Rajesh Sharma (actor)
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Rajesh Sharma | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 October 1970 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouses | |
Rajesh Sharma is an Indian actor who acts in Hindi and Bengali films.
Early life
He was born in Ludhiana, India and worked in Kolkata. There he started acting in a theatre group named 'Rangakarmi' in Kolkata. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama, New Delhi.[1] Rajesh Sharma married Sudipta Chakraborty, a Bengali actress, and they later got divorced; he has been married to Sangeeta Sharma since 2011.[2]
Career
Rajesh Sharma made his Bollywood debut with the 1996 Hindi movie, Maachis.[3] After this, he started acting in Bengali films from early 2000s.[4] in Maachis, Rajesh Sharma co-starred with Chandrachur Singh, Jimmy Shergill, Raj Zutshi, Tabu and Om Puri. In 2000, he made a comeback in Bengali-film titled, Paromitar Ek Din.[5] It was written and directed by Aparna Sen. After acting in a few more Bengali films, he came back to Bollywood in 2005 with the film Parineeta. It was Vidya Balan's debut movie where she acted against Saif Ali Khan.
Rajesh Sharma[6] works mainly in the Bollywood and Bengali Film Industries. Sharma has appeared in Hindi films such as Khosla Ka Ghosla, Ishqiya, No One Killed Jessica, Chillar Party, The Dirty Picture, Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana, Special 26, B.A. Pass, Tanu Weds Manu Returns, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha “M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story” and India's Most Wanted.[7]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Character | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Maachis | Hindi | ||
| 2000 | Paromitar Ek Din | Bengali | ||
| 2001 | Dada Thakur | Jyotin Roy | Bengali | |
| Pratibad | Tinu | Bengali | ||
| 2002 | Sonar Sansar | Bengali | ||
| Sathi | Bengali | |||
| Desh | Bengali | |||
| Shubho Mahurat | Sunil | Bengali | ||
| 2003 | Champion | Bengali | ||
| Bombaiyer Bombete | Victor Perumal | Bengali | ||
| 2004 | Badsha The King | Shaktinath | Bengali | |
| 2005 | Parineeta | Ratan | Hindi | |
| 2006 | Agnishapath | Bengali | ||
| Khosla Ka Ghosla | Munjal | Hindi | ||
| Shikar | Police Officer Rajesh Yadav | Bengali | ||
| Kranti | Bengali | |||
| 2007 | Dus Din Pore | Deva | Bengali | |
| Sakhi Rahila ae Singha Duara | Odia | |||
| 2008 | Neel Rajar Deshe | Kidnapper | Bengali | |
| 2009 | Chha-e Chhuti | Rajesh Sharma (himself) | Bengali | |
| 2010 | Ishqiya | Kamalkant Kakkad aka KK | Hindi | |
| 2011 | No One Killed Jessica | N.K. (Cop) | Hindi | |
| Bedeni | Bengali | |||
| Bye Bye Bangkok | Bengali | |||
| Oh My Love | Bengali | |||
| Paapi | Bengali | |||
| Punorutthan | Bengali | |||
| Bindas Prem | Bengali | |||
| Chillar Party | L. N. Tondon | Hindi | ||
| System | Bengali | |||
| Baishe Srabon | Amit Srivastav | Bengali | ||
| The Dirty Picture | Selva Ganesh | Hindi | ||
| 2012 | Chaalis Chauraasi | Mahesh Naik | Hindi | |
| Goraay Gondogol | Bengali | |||
| Laptop | Bengali | |||
| 8:08 Er Bongaon Local | Shishir (Cop) | Bengali | ||
| Teen Yaari Katha | Bengali | |||
| Om Shanti | Manjil | Bengali | ||
| Life in Park Street | Bengali | |||
| Darling | Payel's Father | Bengali | ||
| Passport | Bengali | |||
| Astra | Inspector Sanyal | Bengali | ||
| Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana | Tito Mama | Hindi | ||
| Strings Of Passion | Shekhar Banerjee | Hindi | ||
| 2013 | Special 26 | Joginder Khurana | Hindi | |
| Kagojer Nouka | Bengali | |||
| Ghanchakkar | Panditt | Hindi | ||
| 2013 | Ganesh Talkies | Bengali | [8] | |
| B.A. Pass | Khanna | Hindi | ||
| Shuddh Desi Romance | Mausa Ji | Hindi | ||
| Mishawr Rawhoshyo | Narendra Verma | Bengali | ||
| Nirbhoya | Bengali | |||
| 2014 | Pizza | Hindi | ||
| Strings of Passion | Hindi, Bengali | |||
| Pendulum | Bengali | |||
| The Xposé | Raj Grover | Hindi | ||
| Taan | Bengali | |||
| Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami | Daya Shankar Pandey | Hindi | ||
| 2015 | Tevar | Mahendar Singh | Hindi | |
| Dolly Ki Doli | Ramesh Sherawat, Sonu's Father | Hindi | ||
| Tanu Weds Manu Returns | Om Prakash Saangwaan | Hindi | ||
| Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Hamid Khan | Hindi | ||
| Amanush 2 | Bengali | |||
| 2016 | Palki | Wakil | Hindi | [9] |
| Azhar | M.K. Sharma | Hindi | ||
| M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story | Keshav Banerjee(Dhoni's first coach) | Hindi | ||
| Bhawani Mandi | Virendar Singh Naruka | Hindi | ||
| Romantic Noy | Bengali | |||
| Double Feluda | Mr. Sukhwani | Bengali | ||
| 2017 | Begum Jaan | Shyam | Hindi | |
