Rajesh Tailang

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Rajesh Tailang
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Rajesh Tailang with Best Film Award for Siddharth at Beijing Film Festival 2014
Born (1973-10-10) 10 October 1973 (age 51) [1]
Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Notable work Siddharth

Rajesh Tailang is an Indian actor known for his work in films and web series. [2] [3] He received a nomination for Best Actor at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards for his performance in the film Siddharth . [4] In addition to acting, he is also a poet. [5] He is the brother of the late cartoonist Sudhir Tailang.

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Early life

Tailang was born in Bikaner, Rajasthan, to Shrikrishna Tailang. [6] [7] His brother, the late Sudhir Tailang, was a noted political cartoonist and a recipient of the Padma Shri. Rajesh is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. [8]

Career

Early work (1994-2007)

He started his acting career 1994 with a DD National first daily soap Shanti - Ek Ghar Ki Kahani. [9] [10] His first film was Govind Nihlani's Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa. [11] Later he acted in films like, Jayate…, Thakshak, Dev, Mangal Pandey and Amal and few TV serials and Telefilms. [10] [12]

Mainstream success (2013- present)

In 2013, he gained mainstream recognition with the film Siddharth directed by Richie Mehta , for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for best actor in a leading role. [13] The film was well-received by various international film critics, who praised Rajesh's performance. [14] [15] [16] In 2015, he appeared in several notable projects, including Umrika, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, and Phantom. [17] [18] He continued to build his filmography with roles in Omerta, Mukkabaaz, Haseena Parkar, Aiyaari. His portrayal of Ramakant Pandit in the web series Mirzapur, Mohan Kumar in Netflix series Selection day, Bhupendra Singh in Delhi Crime and Rajendra Rathore in Bandish Bandits significantly increased his popularity through OTT space. [19] [20] [21] Later he appeared in films like Commando 3, Panga, Comedy Couple, Pagglait, Khuda Hafiz 2, Chhatriwali, Ulajh. [20] [22] [23] He continued his OTT journey with series Rangbaaz, Dahan, Crackdown, Trial by fire. [24] [25]

Book

Tailang authored the book Chand Pe Chai, which was published by Vani Prakashan in 2022. [26] [27]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997…JayateAdvocate Nayyer
1998 Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa Somu's Father
1999 Thakshak Randheer
2004 Dev ACP Waman Bhonsle
2005 Mangal Pandey: The Rising Brahmin Sepoy of India
2007 Amal Dhaba Owner
2013 Siddharth Mahendra Saini [28]
2015 Umrika Postman
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Babul
Phantom Raw Agent Alok
2017 Haseena Parkar Advocate Shyam Keswani [29] [30]
2018 Omerta General Mahmood
Mukkabaaz Shravan's Father [31]
Aiyaary Brigadier K Srinivas
2019 Commando 3 Roy
2020 Panga National Coach Sinha
Comedy Couple Mukesh
2021 Pagglait Tarun Netflix Release
Andaman UPSC Interview panel chairmanOpen Theater
2022 Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2 – Agni Pariksha TV News Reporter Ravi Kumar
2023 Chhatriwali Rajan Kalra [32]
2024 Kooki Dhanajay Mishra
Ulajh Salim Sayeed [33] [34]

Short films

YearFilmsRoleDirector
2015Mast QalandarMasterDivij Roopchand
2016Zoya (Short)ZoologistSahirr Sethhi
2024Ek KadamMahendra SolankiRajeev Upadhyay

Web series

YearTitleRolePlatform
1995 Shanti Manu Doordarshan
2018–present Mirzapur Ramakant Pandit Amazon Prime Video
2018 Selection Day Mohan Kumar Netflix
2019–present Delhi Crime Bhupender Singh Netflix
2020 Crackdown Ashvini Rao Voot
Bandish Bandits Rajendra Amazon Prime Video
2021 Dhindora Parshad YouTube
2022 Dahan: Raakan Ka Rahasya Parimal Singh Disney+ Hotstar
Rangbaaz Mukul Kumar Zee5
2023 Trial By Fire Veer Singh Netflix
2024Gaanth Chapter 1 - Jamnaa PaarTrilok Mishra JioCinema
2025 Bada Naam Karenge Rajesh Jaiswal SonyLiv
Crime Beat DCP Uday Kumar ZEE5
Bakaiti Sanjay Kataria ZEE5

Awards and nominations

YearAwardFilm/webCategoryResultRef.
2014 Canadian Screen Awards Siddharth Actor in a Leading RoleNominated
2022 Filmfare OTT Awards Rangbaaz Best Supporting Actor (Drama)Nominated [35]

