Rajendranath Zutshi (born 4 February 1961) is an Indian film and television actor.
Personal life Zutshi was born on 4 February 1961 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India into a Kashmiri Pandit family. Raj Zutshi is a grandson of Dina Nath Zutshi, who was a radio and theatre artiste, perhaps best known to the public for his role as Halim Mirza, brother of Salim Mirza (Balraj Sahni), in the film Garam Hawa (1973).
Raj Zutshi was formerly married to Nuzhat Hussain, daughter of film-maker Nasir Hussain. He was her second husband and the step-father of actor Imran Khan, who was Nuzhat's son by her first husband, Anil Pal. Nuzhat is the sister of film-maker Mansoor Khan and the first cousin of actor Aamir Khan.
Career Raj Zutshi also began his career as a theatre artist. He made the transition from theatre to cinema in 1984 with the film Holi. He was also seen in the TV series Yugantar in 1990, which was based on the novel of Sunil Gangopadhyay, and in the TV series Shikast (1997).
Filmography
Year Title Role Other notes1984 Holi Rajendra Zutshi1986 Ankush Uncredited 1987 Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin 1988 Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak Shyam1989 Daddy Nikhil Sen Goonj Salim1990 Shiva Prakash Tum Mere Ho Damru1992 Parda Hai Parda 1995 Ek Tha Rusty Television Series 1996 Grihalakshmi Ka Jinn Raj Zutshi Maachis Jaswant Singh Randhawa 'Jassi'Mrityunjay KarnaTelevision series 1997 Chachi 420 Dr. Rohit1999 Hu Tu Tu Arun Barve Dillagi 2000 Hum To Mohabbat Karega 2001 Grahan Parvati's husband One 2 Ka 4 Sawant Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India Ismail Dil Chahta HaiAjay (Tara's husband)2002 Nazrana Ishita's dadTelevision Series Kranti Terrorist Shaheed-E-Azam Chandra Shekhar Azad Shararat Gajanan's son Road Kishan bhai2003 Haasil Jackson Saaya Moses Kahan Ho Tum Police inspector Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula Uday2004 Kiss Kis Ko Max Lakeer - Forbidden Lines Monty Rudraksh Man in mental institute Love in Nepal George Murder Inspector Rajvir Singh Krishna CottageProf. Siddharth 'Sid' Das Lakshya Maj. Kaushal Verma Deewaar: Let's Bring Our Heroes Home Jatin Kumar American Daylight Nirmal2005 Socha Na Tha Gopal Tango Charlie Kyaa Kool Hai Hum D.K.Bose Ramji Londonwaley Jay Kapoor Freedom of Life Doctor Chocolate Roshan Gandhi Parzania Ek Ajnabee Shikhar Raaka Divorce: Not Between Husband and Wife Shyam2006 Zinda Woo Fong 36 China Town Drunkard SandwichVicky B. Singh Rockin' Meera Prem2007 Just Married Arjun Kohli Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee Raj Gujral Naqaab Detective Sam Frozen Dawa Gandhi, My Father Grieving Fast Food Stall Owner Speed Raj Goal Monty Singh2008 Mukhbiir Biju Slumdog Millionaire Director 1920 Father Thomas Kidnap Mahesh Verma Home Comforts SunilTV episodeMumbai Calling Sunil Featured in One Episode 2009 Kalpvriksh Anubhav Vanraj Love Aaj Kal Harleen's father One Fine Monday 2011 Queens! Destiny Of Dance Hakim Stanley Ka Dabba History teacher My Friend Pinto 2012 Ekhon Nedekha Nodir Xhipare Jayanta DoleyAssamese film Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon Balraj Choudhary2013 Gangoobai Rohan Woh Kalpvriksh 2014 Kya Dilli Kya Lahore Barfi Singh2015 Ab Tak Chhappan 2 Rawle Brothers Baaz Raut2017 Viceroy's House Head Chef2018 3rd Eye Changez Khan2019 Family of Thakurganj Ballu ThapaBhramDr. RaoZEE5 series2021 Koi Jaane Na Raj 2024 Article 370 Salahuddin Jalal Dharmarakshak Mahaveer Chhatrapati Sambhaji Alamgir Aurangzeb Marathi film 2025Mirai BanshiTelugu film 2026 Dhurandhar: The Revenge General Shamshad Hassan
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Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Show Result 2002 Indian Telly Awards Actor in a Negative Role for playing Subrat in Bazaar rowspan="3"
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