Born 1971, Gajraj Rao is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Hindi films. He is known most for his award-winning performance in Badhaai Ho. He debuted in 1994 with a minor role in Shekhar Kapur's Bandit Queen and has since worked in many films and web-series.
Biography from TMDB.
- Dungarpur, India
- Actor, also producer
- 18 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
What are Gajraj Rao's films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 10
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 4
Grounded 9 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 4
Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 3
Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Shadow: 3 of 8 analyzed roles.
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- Heraldas Inspector Dhaniram in Talvar (2015)
- Mentoras Murli Prasad Sharma in Bang Baaja Baaraat (2015)
- Shadowas Chairman in Budhia Singh: Born to Run (2016)
- Shadowas Abhay Chopra in Made in China (2019)
- Shadowas Shankar Tripathi in Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan (2020)
- Heroas Atmaram Dubey in Thai Massage (2022)
- Allyas Manohar Patel in Maja Ma (2022)
- Heroas Banwari Jha in Dupahiya (2025)
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Gajraj Rao's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (9).
Subscription and free streaming for Gajraj Rao's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
38 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Dada - The Sourav Ganguly Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Boss 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

Lust Stories 3(2026)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Jolly LLB 3(2025)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Dupahiya(2025)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Dabba Cartel(2025)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Yudhra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

Maidaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

Trial Period (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

Satyaprem Ki Katha(2023)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Bholaa(2023)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Thai Massage(2022)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Maja Ma(2022)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Gunehgaar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

Ray(2021)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
PariWar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

Lootcase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Made in China(2019)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Isharon Isharon Mein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

Badhaai Ho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

Blackmail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

Love Per Square Foot(2018)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Rangoon(2017)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
F.A.T.H.E.R.S. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Bang Baaja Baaraat(2015)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Talvar(2015)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Aamir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Black Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Aks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

Dil Se..(1998)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Bandit Queen(1994)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all filmsMess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

Tu Meri Zindagi Hai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles, 33 of them dated from 1994 to 2025; peak year 2019.
Film career
Peak 2019 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1994Screen debut· Bandit Queen
- 2018Career best· Badhaai Ho
- 2021Career best· Ray
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Gajraj Rao's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Gajraj Rao's work okay for kids?
Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Gajraj Rao work with?
People who share at least 2 of Gajraj Rao's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anand Tiwari shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Anand TiwariShared titles: Maja Ma (2022), Love Per Square Foot (2018), Bang Baaja Baaraat (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Anand Tiwari

- Vishal BhardwajShared titles: Lust Stories 3 (2026), Rangoon (2017), Talvar (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Vishal Bhardwaj

Writers
- Sumeet VyasShared titles: Made in China (2019), Love Per Square Foot (2018), Bang Baaja Baaraat (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Sumeet Vyas

- Niren BhattShared titles: Ray (2021), Made in China (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Niren Bhatt
Actors
- Ali FazalShared titles: Lust Stories 3 (2026), Ray (2021), Bang Baaja Baaraat (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Ali Fazal

- Konkona Sen SharmaShared titles: Lust Stories 3 (2026), Talvar (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Konkona Sen Sharma

- Radhika MadanShared titles: Lust Stories 3 (2026), Ray (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Radhika Madan

- Rajpal Naurang YadavShared titles: Satyaprem Ki Katha (2023), Thai Massage (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Rajpal Naurang Yadav

Cinematographers and editors
- Sanyukta KazaShared titles: Maja Ma (2022), Love Per Square Foot (2018), Bang Baaja Baaraat (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Sanyukta Kaza

- Pankaj KumarShared titles: Rangoon (2017), Talvar (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Pankaj Kumar
Producers
- Chaunce PhiliposeShared titles: Lust Stories 3 (2026), Satyaprem Ki Katha (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Chaunce Philipose
- Pashan JalShared titles: Lust Stories 3 (2026), Love Per Square Foot (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Pashan Jal
- Priti ShahaniShared titles: Lust Stories 3 (2026), Talvar (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Priti Shahani

- Ronnie ScrewvalaShared titles: Lust Stories 3 (2026), Love Per Square Foot (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Ronnie Screwvala



