Rajkummar Rao Biography, Age, Family, First Movie, Movies List & More
Who is Rajkummar Rao?
Rajkumar Rao was born on 31st August 1984 (age 36 years in 2020). He is one of the most talented artists in Bollywood. Whatever the character he is given to play, he does justice to those characters and leaves an impression in the heart of the audience. Despite an ordinary look, he has not only established himself in Bollywood but also gained recognition in Hollywood. His black comedy Newton was selected as India’s official entry to the Oscars in 2017.
Rajkummar Rao Biography
Early Life
Rajkumar was born to Satyapal Yadav and Kamlesh Yadav in a big joint family. He was fond of watching movies since childhood. The whole family used to watch movies on VCR at the weekend, which made a filmy environment at his home. That encouraged him to become an actor.
He did his schooling from Blue Bells Model School, Gurugram, and graduated from Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, Delhi University. During his school and college days, he participated in many plays and won several awards. He used to do theater in Sri Ram Center and Kshitij Repertory to improve his acting skills.
After his graduation, he went to Pune and took admission in “Film and Television Institute of India” to earn a diploma in acting. Living about two years in Pune, he moved to Mumbai to seek a break in the movie.
Breakthrough & Achievements
After giving around hundred of auditions for a year and a half, he got a small unnamed role in the movie Rann (2010) as a newsreader. The same year he did Dibakar Banerjee Love Sex Aur Dhokha and started gaining some recognition.
He then appeared in small roles in movies like Ragini MMS (2011), Shaitan (2011), Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 (2012), Chittagong (2012), and Talaash (2012) but played them well.
From the movie Kai Po Che! he started gaining recognition among the audience as he got a nomination for the Filmfare Award for the best supporting actor. In the year 2013, he won National Film Award for Shahid. 2017 was the luckiest year for him in which he gave many hits at the box office. He is now counted among the best actor in Bollywood.
He is the recipient of a National Film Award, an Asia Specific Screen Award (Newton 2017), three Filmfare Awards, and many others.
Personal Information
| Real Name | Raj Kumar Yadav |
| Profession | Actor |
| Zodiac Sign | Virgo |
| Date of Birth | 31 August 1984 |
| Age | 36 Years |
| Birth Place | Gurugram, Hariyana |
| School | Blue Bells Model School, Gurugram |
| College/University | Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College (Delhi University), Film and Television Institute of India, Pune |
| Education Qualifications | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) |
| Hobbies | Traveling, Watching Movies, Reading, Dancing |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Body Measurements
| Height | 5 Feet 9 Inches (178 cm) |
| Chest | 40 Inches |
| Waist | 34 Inches |
| Biceps | 14 Inches |
| Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
Rajkummar Rao Family
| Father |  Satyapal Yadav. He was a government employee in the revenue department. Unfortunately, he died on 5 September 2019. |
| Mother |  Kamlesh Yadav. She was a housekeeper and died in 2017. |
| Brother |  Amit Kumar Yadav. |
| Sister |  Monika Yadav. |
Rajkumar Rao First Movie
Rajkummar made his film debut in the movie Rann (2010) with a small role as a newsreader. However, as a lead role, his first movie was Love Sex Aur Dhokha. The film released in the same year and was directed by Dibakar Banerjee. Rao played the character of Adarsh, a supermarket salesman.
