About this episode

Gajraj Rao shares his journey from a railway colony to becoming a beloved character actor in Bollywood.

Gajraj Rao — the actor who waited 25 years for Bollywood to notice him — sits down with Gaurav Arora on xMonks Drive for his most honest interview yet. Best known for his National Award and Filmfare Award-winning role as Jeetendra Kaushik in Badhaai Ho, Gajraj Rao opens up about his journey from a railway colony in Rajasthan to Delhi theatre to becoming one of Hindi cinema's most loved character actors. In this episode, Gajraj Rao talks about his early struggles before fame — working as a ta...

People in this episode

Host: Gaurav Arora

Guest: Gajraj Rao

Topics covered

• Bollywood
• acting
• personal journey
• theatre
• character actors

Keywords

• Gajraj Rao
• Bollywood
• acting career
• theatre
• Badhaai Ho

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Badhaai Ho

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