Rajat Rawail

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Rajat Rawail
Born (1952-09-06) 6 September 1952 (age 71)
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s) Producer, director, actor
Years active1989–present
Relatives H. S. Rawail (grandfather) Rahul Rawail (uncle)

Rajat Rawail is an Indian film producer, director and actor working in the Hindi film industry. He is best known as the producer of films such as No Problem (2010) and Ready (2011).

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Early life and family

Rawail was born and brought up in Mumbai. He is the grandson of legendary filmmaker H. S. Rawail and the nephew of film director Rahul Rawail [1] [2] He completed his schooling from Maneckji Cooper School, Juhu, Mumbai in 1987.

Career

Rawail started his career as an assistant director to director Ramesh Sippy. Starting with Bhrashtachar (1989), Rawail worked with Sippy in Akayla (1991) followed by Zamaana Deewana (1995). Subsequently, he has worked as a producer and co-producer for Hindi films like Ready, No Problem , Shortkut - The Con is On, Run and Anjaam. [3]

As a producer he co-produced Salman Khan starrer Ready (2011), a remake of 2008 Telugu film by the same name, and No Problem. He had been planning to make a remake of Kaalia , but later dropped the idea [4]

He made his acting debut in Salman Khan starrer, Bodyguard (2011) playing a fun loving character, Tsunami Singh. [5] In 2013, he became a contestant in the reality TV Show Bigg Boss 7 . [6] [7]

Personal life

He is married to Bhavna Dhowan Rawail, and the couple has a daughter named Gehna.. [6]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleDirectorProducer
1997 Zameer: The Awakening of a Soul Green check.svg Yes
2001 Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya Green check.svg Yes
2009 Short Kut Green check.svg Yes
2010 No Problem Green check.svg Yes
2011 Ready Green check.svg Yes

As actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Bodyguard Tsunami Singh
2012 Gali Gali Chor Hai Bacchu Gulkand
Second Marriage Dot Com
2013 Policegiri Toto
2014 Desi Magic Kimtee SinghReleased on 2020
2017 Judwaa 2 Jewellery Shop Owner
2019 Fixerr Vicky KapoorWeb series released on ALTBalaji & ZEE5
2020 Coolie No.1 Waiter (at the Resort)

Television

YearNameRoleChannelNotesRef
2013 Bigg Boss 7 Contestant Colors TV Entered Day 1, Evicted Day 14

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  3. Filmography
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