Rajkummar Rao
Known For
Acting
Born
1984-08-31 in Gurgaon, Haryana, India
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.
Most Known For
The Kapil Sharma Show
as Self
The Kapil Sharma Show
The Kapil Sharma Show
as Himself
The Great Indian Kapil Show
as Self
Koffee with Karan
as Self
Comedy Nights with Kapil
as Self
Love Sonia
as Manish
Son of Abish
as Himself
The Ba***ds of Bollywood
as Rajkummar Rao
The Drama Company
as Self
The White Tiger
as Ashok
Ragini MMS
as Uday
Aapka Apna Zakir
as Self
Filmfare Awards
as Host
Filmfare Awards
Guns & Gulaabs
as Paana Tipu
Kanpur Waale Khuranas
as Himself
Ganguly
as Sourav Ganguly
Bose: Dead/Alive
as Subhas Chandra Bose
Mr. & Mrs. Mahi
as Mahendra "Mahi" Aggarwal