Raju Shrestha (born Fahim Ajani; 15 August 1966), known by his stage name Master Raju or Master Rajoo, is an Indian film and television actor, who started his film career as a child actor, in the 1970s. Raju has acted in films like

Gulzar Gulzar (born Sampooran Singh Kalra; 18 August 1934) is an Indian Urdu poetry, Urdu poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of greatest Urdu poets of this era. He starte ...

's '' Parichay'',

Hrishikesh Mukherjee Hrishikesh Mukherjee (30 September 1922 – 27 August 2006) was an Indian film director, editor and writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Indian cinema. Popularly known as ''Hrishi-da'', he directed 42 films during his car ...

's ''

Bawarchi ''Bawarchi'' (translation: ''The Chef'') is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language musical comedy drama film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and produced by Mukherjee himself along with N.C. Sippy and Romu N. Sippy. Released in India on 7 July 1972, the ...

'' (1972),

Yash Chopra Yash Raj Chopra (27 September 1932 21 October 2012) was an Indian film director and film producer who worked in Bollywood, Hindi cinema. The founding chairman of the film production and distribution company Yash Raj Films, Chopra was the reci ...

's '' Daag: A Poem of Love'' (1973),

Basu Chatterjee Basu Chatterjee (10 January 1927 – 4 June 2020) was an Indian film director and screenwriter in Hindi Cinema. Through the 1970s and 1980s, he became associated with what came to be known as middle cinema or middle-of-the-road cinema filmmaker ...

's ''

Chitchor ''Chitchor'' () is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film, written and directed by Basu Chatterjee. The film is a Rajshri Productions film produced by Tarachand Barjatya. It is based on a Bengali story, ''Chittachakor'' by Subod ...

'' (1976) and

's ''

Kitaab ''Kitaab'' (''English: The Book'') is a 1977 Indian drama film written and directed by Gulzar. The film stars Uttam Kumar, Vidya Sinha, Shreeram Lagoo, Keshto Mukherjee and Asit Sen. The film was based on Bengali story ''Pathik'' by Samar ...

'' (1977). Over the years, he has acted in around 200 films and a few television series. He won the

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for his role in ''

'' (1976). He is currently seen in youth show Ziddi Dil Maane Na where he plays Prem Deshpremi.

Filmography

Film

* ''Shart'' (1969) * ''

Amar Prem ''Amar Prem'' () is a 1972 Indian Hindi romantic drama film directed by Shakti Samanta. It is a remake of the Bengali film '' Nishi Padma'' (1970), directed by Arabinda Mukherjee, who wrote screenplay for both the films based on the Bengali ...

'' (1972) * ''

'' (1972) * '' Parichay'' (1972) * '' Nafrat'' (1973) * '' Daag: A Poem of Love'' (1973) * '' Abhimaan'' (1973) * ''

Deewaar ''Deewaar'' ( ''The Wall'') is a 1975 Indian action crime film written by Salim–Javed and directed by Yash Chopra. The film stars Shashi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan, alongside an ensemble cast of Neetu Singh, Nirupa Roy, Parveen Babi, ...

'' (1975) * '' Khushboo'' (1975) * ''

'' (1976) * '' Jeevan Jyoti'' (1976) * ''

'' (1977) * ''Inkaar'' (1977) * '' Kasum Khoon Ki'' (1977) * ''

Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein ''Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein'' () is a 1977 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced by Nariman Baria and A. Khalia under the Nav Sampathi Productions banner and directed by Meraj. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini while Jeetendra has given ...

'' (1977) * '' Khatta Meetha'' (1978) * '' Tumhari Kasam'' (1978) * ''

Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se ''Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se'' is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language drama film, starring Ranjeeta and Sachin and directed by Hiren Nag. It was produced and distributed by Rajshri Productions and showcased music by Ravindra Jain. The film takes in ...

'' (1978) * ''Chakravyuha'' (1978) * '' Badalte Rishtey'' (1978) * ''

Nalayak ''Nalayak'' () is a 1978 Hindi-language action film, produced by Jagdish C. Sharma on Veena Films banner and directed by Padmanabh. Starring Jeetendra, Leena Chandavarkar and music composed by Kalyanji Anandji. Plot Laxman is a slacker and an ...

'' (1978) *'' Aatish'' (1979) *''

Dhan Daulat ''Dhan Daulat'' is a 1980 Indian Bollywood film directed by Harish Shah and produced by Vinod Shah. It stars Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh in pivotal roles. Plot Lucky (Rishi Kapoor) is raised by two truckdriver fathers, Mangat ( Prem Nath) ...