Net worth, Salary, House, Car Collection
| Net Worth | 50 crores rs. approx |
| Salary | 5 – 7 crores rs. per movie |
| House |  Oberoi Springs, Andheri (Value – 25 crores rs. approx) |
| Brand Endorsement | 70 – 80 L rs. |
| Cars |  Audi Q7 (80 L rs.) |
| Bike |  Harley Davidson Fat Bob (14.69 L rs.) [1]News18 |
Affairs / Girlfriends
| Patralekha |  They met in 2010 in FTII (Film and Television Institute of India), Pune while both were pursuing a diploma in acting. Since then they are dating each other. She is also an actress. |
Favorite Things
| Actor | Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Robert De Niro, Marlon Brando, Manoj Bajpayee |
| Actress | Madhubala, Konkona Sen Sharma |
| Movie | Mohabbtein, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, The Godfather |
| Food | Indian, Italian |
| Colour | Black, Blue |
| Holiday Destination | Goa, Amsterdam, Budapest |
| Books | Bhagavad Gita, The Fountained By Ayn Rand, My Autography By Charlie Chaplin, The Godfather by Mario Puzo, You can win by Shiv Khera, Wild Seed by Octavia Butler |
| Festival | Depawali |
Unknown Facts
- His former name, Raj Kumar Yadav, was changed by his mother due to astrological beliefs.
- He is a big fan of Shahrukh Khan and came to Mumbai after getting inspired by him.
- He has won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the movie City Light (2014).
- Rajkummar is a gold medal-winning practitioner in taekwondo.
- He signed the movie Talaash just because he was a big fan of Amir Khan.
- Due to his dark complexion, he had to face a lot of negative comments and rejections in Bollywood.
- He reduced 7 kg for Trapped (2016) and gained 11 kg for the television series Subhash Chandra Bose which reflects his dedication towards his work.
- In his beginning days in Mumbai, he used to earn approx 10000 rs per month and had to seek help from his friends at the end of the month.
- He was the first choice for Anushka Sharma’s produced movie NH10 (2015) but due to his busy schedule, he could not be signed.
- In 2017, he was crowned GQ Men of the Year by GQ magazine.
- He is also a winner of PETA’s Hottest Vegetarian in the same year.
- Rajkummar is a pure vegetarian but due to the script demand of the movie Trapped, he had to eat meat.
Rajkummar Rao Movies List
| Title | Role | Cast & Crew |
|---|---|---|
| Rann (2010) | News Reader | Director: Ram Gopal Varma Co-Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Sudeep, Paresh Rawal, Neetu Chandra, Ritesh Deshmukh, Rajat Kapoor, Gul Panag Writer: Aman Singh, Rohit Banawlikar Music: Amar Mohile, Sanjeev Kohli |
| Love Sex Aur Dhokha (2010) | Adarsh | Director: Dibakar Banerjee Co-Stars: Neha Chauhan, Nushrat Bharucha, Anshuman Jha Writer: Dibakar Banerjee Music: Sneha Khanwalkar |
| Ragini MMS (2011) | Uday | Director: Pawan Kriplani Co-Stars: Sunny Leone, Kainaz Motivala, Divya Dutta, Shandhya Mridul Writer: Pawan Kriplani Music: Buppi Lahiri, S. D. Burman |
| Shaitan (2011) | Malwankar Pintya | Director: Bejoy Nambiar Co-Stars: Kalki Koechlin, Gulshan Devaiah, Shiv Pandit, Neil Bhoopalan, Rajiv Khandelwal, Kriti Kulhari Writer: Megha Ramaswamy Music: Prashant Pillai, Anupam Roy |
| Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 (2012) | Shamshad Alam | Director: Anurag Kashyap Co-Stars: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi, Richa Chadda, Pankaj Tripathi, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Zeishan Quadri, Piyush Mishra, Vineet Kumar Singh Writer: Zeishan Quadri, Anurag Kashyap, Akhilesh Jaiswal Music: Sneha Khanwalkar |
