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{{Short description|Indian film, stage and television actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Raghubir Yadav
| image = Raghuvir_Yadav.jpg
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| caption = Raghubir Yadav at [[Madhya Pradesh School of Drama]] (MPSD), [[Bhopal]] in November 2014 <ref name="News18 India 2014">{{cite web | title=अभिनेता रघुवीर यादव के निर्देशन में हुआ लैला-मजनूं का मंचन - nation Videos in Hindi - हिंदी वीडियो, लेटेस्ट-ब्रेकिंग न्यूज़ हिंदी वीडियो में | website=News18 India | date=23 November 2014 | url=https://hindi.news18.com/videos/laila-majnoon-staged-in-the-direction-of-actor-raghubir-yadav-686261.html | language=hi | access-date=3 May 2020}}</ref>
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|6|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Jabalpur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| alma mater = [[National School of Drama]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| othername =
| occupation = Film actor, Stage director & Singer
| years_active = 1985–present
| children = Abir Yadav
}}

'''Raghubir Yadav''' (born 25 June 1957) is an [[Indian film]], stage and television actor, music composer, singer and set designer. He made his film debut with ''[[Massey Sahib]]'' (1985), in which he played the title role.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/raghubir-yadav-returns-in-a-new-avatar/article2806726.ece |title=Raghubir Yadav returns in a new avatar – The Hindu |access-date=4 February 2014 |archive-date=22 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222015445/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/raghubir-yadav-returns-in-a-new-avatar/article2806726.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/my-first-break-raghuvir-yadav/article660241.ece |title=My first break – Raghuvir Yadav – The Hindu |access-date=4 February 2014 |archive-date=22 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222015442/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/my-first-break-raghuvir-yadav/article660241.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> He has won two International Awards as Best Actor for ''Massey Sahib'',<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news|title=Mungerilal's dreams turn sour|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-21/patna/28093596_1_raghubir-yadav-venice-film-festival-guru-dutt|access-date=21 November 2009|archive-date=9 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909121812/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-21/patna/28093596_1_raghubir-yadav-venice-film-festival-guru-dutt|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[FIPRESCI]] Critic's Award, Venice Film Festival, 1986 and the [[IFFI Best Actor Award (Male)]]: Silver Peacock Award at the [[11th International Film Festival of India]], 1987.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> The film also featured writer and social activist [gov.in National School of Drama, New Delhi] until 1977.

==Career==
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| source = —Raghubir Yadav on A Unique Connection With Oscars,.[http://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/raghubir-yadav-has-a-unique-connection-with-oscars-newton-is-his-8th-entry-to-academy-awards-330409.html]
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===Theatre===
Yadav has performed as an actor and singer in over 70 plays and about 2500 shows, travelling in caravans, living in tents and performing on makeshift stages in villages, towns and cities of India with the Parsi Theatre Company (1967–1973). He was with the Rangoli Puppet Theatre, Lucknow (1973–1974), performing with glove puppets. At the [[National School of Drama]] Repertory (1977–1986), he acted in about 40 plays in over 2000 shows. He has also contributed to music, sets, costumes and masks.

===Film===
He was seen in many milestone films in the following decades. Three films that he has acted in have received [[Academy Award]] nominations for Best Foreign Language Film (''[[Salaam Bombay!]]'', ''[[Lagaan]]'', ''[[Water (2005 film)|Water]]'' and ''[[Newton (film)|Newton]]''). Raghubir Yadav is one of the few [[India]]n actor to have received the [[Silver Peacock Best Actor Award]], at the [[International Film Festival of India]]. His most acclaimed role was as the drug addicted "Chillum" in ''[[Salaam Bombay!]]'' (1988). He has acted in ''[[Firaaq]]''. In 2011, he played the lead role in the film ''[[Dear Friend Hitler]]'', which takes its name from two letters [[Mahatma Gandhi]] wrote [[Adolf Hitler]], in 1939 immediately before [[World War II]] and [[Christmas]] Eve 1940 after the war had started, to prevent and to stop the war. He has just finished the shooting schedule of the film ''[[Tilli]]'', in which he played role of a farmer. The film is directed by [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] cinema director [[Sagar S. Sharma]].

===Television===
Yadav started his television career with the [[television program]] ''[[Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne]]'' (1988), playing the lead character "Mungerilal". Before that, he had done a small role in Shyam Benegal's travel based series ''[[Yatra (Doordarshan)|Yatra]]'' (1986). He also played minor roles in Shyam Benegal's [[Amaravati ki Kathayein|Amaravathi ki Kathayein]](1994-'95).

