Gajraj Rao is an Indian actor who mostly acts in Hindi films. He was born on 2 May 1971 in Dungarpur, Rajasthan, India. Gajraj Rao performed in the comedy-drama film Badhaai Ho, he also won a Filmfare Award. He made his acting debut in 1994 in Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen and has appeared in many films and web series since then.
He has appeared in movies such as Talvar, Blackmail, and TVF’s F.A.T.H.E.R.S. as well as web series such as Tech Conversations with Dad. He did small roles in various Bollywood films, including Dil Se (1998), Aks (2001), Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002), Black Friday (2007), and Aamir (2008).
In 2015, he debuted in the Hindi web series, ‘Bang Baaja Baaraat,’ in which he played the character of Murli Prasad Sharma. He has acted in many videos of ‘TVF’s’ (a YouTube channel) web series, including ‘A Day with R D Sharma’ (2016), ‘F.A.T.H.E.R.S.’ (2017), ‘Tech Conversations with Dad’ (2018), and ‘TVF Tripling Season 2’ (2019).
In 2016, he directed a short video, ‘Rorito: Write the New.’ He has produced a few documentaries, like ‘Budhia Singh: Born to Run (2016) and ‘The Tribal Scoop’ (2018).
He got immense popularity with the 2018 Bollywood film ‘Badhaai Ho. n 2020, he appeared in Bollywood films, like ‘Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan’ and ‘Lootcase.’
Gajraj’s belonged to a lower-middle-class family. He was the son of an Indian Railways employee. Gajraj is married to Sanjana Rao, and they have two sons. His elder son studies graphic design.