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My Take
Rajpal Yadav is the kind of actor I quietly root for. Breaking through with a villainous turn in Jungle before becoming one of Hindi cinema's most beloved comic character actors, he mastered the hardest craft of all: making people laugh on cue. From Shahjahanpur to repeated Filmfare and Screen Award nominations, his is a story of patient, earned trust rather than instant stardom. I value the scene-stealer who lights up a frame the moment he appears over the headline star. Comedy is undervalued work, and craftsmen like him deserve far more applause than they typically receive.
Overview
Rajpal Naurang Yadav (born 16 March 1971) is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Hindi cinema. His breakthrough came in Ram Gopal Varma's Jungle (2000) with a negative role. Although Yadav gained widespread recognition from his slapstick comic performances over the years and has been nominated for several awards such as Filmfare and Screen Awards.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rajpal Yadav
- Name (Japanese)
- ラージパール・ヤーダヴ
- Reading
- らーじぱーる・やーだゔ
- Born
- March 16, 1971 (age 55)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Boar
- Origin
- Shahjahanpur, Shahjahanpur district, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- comedian / actor / film director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- M. J. P. Rohilkhand University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/rajpalofficial/
- Xhttps://x.com/rajpalofficial
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajpal%20Yadav
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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.