Raghubir Yadav

Raghubir Yadav is an Indian actor, music composer, singer and set designer who works in Hindi films. He made his film debut with Massey Sahib (1985), in which he played the title role.^[2][3] He has won two International Awards as Best Actor for Massey Sahib,^[4] FIPRESCI Critic's Award, Venice Film Festival, 1986 and the IFFI Best Actor Award (Male): Silver Peacock Award at the 11th International Film Festival of India, 1987.^[4] The film also featured writer and social activist in National School of Drama, New Delhi until 1977.

Raghubir Yadav
Yadav at Madhya Pradesh School of Drama (MPSD), Bhopal in November 2014[1]
Born	(1957-06-25) 25 June 1957 (age 67) Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
Alma mater	National School of Drama
Occupations	Actor singer writer
Years active	1985–present
Spouses	Poornima ​ (divorced)​ Roshni Achreja
Children	2

Career

"I have never thought about or calculated these things as my entire focus is on giving my best as an actor. I don’t pay attention on a film going for Oscars, I feel if the film is good then it will get the love and recognition it deserves.."

—Raghubir Yadav on A Unique Connection With Oscars,.

Theatre

Yadav has performed as an actor and singer in over 70 plays and about 2500 shows, travelling in caravans, living in tents and performing on makeshift stages in villages, towns and cities of India with the Parsi Theatre Company (1967–1973). He was with the Rangoli Puppet Theatre, Lucknow (1973–1974), performing with glove puppets. At the National School of Drama Repertory (1977–1986), he acted in about 40 plays in over 2000 shows. He has also contributed to music, sets, costumes and masks.

Film

He was seen in many milestone films in the following decades. Three films that he has acted in have received Academy Award nominations for Best Foreign Language Film (Salaam Bombay! ,Water and Lagaan). Raghubir Yadav is one of the few Indian actor to have received the Silver Peacock Best Actor Award, at the International Film Festival of India. His most acclaimed role was as the drug addicted "Chillum" in Salaam Bombay! (1988). He has acted in Firaaq. In 2011, he played the lead role in the film Dear Friend Hitler, which takes its name from two letters Mahatma Gandhi wrote Adolf Hitler, in 1939 immediately before World War II and Christmas Eve 1940 after the war had started, to prevent and to stop the war.

Television

Yadav started his television career with the television program Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne (1988), playing the lead character "Mungerilal". Amaravathi ki Kathayein (1994-'95).

Later he played the roles of Haji Nasruddin in the television program Mullah Nasruddin (also spelled as Mulla Nasiruddin) and the lead in Chacha Chaudhary. He also played the lead role for BI T.V. in Arjun Pandit.

Music

• He composed and sang in films that include Maya Memsaab, Massey Sahib, Rudaali, Aasmaan Se Gira, O Darling Yeh Hai India, Samar, Sunday, Darna Mana hai, Ramaji London Waale, Billu and Dilli 6. He sang the title song of Chacha Chaudhary. He sang a song in Amir Khan's Peepli Live called "Mehngai Dayain" with bhadwai village mandli in which he was later praised by many of Indian film fraternity and public at large.
• He provided singing and voice for ads: Pepsi, Parle, Vim, Kotak Mahindra, Icy Cool Mint, Coke, Midday, Bagh Bakari Chai, Crack cream, Maggie Mania, Britannia etc.
• He also sang and composed the famous MP tourism ad -'MP ajab hai, sabse gajab hai'
• He composed the music for Ghasiram Kotwal, Chotte Sayeed Bade Sayeed, Chaupra Kamaal Naukar Jamal and Chacha Chaudhary, ballet for song and drama division. Composed and sang "Maggie Mania", conceived, written and composed by Ramlila for Dilli 6.
• He recently collaborated with Hitesh Sonik to sing 'Lamh Tera' in the second episode of Coke Studio @ MTV, Season 2. The show was aired on MTV India on 14 July and this song was the fifth and last to be shown on the show. The song is a folk song from Madhya Pradesh. In ancient times, the journey from one place to another would take days. People while travelling would then usually sing to ensure everyone is safe. This style of singing was called 'lum tera'. A member/group at the front of the caravan would sing loudly (lambi ter) and the members/groups at the end would sing back as a response, thereby ensuring connectivity.^[5]
• He has sung a song, "Bhagan ke Rekhan ki bahangiya" in the movie Issaq. Raghubir has shown his talent again.

Awards

• Silver Peacock for the Best Actor Award (Male): Massey Sahib at the 11th International Film Festival of India (1987).
• FIPRESCI Critic's Award, Venice for Best Actor: Massey Sahib (1986).
• Best Supporting Actor (Male) (Comedy Series) at 2020 Filmfare OTT Awards for Panchayat.^[6]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

