Rajpal Yadav

Rajpal Yadav
Yadav in 2016
Born	Rajpal Naurang Yadav (1971-03-16) 16 March 1971 (age 53) Kundra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma mater	National School of Drama
Occupations	Actor comedian
Years active	1999–present
Spouses	Karuna ​ ​ (m. 1992, died)​ Radha ​ (m. 2003)​
Children	3

Rajpal Naurang Yadav (born March 16, 1971) is an Indian actor and comedian. His breakthrough came in Ram Gopal Varma's Jungle (2000), in which he played a negative role. Yadav has gained widespread recognition for his slapstick comic performances over the years and has been nominated for several awards such as Filmfare and Screen Awards.^[1]

Some of his most notable works include Ek Aur Ek Gyarah (2003), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005), Phir Hera Pheri (2006), Partner (2007), Bhoothnath, Krazzy 4 (both 2008), Krrish 3 (2013), Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022) and the Priyadarshan films such as Hungama (2003), Garam Masala , Malamaal Weekly (both 2005), Chup Chup Ke, Bhagam Bhag (both 2006), Dhol (2007), Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2008), De Dana Dan (2009) and Khatta Meetha (2010).

He has starred in leading roles and serious characters including Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon (2003), Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh (2005), Rama Rama Kya Hai Drama (2008), Kushti (2010) and Ardh (2022).

Career

Yadav acted in the DD National's television serial Mungeri Ke Bhai Naurangilal. This was the sequel to Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne.^[2] His first film was Shool (1999), in which he played the role of a coolie.^[3]

Although Yadav found success in negative roles, he preferred comic roles, as in Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya, and he went on to become a prolific comic enthusiast in Hindi films. His films include Hungama, Waqt: The Race Against Time, Chup Chup Ke, Garam Masala, Phir Hera Pheri and Dhol.

Yadav has also been the leading character in more serious films including Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon, Ladies Tailor, Rama Rama Kya Hai Drama, Hello! Hum Lallan Bol Rahe Hain, Kushti, Mirch, Benny and Babloo and Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh.^[4][5]

For the film Jungle, he won the Sansui Screen Best actor award in a Negative Role along with a nomination for the Screen Best Actor award. He received the Yash Bharati Award for the film Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon. Yadav was also given the Janpad Ratna Award.^[6]

He made his Telugu language debut in 2015 with Kick 2, and also played a role in multilingual film Amma.^[7]

He had also worked as lead against Anjali Sharma in psychological drama titled 'Son' directed and produced by Paul Rupesh.^[8][9]

Personal life

Yadav took acting training from National School of Drama. Yadav married his first wife in 1992. After the birth of their first child, she died due to certain complications. He then went on to marry for a second time in 2003 after establishing himself in the industry. He has two daughters.^[10][11]

Controversies

Yadav was given a 10-day imprisonment in 2013 for filing a false affidavit in court. He spent four days in jail from 3 December 2013 until 6 December 2013 after which a division bench of the High Court suspended the sentence on his appeal. He was sentenced to 3 months in civil prison for non repayment of loan which he took in 2010 for his directorial debut by the Delhi High Court on 30 November 2018. He was immediately taken into custody by the Delhi Police.^[12] Subsequently, in November 2018, Delhi High Court issued a three-month prison sentence.for which it has really affected his career^[13]

