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
- Pehla Mahayudh as Vicky
- Doosara Mahayudh as Vicky
2027
- Stree 3 as Vicky
- Dada - The Sourav Ganguly Story as Sourav Ganguly
2026
- Wheel Of Fortune India as Self
- Toaster as Ramakant
- Prahaar as Ujjwal Nikam
- Shakti Shalini as Self
- 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
- Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video as Vicky
- Stree 2 as Vicky
- Aapka Apna Zakir as Self
- 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
- HIT: The First Case as Vikram
- Badhaai Do as Shardul Thakur
2021
- The White Tiger as Ashok
- Hum Do Hamare Do as Dhruv Shikhar
- Roohi as Bhaunra Pandey
2020
- Ludo as Alok Kumar Gupta "Aalu"
- Shimla Mirchi as Avinash
- Uss Din
- Chhalaang as Mahinder Hooda (Montu)
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
- Zero as Self (Special Appearance)
- Stree as Vicky
- Love Sonia as Manish
- Kanpur Waale Khuranas as Himself
- Vinod -The Legend as Rajkummar Rao
- Fanney Khan as Adhir
- 5 Weddings as Officer Harbhajan Singh
- Omertà as Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh
- Amoli as Narrator (Hindi)
2017
- The Drama Company as Self
- Bose: Dead/Alive as Subhas Chandra Bose
- Trapped as Shaurya
- Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana as Satyendra aka Sattu
- Bareilly Ki Barfi as Pritam Vidrohi
- Raabta as Muwwaqit
- 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
- Hamari Adhuri Kahani as Hari Prasad (Vasudha's husband)
- Dolly Ki Doli as Sonu Sarawat
2014
- Son of Abish as Himself
- Queen as Vijay
- City Lights as Deepak Singh
- Bombay Mirror
2013
- Comedy Nights with Kapil as Self
- Kai Po Che! as Govind "Govi" Patel
- D-Day as Zoya’s husband (voice) (Uncredited)
- Boyss Toh Boyss Hain
- A New Love Ishtory as News Reporter
- Shahid as Shahid Azmi
2012
- Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 as Shamshad Alam
- Talaash as Devrath Kulkarni
- Chittagong as Lokenath Bal
2011
- Ragini MMS as Uday
- Shaitan as Malwankar
2010
- LSD: Love, Sex aur Dhokha as Adarsh
- Rann as News reporter
2004
- Indian Idol as Self
- Koffee with Karan as Self
1954
- Filmfare Awards as Host