# Gajraj Rao

Gajraj Rao (born 1971) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Hindi films. He is widely known for his performance in the comedy-drama film Badhaai Ho for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.
He debuted in 1994 with a minor role in Shekhar Kapur's Bandit Queen and has since worked in many films and web-series. Rao is known for his leading role in Badhaai Ho and supporting roles in movies like Talvar, Blackmail and web-series like TVF'S F.A.T.H.E.R.S. and Tech Conversations with Dad.
He also directed a number of ad-films with Code Red Films.

## Filmography

Key :
| † | Denotes films/shows/series that have not yet been released |

### Films

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Bandit Queen | Ashok Chand Thakur | |
| 1995 | Pathreela Raasta | | |
| 1998 | Dil Se.. | CBI investigation officer | |
| 2000 | Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!! | Tiwariji | |
| 2001 | Aks | RAW officer | |
| 2002 | Chhal | | |
| 2002 | Dil Hai Tumhaara | | |
| 2002 | Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai? | | |
| 2003 | Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi | Junior Bihari constable | |
| 2005 | Yahaan | Home Minister | |
| 2007 | Black Friday | Dawood Phanse | |
| 2007 | No Smoking | Rajendra Kishan Dhingra | |
| 2008 | Aamir | The Caller | |
| 2014 | Bhoothnath Returns | Sarkari officer in Bhoot World | |
| 2015 | Talvar | Inspector Dhaniram | |
| 2016 | Budhia Singh – Born to Run | Chairman, Child Welfare | |
| 2017 | Rangoon | Ahuja | |
| 2018 | Love per Square Foot | Mr. Rehmat | |
| 2018 | Blackmail | Chawla | |
| 2018 | Badhaai Ho | Jeetendra Kaushik | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2019 | Made in China | Abhay Chopra | |
| 2020 | Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan | Shankar Tripathi | Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2020 | Lootcase | Minister Patil | |
| 2022 | Maja Ma | Manohar Patel | |
| 2022 | Thai Massage | Atmaram Dubey | |
| 2023 | Bholaa | Devraj | |
| 2023 | Satyaprem Ki Katha | Narayan | |
| 2023 | Trial Period | Srivastav | |
| 2024 | Maidaan | Roy Chaudhary | |
| 2024 | Bad Newz | Akhil's dead father | |
| 2024 | Yudhra | Karthik Rathore | |

### Web series

| Year | Series | Role | Channel |
| 2015 | Bang Baaja Baaraat | Murli Prasad Sharma | Y-Films |
| 2016 | A Day With RD Sharma | Prof RD Sharma | TVF |
| 2017 | F.A.T.H.E.R.S. | Bhatia | TVF |
| 2018 | Tech Conversations with Dad | "Dad" | TVF |
| 2019 | TVF Tripling Season 2 | Prince Alexander | TVF |
| 2020 | Masaba Masaba | Himself | Netflix |
| 2020 | PariWar | Kashiram Narayan | Disney+ Hotstar |
| 2021 | Ray | Aslam Baig | Netflix |
| 2025 | Dabba Cartel | Inspector Deshmukh | Netflix |
| 2025 | Dupahiya | Banwari Jha | Amazon Prime Video |

## Accolades

| Year | Film | Award | Category | Result |
| 2016 | Talvar | Producers Guild Film Awards | Best Actor in a Negative Role | Nominated |
| 2016 | Talvar | 17th IIFA Awards | Best Performance in a Negative Role | Nominated |
| 2018 | Badhaai Ho | 25th Screen Awards | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2018 | Badhaai Ho | 25th Screen Awards | Best Actor (Critics) | Won |
| 2019 | Badhaai Ho | Zee Cine Awards | Best Actor (Critics) | Nominated |
| 2019 | Badhaai Ho | Zee Cine Awards | Extraordinary Jodi of the Year | Won |
| 2019 | Badhaai Ho | 64th Filmfare Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Won |
| 2021 | Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan | 66th Filmfare Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |