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K. K. Raina
K. K. Raina
Born	Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Alma mater	National School of Drama
Occupation	Actor; Script writer

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K. K. Raina is an Indian film, television and theatre character actor and award-winning script writer,^[1] who is best known for his roles as Juror #8 in the 1986 film Ek Ruka Hua Faisla,^[2] a remake of 12 Angry Men, as Shivnath, the brother of Sunny Deol's character in Ghatak and as Byomkesh Bakshi's associate Ajit Kumar Banerji in the 1993 Doordarshan detective series Byomkesh Bakshi.^[3] Raina won the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue in 1998 for the Rajkumar Santoshi film China Gate.^[4]

Life and career[edit | edit source]

Raina was born in a Kashmiri family in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.^[5] Raina is an alumnus of the National School of Drama, graduating college in 1976.^[6] He portrayed Manohar J. Pherwani in the Sony LIV series Scam 1992.

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Actor[edit | edit source]

Vijeta (1982) – Wilson
Aadharshila (1982)
Gandhi (1982) – Nehru's Friend
Mandi (1983)
Godam (1983) – Edekar
Ardh Satya (1983)
Tasveer Apni Apni (1984) – Employee
Party (1984) – Bharat
Aghaat (1985)
Nasoor (1985) – Kamlesh Pai
Trikal (1985) – Senor Lucio (Anna's father)
Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (1986) – Juror #8
Susman (1987)
Mohre (1987) – Prakash Raikar
Diksha (1991) – Shrikar Upadhyay
Lifeline (1991) (TV series)
Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (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 (2008) – Dr. Pandey
Hijack (2008) – Rasheed Omar
Delhi-6 (2009) – Haji Suleiman
Rann (2010) – Prime Minister Digvijay Hooda
Tanu Weds Manu (2011) – Kishan Sharma (Manu's father)
Upanishad Ganga (2012–2013) (Doordarshan) (Various Characters)
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013) - Mr. Wadhwa
D-Day (2013) - Gen. Razzak
19th January (2014) - Prof. Bashir Ahmed
Zed Plus (2014) - Mr. Dixit
Samvidhaan (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 (2017) - Jugal Kishore Mishra (Sattu's father)
Genius (2018) - Mr.Das
Pati Patni Aur Woh (2019)
Scam 1992 (2020) - Manohar J. Pherwani

Writer[edit | edit source]

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

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Dharm: Movie review". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
↑ My character in 'Hijack' based on Masood Azhar: KK Raina
↑ DD days: Most iconic TV characters ^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "Best Dialogue Writer (Technical Awards)". Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
↑ "Guftagoo with K K Raina". YouTube. Rajya Sabha TV. 16 March 2014. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2020. 4:45 onwards
↑ "Alumni List For The Year 1976". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2010.

External links[edit | edit source]

K. K. Raina on IMDb

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[1] "Dharm: Movie review". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2010.

[2] My character in 'Hijack' based on Masood Azhar: KK Raina

[3] DD days: Most iconic TV characters ^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "Best Dialogue Writer (Technical Awards)". Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2010.

[5] "Guftagoo with K K Raina". YouTube. Rajya Sabha TV. 16 March 2014. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2020. 4:45 onwards

[6] "Alumni List For The Year 1976". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2010.