'' (1980) * ''Krodhi'' (1981) * '' Hamari Bahu Alka'' (1982) *''

Khud-Daar ''Khud-Daar'' () is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Ravi Tandon. The music is by Rajesh Roshan and the lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Parveen Babi, Vinod Mehra, Prem Cho ...

'' (1982) * '' Nastik'' * ''

Woh Saat Din ''Woh 7 Din'' () is a 1983 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the af ...

'' (1983) * ''Love in Goa (1983) *'' Charanon Ki Saugandh'' (1988) * '' Baaghi'' (1990) * '' Afsana Pyar Ka'' (1991) *''Saathi'' (1991) *''

Paayal ''Paayal'' is a 1992 Bollywood film starring Bhagyashree along with her real life husband Himalaya Dasani. She plays a spoilt brat of a rich father. It was an uncredited adaptation of Malayalam movie Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu Cast *Bh ...

'' (1992) *''

Balwaan ''Balwaan'' () is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Deepak Anand and produced by Raju Mavani. The film stars Sunil Shetty in lead debut role, with Divya Bharti, Tinu Anand and Danny Denzongpa in pivotal roles. Plot Arjun Si ...

'' (1992) *'' Anari'' (1993) *'' Phool'' (1993) * ''

Shatranj Shatranj (, ; from Middle Persian ) is an old form of chess, as played in the Sasanian Empire. Its origins lie in the South Asian game of chaturanga. Modern chess gradually developed from this game, as it was introduced to Europe by contacts in ...

'' (1993) as Dinky's friend * ''

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'' (1993) as Jojo (Yogi & Kajal's college friend) * ''

Khuddar Khuddar ( Self-Respecting) is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Iqbal Durrani and starring Govinda, Karishma Kapoor and Kader Khan. It is a remake of the Tamil film ''Walter Vetrivel'', starring Sathyaraj. Other cast members ...

'' (1994) * ''Aag'' (1994) * ''

Saajan Chale Sasural ''Saajan Chale Sasural'' () is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film starring Govinda, Tabu, Karisma Kapoor, Kader Khan, and Satish Kaushik. It was directed by David Dhawan. It is a remake of the Telugu film ''Allari Mogudu'' (199 ...

'' (1996) as Shyam's friend * ''Dil Tera Diwana'' (1996 film) * ''

Diljale ''Diljale'' () is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film directed by Harry Baweja, with screenplay by Karan Razdan. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Madhoo and Sonali Bendre along with Parmeet Sethi, Shakti Kapoor, Gulshan Grover and Amris ...

'' (1996) * ''

Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain ''Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Satish Kaushik and produced by D. Ramanaidu for his production company Suresh Productions. It stars Anil Kapoor and Kajol, with Anupam Kher, S ...

'' (1999) * ''Dil Hi Dil Mein'' (2000) as Raju * ''

Maseeha ''Maseeha'' (), is a 2002 Indian action drama film written by Pradeep Ghatak and directed by Partho Ghosh. The film stars Sunil Shetty, Mohan Joshi, Mukesh Rishi, Rajpal Yadav, Inder Kumar and Namrata Shirodkar. Plot Krishna lives in Shant ...

'' (2002) * ''Inth Ka Jawab Patthar'' (2002) * ''Brij Kau Birju'' (2003) (Brajbhasha Movie) * ''Pati Ho To Aisa'' (2004) * ''Ek Aur Prem Kahani'' (2004) * '' Jaago'' (2004) * '' Black Friday'' (2004) * '' Khamoshh... Khauff Ki Raat'' (2005)

Television

Dubbing career

Raju has dubbed for

Suraj Sharma Suraj Sharma (born 16 March 1993) is an Indian actor who made his debut in the 2012 film ''Life of Pi (film), Life of Pi''. Directed by Ang Lee, the film was adapted from the Life of Pi, novel of the same name, and earned Sharma critical acclai ...

's role as the 16-year-old "Pi" in the Hindi dubbed version of the film, ''

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''.

Dubbing roles

Live action films

References

External links

*http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-going-back-in-time-with-master-raju/20140724.htm * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shrestha, Raju Living people Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian male child actors Indian male voice actors Indian male television actors 20th-century Indian male actors Best Child Artist National Film Award winners Year of birth missing (living people)