K. K. Raina

K. K. Raina
Born	1952/1953 (age 70–71)
Years active	1982–present

K. K. Raina is an Indian film, television and theatre character actor, and award-winning script writer, who is best known for his roles as Juror #8 in the 1986 film Ek Ruka Hua Faisla, a remake of 12 Angry Men, and the Dr. Watson-like side-kick Ajit 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.

Raina is an alumnus of the National School of Drama, graduating in 1976.

Filmography

Actor

• 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
• 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
• Lakshya (2004)
• 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) – Mr Sharma (Manu's father)
• Upanishad Ganga (2012–2013) (Doordarshan) (Various Characters)
• Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013) - Mr. Wadhwa
• D-Day (2013) - Gen Razzak
• Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015) - Mr Sharma (Manu's father)

Writer

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

External links

• K. K. Raina at the Internet Movie Database