K. K. Raina  | |
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| Born | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India  | 
| Alma mater | National School of Drama | 
| Occupation(s) | Actor Script writer  | 
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, and 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
 - ↑ My character in 'Hijack' based on Masood Azhar: KK Raina
 - ↑ DD days: Most iconic TV characters
 - ↑ Best Dialogue Writer (Technical Awards)
 - ↑  "Guftagoo with K K Raina". YouTube. Rajya Sabha TV. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2020. 
4:45 onwards
 - ↑ Alumni List For The Year 1976
 
External links
- K. K. Raina at IMDb
 
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