K. K. Raina is an Indian film, television and theatre character actor and award-winning script writer,[1] who is best known for his roles as Juror #8 in the 1986 film Ek Ruka Hua Faisla,[2] a remake of 12 Angry Men, and Byomkesh Bakshi's associate Ajit Kumar Banerji in the 1993 Doordarshan detective series Byomkesh Bakshi.[3] Raina won the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue in 1998 for the Rajkumar Santoshi film China Gate.[4]
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| Born | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Alma mater | National School of Drama |
| Occupation(s) | Actor Script writer |
Life and career edit
Raina was born in a Kashmiri family in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.[5] Raina is an alumnus of the National School of Drama, graduating college in 1976.[6] He portrayed Manohar J. Pherwani in the Sony LIV series Scam 1992.
Filmography edit
Actor edit
- Vijeta (1982) – Wilson
- Aadharshila (1982)
- Gandhi (1982) – Nehru's Friend
- Mandi (1983)
- Godam (1983) – Edekar
- Ardh Satya (1983)
- Tasveer Apni Apni (1984) – Employee
- Party (1984) – Bharat
- Aghaat (1985)
- Nasoor (1985) – Kamlesh Pai
- Trikal (1985) – Senor Lucio (Anna's father)
- Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (1986) – Juror #8
- Susman (1987)
- Mohre (1987) – Prakash Raikar
- Diksha (1991) – Shrikar Upadhyay
- Lifeline (1991) (TV series)
- Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1993)
- Damini (1993) – Shekhar's friend
- Byomkesh Bakshi (1993) (TV series) – Ajit
- Ghatak: Lethal (1996) – Shiv Nath
- Dahek (1998) – Naseem Bahkshi
- Aks (2001) – Mahadevan Ghatge
- Bub (Father) (2001) – Shiban Lal
- Rang De Basanti (2006) – Politician
- Salaam-E-Ishq (2007)
- Dharm (2007) – Thakur
- Phoonk (2008) – Dr. Pandey
- Hijack (2008) – Rasheed Omar
- Delhi-6 (2009) – Haji Suleiman
- Rann (2010) – Prime Minister Digvijay Hooda
- Tanu Weds Manu (2011) – Kishan Sharma (Manu's father)
- Upanishad Ganga (2012–2013) (Doordarshan) (Various Characters)
- Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013) - Mr. Wadhwa
- D-Day (2013) - Gen. Razzak
- 19th January (2014) - Prof. Bashir Ahmed
- Zed Plus (2014) - Mr. Dixit
- Samvidhaan (2014) (TV series) - K.M. Munshi
- Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015) - Kishan Sharma (Manu's father)
- Mirzya (2016) - Karan's father
- Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana (2017) - Jugal Kishore Mishra (Sattu's father)
- Genius (2018) - Mr.Das
- Pati Patni Aur Woh (2019)
- Scam 1992 (2020) - Manohar J. Pherwani
Writer edit
- Ghatak: Lethal (1996) – associate screenplay
- China Gate (1998) – screenplay; dialogues
- Dahek (1998) – screenplay
- Pukar (2000) – dialogues
References edit
- ^ Dharm: Movie review
- ^ My character in 'Hijack' based on Masood Azhar: KK Raina
- ^ DD days: Most iconic TV characters
- ^ Best Dialogue Writer (Technical Awards)
- ^ "Guftagoo with K K Raina". YouTube. Rajya Sabha TV. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
4:45 onwards
- ^ Alumni List For The Year 1976
External links edit
- K. K. Raina at IMDb
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