Raunaq Kamdar Explained

Raunaq Kamdar
Birth Place:Mumbai, India
Occupation:Actor
Alma Mater:CEPT University, Ahmedabad
Years Active:2001 - present

Raunaq Kamdar (born 1986) is an Indian actor known for his work in Gujarati cinema and Gujarati theatre.

Early life

Born in 1986 at Mumbai, Kamdar completed his schooling at St. Xavier’s High School, Ahmedabad, and studied architecture at CEPT University, Ahmedabad.[1] [2] [3]

Career

He started his acting career in theatre in 2001[4] and directed several plays including Frigyes Karinthy's The Refund.[5] [3] [6] The plays which he produced include Ismat Apa ke Naam, Katha Collage, Pune Highway, Class of 64, and The Interview.[3] He started his film career with the 2016 Gujarati film Hu Tu Tu Tu – Aavi Ramat Ni Rutu (2016)[7] , and later played lead role in Tuu to Gayo (2016),[8] Family Circus (2018),[9] Have Thase Baap Re (2019),[10] Order Order Out of Order (2019).[11] He appeared in Ekvismu Tiffin (2021) directed by Vijaygiri Bava.[12] He was praised for his role in Naadi Dosh (2022). He acted in Chabutro (2022).

Filmography

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Year FilmRoleRef.
2016 Hutututu: Aavi Ramat Ni Rutu Guru Valjibhai
2016 Tuu to Gayo Sumit
2018 Family Circus Ronak
2019 Have Thase Baap Re Aadarsh
2019 Order Order Out of Order Yash Thaker
2019 Teacher Of The YearAnchor
2021 21mu TiffinDhruv
2022Naadi Dosh Kunal[13] [14]
Chabutro Viraj
2023LakiroHrishi[15]
Hurry Om Hurry Om[16]
2024Ittaa Kittaa Nirav[17]
Kasoombo Amar
Builder Boys Viraj

Web

Theatre

He has played major role in several plays:[3]

Year PlayRole
2001 The Verdict Sir William Rollander
2002 The Apollo of Bellac The secretary
2003 Just One More Time Raymond
2004 Grey Grey
2005 2B God
2005 Waiting for Godot Vladimir
2009 The Perspectives on the Cross The Centurion
2011 Dakhla Tarike Raunaq
2012 Shukdaan Indrajeet

Recognition

Kamdar was featured on The Times 50 Most Desirable Men of India 2019.[18] [19] He was named as Gujarat's "Most Desirable Man of 2019" by Ahmedabad Times.[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CEPT ALWAYS FELT LIKE HOGWARTS - Ahmedabad . The Times Of India . 2020-10-19 . 2021-04-24.
  2. Web site: Chaturvedi . Devika . Amateur theatre comes alive with young blood . DNA India . 2011-04-20 . 2021-04-23.
  3. Raval . Bhavya . Interview with Raunaq Kamdar . . January 2020 . gu.
  4. Web site: Binge-watch on Gujarati movies . 2020-11-07 . 2021-04-24.
  5. News: Chaturvedi . Devika . For the Love of English Theatre . DNA India . 2015-09-05 . Ahmedabad.
  6. Web site: Chhatwani . Deepali . Raunaq Kamdar to debut as a filmmaker . The Times of India . 2019-03-17 . 2021-04-24.
  7. Web site: Adhyaru . Jayesh . 2016-01-01 . Review of Gujarati film Hu Tu Tu Tu – Aavi Ramat Ni Rutu . 2021-04-21 . DeshGujarat.
  8. Web site: 2020-09-09 . Dhwani Gautam's evergreen comedy film 'Tuu To Gayo' clocks four today . 2021-04-21 . The Times of India.
  9. Web site: 2018-10-18 . લવ, ડ્રામા અને કૉમેડીથી ભરપુર ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મ 'ફેમિલી સર્કસ' વિશે વાંચી લો આ ખાસ વાતો . 2021-04-24 . sandesh.com . gu.
  10. Web site: 2018-12-29 . કિરણકુમારની આગામી ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મ 'બાપ રે'નું ટ્રેલર રિલીઝ . 2021-04-24 . Gujarati Mid-day . gu.
  11. Web site: Raunaq Kamdar . The Times of India . 2018-11-27 . 2021-04-24.
  12. Web site: Rathod . Vaishali . A sneak peek of Vijaygiri Bava's upcoming film 'Ekvismu Tiffin'; Check here! . The Times of India . 2021-01-19 . 2021-04-24.
  13. Web site: Yash Soni, Janki Bodiwala and Raunaq Kamdar starrer next to now release in 2021? - Times of India . 2022-05-23 . The Times of India . en.
  14. Web site: આવી ગયું રોમેન્ટિક ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મ 'નાડી દોષ'નું ટ્રેલર, છવાઈ ગયા યશ અને જાનકી . 2022-05-23 . I am Gujarat . gu.
  15. Web site: Filmmaker Darshan Ashwin Trivedi unveils the poster of 'Lakiro' - Times of India . 2022-10-22 . The Times of India . en.
  16. News: "Hurry Om Hurry" teaser: Nisarg Vaidya's directorial is a story of love, friendship and second chances . 2 October 2023 . Times of India . 3 October 2023.
  17. News: Raunaq Kamdar and Manasi Parekh's 'ITTAA KITTAA' to release on February 9, 2024 . 16 October 2023 . Times of India . 6 November 2023.
  18. Web site: Times 50 Most Desirable Men 2019: Raunaq Kamdar makes it to the coveted list . 2020-08-24 . 2021-04-24.
  19. Web site: Rathod . Vaishali . Exclusive! Raunaq Kamdar: Being recognized on a national platform is huge . The Times of India . 2020-08-24 . 2021-04-24.
  20. Web site: Mishra . Abhimanyu . Raunaq Kamdar is Gujarat’s Most Desirable Man 2019 . The Times of India . 2020-02-27 . 2021-04-23.