Rajkummar Rao is an Indian film actor who has his first lead role in Dibakar Banerjee's anthology film Love Sex Aur Dhokha (2010). After a few supporting roles in films like Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 (2012) and Talaash: The Answer Lies Within, his breakthrough came with the drama film Kai Po Che! in 2013. He rose to prominence with his portrayal of a lawyer Shahid Azmi in Hansal Mehta's critically acclaimed biographical drama Shahid (2013), for which he was awarded the National Film Award for Best Actor and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor.
Rao went on to feature in the successful romantic comedy Queen (2014), Aligarh (2016) and Trapped (2016). Trapped earned him a second Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. Among his 2017 releases, the romantic comedy Bareilly Ki Barfi and the black comedy Newton were both commercial successes and won him several accolades; the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for the former and the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Actor for the latter. In 2018, he starred in the horror-comedy Stree, which is the highest-grossing film of his career to date.
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Rann | Newsreader | [1] | |
Love Sex Aur Dhokha | Adarsh Sachdev | |||
2011 | Ragini MMS | Uday Singh | ||
Shaitan | Inspector Devraj/Pintyalabhan (Malwankar) | |||
2012 | Gangs of Wasseypur 2 | Shamshad Alam | ||
Chittagong | Lokenath Bal | |||
Talaash | Devrath Kulkarni | |||
Shahid | Shahid Azmi | |||
2013 | Kai Po Che! | Govind Patel | ||
Boyss Toh Boyss Hain | Abhishek | [2] | ||
Queen | Vijay Dhingra | |||
2014 | CityLights | Deepak Sharma | ||
2015 | Dolly Ki Doli | Sonu Sherawat | ||
Hamari Adhuri Kahani | Hari Prasad | |||
Aligarh | Deepu Sebastian | |||
2016 | Trapped | Shaurya Gusrath | ||
2017 | Behen Hogi Teri | Shiv "Gattu" Nautiyal | ||
Bareilly Ki Barfi | Pritam Vidrohi | |||
Newton | Newton Kumar | |||
Omerta | Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh / Omerta | |||
Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana | IAS Satyendra Mishra | |||
2018 | Fanney Khan | Adhir Bagchi | ||
Stree | Vikrant "Vicky" Parashar | |||
Love Sonia | Manish | |||
5 Weddings | Harbhajan Singh | American film | ||
2019 | Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga | Sahil Mirza | ||
Judgementall Hai Kya | Keshav | |||
Made in China | Raghubir Mehta | |||
2020 | Shimla Mirchi | Avinash Singhal | ||
Ludo | Alok Kumar Gupta | Released on Netflix | ||
Chhalaang | Mahendra Hooda | Released on Amazon Prime Video | ||
2021 | The White Tiger | Ashok Batra | English film Released on Netflix |
|
Roohi | Bhawra Pandey | |||
Hum Do Hamare Do | Dhruv | Released on Disney Plus Hotstar | [3] | |
2022 | Badhaai Do | Shardul Thakur | [4] | |
HIT: The First Case | Inspector Vikram Rao | [5] | ||
Monica, O My Darling | Jayant Arkhedkar | Released on Netflix | [6] | |
Bhediya | Vikrant "Vicky" Parashar | Cameo (mid credit scene) | [7] | |
2023 | Bheed | ACP Surya Kumar Singh Tikas | [8] | |
2024 | Srikanth | Srikanth Bolla | [9] | |
Mr. & Mrs. Mahi | Mahendra "Mahi" Aggarwal | [10] | ||
Stree 2† | Vikrant "Vicky" Parashar | Filming | [11] | |
Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video † | Vicky | Filming | [12] [13] | |
2025 | Bhul Chul Maaf † | TBA | Completed |
Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Bose: Dead/Alive | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose | ALTBalaji | [14] | |
2023 | Guns & Gulaabs | Paana "Spanner" Tipu / Tiger Tipu | Netflix | [15] [16] |
Year | Title | Singer(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | "Achha Sila Diya" | B Praak | [17] [18] |
Rajkummar Rao is an Indian film actor who has his first lead role in Dibakar Banerjee's anthology film Love Sex Aur Dhokha (2010). After a few supporting roles in films like Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 (2012) and Talaash: The Answer Lies Within, his breakthrough came with the drama film Kai Po Che! in 2013. He rose to prominence with his portrayal of a lawyer Shahid Azmi in Hansal Mehta's critically acclaimed biographical drama Shahid (2013), for which he was awarded the National Film Award for Best Actor and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor.