| Chittagong (2012) | Lokenath Bal | Director: Bedabrata Pain Co-Stars: Manoj Bajpai, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Jaideep Ahlawat, Vijay Varma, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Vega Tamotia Writer: Bedabrata Pain, Shonali Bose Music: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
| Talaash (2012) | Devrath Kulkarni | Director: Reema Kagti Co-Stars: Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Nawazuddin Siddiqui Writer: Reema Kagti, Zoya Akhtar Music: Ram Sampath |
| Kai Po Che! (2013) | Govind Patel | Director: Abhishek Kapoor Co-Stars: Sushant Singh Rajput, Amit Sadh, Amrita Puri, Asif Basra, Manav Kaul Writer: Chetan Bhagat, Abhishek Kapoor Music: Amit Trivedi |
| Boyss Toh Boyss Hain (2013) | Rahul Shah | Director: Amit Vats Co-Stars: Anshuman Jha, Divya Dutta, Gulshan Grover, Manu Rishi, Adil Hussain Writer: Satyajit Krushna Mahanti Music: Anuj Garg, Dhiren Raichura |
| Shahid (2013) | Shahid Azmi | Director: Hansal Mehta Co-Stars: Prabhleen Sandhu, Kay Kay Menon, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Vipin Sharma Writer: Apurva Asrani, Sameer Gautam Singh Music: Karan Kulkarni |
| Queen (2013) | Vijay | Director: Vikash Bahl Co-Stars: Kangana Ranaut, Lisa Haydon, Mish Boyko, Togendra Tiku Writer: Vikash Bahl Music: Amit Trivedi |
| CityLights (2014) | Deepak Singh | Director: Hansal Mehta Co-Stars: Patralekha, Manav Kaul, Sadiya Siddiqui, Pramod Pathak Writer: Sean Ellis Music: Jeet Gannguli |
| Dolly Ki Doli (2015) | Sonu Sherawat | Director: Abhishek Dogra Co-Stars: Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, Pulkit Samrat, Varun Sharma, Archana Puran Singh, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Brijendra Kala, Manoj Joshi Writer: Umashankar Singh, Abhishek Dogra Music: Sajid-Wajid |
| Hamari Adhuri Kahani (2015) | Hari Prasad | Director: Mohit Suri Co-Stars: Emraan Hashmi, Vidya Balan, Namit Das, Narendra Jha Writer: Mahesh Bhatt, Shagufta Rafiq Music: Amit Mishra, Jeet Gannguli, Zubeen Garg, Mithoon |
| Aligarh (2015) | Deepu Sabastian | Director: Hansal Mehta Co-Stars: Manoj Bajpai, Dilnaz Irani, Ashish Vidyarthi, Sumit Gulati Writer: Apurva Asrani, Ishani Banerjee Music: Karan Kulkarni |
| Trapped (2016) | Shaurya | Director: Vikramaditya Motwane Co-Stars: Geetanjali Thapa, Hardik Mehta Writer: Amit Joshi, Hardik Mehta Music: Alokananda Dasgupta |
| Behen Hogi Teri (2017) | Shiv Kumar Nautiyal | Director: Ajay K. Pannalal Co-Stars: Shruti Haasan, Gulshan Grover, Gautam Gulati, Ranjeet, Darshan Jariwala Writer: Rajat Kumar Chouhan Music: Rishi Rich, Yash Narvekar, Jaidev Kumar |
| Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017) | Pritam Vidrohi | Director: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Co-Stars: Kriti Sanon, Ayushmann Khurrana, Pankaj Tripathi, Seema Pahwa, Rohit Choudhary Writer: Nitesh Tiwari, Shreyas Jain Music: Tanishk Bagchi, Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Samira Koppikar |
| Newton (2017) | Newton Kumar | Director: Amit V. Masurkar Co-Stars: Anjali Patil, Pankaj Tripathi, Raghubir Yadav, Sanjay Mishra Writer: Mayank Tiwari, Amit V. Masurkar Music: Benedict Taylor, Rachita Arora |
| Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana (2017) | Satyendra Mishra | Director: Ratnaa Sinha Co-Stars: Kriti Kharbanda, Navni Parihar, Govind Namdev, Bipin Sharma, Alka Amin Writer: Kamal Pandey Music: Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Anand Raj Anand |
