Vijay Raaz
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Vijay Raaz is an Indian film actor
. His breakthrough came when he played the role of Dubeyji in the movie Monsoon Wedding
. Since then, Raaz has been cast in small, often comedic roles, in many Hindi movies, often depicting the character of a common man.
where he attended PGDAV Evening College. While at college he was a part of the dramatic society The Players. He also appeared in plays at the National School of Drama
. He decided to focus on a film career and moved to Mumbai
where he received a role in Ram Gopal Varma
's Jungle. Naseeruddin Shah
had seen him perform at the NSD and recommended him to Mahesh Mathai for Bhopal Express and to Mira Nair
for Monsoon Wedding
. After the success of Monsoon Wedding, Raaz received many roles. His first mainstream film cast as the leading actor was Raghu Romeo
, a box office success where Raaz depicts the life of a confused lower-class Indian fellow.
Raaz was arrested in Dubai
in February 2005 for possession of drugs.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. His breakthrough came when he played the role of Dubeyji in the movie Monsoon Wedding
Monsoon Wedding
* Originally featured in the Hindi film Loafer * Originally featured in the Hindi film Biwi No.1 -Awards:The movie won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival...
. Since then, Raaz has been cast in small, often comedic roles, in many Hindi movies, often depicting the character of a common man.
Early life and career
Raaz was born and raised in DelhiDelhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
where he attended PGDAV Evening College. While at college he was a part of the dramatic society The Players. He also appeared in plays at the National School of Drama
National School of Drama
National School of Drama is a theatre training institute situated at New Delhi, India, established . It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, and became an independent school in 1975...
. He decided to focus on a film career and moved to Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
where he received a role in Ram Gopal Varma
Ram Gopal Varma
Ram Gopal Varma is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer...
's Jungle. Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah
Naseeruddin Shah is an Indian / Bollywood film actor and director. He is considered to be one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. In 2003, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian cinema.-Early life:...
had seen him perform at the NSD and recommended him to Mahesh Mathai for Bhopal Express and to Mira Nair
Mira Nair
Mira Nair is an Indian film director and producer based in New York. Her production company is Mirabai Films.She was educated at Delhi University and Harvard University. Her debut feature film, Salaam Bombay! , won the Golden Camera award at the Cannes Film Festival and also earned the nomination...
for Monsoon Wedding
Monsoon Wedding
* Originally featured in the Hindi film Loafer * Originally featured in the Hindi film Biwi No.1 -Awards:The movie won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival...
. After the success of Monsoon Wedding, Raaz received many roles. His first mainstream film cast as the leading actor was Raghu Romeo
Raghu Romeo
Raghu Romeo is a 2003 Bollywood film directed by Rajat Kapoor, starring Vijay Raaz, Saddiya Siddiqui, Maria Goretti, Manu Rishi and Saurabh Shukla.-Plot:...
, a box office success where Raaz depicts the life of a confused lower-class Indian fellow.
