K. K. Raina is an

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film, television and theatre

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and award-winning

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, who is best known for his roles as ''Juror #8'' in the 1986 film ''

Ek Ruka Hua Faisla ''Ek Ruka Hua Faisla'' (English: ''A Pending Decision'') is an Indian Hindi-language thriller film, directed by Basu Chatterjee. It is a remake of the Golden Bear winning American motion picture ''12 Angry Men'' (1957) directed by Sidney Lumet ...

'', a remake of

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, and Byomkesh Bakshi's associate Ajit Kumar Banerji in the 1993 Doordarshan detective series '' Byomkesh Bakshi''. Raina won the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue in 1998 for the Rajkumar Santoshi film '' China Gate''.

Life and career

Raina was born in a

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family in

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, India. Raina is an alumnus of the

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, graduating college in 1976.Alumni List For The Year 1976
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series ''

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''.

Filmography

Actor

* '' Vijeta'' (1982) – Wilson * ''

Aadharshila ''Aadharshila'' (English: The Foundation Stone) is a 1982 Hindi film written, produced and directed by Ashok Ahuja, starring Naseeruddin Shah and Anita Kanwar. The film won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie and the Indira Gandhi Awar ...

'' (1982) * '' Gandhi'' (1982) – Nehru's Friend * ''

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'' (1983) * '' Godam'' (1983) – Edekar * '' Ardh Satya'' (1983) * '' Tasveer Apni Apni'' (1984) – Employee * ''

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'' (1984) – Bharat * '' Aghaat'' (1985) * '' Nasoor'' (1985) – Kamlesh Pai * ''

Trikal Trikal (Past, Present and Future) is a 1985 Indian movie written and directed by Shyam Benegal, set in Goa during the twilight of Portuguese rule, It marked the return of Leela Naidu in her first film appearance since 1969. The film was selec ...

'' (1985) – Senor Lucio (Anna's father) * ''

'' (1986) – Juror #8 * '' Susman'' (1987) * '' Mohre'' (1987) – Prakash Raikar * ''

Diksha Diksha (Sanskrit: दीक्षा) also spelled diksa, deeksha or deeksa in common usage, translated as a "preparation or consecration for a religious ceremony", is giving of a mantra or an initiation by the guru (in Guru–shishya tradition) ...

'' (1991) – Shrikar Upadhyay * '' Lifeline'' (1991) (TV series) * ''

Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda ''Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda'' () is a 1992 Indian Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal and based on the novel The Sun's Seventh Horse by Dharmavir Bharati. It won the 1993 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. The self-reflexive f ...

'' (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 ''Phoonk'' (English:''Blow'') is a 2008 Indian supernatural horror film directed by Ram Gopal Varma and produced by Praveen Nischol. The film stars Sudeep, Amruta Khanvilkar, and Ahsaas Channa in the lead roles, while Kenny Desai, Ashwini Kalseka ...

'' (2008) – Dr. Pandey * ''

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'' (2008) – Rasheed Omar * '' Delhi-6'' (2009) – Haji Suleiman * '' Rann'' (2010) – Prime Minister Digvijay Hooda * '' Tanu Weds Manu'' (2011) – Kishan Sharma (Manu's father) * ''

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'' (2012–2013) (Doordarshan) (Various Characters) * ''

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag ''Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'' () is a 2013 Hindi-language biographical sports drama film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra from a script written by Prasoon Joshi. The story is based on the life of Milkha Singh, an Indian athlete and Olympian who was ...

'' (2013) - Mr. Wadhwa * ''

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'' (2013) - Gen. Razzak * ''

Zed Plus ''Zed Plus'' is a 2014 Bollywood comedy-drama film directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi. The film features Adil Hussain as one of many lead characters, including Mona Singh, Mukesh Tiwari, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Sanjay Mishra, Shivani Tanksale, V ...

'' (2014) - Mr. Dixit * ''

Samvidhaan ''Samvidhaan: The Making of the Constitution of India'' is a ten-part television mini-series based on the making of the Constitution of India, directed by Shyam Benegal. The show premiered on 2 March 2014 on Rajya Sabha TV, with an episode sch ...

'' (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 ''Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language romance-drama comedy film directed by Ratnaa Sinha. The film features Rajkummar Rao and Kriti Kharbanda in lead roles, while K. K. Raina, Alka Amin, Vipin Sharma, Govind Namdev, ...

'' (2017) - Jugal Kishore Mishra (Sattu's father) * ''Genius'' (2018) - Mr.Das * '' Pati Patni Aur Woh'' (2019) * ''

'' (2020) - Manohar J. Pherwani

Writer

* '' Ghatak: Lethal'' (1996) – associate screenplay * '' China Gate'' (1998) – screenplay; dialogues * '' Dahek'' (1998) – screenplay * '' Pukar'' (2000) – dialogues

References

External links

* National School of Drama alumni Indian male film actors Indian male television actors Indian male stage actors Indian theatre directors Living people Hindi theatre 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Indian male actors 20th-century Indian women 20th-century Indian people 21st-century Indian male actors Kashmiri actors People from Srinagar Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-actor-stub