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Rajesh Sharma | |
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| Born | 8 October 1970 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouses | |
Rajesh Sharma is an Indian actor who acts in Hindi and Bengali films.
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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.
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.[ citation needed ] Rajesh Sharma married Sudipta Chakraborty, a Bengali actress, and they later got divorced; he has been married to Sangeeta Sharma since 2011. [1]
Rajesh Sharma made his Bollywood debut with the 1996 Hindi movie Maachis . [2] After this, he started acting in Bengali films from the early 2000s. [3] 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 . [4] 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 [5] 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 . [6]
| 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 | |
| 2004 | Gyarakal | Chanu | 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 | [7] | |
| 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 | Hindi | ||
| Tanu Weds Manu Returns | Om Prakash Saangwaan | Hindi | ||
| Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Hamid Khan | Hindi | ||
| Amanush 2 | Bengali | |||
| 2016 | Palki | Wakil | Hindi | [ citation needed ] |
| 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 | Mulgain | Hindi | ||
| Game Over | Rangeen Awasthi | Hindi | [ citation needed ] | |
| 2018 | Nanu Ki Jaanu | Bhali | Hindi | |
| Race 3 | Brij Mohan (Brijesh) | Hindi | ||
| Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se | Advocate 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 | [8] | 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 Rajput | Hindi | Disney Plus Hotstar film |
| 2021 | Kya Meri Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai? | Travel Agent | Hindi | Zee5 film |
| Bhavai | Hindi | [9] | ||
| 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 [ citation needed ] | 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 | [ citation needed ] | |
| Aakhir Palaayan Kab Tak | Sunil | Hindi | ||
| IRah | Dhananjay | Hindi | ||
| Crew | Prithviraj Mittal | Hindi | ||
| Wild Wild Punjab | SHO Avtar Singh | Hindi | ||
| Pad Gaye Pange | Shastri | Hindi | ||
| Navras Katha Collage | superstar | Hindi | ||
| Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatam | Sumer Singh Chaudhary | Hindi | ||
| Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 | Meera's uncle | Hindi | ||
| 2025 | Mission Grey House | Hindi | [10] | |
| Ponman† | TBA | Malayalam | [11] | |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Life Sahi Hai | Maid agency owner | Hindi | ZEE5 | [12] |
| 2020 | Kark Rogue | Ravikant Agarwal | Bengali, Hindi | [13] | |
| 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 | [14] |
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