Filmography

Films

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1999	Dil Kya Kare	School's Watchman
	Mast	Peon
	Shool	Coolie
2000	Jungle	Sippa
2001	Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya	Rampal Yadav / Chhota Vakeel
	Chandni Bar	Iqbal Chamdi
	Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar	Dada
2002	Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe	Raj Naidu
	Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge	Lallan
	Company	Joseph
	Lal Salaam	Dhattu
	Hum Kisise Kum Nahin	Thief At The Parking Lot
	Maine Dil Tujhko Diya	Munna (Bhaijaan's Henchman)
	Chor Machaaye Shor	Johnny
	Road	Bhanwar Singh
	Maseeha
2003	Ek Aur Ek Gyarah	Chhotu
	The Hero: Love Story of a Spy	Dorji
	Haasil	Chhutku
	Darna Mana Hai	Apple Vendor	Story segment: Apples
	Hungama	Raja
	Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon	Rajeshwar Singh (Raja)
	Kal Ho Naa Ho	Guru
2004	Dil Bechara Pyaar Ka Maara	Tunda Bhai
	Love in Nepal	Bunty Guide
	Insaaf: The Justice	Kailu
	Aan: Men at Work	Apte
	Garv: Pride and Honour	Informer 555	Cameo appearance
	Mujhse Shaadi Karogi	Raj Purohit / Paul
	Taarzan: The Wonder Car	Havaldar Sitaram
	Shart: The Challenge	Bhootnath
	Vaastu Shastra	Raajpal
	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero	Bhagat Ram Talwar
2005	Waqt: The Race Against Time	Laxman
	Kyaa Kool Hai Hum	Uma Shankar Tripathi
	D	Dance Artist
	Paheli	Bhoja
	Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?	Thapa
	Bye Bye Miss Goodnight	Rajesh
	James	Tony
	Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh	Mithilesh Shukla
	Garam Masala	Babban
	Shaadi No. 1	Mr.Y
2006	Apna Sapna Money Money	Matha Prasad
	Love in Japan	Chakra D. Dhari
	Malamaal Weekly	Bajbahadur a.k.a. Bajey
	Shaadi Se Pehle	'Shayar' Kanpuri
	Darna Zaroori Hai	Insurance Agent Prabhakar Pandit	Story segment: Accidents are Never Predicted
	Phir Hera Pheri	Pappu (Anjali's brother)
	Chup Chup Ke	Bandya
	Ladies Tailor	Chander
	Baabul	Balraj's Chauffeur
	Bhagam Bhag	Gulab Singh 'Gullu' Lakhan Singh Haryanewale
2007	Anwar	Gopinath
	Chasme Bahadur	Owner of Beer Shop	Marathi film
	Undertrial	Sagar Hussain	[14]
	Partner	Chhota Don
	Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag	Rambha Bhai
	Dhol	Marthand 'Maru' Dhamdere
	Go	Jagtap Tiwari
	Bhool Bhulaiyaa	Chhote Pandit / Lal Hanuman
2008	Kahaani Gudiya Ki True Story of a Woman	Feroz
	Bhoothnath	Anthony
	Rama Rama Kya Hai Drama	Santosh
	Krazzy 4	Gangadhar
	Hastey Hastey Follow Your Heart	Sunny Malhotra
	Mere Baap Pehle Aap	Manu
	Yeh Mera India	Bhola Paswan
	God Tussi Great Ho	Rangeela – Lottery Stall Owner
	C Kkompany	Lambodhar Jha
	Chamku	Hussain
	Jumbo	Dildaar	Animated film Voice only
2009	Daddy Cool	Andrew
	Chal Chala Chal	Sunder
	Billu	Jhallan Kumar
	Ek Se Bure Do	Tony
	Kal Kissne Dekha	Jailor
	Do Knot Disturb	Mangu
	De Dana Dan	Dagdu Yadav
	Bolo Raam	Aatmaa Raam
2010	Hello! Hum Lallan Bol Rahe Hain	Lallan
	Rann	Anand Prakash Trivedi
	Kushti	Chander Singh
	Khatta Meetha	Rangila
	Mirch	Kashi
	Benny and Babloo	Babloo Charan Lathi
	Action Replayy	Bhikhu
	Toofan	Raju
	Tumse Milkar	Kutty
2011	Masti Express	Raju
	Satrangee Parachute	Parimal Babu
	Bin Bulaye Baraati	Murari
	Rada Rox		Marathi film
	Be Careful	Sachidanand Brijmohan Pandit
2012	Ata Pata Lapata	Manav Chaturvedi
	Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal
2013	Zindagi 50-50	Lele
	Janta V/S Janardan – Bechara Aam Aadmi
	Policegiri	Tutu
	Rangrezz
	D-Day	Himself	In song "Duma Dum"
	Ronde Saare Vyah Picho	Chunnu Singh Dhillon	Punjabi film
	Krrish 3	Sharma
2014	Main Tera Hero	Peter
	Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain	Dilip
	Thoda Lutf Thoda Ishq	Ghungroo
2015	Kick 2	Dunna	Telugu film
	Baankey Ki Crazy Baraat	Baankey
	Amma	Radhe Krishna Yadav	Unreleased
	Dagdabaichi Chal		Marathi Film
	Dirty Politics	Banna Ram
	Bumper Draw	Farooq
	Welcome Back	The Tailor
2016	Fire Fighter
	Bhagya Na Jaane Koi	Madhav	Avadhi film
	Pirate	Director: Priyadarshan
2017	Judwaa 2	Nandu
	Shrestha Bangali		Bengali film
	Babuji Ek Ticket Bambai
2018	Shraap 3D
	Tishnagi
	Love Training	Bhikhari
	Shaadi Teri Bajayenge Hum Band[15]	Selfie Don
2019	Chandigarh Amritsar Chandigarh	Rickshaw Driver	Punjabi Film
2020	Coolie No. 1	Mama	Released on Amazon Prime Video
2021	Hello Charlie	Forest Ranger
	Hungama 2	Popat Jamal / Raja Dhatingarh Dhingra	Released on Disney+ Hotstar
	Time to Dance	Sada
	Bhoot Police	Goggal Baba	Released on Disney+ Hotstar
2022	Cinemaa Zindabad	Shyam Kapoor	MX Player film
	Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2	Chhote Pandit	Sequel of Bhool Bhulaiyaa
	Dangerous
	Ladki: Dragon Girl
	Thai Massage	Jugnu Bhaiya
2023	Gunchakkar	Baba Fanse	Short film on Amazon miniTV
	Hume Toh Loot Liya	Ram	MX Player film
	Shehzada	Inspector Satish Yadav	Remake of Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
	Kathal	Patrakar Anuj	Netflix film
	Satyaprem Ki Katha	Doodhiya
	Non Stop Dhamaal	Raju Bhangarwala
	Dream Girl 2	Shoukiya
	Apurva	Jugnu
2024	Kaam Chalu Hai	Manoj Patil
	Luv Ki Arrange Marriage	Pyare	[16]
	Chandu Champion	Topaz	[17]
	Pad Gaye Pange	Captain Jahaaz Singh
	Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3	Chhote Pandit
	Vanvaas	Pappu
	Baby John	Ram Sevak/ Jackky	[18]
2025	Welcome To The Jungle †
TBA	Aankh Micholi 2 †		^[citation needed]