Rao went on to feature in the successful romantic comedy Queen (2014), Aligarh (2016) and Trapped (2016). Trapped earned him a second Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. Among his 2017 releases, the romantic comedy Bareilly Ki Barfi and the black comedy Newton were both commercial successes and won him several accolades; the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for the former and the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Actor for the latter. In 2018, he starred in the horror-comedy Stree, which is the highest-grossing film of his career to date.
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Rann | Newsreader | [1] | |
Love Sex Aur Dhokha | Adarsh Sachdev | |||
2011 | Ragini MMS | Uday Singh | ||
Shaitan | Inspector Devraj/Pintyalabhan (Malwankar) | |||
2012 | Gangs of Wasseypur 2 | Shamshad Alam | ||
Chittagong | Lokenath Bal | |||
Talaash | Devrath Kulkarni | |||
Shahid | Shahid Azmi | |||
2013 | Kai Po Che! | Govind Patel | ||
Boyss Toh Boyss Hain | Abhishek | [2] | ||
Queen | Vijay Dhingra | |||
2014 | CityLights | Deepak Sharma | ||
2015 | Dolly Ki Doli | Sonu Sherawat | ||
Hamari Adhuri Kahani | Hari Prasad | |||
Aligarh | Deepu Sebastian | |||
2016 | Trapped | Shaurya Gusrath | ||
2017 | Behen Hogi Teri | Shiv "Gattu" Nautiyal | ||
Bareilly Ki Barfi | Pritam Vidrohi | |||
Newton | Newton Kumar | |||
Omerta | Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh / Omerta | |||
Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana | IAS Satyendra Mishra | |||
2018 | Fanney Khan | Adhir Bagchi | ||
Stree | Vikrant "Vicky" Parashar | |||
Love Sonia | Manish | |||
5 Weddings | Harbhajan Singh | American film | ||
2019 | Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga | Sahil Mirza | ||
Judgementall Hai Kya | Keshav | |||
Made in China | Raghubir Mehta | |||
2020 | Shimla Mirchi | Avinash Singhal | ||
Ludo | Alok Kumar Gupta | Released on Netflix | ||
Chhalaang | Mahendra Hooda | Released on Amazon Prime Video | ||
2021 | The White Tiger | Ashok Batra | English film Released on Netflix |
|
Roohi | Bhawra Pandey | |||
Hum Do Hamare Do | Dhruv | Released on Disney Plus Hotstar | [3] | |
2022 | Badhaai Do | Shardul Thakur | [4] | |
HIT: The First Case | Inspector Vikram Rao | [5] | ||
Monica, O My Darling | Jayant Arkhedkar | Released on Netflix | [6] | |
Bhediya | Vikrant "Vicky" Parashar | Cameo (mid credit scene) | [7] | |
2023 | Bheed | ACP Surya Kumar Singh Tikas | [8] | |
2024 | Srikanth | Srikanth Bolla | [9] | |
Mr. & Mrs. Mahi | Mahendra "Mahi" Aggarwal | [10] | ||
Stree 2† | Vikrant "Vicky" Parashar | Filming | [11] | |
Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video † | Vicky | Filming | [12] [13] | |
2025 | Bhul Chul Maaf † | TBA | Completed |
Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Bose: Dead/Alive | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose | ALTBalaji | [14] | |
2023 | Guns & Gulaabs | Paana "Spanner" Tipu / Tiger Tipu | Netflix | [15] [16] |
Year | Title | Singer(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | "Achha Sila Diya" | B Praak | [17] [18] |