Rajkummar Rao

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Rajkummar Rao answers some burning questions about his favorite movies, the actor he wants to work with, the movie sets he wishes he could visit, and much more.

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Rajkummar Rao Answers Burning Questions

Raj Kumar is also known as Rajkummar Rao. He was born in Gurgaon. He finished his schooling in Gurgaon and graduated in Arts from Delhi University. He was simultaneously doing theatre with Kshitij Repertory and SRC in Delhi. He is an Acting graduate from Pune's Film and Television Institute of India. Raj Kumar's debut film was Dibakar Banerjee's Love Sex aur Dhokha in 2010.

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Awards
- 53 wins & 110 nominations total

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Shahid

8.2

Shahid Azmi(as Raj Kumar Yadav)

2012

Abhishek Bachchan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Inayat Verma, Pankaj Tripathi, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Pearle Maaney, Sanya Malhotra, and Rohit Saraf in Ludo (2020)

Ludo

7.6

Alok Kumar Gupta

2020

Newton

7.6

Newton Kumar

2017

The White Tiger

7.1

Ashok

2021

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Guns & Gulaabs
- Tipu Spanner
- Released
- TV Series
- 2023
Toaster
- Ramakant
- In Development
- 2025
Pati Patni Aur Woh Do
- Mohan Pyaare (Cameo)
- Post-production
- 2026
Untitled Sourav Ganguly Biopic
- Pre-production
Untitled Rajkummar Rao/Tips Films/Northern Lights Films Project
- Production Unknown
Untitled Rajkummar Rao/Shoojit Sircar Project
- Pre-production
Untitled Rajkummar Rao/Aditya Nimbalkar Project
- Post-production
Nikam
- Filming
Bachpan Ka Pyar
- Production Unknown

The Ba***ds of Bollywood
7.6
TV Series
- 2025
Maalik
5.8
- Deepak (Maalik)
- 2025
Bhool Chuk Maaf
5.8
- Ranjan
- 2025
TT Garments Rajkummar Rao
Short
- Protagonist
- 2025
Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video
5.2
- Vicky
- 2024
Stree 2: Sarkate Ka Aatank
6.9
- Vicky
- 2024
Srikanth
7.4
- Srikanth Bolla
- 2024
Mr. & Mrs. Mahi
5.9
- Mahendra Aggarwal
- 2024
Pushtaini
8.3
- Ankur Bhatia
- 2023
Guns & Gulaabs
7.7
TV Series
- Tipu Spanner
- 2023
Bheed
6.6
- Surya Kumar Singh Tikas
- 2023
B Praak: Achha Sila Diya
8.1
Music Video
- Lead Role
- 2023
Bhediya
6.7
- Vicky (cameo)
- 2022
Monica, O My Darling
7.4
- Jayant Arkhedkar
- 2022
Hit: The First Case
6.8
- Vikram Jaisingh
- 2022

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Alternative names
- Raj Kumar
Height
- 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
Born
- August 31, 1984
- Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Spouse
- Patralekhaa Paul? - present
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Other works
Saurabh Shukla was in the process of fine tuning the script of the psychological thriller that he is writing and directing for Nikhil Advani's production house. The cast of the film includes Nimrat Kaur, Rajkummar Rao and the makers are on the lookout for one more actor. The project was shelved.

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Trivia
Starred in the shelved film "Kane and Abel" Directed by Hansal Mehta.

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Birthday Boy Rajkummar Rao had auditioned for the 90s popular dance reality show Boogie Woogie when he was in Class 11. However, the actor was rejected.