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-'''K. K. Raina''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] film, television and theatre [[character actor]] and award-winning [[script writer]],<ref>[http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=080907044501 Dharm: Movie review]</ref> who is best known for his roles as ''Juror #8'' in the 1986 film ''[[Ek Ruka Hua Faisla]]'',<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110605021018/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/cinema/I-play-Masood-Azhar-s-role-in-Hijack-KK-Raina/Article1-336110.aspx My character in 'Hijack' based on Masood Azhar: KK Raina]</ref> a remake of [[12 Angry Men (1957 film)|12 Angry Men]], and [[Byomkesh Bakshi]]'s associate Ajit Kumar Banerji in the 1993 Doordarshan detective series ''[[Byomkesh Bakshi (TV series)|Byomkesh Bakshi]]''.<ref>[http://movies.indiatimes.com/rssarticleshow/msid-5019094,flstry-1.cms DD days: Most iconic TV characters ]</ref> Raina won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue]] in 1998 for the Rajkumar Santoshi film ''[[China Gate (1998 film)|China Gate]]''.<ref>[http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow.cms?msid=33839242 Best Dialogue Writer (Technical Awards)]</ref>
+'''K. K. Raina''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] film, television and theatre [[character actor]] and award-winning [[script writer]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=080907044501 |title=Dharm: Movie review |access-date=12 March 2010 |archive-date=2 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202013622/http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=080907044501 |url-status=live }}</ref> who is best known for his roles as ''Juror #8'' in the 1986 film ''[[Ek Ruka Hua Faisla]]'',<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110605021018/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/cinema/I-play-Masood-Azhar-s-role-in-Hijack-KK-Raina/Article1-336110.aspx My character in 'Hijack' based on Masood Azhar: KK Raina]</ref> a remake of [[12 Angry Men (1957 film)|12 Angry Men]], as Shivnath, the brother of [[Sunny Deol]]'s character in [[Ghatak: Lethal|Ghatak]] and as [[Byomkesh Bakshi]]'s associate Ajit Kumar Banerji in the 1993 Doordarshan detective series ''[[Byomkesh Bakshi (TV series)|Byomkesh Bakshi]]''.<ref>[http://movies.indiatimes.com/rssarticleshow/msid-5019094,flstry-1.cms DD days: Most iconic TV characters ]{{Dead link|date=November 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Raina won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue]] in 1998 for the Rajkumar Santoshi film ''[[China Gate (1998 film)|China Gate]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow.cms?msid=33839242 |title=Best Dialogue Writer (Technical Awards) |access-date=12 March 2010 |archive-date=6 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206235357/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow.cms?msid=33839242 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 ==Life and career==
-Raina was born in a [[Kashmiris|Kashmiri]] family in [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guftagoo with K K Raina |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cIFwHRonWo |website=YouTube |publisher=Rajya Sabha TV |access-date=19 November 2020}}</ref> Raina is an alumnus of the [[National School of Drama]], graduating college in 1976.<ref>[http://nsd.gov.in/alumni2.asp?id=1976 Alumni List For The Year 1976]</ref> He portrayed [[Manohar J. Pherwani]] in the [[Sony LIV]] series ''[[Scam 1992]]''.
