Rajesh Kumar (actor)

Rajesh Kumar
Rajesh Kumar
	Kumar at the Colors Indian Telly Awards, 2012
Born	Gaya, Bihar, India
Occupation(s)	Actor, Producer
Years active	1999–present
Spouse	Madhavi Chopra (m. 2004)
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Rajesh Kumar is an Indian actor and producer, best known for his roles in Indian television shows such as Baa Bahoo Aur Baby and Sarabhai vs Sarabhai.^[1]^[2] Rajesh is an alumnus of Hindu College, University of Delhi.^[3]^[4] He quit acting and at the age of 41, he took up farming as a profession as, according to him, that served for the greater purpose for life.^[5] He has since returned to acting.^[6]

Personal life

Rajesh Kumar resides in Mumbai with his family. His ancestral home is in Gaya District, Bihar.^[7]^[8] He married Madhavi Chopra in 2004.

Filmography

Television

Year	Series	Role	Notes
1999–2001	Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka	Rishabh
2000–2001	Ghar Ek Mandir	Vilas
2001–2003	Kkusum	Shashank Deshmukh
2001–2003	Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand	Narendra Singh
2001–2003	Shikwah
2001–2002	Kaun Apna Kaun Paraya
2002	Krishna Arjun
2004	Shararat	Sheyro Jungliani	Guest
2004–2006; 2017	Sarabhai vs Sarabhai	Rosesh Sarabhai
2005–2010	Baa Bahoo Aur Baby	Narrator/Subodh Labshankar Thakkar
2006–2007	Kulvaddhu	Jaswant Singh Rathore
2007	Durgesh Nandinii	Dheeraj
2007	Comedy Circus	Contestant
2008–2009	Comedy Circus Kaante Ki Takkar	Contestant	Winner with Swapnil Joshi, V.I.P. and Rajiv Nigam
2008	Ek Packet Umeed	Gudiya's groom	Episode 2
2009	Bhootwala Serial	Vicky
2010–2011	Mrs. & Mr. Sharma Allahabadwale	Dishtdumn Sharma
2011–2012	Chintu Chinki Aur Ek Badi Si Love Story	Chintu Dwivedi	Also producer^[9]
2012	Arjun-Har Yug Me Aayega Ek	Pathan Lala
	Lakhon Mein Ek	Mahesh	Episode ″Venkatlaxmi″
	Bhai Bhaiya Aur Brother	Chaman^[10]
	Bhoot Raja aur Ronnie	Raja/ Bhoot Raja	Television film
2013	Time Out with Imam	Himself
2014	Pritam Pyare Aur Woh	Dara Koyla	^[11]
	Tu Mere Agal Bagal Hai	Lal Sing	^[12]
	Bhoot Raja aur Ronnie 2	Raja/ Bhoot Raja	Television film Sequel to 2012 film
2015	Zindagi Khatti Meethi	Diptiman Roy Chowdhury
2015–2016	Neeli Chatri Waale	Bhagwan Das Chaubey	^[13]
2015–2016	Yam Kisi Se Kam Nahin	Yam Raj	^[14]
2016–2017	Badi Door Se Aaye Hai	Daulat Ram Yadav
2017	TV, Biwi aur Main	Jijaji
2017	Comedy Dangal	Various characters
2018	Belan Wali Bahu	Mahesh
2018	Khichdi	Ravan	Episode 3
2019	Apna News Aayega	Various characters
2020	Maharaj Ki Jai Ho!	King Suryabhan
2020	Excuse Me Maadam	Sanam Harjaayi	^[15]
2020	Bhalla Calling Bhalla	Rajesh Bhalla	^[16]
2021–present	Kota Factory	Gagan Rastogi	^[17]
2023–present	Yeh Meri Family	Sanjay Awasthi	^[18]
2023	Rana Naidu
2024	Freedom at Midnight	Liaquat Ali Khan	^[19]
	Lakhan Leena Bhargava	Bharat
	Khet Khet Mein	Host/presenter	^[19]

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Men Will Be Men	Preet	^[20]
2014	Super Nani	Suketu
2019	Student of the Year 2^[21]	Prem Narayan Sachdev
2023	Haddi^[19]	Satto
2024	Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya^[19]	Mama
	Rautu Ka Raaz^[22]	Naresh Prabhakar Dimri	ZEE5 film
	Binny And Family	Vinay Singh, Binny's father
2025	Saiyaara	Mr. Batra
2025	Mannu Kya Karegga	Suryaprakash Sarod

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Serial	Outcome
2005	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in a Comic Role	Sarabhai vs Sarabhai	Won
2012	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in a Comic Role (Jury Award)	Chintu Chinki Aur Ek Badi Si Love Story	Won

