Photo: Bollywood Hungama / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Rajkummar Rao is the rare actor who treats genre as a playground rather than a cage. A National Film Award, multiple Filmfare wins, and over thirty films spanning indie character studies and crowd-pleasers like Stree: that breadth tells me he chases the role, not the spotlight. Hindi cinema is often caricatured abroad as song and spectacle, but Rao keeps reminding everyone that the bedrock is performance. What interests me most is his discipline; he disappears into ordinary, flawed men and makes them magnetic. I see a patient, ambitious craftsman who has built a career on substance, and I suspect his best work is still ahead.
Overview
Rajkummar Rao (born Raj Kumar Yadav; 31 August 1984) is an Indian actor. Known for his work across a wide spectrum of genres, he has starred in over thirty films in Hindi cinema, spanning both independent and commercial films. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Award, five Filmfare Awards, and an Asia Pacific Screen Award.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rajkummar Rao
- Name (Japanese)
- ラージクマール・ラーウ
- Reading
- らーじくまーる・らーう
- Born
- June 13, 1984 (age 41)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rat
- Origin
- Gurgaon, Gurugram district, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Delhi
Awards & achievements
- Filmfare Awards
- National Film Award for Best Actor
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Bareilly Ki Barfi | — | |
| Notable work | CityLights | — | |
| Notable work | Stree | — | |
| Notable work | Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga | — | |
| Notable work | Hamari Adhuri Kahani | — | |
| Notable work | Behen Hogi Teri | — |
6. Links
Film actor — see all → · More people from India →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.