| Gajraj Rao | |
| Birth Place: | Dungarpur, Rajasthan, India |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1994–present |
| Known For: | Black Friday, Badhaai Ho, Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan |
| Spouse: | Sanjana Rao |
| Children: | 2 sons |
Gajraj Rao (born 1971) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Hindi films.[1] [2] He is widely known for his performance in the comedy-drama film Badhaai Ho for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
He also directed a number of ad-films with Code Red Films.[8] [9]
| Denotes films/shows/series that have not yet been released |
| 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[10] | |
| 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 | ||
| 2019 | Made in China | Abhay Chopra | |
| 2020 | Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan | Shankar Tripathi | Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| Lootcase | Minister Patil | [11] | |
| 2022 | Maja Ma | Manohar Patel | |
| Thai Massage | Atmaram Dubey | ||
| 2023 | Bholaa | Devraj | |
| Satyaprem Ki Katha | Satya's father | ||
| Trial Period | Srivastav | ||
| 2024 | Maidaan | Roy Chaudhary | [12] |
| Bad Newz | Akhil's dead father | ||
| Yudhra | Karthik Rathore |
| 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[13] |
| 2021 | Ray | Aslam Baig | Netflix[14] |
| Year | Film | Award | Category | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Talvar | Producers Guild Film Awards | Best Actor in a Negative Role | |||
| 17th IIFA Awards | Best Performance in a Negative Role | style=text-align:center | [15] | |||
| 2018 | Badhaai Ho | 25th Screen Awards | Best Actor | style=text-align:center | [16] | |
| Best Actor (Critics) | style=text-align:center | [17] | ||||
| 2019 | Zee Cine Awards | Best Actor (Critics) | style=text-align:center rowspan="2" | [18] | ||
| Extraordinary Jodi of the Year | ||||||
| 64th Filmfare Awards | Best Supporting Actor | style=text-align:center | [19] | |||
| 2021 | Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan | 66th Filmfare Awards | style=text-align:center | [20] |