References

  1. ↑ "Celebrating Rajesh Tailang as he turns 51: Five Remarkable Performances That Define His Career". www.deccanchronicle.com. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Rajesh Tailang on Delhi Crime's International Emmy win: I was the only person in the team who was sure that we would win". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Rajesh Tailang: Awards don't affect process of getting into a character". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Canadian Screen Awards 2014: Nominees Announced For TV And Movie Honours". Huffington Post , 13 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "'Mirzapur' actor Rajesh Tailang to turn an author with 'Chaand Pe Chai'". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Rajesh Tailang reveals how being from Bikaner helped his character portrayal in 'Dahan'". The Times of India. 14 September 2022. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Wow! Read on for some lesser-known facts about Rajesh Tailang". admin.tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  8. ↑ Borah, Prabalika M. (30 December 2020). "Why Rajesh Tailang is forever an evolving artiste". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "First of Many: Rajesh Tailang revisits Shanti". The Indian Express. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Rajesh Tailang on the rise of the character actor and how he owes his career to 'affordable data plans'". Firstpost. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "Delhi Crime Season 2: वॉशरूम में पहला ब्रेक तो बारिश में ऑडिशन, बेहद फिल्मी है राजेश तैलंग के करियर की कहानी". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  12. ↑ "Rajesh Tailang on Delhi Crime Season 2: This is not just about winning the Emmy award". Firstpost. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  13. ↑ "Rajesh Tailang is an amazing actor, says Haseena Parkar actress Shraddha Kapoor". The Indian Express. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  14. ↑ Holden, Stephen (26 June 2014). "Lost to the Grim Realities of India". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  15. ↑ Weissberg, Jay (5 September 2013). "Venice Film Review: 'Siddharth'". Variety. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  16. ↑ Linden, Sheri (10 July 2014). "Review: 'Siddharth' exposes India's tragic, dark truths". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  17. ↑ Harvey, Dennis (28 January 2015). "Sundance Film Review: 'Umrika'". Variety. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  18. ↑ "Mirzapur to Delhi Crime: Rajesh Tailang on his career choices and decade long journey". India Today. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  19. ↑ "Bandish Bandits: Meet the cast of Amazon Prime Videos' web series". The Indian Express. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  20. 1 2 Mitra, Shilajit (3 February 2019). "Rajesh Tailang on Delhi Crime, Commando 3 and Selection Day 2". Cinema Express. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  21. ↑ "Delhi Crime Season 2 coming soon, Rajesh Tailang confirms: Interview". India Today. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  22. ↑ Kumar, Anuj (8 July 2022). "'Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2' review: Vidyut Jammwal delivers a gripping action drama". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  23. ↑ "Rajesh Tailang on working with Janhvi Kapoor in 'Ulajh': Can see glimpse of Sridevi". India Today. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  24. ↑ "'Rangbaaz 3' trailer: The Vineet Kumar Singh starrer charts journey of gangster-politician Haroon Shah Ali Baig". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  25. ↑ Developer, Web. ""I knew about the ambiance from where the character is," says Rajesh Tailang on preparing for 'Dahaan'". Mid-day. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  26. ↑ "Rajesh Tailang to come out with debut book 'Chaand Pe Chai'". The Indian Express. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  27. ↑ "tailang: 'Delhi Crime' star Rajesh Tailang turns author with 'Chaand Pe Chai' - The Economic Times". m.economictimes.com. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  28. ↑ Holden, Stephen (26 June 2014). "'Siddharth' Follows a Father's Search for His Son". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  29. ↑ "REVEALED: Shraddha Kapoor and brother Siddhanth's look in Haseena - The Queen of Mumbai - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  30. ↑ "स्टार जैसा व्यवहार नहीं करतीं श्रद्धा : राजेश तैलंग". Rajpath News. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  31. ↑ "अनुराग कश्यप बहुत स्पेस देते हैं : राजेश तेलंग". NewsTimes Portal. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  32. ↑ "Chhatriwali movie review: Rakul Preet Singh floors netizens and critics with her act!". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  33. ↑ "Janhvi Kapoor to play imperilled IFS officer in thriller 'Ulajh'". The Hindu. 10 May 2023. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  34. ↑ "Janhvi Kapoor to star in patriotic thriller 'Ulajh'". The Economic Times. 10 May 2023. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  35. ↑ "Filmfare OTT Awards". Filmfare. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
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