| Birth place | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor Script writer |
| Alma mater | National School of Drama |
K. K. Raina is an Indian film, television and theatre character actor and award-winning script writer,[1] who is best known for his roles as Juror #8 in the 1986 film Ek Ruka Hua Faisla,[2] a remake of 12 Angry Men, as Shivnath, the brother of Sunny Deol's character in Ghatak and as Byomkesh Bakshi's associate Ajit Kumar Banerji in the 1993 Doordarshan detective series Byomkesh Bakshi.[3] Raina won the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue in 1998 for the Rajkumar Santoshi film China Gate.[4]
Life and career
Raina was born in a Kashmiri family in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.[5] Raina is an alumnus of the National School of Drama, graduating college in 1976.[6] He portrayed Manohar J. Pherwani in the Sony LIV series Scam 1992.
Filmography
Actor
- Vijeta (1982) – Wilson
- Aadharshila (1982)
- Gandhi (1982) – Nehru's Friend
- Mandi (1983)
- Godam (1983) – Edekar
- Ardh Satya (1983)
- Tasveer Apni Apni (1984) – Employee
- Party (1984) – Bharat
- Aghaat (1985)
- Nasoor (1985) – Kamlesh Pai
- Trikal (1985) – Senor Lucio (Anna's father)
- Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (1986) – Juror #8
- Susman (1987)
- Mohre (1987) – Prakash Raikar
- Diksha (1991) – Shrikar Upadhyay
- Lifeline (1991) (TV series)
- Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1993)
- Damini (1993) – Shekhar's friend
- Byomkesh Bakshi (1993) (TV series) – Ajit
- Ghatak: Lethal (1996) – Shiv Nath
- Dahek (1998) – Naseem Bahkshi
- Aks (2001) – Mahadevan Ghatge
- Bub (Father) (2001) – Shiban Lal
- Rang De Basanti (2006) – Politician
- Salaam-E-Ishq (2007)
- Dharm (2007) – Thakur
- Phoonk (2008) – Dr. Pandey
- Hijack (2008) – Rasheed Omar
- Delhi-6 (2009) – Haji Suleiman
- Rann (2010) – Prime Minister Digvijay Hooda
- Tanu Weds Manu (2011) – Kishan Sharma (Manu's father)
- Upanishad Ganga (2012–2013) (Doordarshan) (Various Characters)
- Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013) - Mr. Wadhwa
- D-Day (2013) - Gen. Razzak
- 19th January (2014) - Prof. Bashir Ahmed
- Zed Plus (2014) - Mr. Dixit
- Samvidhaan (2014) (TV series) - K.M. Munshi
- Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015) - Kishan Sharma (Manu's father)
- Mirzya (2016) - Karan's father
- Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana (2017) - Jugal Kishore Mishra (Sattu's father)
- Genius (2018) - Mr.Das
- Pati Patni Aur Woh (2019)
- Scam 1992 (2020) - Manohar J. Pherwani
Writer
- Ghatak: Lethal (1996) – associate screenplay
- China Gate (1998) – screenplay; dialogues
- Dahek (1998) – screenplay
- Pukar (2000) – dialogues
References
- ^ "Dharm: Movie review". Archived 2 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ^ My character in 'Hijack' based on Masood Azhar: KK Raina
- ^ DD days: Most iconic TV characters[dead link]
- ^ "Best Dialogue Writer (Technical Awards)". Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ^ "Guftagoo with K K Raina". YouTube. Rajya Sabha TV. 16 March 2014. Archived 15 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
4:45 onwards
- ^ "Alumni List For The Year 1976". Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
External links
- K. K. Raina at IMDb