Rajesh Sharma profile
Actor profile

Rajesh Sharma

7th October 1971 Ludhiana, Punjab, India Acting

A prominent face in Bollywood, Rajesh Sharma is an Indian actor who is mostly seen as the villain or in comic roles. The actor who made his debut on the silver screen in 1996 with the super hit movie, Maachis is also a renowned personality in the Bengali film industry. During the 2000s the actor appeared only in Bengali movies before eventually making a comeback to Bollywood in 2005 with the critically acclaimed film Parineeta directed by Pradeep Sarkar. The actor has worked with several renowned filmmakers and actors from both Bengali and Hindi film industry like Salman Khan, Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Rani Mukerji, Dibakar Bandopadhyay, Aparna Sen, and Haranath Chakraborty. Born in a typical middle-class Punjabi family in Ludhiana, Punjab, Rajesh Sharma is the son of Late Gurucharan Sharma and Amarjit Sharma. After completing his schooling from Bhawanipur Adarsh Hindi High School in Kolkata, the actor went to pursue his graduation from the NSD (National School of Drama) in New Delhi. The actor who has established himself as one of the prominent actors in the Bengali film industry learned Bengali from his neighbors as well as by watching several Bengali dramas at Muktangon. At the age of 17, Rajesh Sharma joined a drama academy where he got a chance to feature in several plays like Gudia Ki Ghar and Rangakarmi. After gaining substantial acting experience on stage, the actor moved to acting in TV serials and films. The actor made his acting debut on the silver screen with the critically acclaimed film, Maachis directed by Gulzar and co-starring, Chandrachur Singh, Jimmy Shergill, Raj Zutshi, Tabu and Om Puri. The film based on the aftermath of the assassination of the Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi and the subsequent Anti-Sikh riots in 1984 was a huge commercial hit and won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. Following his debut movie, the actor took a sabbatical for four years and made his comeback in 2000 with a Bengali film titled Paromitar Ek Din, written and directed by Aparna Sen. The film starring, Rituparna Sengupta, Aparna Sen, and Soumitra Chatterjee won several national and international awards including the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali, Ecumenical Jury Award the 35th International Film Festival of Karlovy Vary, one of the oldest in the world and Central and Eastern Europe's leading film event.

168 Movies 12 TV Shows 1 In Production 188 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Peddi poster
Peddi 3rd June 2026 as Satya Prakash Mishra
IRaH poster
IRaH 4th April 2024 as Dhananjay
Crew poster
Crew 29th March 2024 as Manoj Mittal
U-Turn poster
U-Turn 28th April 2023 as HSP Saxena
Tadka poster
Tadka 4th November 2022 as Cook
Bhavai poster
Bhavai 22nd October 2021 as Bajrangi
Laxmii poster
Laxmii 9th November 2020 as Sachin
Tindey poster
Tindey 28th September 2019 as Kranti
Paharganj poster
Paharganj 12th April 2019 as Sub Inspector Rawat
FryDay poster
FryDay 12th October 2018 as Ranpal
Race 3 poster
Race 3 15th June 2018 as Brijmohan
Irada poster
Irada 17th February 2017 as Jeetu Arora- Paddy's Manager
Azhar poster
Azhar 13th May 2016 as M. K. Sharma
Tevar poster
Tevar 9th January 2015 as Home Minister Mahender Singh
Taan poster
Taan 21st February 2014
Ishqiya poster
Ishqiya 29th January 2010 as Kamalkant Kakkad
Risk poster
Risk 3rd September 2009
Kranti poster
Kranti 21st August 2006 as Inspector Ranojay
Aakrosh poster
Aakrosh 10th June 2004 as Durga Prasad
Ray poster
Ray 25th June 2021 as Suresh Sharma
JL50 poster
JL50 4th September 2020 as CBI Investigator Gourango
Fauzi poster Coming soon
Fauzi 3rd December 2026