K. K. Raina is an

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film, television and theatre character actor 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'', a remake of

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, and

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's associate Ajit Kumar Banerji in the 1993 Doordarshan detective series ''

''. Raina won the

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in 1998 for the Rajkumar Santoshi film '' China Gate''.

Life and career

Raina was born in a

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family in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 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'' (1982) * ''

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'' (1982) – Nehru's Friend * '' Mandi'' (1983) * '' Godam'' (1983) – Edekar * ''

Ardh Satya ''Ardh Satya'' () is a 1983 film directed by Govind Nihalani, his second offering after another angst-ridden movie '' Aakrosh'' (1980). The screenplay of both movies was by Vijay Tendulkar, the noted Marathi playwright; this one was based on the ...

'' (1983) * ''

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'' (1984) – Employee * ''

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'' (1984) – Bharat * ''

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'' (1985) * ''

Nasoor ''Nasoor'' is a 1985 Hindi film directed by Ashok Chopra with Om Puri, Priya Tendulkar, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Reema Lagoo, Achyut Potdar, KK Raina and Arun Bakshi, among others, in lead roles. Plot Dr Sunil Gupta, a gynaecologist and Dr. Hira ...

'' (1985) – Kamlesh Pai * ''

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'' (1985) – Senor Lucio (Anna's father) * '' Ek Ruka Hua Faisla'' (1986) – Juror #8 * '' Susman'' (1987) * ''

Mohre ''Mohre'' () is a 1987 Indian Hindi movie directed by Raghuveer Kul. It starred Nana Patekar, Madhuri Dixit in lead roles. The pair later worked together in Vinod Chopra's ''Parinda'' and his own directorial debut, '' Prahaar''. This film als ...

'' (1987) – Prakash Raikar * ''

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'' (1991) – Shrikar Upadhyay * '' Lifeline'' (1991) (TV series) * '' Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda'' (1993) * ''

Damini ''Damini'' () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed and co-written by Rajkumar Santoshi. It stars Meenakshi Seshadri in the titular role with Sunny Deol, Rishi Kapoor and Amrish Puri. Aamir Khan makes a special appearance. T ...

'' (1993) – Shekhar's friend * ''

'' (1993) (TV series) – Ajit * '' Ghatak: Lethal'' (1996) – Shiv Nath * ''

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'' (1998) – Naseem Bahkshi * '' Aks'' (2001) – Mahadevan Ghatge * '' Bub (Father)'' (2001) – Shiban Lal * ''

Rang De Basanti ''Rang De Basanti'' () is a 2006 Indian drama film written, produced and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, and co-written by Rensil D'Silva. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of Aamir Khan, Siddharth, R. Madhavan, Atul Kulkar ...

'' (2006) – Politician * '' Salaam-E-Ishq'' (2007) * '' Dharm'' (2007) – Thakur * '' Phoonk'' (2008) – Dr. Pandey * '' Hijack'' (2008) – Rasheed Omar * ''

Delhi-6 ''Delhi-6'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan as an NRI who arrives in India with his ailing grandmother (played by Waheeda Rehman) and begins discovering his root ...

'' (2009) – Haji Suleiman * '' Rann'' (2010) – Prime Minister Digvijay Hooda * ''

Tanu Weds Manu ''Tanu Weds Manu'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama by Aanand L. Rai, and produced by Shailesh R Singh. It stars R. Madhavan, Kangana Ranaut, Jimmy Sheirgill, Eijaz Khan, Swara Bhaskar and Deepak Dobriyal. The story of th ...

'' (2011) – Kishan Sharma (Manu's father) * '' Upanishad Ganga'' (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 w ...

'' (2013) - Mr. Wadhwa * '' D-Day'' (2013) - Gen. Razzak * '' Zed Plus'' (2014) - Mr. Dixit * '' Samvidhaan'' (2014) (TV series) - K.M. Munshi * ''

Tanu Weds Manu Returns ''Tanu Weds Manu Returns'' is a 2015 Indian romantic comedy film directed by Aanand L. Rai which is a sequel to the 2011 film ''Tanu Weds Manu''. R. Madhavan, Kangana Ranaut, Jimmy Sheirgill, Deepak Dobriyal, Swara Bhaskar and Eijaz Khan repris ...

'' (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 * ''

'' (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