References

^ "Rajesh Kumar's cycle ride". The Times of India. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
^ Hattangadi, Sandeep (1 July 2010). "I would love to do a negative role: Rajesh Kumar". Afternoon Despatch & Courier. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
^ Pal, Divya; Sharma, Garima (11 July 2011). "I had 6% attendance: Abhishek Chaubey". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
^ "Rajesh Kumar tests negative for Covid-19, back on sets of Excuse Me Madam". Hindustan Times. 13 September 2020. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
^ "Rajesh Kumar tearfully says he had only Rs 2500 in bank..." indian express. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
^ "Famous TV actor, after Rs 2 cr debt, was forced to sell vegetables in front of son's school". The Economic Times. 29 September 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
^ "Sarabhai vs Sarabhai's 'Rosesh' Rajesh Kumar recalls turning a farmer for 5 years: 'I suffered huge losses, had to repay debt'". 12 February 2024. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
^ "Sarabhai vs Sarabhai Actor Rajesh Kumar On Pursuing Full-Time Farming And More". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ Mathur, Abhimanyu (16 September 2011). "Chintu Chinki Aur Ek Badi Si Love Story". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022.
^ "Rajesh Kumar enters Bhai, Bhaiya aur Brother". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ "Rajesh becomes a vampire". 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
^ "Rajesh Kumar's new comedy show". 21 June 2014. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2024 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
^ "Rajesh turns desi superman". 8 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
^ "Sarabhai vs Sarabhai: Here's what the popular TV sitcom's cast is up to now". Hindustan Times. 15 March 2017. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ "Rajesh Kumar and Nyra Banerjee starrer 'Excuse Me Madam' promo is out and looks like a fun watch". 27 August 2020. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
^ "Bhalla Calling Bhalla trailer: Rajesh Kumar, Gaurav Gera join hands for a fun ride". Hindustan Times. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
^ Bureau, ABP News (26 June 2024). "Kota Factory's Gagan Sir Aka Rajesh Kumar Accepted The Role Only To Meet A Farmer In Vidisha". news.abplive.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "TVF's Yeh Meri Family returns with new season and new family; Juhi Parmar, Rajesh Kumar to play the leads". 12 May 2023. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Saxena, Deep (19 July 2024). "Rajesh Kumar on success post Haddi: Gaining 20 kg did wonders for me". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
^ Dhaniwala, Mrigank (29 April 2011). "Men Will Be Men Review". Archived from the original on 4 March 2014.
^ "Sarabhai vs Sarabhai actor Rajesh Kumar 'hoped' his career would take a flight after SOTY 2: 'But usme kainchi aisi chali…'". 3 December 2023. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ "'Rautu Ka Raaz' trailer: Nawazuddin Siddiqui plays a cop investigating a murder in a hill station". Scroll. Archived from the original on 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

External links

Rajesh Kumar at IMDb

[toi-1] "Rajesh Kumar's cycle ride". The Times of India. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.

[hattangadi-2] Hattangadi, Sandeep (1 July 2010). "I would love to do a negative role: Rajesh Kumar". Afternoon Despatch & Courier. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2013.

[pal-3] Pal, Divya; Sharma, Garima (11 July 2011). "I had 6% attendance: Abhishek Chaubey". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2013.

[4] "Rajesh Kumar tests negative for Covid-19, back on sets of Excuse Me Madam". Hindustan Times. 13 September 2020. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[5] "Rajesh Kumar tearfully says he had only Rs 2500 in bank..." indian express. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

[6] "Famous TV actor, after Rs 2 cr debt, was forced to sell vegetables in front of son's school". The Economic Times. 29 September 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 29 September 2024.

[7] "Sarabhai vs Sarabhai's 'Rosesh' Rajesh Kumar recalls turning a farmer for 5 years: 'I suffered huge losses, had to repay debt'". 12 February 2024. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

[8] "Sarabhai vs Sarabhai Actor Rajesh Kumar On Pursuing Full-Time Farming And More". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

[9] Mathur, Abhimanyu (16 September 2011). "Chintu Chinki Aur Ek Badi Si Love Story". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022.

[10] "Rajesh Kumar enters Bhai, Bhaiya aur Brother". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[11] "Rajesh becomes a vampire". 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.

[12] "Rajesh Kumar's new comedy show". 21 June 2014. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2024 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.

[13] "Rajesh turns desi superman". 8 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.

[14] "Sarabhai vs Sarabhai: Here's what the popular TV sitcom's cast is up to now". Hindustan Times. 15 March 2017. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

[15] "Rajesh Kumar and Nyra Banerjee starrer 'Excuse Me Madam' promo is out and looks like a fun watch". 27 August 2020. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

[16] "Bhalla Calling Bhalla trailer: Rajesh Kumar, Gaurav Gera join hands for a fun ride". Hindustan Times. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2024.

[17] Bureau, ABP News (26 June 2024). "Kota Factory's Gagan Sir Aka Rajesh Kumar Accepted The Role Only To Meet A Farmer In Vidisha". news.abplive.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[18] "TVF's Yeh Meri Family returns with new season and new family; Juhi Parmar, Rajesh Kumar to play the leads". 12 May 2023. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

[RajeshHaddi-19] Saxena, Deep (19 July 2024). "Rajesh Kumar on success post Haddi: Gaining 20 kg did wonders for me". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 8 September 2024.

[RVW-20] Dhaniwala, Mrigank (29 April 2011). "Men Will Be Men Review". Archived from the original on 4 March 2014.

[21] "Sarabhai vs Sarabhai actor Rajesh Kumar 'hoped' his career would take a flight after SOTY 2: 'But usme kainchi aisi chali…'". 3 December 2023. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

[22] "'Rautu Ka Raaz' trailer: Nawazuddin Siddiqui plays a cop investigating a murder in a hill station". Scroll. Archived from the original on 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

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v t e Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role
Popular	Pankaj Kapur (2002) Pankaj Kapur (2003) Rajeev Mehta (2004) Rajesh Kumar (2005) Satish Shah (2006) Deven Bhojani (2007) Deven Bhojani (2008) Dilip Joshi (2009) Dilip Joshi (2010) Dilip Joshi (2012) Dilip Joshi (2013) Kapil Sharma (2014)
Jury	Sumeet Raghavan (2010) Rajesh Kumar (2012) Ali Asgar (2013) Rohitash Gaud Krushna Abhishek (2014)

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