Later he played the roles of [[Nasreddin|Haji Nasruddin]] in the television program ''Mullah Nasruddin'' (also spelled as ''[[Mulla Nasiruddin]]'') and the lead in ''[[Chacha Chaudhary]]''. He also played the lead role for BI T.V. in ''Arjun Pandit''.

===Music===
* He composed and sang in films that include ''Maya Memsaab, Massey Sahib, Rudaali, Aasmaan Se Gira, O Darling Yeh Hai India, Samar, Sunday, Darna Mana hai, Ramaji London Waale, Billu '' and ''Dilli 6''. He sang the title song of ''[[Chacha Chaudhary]]''. He sang a song in Amir Khan's ''[[Peepli Live]]'' called "Mehngai Dayain" with bhadwai village mandli in which he was later praised by many of Indian film fraternity and public at large.
* He provided singing and voice for ads: Pepsi, Parle, Vim, Kotak Mahindra, Icy Cool Mint, Coke, Midday, Bagh Bakari Chai, Crack cream, Maggie Mania, Britannia etc.
* He also sang and composed the famous MP tourism ad -'MP ajab hai, sabse gajab hai'
* He composed the music for ''Ghasiram Kotwal'', ''Chotte Sayeed Bade Sayeed'', ''Chaupra Kamaal Naukar Jamal'' and ''[[Chacha Chaudhary]]'', ballet for song and drama division. Composed and sang "Maggie Mania", conceived, written and composed by Ramlila for ''Dilli 6''.
* He recently collaborated with Hitesh Sonik to sing 'Lamh Tera' in the second episode of Coke Studio @ MTV, Season 2. The show was aired on MTV India on 14 July and this song was the fifth and last to be shown on the show. The song is a folk song from Madhya Pradesh. In ancient times, the journey from one place to another would take days. People while travelling would then usually sing to ensure everyone is safe. This style of singing was called 'lum tera'. A member/group at the front of the caravan would sing loudly (lambi ter) and the members/groups at the end would sing back as a response, thereby ensuring connectivity.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bft1EZxmp1Q |title=Coke Studio @ MTV, Season 2, Episode 2, Lamh tera by Hitesh Sonic |access-date=28 November 2016 |archive-date=17 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617055645/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bft1EZxmp1Q |url-status=live }}</ref>
* He has sung a song, "Bhagan ke Rekhan ki bahangiya" in the movie ''Issaq''. Raghubir has shown his talent again.

