Rajkummar Rao 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 roles in films like Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 (2012) and Talaash: The Answer Lies Within, his breakthrough came with the drama film Kai Po Che! in 2013. He rose to prominence with his portrayal of a lawyer Shahid Azmi in Hansal Mehta's critically acclaimed biographical drama Shahid (2013), for which he was awarded the National Film Award for Best Actor and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor.
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Rao went on to feature in the successful romantic comedy Queen (2014), Aligarh (2016) and Trapped (2016). Trapped earned him a second Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. Among his 2017 releases, the romantic comedy Bareilly Ki Barfi and the black comedy Newton were both commercial successes and won him several accolades; the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for the former and the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Actor for the latter. In 2018, he starred in the horror-comedy Stree, which is the highest-grossing film of his career to date.
Films edit
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Rann | Newsreader | [1] | |
| Love Sex Aur Dhokha | Adarsh Sachdev | |||
| 2011 | Ragini MMS | Uday Singh | ||
| Shaitan | Inspector Devraj/Pintyalabhan (Malwankar) | |||
| 2012 | Gangs of Wasseypur 2 | Shamshad Alam | ||
| Chittagong | Lokenath Bal | |||
| Talaash | Devrath Kulkarni | |||
| Shahid | Shahid Azmi | |||
| 2013 | Kai Po Che! | Govind Patel | ||
| Boyss Toh Boyss Hain | Abhishek | [2] | ||
| Queen | Vijay Dhingra | |||
| 2014 | CityLights | Deepak Sharma | ||
| 2015 | Dolly Ki Doli | Sonu Sherawat | ||
| Hamari Adhuri Kahani | Hari Prasad | |||
| Aligarh | Deepu Sebastian | |||
| 2016 | Trapped | Shaurya Gusrath | ||
| 2017 | Behen Hogi Teri | Shiv "Gattu" Nautiyal | ||
| Bareilly Ki Barfi | Pritam Vidrohi | |||
| Newton | Newton Kumar | |||
| Omerta | Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh / Omerta | |||
| Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana | IAS Satyendra Mishra | |||
| 2018 | Fanney Khan | Adhir Bagchi | ||
| Stree | Vikrant "Vicky" Parashar | |||
| Love Sonia | Manish | |||
| 5 Weddings | Harbhajan Singh | American film | ||
| 2019 | Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga | Sahil Mirza | ||
| Judgementall Hai Kya | Keshav | |||
| Made in China | Raghubir Mehta | |||
| 2020 | Shimla Mirchi | Avinash Singhal | ||
| Ludo | Alok Kumar Gupta | |||
| Chhalaang | Mahendra Hooda | |||
| 2021 | The White Tiger | Ashok Batra | English film | |
| Roohi | Bhawra Pandey | |||
| Hum Do Hamare Do | Dhruv | [3] | ||
| 2022 | Badhaai Do | Shardul Thakur | [4] | |
| HIT: The First Case | Inspector Vikram Rao | [5] | ||
| Monica, O My Darling | Jayant Arkhedkar | [6] | ||
| Bhediya | Vikrant "Vicky" Parashar | Cameo (mid credit scene) | [7] | |
| 2023 | Bheed | ACP Surya Kumar Singh Tikas | [8] | |
| 2024 | Srikanth | Srikanth Bolla | Completed | [9] |
| Mr. & Mrs. Mahi† | Mahendra Agarwal | Filming | [10] | |
| Stree 2† | Vikrant "Vicky" Parashar | Filming | [11] | |
| Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video † | TBA | Filming | [12][13] |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bose: Dead/Alive | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose | [14] | |
| 2023 | Guns & Gulaabs | Paana "Spanner" Tipu / Tiger Tipu | [15][16] |
Music video edit
| Year | Title | Singer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | "Achha Sila Diya" | B Praak | [17][18] |
References edit
- ^ "Rajkummar Rao reveals he did a 3-second role in Amitabh Bachchan's film Rann. KBC 13 promo".
- ^ "Boyss Toh Boyss Hain - a hilarious yet thought-provoking tale - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar start shooting for 'Badhaai Do'". India TV News. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Bhumi Pednekar, Rajkummar Rao wrap-up shooting for 'Badhaai Do'". ANI News. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Rajkummar Rao & Sanya Malhotra wrap up the shoot for cop drama 'HIT- The First Case'". The Economic Times. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Nextflix shares first look of Radhika Apte, Huma, Rajkummar from Monica, O My Darling". India Today. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Bhediya meets Stree: Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkumar Rao, Aparshakti Khurana makes a cameo in Varun Dhawan-Kriti Sanon movie". Hindustan Times. 28 October 2022. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Rajkummar Rao concludes filming for Anubhav Sinha's 'Bheed'". Bollywood Hungama. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Production begins for Rajkummar Rao's next film 'Sri', a biopic on Srikanth Bolla". Economic Times. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Rajkummar Rao and Janhvi Kapoor starrer Mr. and Mrs. Mahi goes on floors in Mumbai". Bollywood Hungama. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Stree 2: Filming begins for Jio Studios and Dinesh Vijan's horror comedy sequel". Bollywood Hungama. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video: Rajkumar Rao and Tripti Dimri to Team Up in Raj Shandilya's Hilarious Comedy". Bru Times News.
- ^ "Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video". The Times of India. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ Shekhar, Mimansa (9 November 2017). "Watch Bose Dead/Alive trailer: Rajkummar Rao as Subhash Chandra Bose might just be a game changer". The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "First look of Rajkummar Rao, Dulquer Salmaan and Adarsh Gourav in Raj & DK's Guns & Gulaabs on Netflix unveiled, see photos". Bollywood Hungama. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Guns and Gulaabs trailer: Rajkummar Rao as Tipu is all set to entertain, watch". Bollywood Hungama. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Achha Sila Diya music video: Rajkummar Rao and Nora Fatehi face off in a song about love and betrayal". Hindustan Times. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Nora Fatehi-Rajkummar Rao's Achha Sila Diya song is overloaded with drama and heartbreak. Watch". India Today. Retrieved 2 February 2023.