K. K. Raina

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]

K. K. Raina
Born	Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Alma mater	National School of Drama
Occupation(s)	Actor Script writer

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

1. "Dharm: Movie review". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
2. My character in 'Hijack' based on Masood Azhar: KK Raina
3. DD days: Most iconic TV characters ^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. "Best Dialogue Writer (Technical Awards)". Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
5. "Guftagoo with K K Raina". YouTube. Rajya Sabha TV. 16 March 2014. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2020. 4:45 onwards
6. "Alumni List For The Year 1976". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2010.

External links

• K. K. Raina at IMDb