==Awards==
* [[IFFI Best Actor Award (Male)|Silver Peacock for the Best Actor Award (Male)]]: ''Massey Sahib'' at the [[11th International Film Festival of India]] (1987).
* [[FIPRESCI]] Critic's Award, Venice for Best Actor: ''Massey Sahib'' (1986).
* Best Supporting Actor (Male) (Comedy Series) at [[Filmfare OTT Awards]] 2020 for ''[[Panchayat (TV series)|Panchayat]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards 2020: Complete winners' list - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/flyx-filmfare-ott-awards-2020-winners-so-far/articleshow/79812177.cms|access-date=20 December 2020|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#ffc;" |{{dagger|alt=Film yet to release}}
|Denotes films that have not yet been released
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{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Director(s)
! Notes
! Ref (s)
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Massey Sahib]]''
|Francis Massey
| [[Pradip Krishen|Pradeep Krishen]]
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| rowspan="2" | 1988
| ''[[Salaam Bombay!]]''
|Chillum
| [[Mira Nair]]
|
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| ''[[In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones]]''
|
| [[Pradeep Krishen]]
|
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|-
| 1990
| ''[[Disha]]''
|
| [[Sai Paranjpye]]
|
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|-
| 1991
| ''[[Kasba (film)|Kasba]]''
|
| Kumar Shahani
|
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|-
| rowspan="4" | 1992
| ''[[Electric Moon]]''
|Boltu
| Pradeep Krishen
|
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|-
| ''[[Aasmaan Se Gira|Aasman Se Gira]]''
|
| [[Pankaj Parashar]]
|
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|-
| ''[[Dharavi (film)|Dharavi]]''
|
| [[Sudhir Mishra]]
|
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|-
| ''[[Kubi Matthu Iyala]]''
|
| Sadanand Suvarna
| [[Kannada]] film
|
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1993
| ''[[Rudaali]]''
|Adult Budhua
| [[Kalpana Lajmi]]
|
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|-
| ''[[Maya Memsaab]]''
|
| [[Ketan Mehta]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Papeeha]]''
|Bichhua
| [[Sai Paranjpye]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda]]''
|Narrator — friend of Manik Mulla
| [[Shyam Benegal]]
|
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|-
| ''Chor Aur Chand''
|Hero
| Pavan Kaul
|
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|-
| rowspan="4" | 1994
| ''[[Bandit Queen]]''
|Madho
| [[Shekhar Kapoor]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[1942: A Love Story]]''
|Munna
| [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]]
|
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|-
| ''Sardar''
|
| [[Ketan Mehta]]
|
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|-
| ''Udhaar Ki Zindagi''
|
| K. V. Raju
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|-
| 1995
| ''[[Dushmani: A Violent Love Story|Dushmani]]''
|Raghu
| Bunty Soorma
|
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|-
| 1996
| ''[[Khamoshi: The Musical]]''
|Willie
| [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]
|
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|-
| rowspan="2" | 1997
| ''[[Saaz (film)|Saaz]]''
|
| [[Sai Paranjpye]]
|
|-
| ''[[Damu (1996 film)|Damu]]'' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]])
|
| [[Raja Sen]]
|
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|-
| rowspan="3" | 1998
| ''Rui Ka Bhoj''
|
| Subhash Agrawal
|
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|-
| ''[[Dil Se..]]''
|Shuklaji AIR manager
| [[Mani Ratnam]]
|
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|-
|''X-ZONE''
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|-
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| ''[[Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh|Shaheed-E-Mohabbat]]''
|Ramzani (mentally challenged)
| [[Manoj Punj]], Shamim Ara
|
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|-
|''[[Samar (1999 film)|Samar]]''
|
| [[Shyam Benegal]]
|
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|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000
| ''Tarkieb''
|Nainsukh (Blind shopkeeper)
| Esmayeel Shroff
|
|
|-
| ''[[Bawandar]]''
|Sohan (Saanvri's husband)
| [[Jag Mundhra|Jag Mundra]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| ''[[Lagaan]]''
|Bhura (seamer), the poultry farmer
| [[Ashutosh Gowarikar]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Aśoka (film)|Asoka]]''
| Maurya soldier
| [[Santosh Sivan]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2002
| ''Yatharth''
|
| Rajesh Seth
|
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|-
| ''[[Tum Se Achcha Kaun Hai]]''
|Manto
| Deepak Anand
|
|
|-
| ''[[Agni Varsha]]''
|Actor Manager (Sutradhar)
| Arjun Sajnani
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2003
| ''[[Aanch]]''
|Chilkona
| Rajesh Kumar Singh
|
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|-
| ''[[Darna Mana Hai]]''
|Dayashankar Pandey (teacher)
| [[Prawaal Raman]]
|
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|-
| ''Kahan Ho Tum''
|
| Vijay Kumar
|
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|-
|Raasta
|Tayar Da (Neel's Friend)
|Bratya Basu
|Bengali film
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2004
| ''[[Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities]]''
|Nawab
| [[M. F. Husain]]
|
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|-
| ''[[Gayab]]''
|Vishnu's Father
| [[Prawaal Raman|Prawal Raman]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Deewar (2004 film)|Deewaar]]''
|Jata
| [[Milan Luthria]]
|
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Water (2005 film)|Water]]''
|Gulabi
| [[Deepa Mehta]]
|
|
|-
|2006
| ''[[Anthony Kaun Hai?]]''
|Raghuu
| [[Raj Kaushal]]
|
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Aaja Nachle]]''
|Doctor Saab
|[[Anil Mehta]]
|
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Firaaq]]''
|Karim
|[[Nandita Das]]
|
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|-
| rowspan="3" | 2009
| ''[[Dilli 6]]''
|
| [[Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Yeh Khula Aasmaan]]''
| Rohit Nayyar
|Gitanjali Sinha
|
|
|-
| ''[[Thanks Maa]]''
| Peon
| Irfan Kamal
|
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|-
|2010
| ''[[Peepli Live]]''
|Budhia
| Anusha Rizvi
|
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Dear Friend Hitler|Gandhi To Hitler]]''