Personal life
Vijay Raaz is married to Krishna Raaz and has a daughter named Tanishka Raaz.Raaz was arrested in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
in February 2005 for possession of drugs.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Bhopal Express | Badru | |
| 2000 | Jungle | Desu | |
| 2000 | Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar | Raju Bhai | |
| 2001 | Aks | Yeda Yakub | |
| 2001 | Monsoon Wedding Monsoon Wedding * Originally featured in the Hindi film Loafer * Originally featured in the Hindi film Biwi No.1 -Awards:The movie won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival... |
P. K. Dubey | |
| 2002 | Company | Koda Singh | |
| 2002 | Lal Salaam Lal Salaam Lal Salam is a salute, greeting or code word used by communists in Pakistan, India and Nepal, which is used when both hello and goodbye would be used in English. In Hindi and Urdu Lal means red, the color of communism, and Salam is an Arabic/Persian loanword in use in India and Pakistan... |
Ghisu | |
| 2002 | Shakti - The Power | Beeja | |
| 2002 | Road Road (film) Road is a 2002 Bollywood Road movie, produced by Ram Gopal Varma and directed by Rajat Mukherjee, starring Vivek Oberoi, Manoj Bajpai and Antara Mali.-Synopsis:... |
Villager on the road | |
| 2003 | Mumbai Matinee Mumbai Matinee Mumbai Matinee is a 2003 Bollywood romantic comedy film directed and written by Anant Balani and starring Rahul Bose as a 32 year old virgin. The film premiered on 26 September 2003 and was also released in the UK... |
Baba Hindustani | |
| 2003 | Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne is an Indian Bollywood film which is directed by Sangeeth Sivan and released on 21 March 2003. Zayed Khan, the son of actor and director Sanjay Khan made his film debut with this film.-Synopsis:... |
Chingar | |
| 2003 | Pran Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye Pran Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye Pran Jaaye Par Shaan Na Jaaye is an Indian comedy film directed by Sanjay Jha which depicts various aspects of chawl culture in Mumbai. This film was co-produced by Raj Lalchandani, Mahesh Manjrekar, Asoo Nihlani, Sagoon Wagh. The film has an extensive cast of actors from Indian films.... |
Ganpat (Narrator) | |
| 2003 | Khel Khel (2003 film) Khel – No Ordinary Game is a 2003 Bollywood Action film directed by Yusuf Khan. The film stars Sunny Deol, Suniel Shetty and Celina Jaitley in lead roles... |
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| 2003 | Mudda - The Issue | ||
| 2004 | Love In Nepal Love in Nepal Love in Nepal is a 2004 Hindi romantic comedy and thriller film directed by Rajat Mukherjee, who had earlier directed Road_ for Ram Gopal Verma. Unlike Sonu Nigam in the male lead, who is otherwise a well known Bollywood playback singer, the film has a virtually unknown star cast which includes... |
Tony | |
| 2004 | Run Run (2004 film) Run is a Hindi film released in the year 2004. It stars Abhishek Bachchan and Bhumika Chawla in the lead roles. It is directed by Jeeva and is a remake of the Tamil blockbuster starring Madhavan and Meera Jasmine. The film was produced by Boney Kapoor... |
Ganesh | |
| 2004 | Yuva Yuva Yuva , originally titled Howrah Bridge is a feature film directed by Indian director Mani Ratnam and released in 2004. Simultaneously made in Hindi and Tamil , the prime objective of the movie was to motivate educated Indian youths to enter politics.The film tells the stories of three young men... |
Friend Of Lallan Singh | |
| 2004 | Aan: Men at Work Aan: Men at Work Aan: Men At Work is a 2004 Bollywood film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. The movie is about the life of a police officer fighting crime constantly.-Plot:Crime is at its highest peak in Mumbai with it split in three ways... |
Waman | |
| 2004 | Raghu Romeo Raghu Romeo Raghu Romeo is a 2003 Bollywood film directed by Rajat Kapoor, starring Vijay Raaz, Saddiya Siddiqui, Maria Goretti, Manu Rishi and Saurabh Shukla.-Plot:... |
Raghu | National Award for Best Hindi Film |
| 2004 | Prarambh - The Beginning | Bholu | |
| 2004 | Morning Raga Morning Raga Morning Raga is an Indian film with most of the dialogue in English, released in 2004. It was directed by Mahesh Dattani and starred Bollywood actresses Shabana Azmi and Perizad Zorabian, and Telugu actor Prakash... |
Mr. Shastri | |
