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Gajraj Rao

Gajraj Rao

Actor, also producer · Dungarpur, India

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.

From
Dungarpur, India
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 17% in 30 days

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.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 8 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 8
Hero
2 of 8
Herald
1 of 8
Mentor
1 of 8
Ally
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Hopeful
5
Romantic
5
Absurd
5
Melancholic
5
Other
15

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • 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)

    as Jagmohan Dalmiya

  • Boss 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Lust Stories 3(2026)

    as Abbujaan

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Jolly LLB 3(2025)

    as Haribhai Khaitan

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • Dupahiya(2025)

    Show 9 episodes · as Banwari Jha

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
  • Dabba Cartel(2025)

    Show 7 episodes · as Ajit Pathak

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
  • Yudhra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Karthik Rathore

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

    as Roy Choudhary

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

    as Shrivastava (Fufaji)

  • Satyaprem Ki Katha(2023)

    as Narayan Bhai

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Bholaa(2023)

    as Devraj Subramaniam

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Thai Massage(2022)

    as Atmaram Dubey

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Maja Ma(2022)

    as Manohar Patel

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Gunehgaar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Mr. Bansal

  • Ray(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · as Aslam Baig

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

    Show 6 episodes · as Kashi Narayan

  • Lootcase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as MLA Patil

  • Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan(2020)

    as Shankar Tripathi

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Made in China(2019)

    as Abhay Chopra

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Isharon Isharon Mein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 187 episodes · Director

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

    as Jeetender Kaushik

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

    as Chawla

  • Love Per Square Foot(2018)

    as Mr. Rehmat

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Rangoon(2017)

    as Ahuja

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • F.A.T.H.E.R.S. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 9 episodes · as Bhatia

  • Budhia Singh: Born to Run(2016)

    Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Bang Baaja Baaraat(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as Murli Prasad Sharma

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
  • Talvar(2015)

    as Dhaniram

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Aamir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Man on cellphone

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

    as Junior Bihari Constable

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

    as Dawood Phanse

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

    Actor

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

    as RAW Officer 2

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

    as Tiwariji

  • Dil Se..(1998)

    as CBI investigation officer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Bandit Queen(1994)

    as Ashokchand

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Mess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Tu Meri Zindagi Hai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

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

19942025

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

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting36 of 37: 36 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thDirecting1 of 37: 1 only directing, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s6 · acting2010s10 · 9 acting · 1 crew2020s15 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 14 roles
9419

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.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 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.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles26–77 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles16–53 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles28–65 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles33–66 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33

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

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers