Raju Shrestha

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Raju Shrestha
Born
Fahim Ajani

Dongri, Mumbai, India
Other namesMaster Raju
Occupationactor
Years active1969–2022
SpouseSeema Roshan Ajani

Raju Shrestha (born Fahim Ajani; 15 August 1966),[ citation needed ] known by his stage name Master Raju or Master Rajoo, is an Indian film and television actor, who started his film career as a child actor, in the 1970s.

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Raju has acted in films like Gulzar's Parichay , Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Bawarchi (1972), Yash Chopra's Daag: A Poem of Love (1973), Basu Chatterjee's Chitchor (1976) and Gulzar's Kitaab (1977). [1] [2]

Over the years, he has acted in around 200 films and a few television series. [3]

He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his role in Chitchor (1976). [1]

He is currently seen in youth show Ziddi Dil Maane Na where he plays Prem Deshpremi.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

Television

YearSerialRoleChannelRef
1987 Chunauti - DD National [4]
1994 Zee Horror Show - Zee TV [4]
1995Chhodo Baat Purani (TV)- [4]
1997 Byomkesh Bakshi (Episode: Vansh Ka Khoon)Satyakam Das DD National [5]
AahaSpecial appearance
Jai Hanuman Sage Narada DD National
1999 Dam Dama Dam Dance master Zee TV
2008 Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai - Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche(Episode 72 & 73) STAR One [4]
Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai - Divyaastra(Episode 96 & 97)
Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai - Khooni Aankade(Episode 124 & 125)
2009 Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai - QayamatDamroo (Episode 166-173)
2011-2013 Adaalat Jaggi Malhotra/Pappu Padwal/Abhigyan Rohra Sony TV [4]
2011-2013 CID Various character roles Sony TV [4]
2013-2014 Bani - Ishq Da Kalma Kuljeet Singh Bhullar Colors TV
2013-2015 Bharat Ka Veer Putra - Maharana Pratap Mia Tansen Sony TV
2015 Badii Devrani Swaroop Chand (Mausa) &TV [4]
2016Saab Ji DD National
2017 TV Biwi Aur Main Channel head,new boss Sony SAB
2020 Nazar 2 Randeep Parekh (Randeep Mama) StarPlus [6] [ circular reference ]
2021–2022 Ziddi Dil Maane Na Prem Deshpremi (Prem Ji) Sony SAB [7] [8]

Dubbing career

Raju has dubbed for Suraj Sharma's role as the 16-year-old "Pi" in the Hindi dubbed version of the film, Life of Pi . [9]

Dubbing roles

Live action films

Film titleActorCharacterDub LanguageOriginal LanguageOriginal Year ReleaseDub Year ReleaseNotes
Life of Pi Suraj Sharma Pi
(Age 16)		HindiEnglish20122012

References

  1. 1 2 "Shortlived Stardom". The Tribune. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Salaam 'Slumdogs'". The Times of India . 1 March 2009. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Former child star Master Raju is Suraj Sharma's voice in Hindi Life Of Pi". NDTV. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0557625/ [ user-generated source ]
  5. ↑ "Byomkesh Bakshi: Ep#16 Vansh Ka Khoon". YouTube .
  6. ↑ "Nazar Season 2 Recurring Cast". Wikipedia. 4 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE! Veteran actor Raju Shrestha to join the cast of Sony SAB's Ziddi Dil Maane Na?". Telly Chakkar. 29 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Raju Shrestha is happy to relate with GenZ through Ziddi Dil Maane Na: Many young people have started following me on social media". Telly Chakkar. 4 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Debutant Suraj Sharma's voice dubbed in 'Life of Pi'". The Times of India . 23 November 2012. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
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