Gajraj Rao
Gajraj Rao | |
|---|---|
 Gajraj Rao in 2020 | |
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Known for | Black Friday, Badhaai Ho, Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan |
Gajraj Rao is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Hindi films.[1][2] He is widely known for his performance in the comedy-drama film Badhaai Ho for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.
He debuted in 1994 with a minor role in Shekhar Kapur's Bandit Queen and has since worked in many films and web-series. Rao is known for his leading role in Badhaai Ho and supporting roles in movies like Talvar, Blackmail and web-series like TVF'S F.A.T.H.E.R.S. and Tech Conversations with Dad.[3][4][5][6][7]
He also directed a number of ad-films with Code Red Films.[8][9][non-primary source needed][10]
Filmography
[edit]| † | Denotes films/shows/series that have not yet been released |
Films
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Bandit Queen | Ashok Chand Thakur | |
| 1995 | Pathreela Raasta | ||
| 1998 | Dil Se.. | CBI investigation officer | |
| 2000 | Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!! | Tiwariji | |
| 2001 | Aks | RAW officer | |
| 2002 | Chhal | ||
| Dil Hai Tumhaara | |||
| Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai? | |||
| 2003 | Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi | Junior Bihari constable | |
| 2005 | Yahaan | Home Minister | |
| 2007 | Black Friday | Dawood Phanse | |
| No Smoking | Rajendra Kishan Dhingra | ||
| 2008 | Aamir | The Caller | |
| 2014 | Bhoothnath Returns | Sarkari officer in Bhoot World[11] | |
| 2015 | Talvar | Inspector Dhaniram | |
| 2016 | Budhia Singh – Born to Run | Chairman, Child Welfare | |
| 2017 | Rangoon | Ahuja | |
| 2018 | Love per Square Foot | Mr. Rehmat | |
| Blackmail | Chawla | ||
| Badhaai Ho | Jeetendra Kaushik | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| 2019 | Made in China | Abhay Chopra | |
| 2020 | Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan | Shankar Tripathi | Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| Lootcase | Minister Patil | [12] | |
| 2022 | Maja Ma | Manohar Patel | |
| Thai Massage | Atmaram Dubey | ||
| 2023 | Bholaa | Devraj | |
| Satyaprem Ki Katha | Satya's father | ||
| Trial Period | Srivastav | ||
| 2024 | Maidaan | Roy Chaudhary | [13] |
| Bad Newz | Akhil's dead father | ||
| Yudhra | Karthik Rathore |
Web series
[edit]| Year | Series | Role | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bang Baaja Baaraat | Murli Prasad Sharma | Y-Films |
| 2016 | A Day With RD Sharma | Prof RD Sharma | TVF |
| 2017 | F.A.T.H.E.R.S. | Bhatia | TVF |
| 2018 | Tech Conversations with Dad | "Dad" | TVF |
| 2019 | TVF Tripling Season 2 | Prince Alexander | TVF |
| 2020 | Masaba Masaba | Himself | Netflix |
| 2020 | PariWar | Kashiram Narayan | Disney+ Hotstar[14] |
| 2021 | Ray | Aslam Baig | Netflix[15] |
Accolades
[edit]| Year | Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Talvar | Producers Guild Film Awards | Best Actor in a Negative Role | Nominated | |
| 17th IIFA Awards | Best Performance in a Negative Role | Nominated | [16] | ||
| 2018 | Badhaai Ho | 25th Screen Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | [17] |
| Best Actor (Critics) | Won | [18] | |||
| 2019 | Zee Cine Awards | Best Actor (Critics) | Nominated | [19] | |
| Extraordinary Jodi of the Year | Won [a] | ||||
| 64th Filmfare Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Won [b] | [20] | ||
| 2021 | Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan | 66th Filmfare Awards | Nominated | [21] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Shared with Neena Gupta.
- ^ Tied with Vicky Kaushal for Sanju
References
[edit]- ^ "TVF's 'fathers' a story of three 'modern' dads". Telangana Today. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Blackmail Review: Is This Black Comedy Worth The Hype?". News18. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Three veteran Bollywood actors now part of a web series". mid-day. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "In conversation with the makers of web series 'Bang Baaja Baaraat'". The Indian Express. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Coincidence much? Irrfan Khan's Blackmail to have a connect with the ongoing CDR row, details inside". dna. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Irrfan Khan keen to host Blackmail special screening for Amitabh Bachchan". Deccan Chronicle. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Blackmail teaser out: Watch Irrfan Khan at his quirky best in this hilarious promo". The Asian Age. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "LinkdIn".
- ^ "Code Red Films". Code Red Films. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ Code Red Films (8 January 2015), Gajraj Rao Showreel, Jan 2015., retrieved 24 September 2018
- ^ "Bhoothnath Returns Cast". India Forums.
- ^ "'Lootcase' promo: Kunal Kemmu and Rasika Dugal starrer film to be released on 11th October". Times of India. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Ajay Devgn starrer Maidaan to release on June 3, 2022". Bollywood Hungama. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Upcoming Web Series: जबरदस्त एक्टर्स ने मिलकर बनाया 'परिवार', हॉटस्टार पर होगा कॉमेडी का 'वॉर'". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). 21 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "'Ray' trailer: Netflix anthology is a tribute to the master filmmaker". The Hindu. 9 June 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ PTI (27 May 2016). "Deepika, Ranveer starrer 'Bajirao Mastani' leads IIFA 2016 nominations". The Indian Express. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Badhaai Ho actor Gajraj Rao is grateful to win an award alongside Ranveer Singh and Rajkummar Rao - see post". Times Now. Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. Zoom TV Digital. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Morani, Aly; Morani, Karim; Morani, Mohomed; Nadiadwala, Mazhar; Soorma, Neelam (31 December 2018). "A Star-studded Night". Star Screen Awards. 122 minutes in. Star Plus. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Zee Cine Awards 2019: Full list of winners out". Free Press Journal. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Nominations for the 64th Vimal Filmfare Awards 2019 | filmfare.com". www.filmfare.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Filmfare Awards : Thappad announced Best Film, Irrfan Khan wins posthumous award; see full list". Firstpost. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
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