List of Raghubir Yadav film credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1985	Massey Sahib	Francis Massey
1988	Salaam Bombay!	Chillum
1989	In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones		English film
1990	Disha
1991	Kasba
1992	Electric Moon	Boltu	English film
	Aasman Se Gira
	Dharavi
	Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda	Narrator — friend of Manik Mulla
	Kubi Matthu Iyala		Kannada film
1993	Rudaali	Adult Budhua
	Maya Memsaab
	Papeeha	Bichhua
	Sardar	Sardar Patel's Servent
	Chor Aur Chand	Hero
1994	Bandit Queen	Madho
	1942: A Love Story	Munna
	Udhaar Ki Zindagi
1995	Dushmani	Raghu
	Nirantharam		Telugu film
1996	Khamoshi: The Musical	Willie
	Damu		Bengali film
1997	Saaz
	Rui Ka Bhoj
1998	Dil Se..	Shuklaji AIR manager
	X-ZONE
1999	Shaheed-E-Mohabbat	Ramzani (mentally challenged)
	Samar
2000	Tarkieb	Nainsukh (Blind shopkeeper)
	Bawandar	Sohan (Saanvri's husband)
2001	Lagaan	Bhura (seamer), the poultry farmer
	Asoka	Maurya soldier
2002	Yatharth
	Tum Se Achcha Kaun Hai	Manto
	Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein	Chaturvedi
	Agni Varsha	Actor Manager (Sutradhar)
2003	Aanch	Chilkona
	Darna Mana Hai	Dayashankar Pandey (teacher)	Story segment: Homework
	Kahan Ho Tum
	Raasta	Tayar Da (Neel's Friend)	Bengali film
2004	Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities	Nawab
	Gayab	Vishnu's Father
	Deewaar	Jata
2005	Water	Gulabi
2006	Anthony Kaun Hai?	Raghuu
2007	Aaja Nachle	Doctor Saab
2008	Firaaq	Karim
2009	Dilli 6
	Yeh Khula Aasmaan	Rohit Nayyar
	Thanks Maa	Peon
2010	Peepli Live	Budhia
2011	Gandhi To Hitler	Adolf Hitler
2012	Aalaap
	8:08 Er Bongaon Local	A Rickshaw puller	Bengali film
	Married 2 America	Raghu
2013	Minugurulu
	Club 60	Manu Bhai
2015	Piku	Dr. Srivastava
	The Silence		(Marathi, Hindi)	[7]
	Meinu Ek Ladki Chaahiye
2016	Bhouri	Dhanua
2017	Shentimental (Marathi)
	Newton	Loknath		[8][9]
	Mantostaan	Sirajuddin		[10]
2018	Sui Dhaaga	Mauji's Father
	Love per Square Foot	Bhaskar Chaturvedi	released on Netflix
	Taking the horse to eat Jalebis	Chhadami
2019	Romeo Akbar Walter	Mudassar
	Aadhaar
	Jacqueline I Am Coming	Kashi Tiwary
	Make In India (film)	Muikhiya ji
2020	Ghoomketu	Dadda	Released on ZEE5	[11]
	"Aajkal Ki Aurtein!" †	Old Man	Released for non public viewing.
2021	Jamun	Jamun Prashad	Eros Now	[12]
	Pagglait	Pappu Giri	Netflix	[13]
	Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar	Uncle	Prime Video
	Chehre	Hariya Jatav
2022	Jaggu Ki Lalten	Jaggu	†
2023	Kathal	Gulab Seth
	Yaatris
	Minus 31: The Nagpur Files	Anupam Sharma

Web series

List of Raghubir Yadav web series credits

Year	Title	Role	Platform	Notes
2020–present	Panchayat	Brij Bhusan Dubey	Amazon Prime Video	3 seasons
2021	Ray	Hakim Sahab (Doctor)	Netflix	Episode; Hungama Kyon Hai Barpa
2022	Kaun Banegi Shikharwati	Mishra Ji	ZEE5
2022	The Great Indian Murder	Mohan Kumar	Disney+ Hotstar
2023	The Railway Men	Railway Guard	Netflix

References

1. "अभिनेता रघुवीर यादव के निर्देशन में हुआ लैला-मजनूं का मंचन - nation Videos in Hindi - हिंदी वीडियो, लेटेस्ट-ब्रेकिंग न्यूज़ हिंदी वीडियो में". News18 India (in Hindi). 23 November 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
2. "Raghubir Yadav returns in a new avatar – The Hindu". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
3. "My first break – Raghuvir Yadav – The Hindu". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
4. "Mungerilal's dreams turn sour". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
5. "Coke Studio @ MTV, Season 2, Episode 2, Lamh tera by Hitesh Sonic". YouTube. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
6. "Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards 2020: Complete winners' list - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
7. "The Silence, innocence lost". The Navhind Times. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
8. "Newton actor Raghubir Yadav: My entire focus is on giving my best as an actor". The Indian Express. 24 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
9. "Raghubir Yadav is India's Oscar veteran - Here's how". Zee News. 25 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
10. "Why Raghubir Yadav chose Mantostaan over Nandita Das's Manto?". Deccan Chronicle. 26 April 2017. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
11. "Nawazuddin Siddiqui re-visits theatre days with 'Ghoomketu'". Zee News. 20 February 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
12. "Jamun starring Shweta Basu Prasad, Raghubir Yadav to be out on Eros Now". Cinema Express. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
13. Kambam, Saichaitanya (16 September 2020). "Netflix picks up "Pagglait" starring Sanya Malhotra and Shruti Sharma". OnlyTech. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

External links

• Raghubir Yadav at IMDb
• Raghubir Yadhav on Bollywood Hungama
• During the depression, music was my sole respite: Raghubir Yadav