| 2005 | Mumbai Xpress Mumbai Xpress Mumbai Xpress is a 2005 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Singeetham Sreenivasa Rao, starring Kamal Haasan, Manisha Koirala, Om Puri, Vijay Raaz, Ramesh Aravind and Sharat Saxena. The film was simultaneously made in Tamil-language as Mumbai Express with a different starcast except the... |
Digamber Bavdekar | |
| 2005 | Shabnam Mausi Shabnam Mausi Shabnam "Mausi" Bano is the first transgender Indian or hijra to be elected to public office. She was an elected member of the Madhya Pradesh State Legislative Assembly from 1998 to 2003. Shabnam Mausi is born in a Brahmin family... |
Halima | |
| 2005 | Deewane Huye Paagal | Carrenter (Rocky's friend) | |
| 2006 | Fool and Final Fool and Final The film's soundtrack is composed by Himesh Reshammiya with lyrics penned by Irshad Kamil, Shehzad Roy and Nitin Raikwar.-Tracklist:The soundtrack contains 4 original songs and 3 remixes.-Critical:... |
Dinky (Munna's friend) | |
| 2006 | Bombay To Goa Bombay to Goa Bombay to Goa is a 1972 adventure-comedy Hindi movie starring Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Aruna Irani and Mehmood. The movie is known particularly for its catchy tunes.It is a remake of the hit Tamil film Madras to Pondicherry.... |
Dasa | |
| 2007 | Dhamaal Dhamaal Dhamaal is a 2007 Hindi Caper film directed and produced by Indra Kumar and starring Riteish, Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffrey and Aashish Chaudhary.... |
Dev Kumar Malik | |
| 2007 | Anwar | Master Pasha | |
| 2007 | Welcome | Fake Director | |
| 2008 | Manoranjan Manoranjan Manoranjan is a 1974 Indian Hindi film directed by Shammi Kapoor. It is a remake of Irma La Douce. Sanjeev Kumar plays Jack Lemmon's role, Zeenat Aman Shirley MacLaine's and Shammi Kapoor plays Lou Jacobi's. Hotel Casanova is called Hotel Mauj!... |
Subbu | |
| 2008 | Memsahab - Lost In A Mirage Memsahab Memsahab - Lost In A Mirage is a 2008 Bollywood drama film directed by Arshad Siddiqui. The film stars Yukta Mookhey and Vijay Raaz. Memsahab is a woman-oriented movie with a social message of non-violence. In Memsahab, Yukta has to be lauded for staged a comeback with a sincere effort. She has... |
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| 2009 | Delhi 6 | Inspector Ranvijay | |
| 2009 | Barah Aana Barah Aana Barah Aana is a 2009 Indian comedy-drama film written and directed by Raja Menon. The title refers to 12 Barah in Hindustani aanas , which was a unit of Indian currency before decimalisation. Barah Aana stars Naseeruddin Shah, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Vijay Raaz and Arjun Mathur... |
Yadav | |
| 2009 | Ek Se Bure Do Ek Se Bure Do Ek Se Bure Do is a 2009 Bollywood Black Comedy film directed by Tarique Khan and starring Arshad Warsi, Anita Hassanandani and Rajpal Yadav. The film was shot in 2007 but released in 2009.-Plot:... |
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| 2009 | Yeh Mera India Yeh Mera India Yeh Mera India YMI is a 2009 Hindi movie, written and directed by N. Chandra. The film stars Anupam Kher, Perizaad Zorabian, Purab Kohli, Rajpal Yadav, Sarika, and Seema Biswas.-Plot:... |
Noor | |
| 2010 | No Problem No Problem (film) No Problem is a 2010 Bollywood action comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee and produced by Anil Kapoor who also stars as the main character. It also stars Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna, Sushmita Sen, Paresh Rawal, Kangana Ranaut, Neetu Chandra and Suniel Shetty. The shooting of the film began in July... |
The man trying to die | |
| 2010 | Ek Aadat | Natha Lal / Don | |
| 2010 | West Is West West Is West (2010 film) West Is West is a 2011 British comedy-drama film, which is a sequel to the 1999 comedy East Is East. It stars Aqib Khan, Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Ila Arun and Jimi Mistry, is written by Ayub Khan-Din, directed by Andy DeEmmony, and produced by Leslee Udwin for Assassin Films and BBC Films.The film... |
Tanvir | |
| 2011 | Bin Bulaye Baraati Bin Bulaye Baraati Bin Bulaye Baraati is a 2011 Indian crime film directed by Chandrakant Singh with a story and screenplay by Praful Parekh and Salim Sheikh. The film was released in India on June 17, 2011.-Background:... |
Chetta Singh | |
| 2011 | Delhi Belly | Somayajulu | |
| 2011 | Ek Tho Chance Ek Tho Chance Ek Tho Chance is an upcoming Bollywood erotic thriller film directed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza and produced by Rangita Pritish Nandy under Pritish Nandy Communications. The music director is Ismail Darbar.... |
Under Production | |
| 2011 | Naam | Delayed |