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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1990–present |
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Rajesh Sharma is an Indian actor who acts in Hindi and Bengali films.
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]
Rajesh Sharma made his Bollywood debut with the 1996 Hindi movie Maachis . [3] After this, he started acting in Bengali films from the 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]
Year | Title | Character | Language | Ref. |
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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 | Inspector 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 | ||
Tauba Tera Jalwa | Professor | Hindi | [14] | |
Aakhir Palaayan Kab Tak | Sunil | Hindi | ||
IRah | Dhananjay | Hindi | ||
Crew | Prithviraj Mittal | Hindi | ||
Wild Wild Punjab | SHO Avtar Singh | Hindi | ||
Pad Gaye Pange | Hindi | |||
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 † | TBA | Hindi | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Platform | Notes |
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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] |
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