J.Rajiv Choudhry is an

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actor, director, corporate trainer and race car driver. Choudhry is associated with

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and has appeared in TV commercials and Tamil movies. Choudhry uses theatre, film, art, craft, sports, adventure, simulations and other creative tools to train corporate groups and young adults in behavioural skills using experiential learning methodologies.

Career

Choudhry was born in

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to a Punjabi family. His father, Shri Jaidevji, was an educationist and

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scholar. Rajiv Choudhry attended D.A.V. Boys Senior Secondary School in Gopalapuram, serving as a first school captain in 1975. Choudhry has appeared in over 300 TV commercials, corporate films, print ads, theatre productions and feature films. His films include ''

Minsara Kanavu ''Minsara Kanavu'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language musical romantic drama film that was co-written and directed by Rajiv Menon. The film stars Arvind Swamy, Prabhu Deva, and Kajol in her Tamil debut, and revolves around Priya (Kajol), a ...

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Minnale ''Minnale'' () is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. The story was written by Menon and Vipul D. Shah, starring Madhavan, Abbas, Reema Sen (in her Tamil debut), Vivek and Nagesh. The film tells the ...

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Ullam Ketkumae ''Ullam Ketkumae...'' () is a 2005 Tamil-language romantic drama film directed and co-written by Jeeva, with dialogues by Sujatha. The film stars Shaam, Arya, Laila, Asin and Pooja as five college students. The film's score and soundtrack a ...

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Mayakkam Enna ''Mayakkam Enna'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language psychological drama film written and directed by Selvaraghavan and produced by Gemini Film Circuit in association with Aum Productions Selvaraghavan its own banner. It stars his brother Dhanu ...

''. Choudhry serves as consultant to FICCI for its annual Best Animated Frames AFAwards held during the FICCI FRAMES Festival. He has also served as Advisor, Moderator & Speaker Coach for TedX Chennai for 2018 & 2019. Choudhry started rallying at the age of 18 and participated in several national rallies as part of the JK Tyres team. He placed in the top three consistently and won the national championship. Choudhry served as a Committee member, Director of the Races and also as Steward of the

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from 1985 to 2000. Choudhry is currently honorary vice-president of TN Arya Samaj Educational Society which runs the D.A.V Group of schools, Chennai.

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Choudhry, J Rajiv 1959 births Living people Businesspeople from Chennai Male actors from Chennai Indian male stage actors Indian theatre directors Male actors in Tamil cinema