Gajraj Rao is an Indian film actor who mainly works in Hindi films. He started his career with a short role in Shekar Kapur award winning and critically acclaimed movie Bandit Queen. His most famous role is Jeetendra Kaushik in Badhaai Ho. He won Filmfare Award 2019 Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor Critics Screen Awards 2019 for his role in Badhaai Ho. Gajraj’s other notable roles include Black Friday ( 2007 ), Talvar ( 2015 ) and Blackmail ( 2018 ). He has also worked in several Web-Series like Bang Baaja Baaraat ( 2015 ), A Day With RD Sharma ( 2016 ), Tech Conversations with Dad ( 2018 ) and many more.

Gajraj involved with Act One Theatre group at very early age during his school days along with talented actors like Manoj Bajpayee, Nikhil Verma etc. He learnt his acting skills in this Act One theatre group. Gajraj during theatre days also worked part time in tailor shop in Delhi and freelancer writer for established newspapers. He got his first role through Tigmanshu Dhulia in Bandit Queen who was also the casting director of that movie and was aware of Gajraj’s acting skills during theatre days. Gajraj is also associated with Codered Films an Ad making company. He has directed several ad for this company. In 2020 he will be seen as Shankar Tripathi in Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan.

Gajraj Rao biggest hit till 2019 is Badhaai Ho which also won him many accolades. His other hit films are Talvar in which he was in the role of Police Officer, Aamir ( 2008 ) and Bandit Queen. His upcoming movies slated to be released in 2019 and 2020 are Made In China, Lootcase and Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan ( 2020 )