Rajendranath Zutshi (born 4 February 1961) is an Indian film and television actor.

Personal life

Zutshi was born on 4 February 1961 in

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, Jammu and Kashmir, India into a

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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

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. He was her second husband and the step-father of actor

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, 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

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Career

Raj Zutshi also began his career as a theatre artist. He made the transition from theatre to cinema in 1984 with the film ''

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''. He was also seen in the TV series ''Yugantar'' in 1990, which was based on the novel of

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, and in the TV series ''Shikast'' (1997).

Filmography

Dubbing roles

Awards and nominations

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Raj Zutshi 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 (state), Jammu and Kashmir, India into a Kashmiri Pandit family. Raj Zutshi is a ...

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