Rajkummar Rao

Acting

Rajkummar Rao

Born 1984-08-31 · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Rajkummar Rao Yadav is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. Rao has established a career in Hindi cinema and is the recipient of a National Film Award and a Filmfare Award from three nominations. After graduating, he moved to Mumbai for a film career and made his film debut with the 2010 experimental anthology film Love Sex Aur Dhokha. After starring in brief roles in several of the highly successful Hindi films of the following two years, he achieved success for his breakout role in 2013 with the drama film Kai Po Che!, for which he was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award at Filmfare. That same year, he was awarded the Filmfare and the National Film Award for Best Actor and Critics Best Actor for his portrayal of Shahid Azmi in the biographical drama Shahid. In 2014, Rao played the leading man in the successful romantic comedy Queen and the drama CityLights. Rao received critical acclaim for portraying a journalist in the biographical drama Aligarh, which earned him a second nomination for Best Supporting Actor at Filmfare.

Acting credits

Toaster poster
6.0

Murder and chaos erupt when a miser becomes obsessed with a toaster he gave as a wedding gift.

Toaster

2026

Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video poster
4.9

Vicky and Vidya, newly married, decide to record a video of their first night together as a keepsake for the future. However, their plan goes awry when the CD with the video gets stolen. What follows is a chaotic and comedic journey as the couple scrambles to retrieve it before things spiral out of control.

Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video

2024

The White Tiger poster
7.0

An ambitious Indian driver uses his wit and cunning to escape from poverty and rise to the top. An epic journey based on the New York Times bestseller.

The White Tiger

2021

Zero poster
5.2

Short in stature but big on love, a bachelor meets two very different women who broaden his horizons and help him find purpose in life.

Zero

2018

Love Sonia poster
7.2

Inspired by a real story of young girl's journey escape from the world of international sex trafficking.

Love Sonia

2018

Stree 2 poster
6.7

Following the events of 'Stree', the town of Chanderi is being haunted again. This time, women are mysteriously abducted by a terrifying headless entity. Once again, it's up to Vicky and friends to save their town and loved ones.

Stree 2

2024

Stree poster
7.0

Set in the town of Chanderi, Stree is based on the urban legend of Nale Ba that went viral in Karnataka in the 1990s, and features Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao in pivotal roles.

Stree

2018

Stree 3 poster
NR

The eighth installment in the Maddock Supernatural Cinematic Universe. Plot TBA.

Stree 3

2027

Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 poster
7.8

After the death of his father and brother Danish, Faizal Khan vows to take revenge by destroying Ramadhir Singh's gang.

Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2

2012

Bhediya poster
6.9

Inspired by legendary folklore rooted in Arunachal Pradesh, Bhediya tells the story of Bhaskar, a man who gets bitten by a mythical wolf and begins to transform into the creature himself. As Bhaskar and his ragtag buddies try to find answers, he is worried that the monster in him will wipe out human existence in the local town.

Bhediya

2022

Queen poster
7.3

Rani, a 24-year-old homely girl, decides to go on her honeymoon alone when her fiancé calls off the wedding. Traveling around Europe, she finds joy, makes friends, and gains new-found independence.

Queen

2014

Monica, O My Darling poster
7.1

A slick robotics expert joins a murderous plot after a passionate affair takes a sudden turn, but nothing — not even death — is what it seems to be.

Monica, O My Darling

2022

RaftaaR poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

RaftaaR

2026

Srikanth poster
7.6

In a world with odds stacked against him in every step of the way, Srikanth defies norms, blazing a trail from rural India to becoming the first visually impaired student at MIT. As he builds Bollant Industries, his success brings challenges for which he would not only chase personal dreams but safeguard a shared future for the ones just like him. This is the tale of an entrepreneur's triumph and sacrifice, both which he welcomed with open arms and a smile.

Srikanth

2024

Ragini MMS poster
4.7

Out to relax and have fun at a farmhouse, a couple experience horror at the hands of an unknown entity

Ragini MMS

2011

Mr. & Mrs. Mahi poster
5.9

Poles apart, Mahima and Mahendra find a unifying force in the form of cricket. While one Mahi (Mahendra) is grappling to come to terms with his dream of playing for India getting shattered, he wants to live it through the other Mahi (Mahima.) Mahima is a doctor but Mahendra hasn't seen anyone play like her. Will the clash of dreams unite Mr. and Mrs. Mahi or create boundaries for life?

Mr. & Mrs. Mahi

2024

Bareilly Ki Barfi poster
6.9

Bitti Mishra is a bohemian Bareilly girl who falls deeply in love with Pritam Vidrohi, an author because she admires his progressive way of thinking. Finding him though proves to be as hard as looking for a needle in the haystack. So Bitti seeks the help of the local printing press-owner, Chirag Dubey on her journey of love.

Bareilly Ki Barfi

2017

Prahaar poster
NR

Ujjwal Nikam is an Indian special public prosecutor who has worked on prominent murder and terrorism cases such as the 1993 Bombay bombings, the Gulshan Kumar murder case, the Pramod Mahajan murder case, and the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Prahaar

2026

Trapped poster
7.0

A man gets stuck in an empty high rise without food, water or electricity.

Trapped

2017

Dada - The Sourav Ganguly Story poster
NR

A biopic on former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly.

Dada - The Sourav Ganguly Story

2027

Hum Do Hamare Do poster
5.5

Self-made man Dhruv and social media star Anya fall in love and decide to marry. Just one problem - he's an orphan because Anya will only marry a guy, who has an adorable family, so the only solution - arrange a 'fake' set of parents.

Hum Do Hamare Do

2021

Maalik poster
5.9

Set in the rural, rusty and politically charged Allahabad of the 1980s, Maalik is a peek into the making of a dreaded gangster from a humble background with intoxication of power to rule the world.

Maalik

2025

Roohi poster
4.5

In a fictional North Indian town, two boys Bhaura and Kattanni are stuck in a forest with Roohi. But there’s an insidious spirit following them with feet turned backwards.

Roohi

2021

Rann poster
6.6

The revered chief of a news agency tries to maintain journalistic integrity as his bureau and a rival agency vie for viewers following a terrorist attack.

Rann

2010

Behind the camera