) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films. He has appeared in more than 30 films since 2010, and is the recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, four Filmfare Awards and an Asia Pacific Screen Award. In 2017, he appeared on Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list.
After studying acting at the Film and Television Institute of India, Rao made his acting debut with the anthology film Love Sex Aur Dhokha (2010) and took on supporting roles in the films Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 and Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (both 2012). He had his breakthrough in 2013 with critically acclaimed performances in the dramas Kai Po Che! and Shahid. His portrayal of lawyer Shahid Azmi in the latter won him the National Film Award for Best Actor and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor.
Rao's career progressed with supporting roles in Queen (2014), Aligarh (2015), and Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017), with the latter winning him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. He had lead roles in the independent films Trapped (2016) and Newton (2017), with the former winning him his second Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor and the latter earning him the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor. Rao had his highest-grossing release in the horror comedy Stree (2018), and his first English-film role in the satire The White Tiger (2021). Further praise came for his starring roles in Ludo (2020), Monica, O My Darling (2022) and Bheed (2023), and he won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for starring as a closeted gay man in Badhaai Do (2022).
RajkummarRao (born Raj Kumar Yadav; 31 August 1984) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films. He has appeared in more than 30 films since...
RajkummarRao is an Indian film actor who has his first lead role in Dibakar Banerjee's anthology film Love Sex Aur Dhokha (2010). After a few supporting...
Kamal Pandey. Produced by Vinod and Manju Bachchan, the film features RajkummarRao and Kriti Kharbanda alongside K. K. Raina, Alka Amin, Vipin Sharma,...
Award for Best Actress. In 2021, Kapoor played a dual role opposite RajkummarRao in the comedy horror film Roohi. The film was theatrically released...
installment in the Maddock Supernatural Universe. It stars Shraddha Kapoor, RajkummarRao, Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Banerjee and Aparshakti Khurana. The film...
Badhaai Ho (2018). Depicting a couple in a lavender marriage, it stars RajkummarRao and Bhumi Pednekar with Gulshan Devaiah, Chum Darang, Sheeba Chaddha...
RajkummarRao is an Indian actor who works in the Hindi film industry. He has received four Filmfare Awards, two Screen Awards and two Zee Cine Awards...
2023, she made an appearance in the song "Achha Sila Diya" alongside RajkummarRao after her collaboration with him in the song "Kamariya" for the film...
directed by Abhishek Jain and produced by Dinesh Vijan. The film stars RajkummarRao, Kriti Sanon, Paresh Rawal and Ratna Pathak Shah. Aparshakti Khurana...
2024. "Mr. and Mrs. Mahi makers unveil release date; Janhvi Kapoor, RajkummarRao starrer to release in May". Bollywood Hungama. 14 April 2024. Retrieved...
Raha Hu (2021) and Aar Ya Paar (2022). Patralekha is married to actor RajkummarRao. Patralekha was born on 20 February 1990 in Shillong in a Bengali family...
Kovelamudi, with screenplay by Kanika Dhillon starring Kangana Ranaut and RajkummarRao, produced by Ekta Kapoor, the film was theatrically released in India...
Ranjan, Ankur Garg and presented by Bhushan Kumar. Chhalaang stars RajkummarRao, Nushrat Bharucha and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub. Sports Action is directed...
Ingredients of Love. The film stars Kriti Sanon, Ayushmann Khurrana and RajkummarRao in lead roles, with Pankaj Tripathi and Seema Pahwa in supporting roles...
and Fox Star Studios. The film stars Emraan Hashmi, Vidya Balan, and RajkummarRao. It is based on the love story of Bhatt's parents, Nanabhai Bhatt, Shirin...
Returns. He followed it up with the black comedy-drama Newton alongside RajkummarRao, which earned him critical acclaim, winning the National Film Award...
27 May 2016. "Badhaai Ho actor Gajraj Rao is grateful to win an award alongside Ranveer Singh and RajkummarRao - see post". Times Now. Bennett Coleman...
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