Rajkummar Rao
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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.
Known for
Credits
Toaster (2026)
as Ramakant
RaftaaR (2026)
Actor
Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 (2012)
as Shamshad Alam
Love Sonia (2018)
as Manish
Ludo (2020)
as Alok Kumar Gupta "Aalu"
Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video (2024)
as Vicky
Maalik (2025)
as Deepak / Maalik
Ragini MMS (2011)
as Uday
Zero (2018)
as Self (Special Appearance)
Trapped (2017)
as Shaurya
Dada - The Sourav Ganguly Story (2027)
as Sourav Ganguly
The White Tiger (2021)
as Ashok
Prahaar (2026)
as Ujjwal Nikam
Stree 2 (2024)
as Vicky
Shakti Shalini (2026)
as Self
Uss Din (2020)
Actor
Stree 3 (2027)
as Vicky
Monica, O My Darling (2022)
as Jayant Arkhedkar
Talaash (2012)
as Devrath Kulkarni
Stree (2018)
as Vicky
Bachpan Ka Pyar (—)
Actor
Housewife (—)
Actor
Badhaai Do (2022)
as Shardul Thakur
Made In China (2019)
as Raghuvir Mehta
Bhediya (2022)
as Vicky
Raabta (2017)
as Muwwaqit
Roohi (2021)
as Bhaunra Pandey
Bhool Chuk Maaf (2025)
as Ranjan
Kai Po Che! (2013)
as Govind "Govi" Patel
LSD: Love, Sex aur Dhokha (2010)
as Adarsh
Shimla Mirchi (2020)
as Avinash
Shaitan (2011)
as Malwankar
Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana (2017)
as Satyendra aka Sattu
Hamari Adhuri Kahani (2015)
as Hari Prasad (Vasudha's husband)
Newton (2017)
as Newton Kumar
Shahid (2013)
as Shahid Azmi
Queen (2014)
as Vijay
Chittagong (2012)
as Lokenath Bal
Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017)
as Pritam Vidrohi
Hum Do Hamare Do (2021)
as Dhruv Shikhar
D-Day (2013)
as Zoya’s husband (voice) (Uncredited)
Srikanth (2024)
as Srikanth Bolla
Mr. & Mrs. Mahi (2024)
as Mahendra "Mahi" Aggarwal
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2019)
as Sahil Mirza
Judgementall Hai Kya (2019)
as Keshav
Fanney Khan (2018)
as Adhir
Boyss Toh Boyss Hain (2013)
Actor
City Lights (2014)
as Deepak Singh
HIT: The First Case (2022)
as Vikram
5 Weddings (2018)
as Officer Harbhajan Singh
Rann (2010)
as News reporter
Aligarh (2016)
as Deepu Sebastian
Behen Hogi Teri (2017)
as Gattu
Chhalaang (2020)
as Mahinder Hooda (Montu)
Dolly Ki Doli (2015)
as Sonu Sarawat
Bheed (2023)
as Surya Kumar Singh Tikas
Shoojit Sircar Mythological Comedy Project (—)
Actor
Doosara Mahayudh (2028)
as Vicky
Pehla Mahayudh (2028)
as Vicky
Omertà (2018)
as Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh
Bombay Mirror (2014)
Actor
Amoli (2018)
as Narrator (Hindi)
Pushtaini (2023)
as Ankur Bhatia