Rajesh Kumar (actor)

Rajesh Kumar is an Indian actor and producer, best known for his roles in Indian television shows such as Baa Bahoo Aur Baby and Sarabhai vs Sarabhai.^[1][2] Rajesh is an alumnus of Hindu College, University of Delhi.^[3][4] He quit acting and at the age of 41, he took up farming as a profession as, according to him, that served for the greater purpose for life.^[5] He has since returned to acting.^[6]

Rajesh Kumar
Kumar at the Colors Indian Telly Awards, 2012
Born	Gaya, Bihar, India
Occupation(s)	Actor, Producer
Years active	1999–present
Spouse	Madhavi Chopra ​ (m. 2004)​

Personal life

Rajesh Kumar resides in Mumbai with his family. His ancestral home is in Gaya District, Bihar.^[7][8] He married Madhavi Chopra in 2004.

Filmography

Television

Year	Series	Role	Notes
1999–2001	Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka	Rishabh
2000–2001	Ghar Ek Mandir	Vilas
2001–2003	Kkusum	Shashank Deshmukh
2001–2003	Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand	Narendra Singh
2001–2003	Shikwah
2001–2002	Kaun Apna Kaun Paraya
2002	Krishna Arjun
2004	Shararat	Sheyro Jungliani	Guest
2004–2006; 2017	Sarabhai vs Sarabhai	Rosesh Sarabhai
2005–2010	Baa Bahoo Aur Baby	Narrator/Subodh Labshankar Thakkar
2006–2007	Kulvaddhu	Jaswant Singh Rathore
2007	Durgesh Nandinii	Dheeraj
2007	Comedy Circus	Contestant
2008–2009	Comedy Circus Kaante Ki Takkar		Winner with Swapnil Joshi, V.I.P. and Rajiv Nigam
2008	Ek Packet Umeed	Gudiya's groom	Episode 2
2009	Bhootwala Serial	Vicky
2010–2011	Mrs. & Mr. Sharma Allahabadwale	Dishtdumn Sharma
2011–2012	Chintu Chinki Aur Ek Badi Si Love Story	Chintu Dwivedi	Also producer[9]
2012	Arjun-Har Yug Me Aayega Ek	Pathan Lala
	Lakhon Mein Ek	Mahesh	Episode ″Venkatlaxmi″
	Bhai Bhaiya Aur Brother	Chaman[10]
	Bhoot Raja aur Ronnie	Raja/ Bhoot Raja	Television film
2013	Time Out with Imam	Himself
2014	Pritam Pyare Aur Woh	Dara Koyla	[11]
	Tu Mere Agal Bagal Hai	Lal Sing	[12]
	Bhoot Raja aur Ronnie 2	Raja/ Bhoot Raja	Television film Sequel to 2012 film
2015	Zindagi Khatti Meethi	Diptiman Roy Chowdhury
2015–2016	Neeli Chatri Waale	Bhagwan Das Chaubey	[13]
	Yam Kisi Se Kam Nahin	Yam Raj	[14]
2016–2017	Badi Door Se Aaye Hai	Daulat Ram Yadav
2017	TV, Biwi aur Main	Jijaji
	Comedy Dangal	Various characters
2018	Belan Wali Bahu	Mahesh
2018	Khichdi	Ravan	Episode 3
2019	Apna News Aayega	Various characters
2020	Maharaj Ki Jai Ho!	King Suryabhan
2020	Excuse Me Maadam	Sanam Harjaayi	[15]
2020	Bhalla Calling Bhalla	Rajesh Bhalla	[16]
2021–present	Kota Factory	Gagan Rastogi	[17]
2023–present	Yeh Meri Family	Sanjay Awasthi	[18]
2024	Freedom at Midnight	Liaquat Ali Khan	[19]
	Lakhan Leela Bhargav	Bharat
	Khet Khet Mein	Host/presenter	[19]

Films

• Men Will Be Men (2011) as Preet^[20]
• Super Nani (2014) as Suketu
• Student of the Year 2 (2019) as Prem Narayan Sachdev^[21]
• Haddi (2023) as Satto^[19]
• Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (2024) as Mama^[19]
• Rautu Ka Raaz (2024)^[22] as Naresh Prabhakar Dimri
• Binny And Family (2024)

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Serial	Outcome
2005	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in a Comic Role	Sarabhai vs Sarabhai	Won
2012	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in a Comic Role (Jury Award)	Chintu Chinki Aur Ek Badi Si Love Story	Won