Gajraj Rao is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Hindi films. He is widely known for his performance in the comedy drama film Badhaai Ho for which he also won a Filmfare Award.
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.
He also directed a number of ad-films with Code Red Films.
Filmography
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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 | ||
| 2022 | Maja Ma | Manohar Patel | |
| Thai Massage | |||
| Maidaan |
Web series
| 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
| 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 | |||
| 2018 | Badhaai Ho | 25th Screen Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | |
| Best Actor (Critics) | Won | ||||
| 2019 | Zee Cine Awards | Best Actor (Critics) | Nominated | ||
| Extraordinary Jodi of the Year | Won | ||||
| 64th Filmfare Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Won |