Gajraj Rao(born 1971) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly inHindifilms.[1][2]He is widely known for his performance in the comedy-drama filmBadhaai Hofor which he won theFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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 |
| Spouse | Sanjana Rao |
| Children | 2 sons |
He debuted in 1994 with a minor role inShekhar Kapur'sBandit Queenand has since worked in many films and web-series. Rao is known for his leading role in Badhaai Ho and supporting roles in movies likeTalvar,Blackmailand web-series likeTVF'SF.A.T.H.E.R.S.andTech 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 withNeena Gupta.
- ^Tied withVicky KaushalforSanju
References
edit- ^"TVF's 'fathers' a story of three 'modern' dads".Telangana Today.Retrieved23 September2018.
- ^"Blackmail Review: Is This Black Comedy Worth The Hype?".News18.Retrieved23 September2018.
- ^"Three veteran Bollywood actors now part of a web series".mid-day.12 February 2017.Retrieved23 September2018.
- ^"In conversation with the makers of web series 'Bang Baaja Baaraat'".The Indian Express.15 October 2015.Retrieved23 September2018.
- ^"Coincidence much? Irrfan Khan's Blackmail to have a connect with the ongoing CDR row, details inside".dna.28 March 2018.Retrieved23 September2018.
- ^"Irrfan Khan keen to host Blackmail special screening for Amitabh Bachchan".Deccan Chronicle.30 March 2018.Retrieved23 September2018.
- ^"Blackmail teaser out: Watch Irrfan Khan at his quirky best in this hilarious promo".The Asian Age.15 February 2018.Retrieved23 September2018.
- ^"LinkdIn".
- ^"Code Red Films".Code Red Films.Retrieved24 September2018.
- ^Code Red Films (8 January 2015),Gajraj Rao Showreel, Jan 2015.,retrieved24 September2018
- ^"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.Retrieved24 June2019.
- ^"Ajay Devgn starrer Maidaan to release on June 3, 2022".Bollywood Hungama.30 September 2021.Retrieved30 September2021.
- ^"Upcoming Web Series: जबरदस्त एक्टर्स ने मिलकर बनाया 'परिवार', हॉटस्टार पर होगा कॉमेडी का 'वॉर'".Dainik Jagran(in Hindi). 21 September 2020.Retrieved22 September2020.
- ^"'Ray' trailer: Netflix anthology is a tribute to the master filmmaker ".The Hindu.9 June 2021.ISSN0971-751X.Retrieved16 June2021.
- ^PTI (27 May 2016)."Deepika, Ranveer starrer 'Bajirao Mastani' leads IIFA 2016 nominations".The Indian Express.Retrieved27 May2016.
- ^"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.Retrieved3 February2019.
- ^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 fromthe originalon 5 May 2019.Retrieved3 February2019.
- ^"Zee Cine Awards 2019: Full list of winners out".Free Press Journal.20 March 2019.Retrieved12 March2021.
- ^"Nominations for the 64th Vimal Filmfare Awards 2019 | filmfare.com".www.filmfare.com.Retrieved14 March2019.
- ^"Filmfare Awards: Thappad announced Best Film, Irrfan Khan wins posthumous award; see full list".Firstpost.28 March 2021.Retrieved28 March2021.
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