K. K. Raina

Indian actor

K. K. Raina

Born	Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Alma mater	National School of Drama
Occupation(s)	Actor Script writer

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, and 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

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

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
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

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

References

^ Dharm: Movie review
^ My character in 'Hijack' based on Masood Azhar: KK Raina
^ DD days: Most iconic TV characters
^ Best Dialogue Writer (Technical Awards)
^ "Guftagoo with K K Raina". YouTube. Rajya Sabha TV. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2020. 4:45 onwards
^ Alumni List For The Year 1976