| Omerta (2018) | Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh | Director: Hansal Mehta Co-Stars: Rajesh Thailang, Rupindra Nagra, Keval Arora Writer: Mukul Dev, Hansal Mehta Music: Ishaan Chhabra |
| Fanney Khan (2018) | Adhir | Director: Atul Manjrekar Co-Stars: Anil Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Peehu Sand, Divya Dutta, Satish Kaushik Writer: Hussain Dalal Music: Amit Trivedi, Tanishk Bagchi |
| Stree (2018) | Vickey | Director: Amar Kaushik Co-Stars: Shraddha Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi, Aparshakti Khurana, Abhishek Banerjee Writer: Raj, D. K. Music: Sachin-Jigar |
| Love Sonia (2018) | Manish | Director: Tabrez Noorani Co-Stars: Manoj Bajpai, Mrunal Thakur, Freida Pinto, Richa Chadda, Anupam Kher Writer: Ted Caplan Music: A. R. Rahman, Niels Bye, Nielsen |
| 5 Weddings (2018) | Harbhajan Singh | Director: Namrata Singh Gujral Co-Stars: Nargis Fakhri, Bo Derek, Sandy Clark Writer: Namrata Singh Gujral Music: Christopher French |
| Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2019) | Sahil Mirza | Director: Shelly Chopra Dhar Co-Stars: Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, Anil Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Seema Pahwa, Brijendra Kala Writer: Gazal Dhaliwal, Shelly Chopra Dhar Music: Rochak Kohli |
| Judgementall Hai Kya (2019) | Keshav | Director: Prakash Kovelamudi Co-Stars: Kangana Ranaut, Amyra Dastur, Vikrant Massey, Kanika Dhillon Writer: Kanika Dhillon Music: Tanishk Bagchi, Rachita Arora, Arjuna Harjai |
| Made in China (2019) | Raghuvir Mehta | Director: Nikhil Musale Co-Stars: Mouni Roy, Amyra Dastur, Boman Irani, Paresh Rawal, Sumeet Vyas, Gajraj Rao, Manoj Joshi Writer: Nikhil Vyas, Nikhil Musale Music: Sachin-Jigar |
| Shimla Mirchi (2020) | Avinash | Director: Ramesh Sippy Co-Stars: Rakul Preet Singh, Hema Malini, Shakti Kapoor, Kanwaljit Singh Writer: Kausar Mundir, Ramesh Sippy Music: Meet Bros |
| Ludo (2020) | Alok Kumar | Director: Anurag Basu Co-Stars: Abhishek Bachchan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sanya Malhotra, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Pankaj Tripathi, Rohit Suresh Saraf, Asha Negi Writer: Anurag Basu Music: Pritam |
| Chhalaang (2020) | Mahender Singh Hooda | Director: Hansal Mehta Co-Stars: Nushrat Bharucha, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Saurabh Shukla, Ila Arun, Jatin Sharma Writer: Luv Ranjan Music: Hitesh Sonik, Vishal-Shekhar, Guru Randhawa, Yo Yo Honey Singh |
Apart from the movie list of Rajkummar Rao, he also made a cameo appearance in D-Day (2013), A New Love Ishtory (2013), Raabta (2017). He has done two short films namely Bombay Mirror (2014) and Uss Din (2020) and a web series Bose Dead/Alive (2017).
Upcoming Movies
| Title | Role | Cast & Crew |
|---|---|---|
| The White Tiger (2021) | Ashok | Director: Ramin Bahrani Co-Stars: Priyanka Chopra, Adarsh Gourav, Mahesh Manjrekar, Kamlesh Gill Writer: Ramin Bahrani Music: Danny Bensi |
| Roohi Afzana (2021) | Ravi | Director: Hardik Mehta Co-Stars: Janhvi Kapoor, Varun Sharma, Pankaj Tripathi, Ronit Roy, Alexx O’Nell Writer: Mandeep Singh Lamba Music: Sachin-Jigar, Tanishk Bagchi, Badshah |
| Badhaai Do (2021) | Shardul | Director: Harshavardhan Kulkarni Co-Stars: Bhumi Pednekar Writer: Akshat Ghildial Music: Vishal Dadlani, Tanishk Bagchi |
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