Rajkummar Rao

Born: 1984-08-31 in Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Known For: Acting

Biography

Rajkummar Rao Yadav is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. Rao has established a career in Hindi cinema and is the recipient of a National Film Award and a Filmfare Award from three nominations. After graduating, he moved to Mumbai for a film career and made his film debut with the 2010 experimental anthology film Love Sex Aur Dhokha. After starring in brief roles in several of the highly successful Hindi films of the following two years, he achieved success for his breakout role in 2013 with the drama film Kai Po Che!, for which he was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award at Filmfare. That same year, he was awarded the Filmfare and the National Film Award for Best Actor and Critics Best Actor for his portrayal of Shahid Azmi in the biographical drama Shahid. In 2014, Rao played the leading man in the successful romantic comedy Queen and the drama CityLights. Rao received critical acclaim for portraying a journalist in the biographical drama Aligarh, which earned him a second nomination for Best Supporting Actor at Filmfare.

Filmography

2028

Stree 3 as Vicky

2027

Dada - The Sourav Ganguly Story as Sourav Ganguly

2026

Shakti Shalini as Self
Wheel Of Fortune India as Self
Toaster as Ramakant
Prahaar as Ujjwal Nikam
RaftaaR

2025

The Ba***ds of Bollywood as Rajkummar Rao
Maalik as Deepak / Maalik
Bhool Chuk Maaf as Ranjan

2024

The Great Indian Kapil Show as Self
Aapka Apna Zakir as Self
Stree 2 as Vicky
Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video as Vicky
Mr. & Mrs. Mahi as Mahendra "Mahi" Aggarwal
Srikanth as Srikanth Bolla

2023

Guns & Gulaabs as Paana Tipu
The Thugesh Show as Self
Bheed as Surya Kumar Singh Tikas
Pushtaini as Ankur Bhatia

2022

Bhediya as Vicky
Monica, O My Darling as Jayant Arkhedkar
Badhaai Do as Shardul Thakur
HIT: The First Case as Vikram

2021

The White Tiger as Ashok
Roohi as Bhaunra Pandey
Hum Do Hamare Do as Dhruv Shikhar

2020

Ludo as Alok Kumar Gupta "Aalu"
Shimla Mirchi as Avinash
Chhalaang as Mahinder Hooda (Montu)
Uss Din

2019

Movie Masti With Manish as Himself
Made In China as Raghuvir Mehta
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga as Sahil Mirza
Judgementall Hai Kya as Keshav

2018

Dance Deewane as Himself
Kanpur Waale Khuranas as Himself
Stree as Vicky
Zero as Self (Special Appearance)
Love Sonia as Manish
Fanney Khan as Adhir
Vinod -The Legend as Rajkummar Rao
Omertà as Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh
5 Weddings as Officer Harbhajan Singh
Amoli as Narrator (Hindi)

2017

The Drama Company as Self
Trapped as Shaurya
Bareilly Ki Barfi as Pritam Vidrohi
Raabta as Muwwaqit
Bose: Dead/Alive as Subhas Chandra Bose
Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana as Satyendra aka Sattu
Newton as Newton Kumar
Behen Hogi Teri as Gattu

2016

The Kapil Sharma Show as Self
BFFs with Vogue as Self
Aligarh as Deepu Sebastian

2015

Dolly Ki Doli as Sonu Sarawat
Hamari Adhuri Kahani as Hari Prasad (Vasudha's husband)

2014

Son of Abish as Himself
Queen as Vijay
City Lights as Deepak Singh
Bombay Mirror

2013

Comedy Nights with Kapil as Self
A New Love Ishtory as News Reporter
Kai Po Che! as Govind "Govi" Patel
Shahid as Shahid Azmi
D-Day as Zoya’s husband (voice) (Uncredited)
Boyss Toh Boyss Hain

2012

Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 as Shamshad Alam
Talaash as Devrath Kulkarni
Chittagong as Lokenath Bal

2011

Shaitan as Malwankar
Ragini MMS as Uday

2010

LSD: Love, Sex aur Dhokha as Adarsh
Rann as News reporter