Rajat Rawail
Born (1983-09-06) 6 September 1983
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Producer, director, actor
Years active1989–present
RelativesH. S. Rawail (grandfather) Rahul Rawail (uncle)

Rajat Rawail is an Indian film producer, director and actor working in the Hindi film industry. He is best known as the producer of films such as No Problem (2010) and Ready (2011).

Early life and family

Rawail was born and brought up in Mumbai. He is the grandson of legendary filmmaker H. S. Rawail and the nephew of film director Rahul Rawail[1][2] He completed his schooling from Maneckji Cooper School, Juhu, Mumbai in 1987.

Career

Rawail started his career as an assistant director to director Ramesh Sippy. Starting with Bhrashtachar (1989), Rawail worked with Sippy in Akayla (1991) followed by Zamaana Deewana (1995). Subsequently, he has worked as a producer and co-producer for Hindi films like Ready, No Problem, Shortkut - The Con is On, Run and Anjaam.[3]

As a producer he co-produced Salman Khan starrer Ready (2011), a remake of 2008 Telugu film by the same name, and No Problem. He had been planning to make a remake of Kaalia, but later dropped the idea[4]

He made his acting debut in Salman Khan starrer, Bodyguard (2011) playing a fun loving character, Tsunami Singh.[5] In 2013, he became a contestant in the reality TV Show Bigg Boss 7.[6][7]

Personal life

He is married to Bhavna Dhowan Rawail, and the couple has a daughter named Gehna..[6]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Director Producer
1997 Zameer: The Awakening of a Soul Yes
2001 Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya Yes
2009 Short Kut Yes
2010 No Problem Yes
2011 Ready Yes

As actor

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Bodyguard Tsunami Singh
2012 Gali Gali Chor Hai Bacchu Gulkand
Second Marriage Dot Com
2013 Policegiri Toto
2014 Desi Magic Kimtee Singh Released on 2020
2017 Judwaa 2 Jewellery Shop Owner
2019 Fixerr Vicky Kapoor Web series released on ALTBalaji & ZEE5
2020 Coolie No.1 Waiter (at the Resort)

Television

YearNameRoleChannelNotesRef
2013Bigg Boss 7ContestantColors TVEntered Day 1, Evicted Day 14

References

  1. "Bigg Boss 7: Meet Salman Khan's close friend and contestant Rajat Rawail". Daily Bhaskar. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. Rahul Rawail at IMDb
  3. Filmography
  4. "Rajat Rawail drops plans to remake Kaalia". Indian Express. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  5. "Salman Khan's 'Bodyguard' [sic] actor Rajat Rawail eliminated from 'Bigg Boss 7'". Indian Express. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  6. 1 2 "I'd give Pratyusha a chance in my films: Rajat Rawail". The Times of India. 29 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  7. "Rajat Rawail says he wasn't ready for Bigg Boss". India Today. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
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