+Raina was born in a [[Kashmiris|Kashmiri]] family in [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guftagoo with K K Raina |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cIFwHRonWo |quote=4:45 onwards|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/8cIFwHRonWo |archive-date=15 December 2021 |url-status=live|website=YouTube | date=16 March 2014 |publisher=Rajya Sabha TV |access-date=19 November 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Raina is an alumnus of the [[National School of Drama]], graduating college in 1976.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nsd.gov.in/alumni2.asp?id=1976 |title=Alumni List For The Year 1976 |access-date=12 March 2010 |archive-date=21 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721161553/http://nsd.gov.in/alumni2.asp?id=1976 |url-status=live }}</ref> He portrayed [[Manohar J. Pherwani]] in the [[Sony LIV]] series ''[[Scam 1992]]''.
 == Filmography ==
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 * ''[[Aadharshila]]'' (1982)
 * ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' (1982) – Nehru's Friend
-* ''[[Mandi (film)|Mandi]]'' (1983)
+* ''[[Mandi (1983 film)|Mandi]]'' (1983)
 * ''[[Godam (film)|Godam]]'' (1983) – Edekar
 * ''[[Ardh Satya]]'' (1983)
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 * ''[[Aks (2001 film)|Aks]]'' (2001) – Mahadevan Ghatge
 * ''[[Bub (film)|Bub (Father)]]'' (2001) – Shiban Lal
-* ''[[Lakshya (2004 film)|Lakshya]]'' (2004)
 * ''[[Rang De Basanti]]'' (2006) – Politician
 * ''[[Salaam-E-Ishq]]'' (2007)
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 * ''[[Bhaag Milkha Bhaag]]'' (2013) - Mr. Wadhwa
 * ''[[D-Day (2013 film)|D-Day]]'' (2013) - Gen. Razzak
-* ''[[Zed Plus]]''(2014) - Mr. Dixit
+* ''[[19th January (film)|19th January]]'' (2014) - Prof. Bashir Ahmed
-* ''[[Samvidhaan]]''(2014) (TV series) - K.M. Munshi
+* ''[[Zed Plus]]'' (2014) - Mr. Dixit
+* ''[[Samvidhaan]]'' (2014) (TV series) - K.M. Munshi
 * ''[[Tanu Weds Manu Returns]]'' (2015) - Kishan Sharma (Manu's father)
 * ''[[Mirzya (film)|Mirzya]]'' (2016) - Karan's father
-* ''[[Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana]]'' (2017) - Jugal Kishore Mishra (Sattu’s father)
+* ''[[Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana]]'' (2017) - Jugal Kishore Mishra (Sattu's father)
+* ''Genius'' (2018) - Mr.Das
 * ''[[Pati Patni Aur Woh (2019 film)|Pati Patni Aur Woh]]'' (2019)
 * ''[[Scam 1992]]'' (2020) - [[Manohar J. Pherwani]]
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v t e Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue
1959–1970	Rajinder Singh Bedi (1959) Ramanand Sagar (1960) Amanullah Khan, Kamal Amrohi, Wajahat Mirza & Ehsan Rizvi (1961) Wajahat Mirza (1962) Akhtar ul Iman (1963) Arjun Dev Rashk (1964) Govind Moonis (1965) Akhtar ul Iman (1966) Vijay Anand (1967) Manoj Kumar (1968) Ali Raza (1969) Pt Anand Kumar (1970)
1971–1990	Rajinder Singh Bedi (1971) Gulzar (1972) Ramesh Pant (1973) Gulzar (1974) Kaifi Azmi (1975) Salim-Javed (1976) Sagar Sarhadi (1977) Vrajendra Gaur (1978) Rahi Masoom Raza (1979) Satyadev Dubey (1980) Shabd Kumar (1981) Kader Khan (1982) Dr. Achla Nagar (1983) Mahesh Bhatt (1984) Sai Paranjpye (1985) Rahi Masoom Raza (1986) no award (1987) no award (1988) Kamlesh Pandey (1989) Javed Akhtar (1990)
1991–2010	Suraj Sanim (1991 ) Rahi Masoom Raza (1992) Kader Khan (1993) Prof Jay Dixit (1994) K K Singh (1995) Aditya Chopra & Javed Siddiqui (1996) Gulzar (1997) Aditya Chopra (1998) Rajkumar Santoshi & K. K. Raina (1999) Hriday Lani & Pathik Vats (2000) O. P. Dutta (2001) Karan Johar (2002) Gulzar & Jaideep Sahni (2003) Abbas Tyrewala (2004) Aditya Chopra (2005) Prakash Jha (2006) Rajkumar Hirani & Abhijat Joshi (2007) Imtiaz Ali (2008) Manu Rishi (2009) Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi (2010)
2011–present	Habib Faisal (2011) Farhan Akhtar (2012) Anurag Kashyap, Zeishan Quadri, Akhilesh Jaiswal & Sachin Ladia (2013) Subhash Kapoor (2014) Abhijat Joshi & Rajkumar Hirani (2015) Himanshu Sharma (2016) Ritesh Shah (2017) Hitesh Kewaliya (2018) Akshat Ghildial (2019) Vijay Maurya (2020)