Web series

Key

‡	Denotes Web series that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2023	Pop Kaun?	Sultan Qureshi		[19]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Mungeri Ke Bhai Naurangilal
1992	Svapnavāsavadattam	Vidūṣaka (comedian)	Sanskrit serial on Doordarshan[20]

Dubbing roles

Film title	Actor	Character	Dub Language	Original Language	Original Year Release	Dub Year Release	Notes
Sivaji: The Boss	Vivek †	Arivu	Hindi	Tamil	2007	2010

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Role	Film	Result	Ref.
2006	Filmfare Awards	Best Performance in a Comic Role	Laxman, Servant	Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005)	Nominated	[21]
2004	IIFA Awards	Best Performance in a Comic Role	Raja (Tulsidas Khan)	Hungama (2003)	Nominated
2004			Guru	Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)	Nominated
2008			Lal Hanuman Natwar a.k.a. Chhote Pandit	Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007)	Nominated
2009			Anthony	Bhoothnath (2008)	Nominated
2001	Screen Awards	Best Actor in a Negative Role	Sippa	Jungle (2000)	Won
2005		Best Comedian	Raj Purohit Jyotshi	Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004)	Nominated
2006			Mithilesh 'Chhotey Babu' Shukla	Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh (2005)	Nominated
2008			Gangadhar	Krazzy 4	Nominated
2016		Best Ensemble Cast	Tailor	Welcome Back (2015)	Nominated
2004	Zee Cine Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Raja	Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon (2003)	Nominated
2006		Best Actor in a Comic Role	Mithilesh 'Chhotey Babu' Shukla	Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh (2005)	Nominated
2009	Apsara Awards		Anthony	Bhoothnath (2008)	Nominated
2006	Bollywood Awards	Best Comic Actor	Mithilesh 'Chhotey Babu' Shukla	Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh (2005)	Nominated
2001	Sansui Viewer's Choice Awards	Best Actor in a Negative Role	Sippa	Jungle (2000)	Won
2004		Best Comic Actor	Raja	Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon (2003)	Nominated
2000	People's Choice Awards, India	Best Actor in a Negative Role	Sippa	Jungle (2000)	Nominated
2001		Best Comic Performance	Rampal Yadav / Chhota Vakeel	Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya...(2001)	Nominated
2007	Star Gold Comedy Honors	Performer with Comic Excellence	--	--	Won
2004	Pogo Amazing Kids Awards	Most Amazing Comedian	Raja (Tulsidas Khan)	Hungama (2003)	Nominated
2005			Laxman, Servant	Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005)	Won
2023	News18 REEL Movie Award	Best Performance in a Comic Role	Chhote Pandit	Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2(2022)	Nominated
2023	Golden Glory Awards	Comedy Actor of the Decade	--	--	Won

References

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External links

• Rajpal Yadav at AlloCiné (in French)
• Rajpal Yadav at the British Film Institute^{[better source needed]}
• Rajpal Yadav at Bollywood Hungama
• Rajpal Yadav at IMDb 
• Rajpal Yadav at Metacritic
• Rajpal Yadav at PORT.hu (in Hungarian)
• Rajpal Yadav at Rotten Tomatoes
• Rajpal Yadav at the TCM Movie Database