Rajkummar Rao filmography
Rajkummar Rao (born 31 August 1984) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films. He is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award, three Filmfare Awards, and an Asia Pacific Screen Award.
Rao graduated from the University of Delhi and went on to study acting at the Film and Television Institute of India. He then moved to Mumbai and made his film debut with Dibakar Banerjee's found footage 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.
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[]
Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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2017 | Bose: Dead/Alive | Subhas Chandra Bose | ALTBalaji | Web series |
References[]
- ^ "Bhumi Pednekar, Rajkummar Rao wrap-up shooting for 'Badhaai Do'". ANI News. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar start shooting for 'Badhaai Do'". India TV News. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Rajkummar Rao and Sanya Malhotra starrer Hit-The First Case begins with a mahurat pooja ceremony". Bollywood Hungama. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Nextflix shares first look of Radhika Apte, Huma, Rajkummar from Monica, O My Darling". India Today. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Rajkummar Rao concludes filming for Anubhav Sinha's 'Bheed'". Bollywood Hungama. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
External links[]
- Male actor filmographies
- Indian filmographies