|[[Adolf Hitler]]
| [[Rakesh Ranjan Kumar]]
|
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|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| ''[[Aalaap (2012 film)|Aalaap]]''
|
| Manish Manikpuri
|
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|-
|''[[Married 2 America]]''
|Raghu
|Dilip Shankar
|
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|-
|rowspan="2" | 2013
| ''[[Minugurulu]]''
|
| Ayodhyakumar
|
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|-
|''[[Club 60]]''
|Manu Bhai
|Sanjay Tripathy
|
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|-
|rowspan="3" | 2015
|''[[Piku]]''
|Dr. Srivastava
|[[Shoojit Sircar]]
|
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|-
|''[[The Silence (2015 film)|The Silence]]''
|
|Gajendra Ahire
|([[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]])
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/the-silence-innocence-lost/|title=The Silence, innocence lost|work=[[The Navhind Times]]|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-27|archive-date=28 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928055903/http://www.navhindtimes.in/the-silence-innocence-lost/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Meinu Ek Ladki Chaahiye]]''
|
|
|
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|-
|rowspan="3" | 2017
|''[[Bhouri]]''
|Dhanua
|Jasbir Bhati
|
|
|-
|''[[Newton (film)|Newton]]''
|Loknath
|[[Amit V Masurkar]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/newton-actor-raghubir-yadav-my-entire-focus-is-on-giving-my-best-as-an-actor-4858974/|title=Newton actor Raghubir Yadav: My entire focus is on giving my best as an actor|date=2017-09-24|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-09-27|language=en-US|archive-date=21 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521010343/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/newton-actor-raghubir-yadav-my-entire-focus-is-on-giving-my-best-as-an-actor-4858974/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/people/raghubir-yadav-is-indias-oscar-veteran-heres-how-2045341.html|title=Raghubir Yadav is India's Oscar veteran - Here's how|date=2017-09-25|work=Zee News|access-date=2017-09-28|language=en|archive-date=29 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929000419/http://zeenews.india.com/people/raghubir-yadav-is-indias-oscar-veteran-heres-how-2045341.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Mantostaan]]''
|Sirajuddin
|Rahat Kazmi
|
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/260417/why-raghubir-yadav-chose-mantostaan-over-nandita-dass-khol-do.html|title=Why Raghubir Yadav chose Mantostaan over Nandita Das's Manto?|date=2017-04-26|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=2017-09-27|language=en|archive-date=27 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927205950/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/260417/why-raghubir-yadav-chose-mantostaan-over-nandita-dass-khol-do.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2018
|''[[Sui Dhaaga]]''
|Mauji's Father
|[[Sharat Katariya]]
|
|
|-
|''[[Love per Square Foot]]''
|Bhaskar Chaturvedi
|[[Anand Tiwari]]
|released on [[Netflix]]
|
|-
|''[[Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon|Taking the horse to eat]] [[Jalebi]]s''
|Chhadami
|Anamika Haksar
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4"|2019
|''[[Romeo Akbar Walter]]''
|Mudassar
|Robbie Grewal
|
|
|-
| ''[[Aadhaar (film)|Aadhaar]]''
|
| [[Suman Ghosh (director)|Suman Ghosh]]
|
|
|-
| '' Jacqueline I Am Coming''
|
| Banty Dubey
|
|
|-
| ''Make In India (film)''
|Muikhiya ji
| B.K. Singh, Surinder Yadav
|
|
|-
|2020
|''[[Ghoomketu]]''
|Dadda
|Pushpendra Misra
|Released on [[ZEE5]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/nawazuddin-siddiqui-re-visits-theatre-days-with-ghoomketu_151021.html|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui re-visits theatre days with 'Ghoomketu'|date=2014-02-20|work=Zee News|access-date=2018-01-27|language=en|archive-date=27 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127204750/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/nawazuddin-siddiqui-re-visits-theatre-days-with-ghoomketu_151021.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4"|2021
| ''Jamun''
| Jamun Prashad
| Gaurav Mehra
| Eros Now
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2021/jan/13/jamun-starring-shweta-basu-prasad-and-raghubir-yadav-to-release-on-eros-now-22229.html | title=Jamun starring Shweta Basu Prasad, Raghubir Yadav to be out on Eros Now | website=Cinema Express | date=13 January 2021|access-date=26 February 2021}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Pagglait]]''
|Pappu Giri
| Umesh Bist
|Netflix
|<ref>{{cite web | last=Kambam | first=Saichaitanya | title=Netflix picks up "Pagglait" starring Sanya Malhotra and Shruti Sharma | website=OnlyTech | date=2020-09-16 | url=https://onlytech.com/netflix-picks-up-pagglait-starring-sanya-malhotra-and-shruti-sharma/ | access-date=2020-09-16 | archive-date=16 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916200614/https://onlytech.com/netflix-picks-up-pagglait-starring-sanya-malhotra-and-shruti-sharma/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|''[[Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar]]''
|Uncle
|[[Dibakar Banerjee]]
|Prime Video
|
|-
|[[Chehre]]
| Hariya Jatav
| Rumi Jafry
|
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|}

===Web series===
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!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Platform
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
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| 2020
| ''[[Panchayat(web series)|Panchayat]]''
| Brij Bhusan Dubey
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
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| 2021
| [[Ray (series)|''Ray'']]
| Hakim Sahab (Doctor)
| [[Netflix]]
| Episode; Hungama Kyon Hai Barpa
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0944834}}
* [https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/raghuveer-yadav/ Raghubir Yadhav] on [[Bollywood Hungama]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120327074341/http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5198980 During the depression, music was my sole respite: Raghubir Yadav]

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[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema|Yadav Raghuvir]]
[[Category:Indian male television actors|Yadav Raghuvir]]
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