K. K. Raina Explained

K. K. Raina
Birth Place:	Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Occupation:	Actor Script writer
Alma Mater:	National School of Drama

K. K. Raina is an Indian film, television and theatre character actor and award-winning script writer,^[1] who is best known for his roles as Juror #8 in the 1986 film Ek Ruka Hua Faisla,^[2] a remake of 12 Angry Men, and Byomkesh Bakshi's associate Ajit Kumar Banerji in the 1993 Doordarshan detective series Byomkesh Bakshi.^[3] Raina won the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue in 1998 for the Rajkumar Santoshi film China Gate.^[4]

Life and career

Raina was born in a Kashmiri family in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.^[5] Raina is an alumnus of the National School of Drama, graduating college in 1976.^[6] He portrayed Manohar J. Pherwani in the Sony LIV series Scam 1992.

Filmography

Actor

• Vijeta (1982) – Wilson
• Aadharshila (1982)
• Gandhi (1982) – Nehru's Friend
• Mandi (1983)
• Godam (1983) – Edekar
• Ardh Satya (1983)
• Tasveer Apni Apni (1984) – Employee
• Party (1984) – Bharat
• Aghaat (1985)
• Nasoor (1985) – Kamlesh Pai
• Trikal (1985) – Senor Lucio (Anna's father)
• Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (1986) – Juror #8
• Susman (1987)
• Mohre (1987) – Prakash Raikar
• Diksha (1991) – Shrikar Upadhyay
• Lifeline (1991) (TV series)
• Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1993)
• Damini (1993) – Shekhar's friend
• Byomkesh Bakshi (1993) (TV series) – Ajit
• (1996) – Shiv Nath
• Dahek (1998) – Naseem Bahkshi
• Aks (2001) – Mahadevan Ghatge
• Bub (Father) (2001) – Shiban Lal
• Rang De Basanti (2006) – Politician
• Salaam-E-Ishq (2007)
• Dharm (2007) – Thakur
• Phoonk (2008) – Dr. Pandey
• Hijack (2008) – Rasheed Omar
• Delhi-6 (2009) – Haji Suleiman
• Rann (2010) – Prime Minister Digvijay Hooda
• Tanu Weds Manu (2011) – Kishan Sharma (Manu's father)
• Upanishad Ganga (2012–2013) (Doordarshan) (Various Characters)
• Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013) - Mr. Wadhwa
• D-Day (2013) - Gen. Razzak
• 19th January (2014) - Prof. Bashir Ahmed
• Zed Plus (2014) - Mr. Dixit
• Samvidhaan (2014) (TV series) - K.M. Munshi
• Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015) - Kishan Sharma (Manu's father)
• Mirzya (2016) - Karan's father
• Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana (2017) - Jugal Kishore Mishra (Sattu's father)
• Genius (2018) - Mr.Das
• Pati Patni Aur Woh (2019)
• Scam 1992 (2020) - Manohar J. Pherwani

Writer

• (1996) – associate screenplay
• China Gate (1998) – screenplay; dialogues
• Dahek (1998) – screenplay
• Pukar (2000) – dialogues

Notes and References

1. http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=080907044501 Dharm: Movie review
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110605021018/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/cinema/I-play-Masood-Azhar-s-role-in-Hijack-KK-Raina/Article1-336110.aspx My character in 'Hijack' based on Masood Azhar: KK Raina
3. http://movies.indiatimes.com/rssarticleshow/msid-5019094,flstry-1.cms DD days: Most iconic TV characters
4. http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow.cms?msid=33839242 Best Dialogue Writer (Technical Awards)
5. Web site: Guftagoo with K K Raina . 4:45 onwards. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/8cIFwHRonWo . 15 December 2021 . live. YouTube . Rajya Sabha TV . 19 November 2020.
6. http://nsd.gov.in/alumni2.asp?id=1976 Alumni List For The Year 1976