K. K. Raina is an Indian film, television and theatre

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and award-winning

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, who is best known for his roles as ''Juror #8'' in the 1986 film ''

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'', a remake of 12 Angry Men, and

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's associate Ajit Kumar Banerji in the 1993 Doordarshan detective series ''

''. Raina won the

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in 1998 for the Rajkumar Santoshi film '' China Gate''.

Life and career

Raina was born in a Kashmiri family in

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, India. Raina is an alumnus of the

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, graduating college in 1976. He portrayed Manohar J. Pherwani in the

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series ''

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''.

Filmography

Actor

* '' Vijeta'' (1982) – Wilson * ''

Aadharshila ''Aadharshila'' (English: The Foundation Stone) is a 1982 Hindi-language film written, produced and directed by Ashok Ahuja, starring Naseeruddin Shah and Anita Kanwar. The film won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie and the Indira G ...

'' (1982) * ''

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'' (1982) – Nehru's Friend * '' Mandi'' (1983) * '' Godam'' (1983) – Edekar * '' Ardh Satya'' (1983) * '' Tasveer Apni Apni'' (1984) – Employee * ''

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'' (1984) – Bharat * '' Aghaat'' (1985) * '' Nasoor'' (1985) – Kamlesh Pai * '' Trikal'' (1985) – Senor Lucio (Anna's father) * ''

'' (1986) – Juror #8 * '' Susman'' (1987) * ''

Mohre ''Mohre'' () is a 1987 Indian Hindi movie directed by Raghuveer Kul. It starred Nana Patekar, Madhuri Dixit in lead roles. The pair later worked together in Vinod Chopra's '' Parinda'', his own directorial debut, '' Prahaar'', and the N. Chan ...

'' (1987) – Prakash Raikar * ''

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'' (1991) – Shrikar Upadhyay * '' Lifeline'' (1991) (TV series) * ''

Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda ''Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda'' () is a 1992 Indian Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal and based on the novel '' The Sun's Seventh Horse'' by Dharmavir Bharati. It won the 1993 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. The self-reflex ...

'' (1993) * ''

Damini ''Damini'' () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed and co-written by Rajkumar Santoshi. It stars Meenakshi Seshadri in the title role with Rishi Kapoor, Sunny Deol and Amrish Puri. Aamir Khan makes a special appearance ...

'' (1993) – Shekhar's friend * ''

'' (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 ''Rang De Basanti'' () is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language epic coming-of-age socio-political drama film written, produced, and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. The film stars an ensemble cast including Aamir Khan, Siddharth (in his Hindi d ...

'' (2006) – Politician * ''

Salaam-E-Ishq ''Salaam-e-Ishq'' () also known as ''Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love'', is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Nikkhil Advani, marking his second directorial venture after ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' (2003). An unofficial remake ...

'' (2007) * '' Dharm'' (2007) – Thakur * ''

Phoonk ''Phoonk'' ( ''Blow'') is a 2008 Indian supernatural horror film directed by Ram Gopal Varma and produced by Praveen Nischol. The film stars Sudeep, Amruta Khanvilkar, and Ahsaas Channa in the lead roles, while Kenny Desai, Ashwini Kalsekar, and ...

'' (2008) – Dr. Pandey * ''

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'' (2008) – Rasheed Omar * ''

Delhi-6 ''Delhi-6'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan as an NRI who arrives in India with his ailing grandmother (played by Waheeda Rehman) and begins discovering his roots ...

'' (2009) – Haji Suleiman * '' Rann'' (2010) – Prime Minister Digvijay Hooda * ''

Tanu Weds Manu ''Tanu Weds Manu'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy drama by Aanand L. Rai, and produced by Shailesh R Singh. It stars R. Madhavan, Kangana Ranaut, Jimmy Sheirgill, Eijaz Khan, Swara Bhaskar and Deepak Dobriyal. The story of ...

'' (2011) – Kishan Sharma (Manu's father) * '' Upanishad Ganga'' (2012–2013) (Doordarshan) (Various Characters) * ''

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag ''Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, written by lyricist Prasoon Joshi, and produced by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures in association with Rajiv Tandon and e ...

'' (2013) - Mr. Wadhwa * ''

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'' (2013) - Gen. Razzak * '' 19th January'' (2014) - Prof. Bashir Ahmed * ''

Zed Plus ''Zed Plus'' is a 2014 comedy-drama film directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi. The film features Adil Hussain as one of many lead characters, including Rahul Singh, Mona Singh, Mukesh Tiwari, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Sanjay Mishra, Shivani Tanksa ...

'' (2014) - Mr. Dixit * '' Samvidhaan'' (2014) (TV series) - K.M. Munshi * ''

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'' (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) * ''

'' (2020) - Manohar J. Pherwani

Writer

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

References

External links

* National School of Drama alumni Indian male film actors Indian male television actors Indian male stage actors Indian theatre directors Living people Hindi theatre 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Indian male actors 20th-century Indian women writers 21st-century Indian male actors Kashmiri actors Male actors from Srinagar Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Indian actresses {{India-stage-actor-stub