Acting
Oct 6, 1971
Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Rajesh Sharma
Acting
Biography
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.
Feature Films (180)
A novelist, Rahul, meets Jui and is allured by the way her life shapes up. Played by Rituparna Sengupta, Jui takes a huge step by moving to Kolkata following the demise of her parents. While in Kolkata, she begins to work as a bar singer in the city and there she meets Rajesh Sharma. The two get married, however, things get worse for her as she is forced into the world of prostitution and goes on to become an escort. Rahul, a novelist, meets her and pens her entire story which is very different from that of an ordinary girl.
Rater RajaniGandha
While Ekendra Sen was enjoying his vacation in colourful Rajasthan with Bapi and Pramatha, suddenly a professor of archaeology at Oxford University, Shatadru Ghosh, informs Eken about his suspicion on a particular idol he had seen in London went missing. Eken begins his investigation with his two confidantes, where all the mystery facts will baffle him while constantly challenging his intelligence and observation skills. What happens when the situation gets out of hand after finding fake artefacts at the Jaisalmer Museum?
The Eken: Ruddhaswas Rajasthan
Deputy Commissioner of Police Sharma and his detective friend Chandrakant Sen are called on to solve the mystery behind five high-profile murders committed in Kolkata on the same evening. Did their Jew friend Joshua Bane have anything to do with those murders?
Shororipu 1
Deputy Commissioner of Police Sharma and his detective friend Chandrakant Sen are called on to investigate the death of veteran music director Debraj Sen. Was his death of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome a mere accident? Did his third wife Megha Sen have anything to do with it?
Shororipu 2: Jotugriho
Television & Series (13)
Matsya Thada (Ravii Dubey) is an honourable con artist, who instead of using his brawn, conducts his 'kaand' with aptitude, intelligence, and charm. He's known for pulling off some of the country's most daring and biggest cons, and he always manages to get past the cops as he moves from one operation to the next. However, fate throws him a new curveball when ACP Tejraj Singh (Ravi Kishan) is given charge of his case. Matsya challenges ACP Tejraj to catch him if he can, which leads to a cat and mouse chase that will surely keep you at the edge of your seat. Will ACP Tejraj succeed, or will Matsya win yet again?
Matsya Kaand
Enter Maya Ahuja's twisted world of truth and lies. She navigated her childhood with the bubbly blabbermouth Bulbul and her college life with the unapologetic hustler Mayo. Today, Maya Ahuja is a feisty but manipulative lawyer with a sassy sense of humour and a warped perspective who will stop at nothing to make it big.
Good Bad Girl
From a satire to a psychological thriller, four short stories from celebrated auteur and writer Satyajit Ray are adapted for the screen in this series.
Ray
Inspector Khan is a witty, smart, and well-experienced crime hunter, who specializes in solving scams involving people who have chosen the criminal life as a solution to their problems.
Khan: No. 1 Crime Hunter (2018)
A story of trials and tribulations of four young entrepreneurs who quit their day jobs in order to pursue their start up venture.