| Hindi Medium | MLA | Hindi | ||
| Toilet: Ek Prem Katha | Mathur | Hindi | ||
| Lucknow Central | Pandit | Hindi | ||
| Panchlait | (TBA) | Hindi | ||
| Game Over | Rangeen Awasthi | Hindi | [10] | |
| 2018 | Nanu Ki Jaanu | Bhali | Hindi | |
| Race 3 | Anil's friend - Brijmohan | Hindi | ||
| Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se | lawyer Bhatia | Hindi | ||
| Tuski | Bengali | |||
| Kelo | Dr Sen | Bengali | ||
| Golak Bugni Bank Te Batua | Money Exchanger | Punjabi | ||
| Kishore Kumar Junior | Firoz | Bengali | ||
| Dotara | Bengali | |||
| Vada Chennai | Chanchal | Tamil | ||
| FryDay | Inspector | Hindi | ||
| The Past | Guruji | Hindi | ||
| 2019 | 22 Yards | [11] | Hindi | |
| The Tashkent Files | Omkar Kashyap | Hindi | ||
| India's Most Wanted | Rajesh Singh | Hindi | ||
| Nakkash | Senior Inspector | Hindi | ||
| One Day: Justice Delivered | Pankaj Singh | Hindi | ||
| Super 30 | Bachchi | Hindi | ||
| Kissebaaz | D.D. Shukla | Hindi | ||
| Batla House | Shailesh Arya | Hindi | ||
| Mardaani 2 | Amit Sharma | Hindi | ||
| Purba Paschim Dakshin † | Bengali | |||
| Jhootha Kahin Ka | Goga (Varun's maternal uncle) | Hindi | ||
| Dream Girl | Mauji (W Ji) | Hindi | ||
| Dabangg 3 | Minister S. S. Sharma | Hindi | ||
| Pati Patni Aur Woh | Prem Tripathi | Hindi | ||
| 2020 | Laxmii | Sachin | Hindi | Disney Plus Hotstar film |
| 2021 | Kya Meri Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai? | Travel Agent | Hindi | Zee5 film |
| Bhavai | Hindi | [12] | ||
| Dybbuk | Ezra's Dad | Hindi | Amazon Prime Video film | |
| 2022 | Mere Desh Ki Dharti | Kishanlal | Hindi | |
| Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 | Kulwant Thakur: Reet's uncle | Hindi | ||
| Ramrajya | M P Shukla | Hindi | ||
| Tadka | Bavarchi (cook) | Hindi | ZEE5 film | |
| Darlings | Kaseem | Hindi | Netflix film | |
| 2023 | Mrs Undercover | Chief Rangeela | Hindi | Zee5 film |
| U-Turn[13] | HSP Saxena | Hindi | Zee5 film | |
| Chatrapathi | Hindi | |||
| Minus 31: The Nagpur Files | Anupam Sharma | Hindi | ||
| Mission Raniganj | Govardhan Roy (MLA) | Hindi | ||
| 2024 | Dard | Multilingual film; India Bangladesh joint venture; Pan-Indian film |
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| Tauba Tera Jalwa | Professor | Hindi | [14] | |
| Aakhir Palaayan Kab Tak | Sunil | Hindi | ||
| IRah | Dhananjay | Hindi | ||
| Crew | Prithviraj Mittal | Hindi |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Life Sahi Hai | Maid agency owner | Hindi | ZEE5 | [15] |
| 2020 | Kark Rogue | Ravikant Agarwal | Bengali, Hindi | [16] | |
| Paatal Lok | Tycoon Gwala Gurjer | Hindi | Amazon Prime Video | ||
| JL50 | Gaurango | Hindi | Sony LIV | ||
| 2021 | Matsya Kaand | Soori | Hindi | MX Player | |
| Ray | Suresh Sharma | Hindi | Netflix | ||
| 2022 | Online 24x7 | Mr. Patel | Hindi | ||
| 2022 | Amit Bhadana LL.B | Advocate Mehta | Hindi | YouTube | |
| 2023 | NH6 | Inspector | Bengali | Klikk | [17] |
References
- ^ "Exclusive biography of #RajeshSharma and on his life". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Man for all reasons". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Ace actor Rajesh Sharma to host 'Bengal Crime' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Rajesh Sharma - Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos". BookMyShow.
- ^ "Rajesh Sharma To Debut As Television Show Host". www.spotboye.com. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Rajesh Sharma - Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos". BookMyShow. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Rajesh Sharma". IMDb. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ [1] Times of India
- ^ "Palki movie 2016 cast plot". filmyreveal.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Gurleen Chopra is all excited for her new release 'Game Over'". CatchNews.com.
- ^ "Movie details 22 yards". Times of India. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "'Scam 1992' star Pratik Gandhi's upcoming 'Raavan Leela' to release in cinemas on Oct 1". India TV News. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "'U-Turn' Trailer Shows Alaya F As Prime Murder Suspect In A Supernatural Thriller Film". Koimoi. 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Tauba Tera Jalwa". Filmi Beat. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Watch: Luv Ranjan's web series Life Sahi Hai's first episode hits the internet waves". Deccan Chronicle. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Kark Rogue: Zee5's new medical thriller". Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Jon Halder's new web series 'NH6' features Rajesh Sharma". BruTimes.
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