Raj Rajeshwar Pratap Singh Judev also known as Raja Bundela is an Indian

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

, producer, politician and civil activist.Presently He is the Vice President of Bundelkhand Vikas Board,Uttar Pradesh. In films, he is notable for appearances in Swarg, Shola Aur Shabnam, Pratha, Namestey LA, and Son of Flower. He was an actor/producer until the late 2000s, when he became a

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interested in civil rights and statehood for his native

Bundelkhand Bundelkhand (, ) is a geographical and cultural region and a proposed state and also a mountain range in central and North India. It corresponds to the Post-Vedic Chedi kingdom. The hilly region is now divided between the states of Uttar Prad ...

in India.

Personal life

Raja Rajeshwar Pratap Singh Judev, fondly known as Raja Bundela was born in Lalitpur,

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...

. Raja Bundela was born to one of the Royal houses of the Lalitpur district. He is an alumnus of

National School of Drama National School of Drama (NSD) is a drama school situated at New Delhi, India. It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and became an independent school ...

passing out in 1977. He is married to Sushmita Mukherjee

Political career

Bundela is Vice President of Bundelkhand Vikas Board,Uttar Pradesh Gov Bundela was president of Bundelkhand Mukti Morcha which is campaigning for the creation of a separate

state comprising 15 districts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. In the Lok Sabha elections 2004, Bundela stood on an Indian National Congress ticket in

Jhansi Jhansi ( ) is a historic city in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. (Toshan) Balwant Nagar was the old name of Jhansi. It lies in the region of Bundelkhand, on the banks of the Pahuj River, in the extreme ...

, the putative capital of

. He got 104 584 votes (12.76%). In August 2011, he formed Bundelkhand Congress with a single point agenda of creating a separate

state which includes parts from today part of

and

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...

. The party made an alliance with the Peace Party of India and Apna Dal in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election but failed to make an impact. Bundela joined

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...

in presence of senior party leaders in 2013.

Filmography

Actor

*'' Brij Bhoomi'' (1982) *'' Vijeta'' (1982) *''

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'' (1982) *''

Ab Ayega Mazaa ''Ab Ayega Mazaa'' () is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Pankaj Parashar and produced by actors Alok Nath and Girija Shankar. It stars Farooq Sheikh and Anita Raj . This film introduced music directors Anand–Milind who went o ...

'' (1984) *'' Arjun'' (1985) *''Mhara Peehar Sasra'' (1985) *'' Ankush'' (1986) *'' Swati'' (1986) * '' Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin'' (1987) *'' Main Azaad Hoon'' (1989) *'' Swarg'' (1990) *''Shadyantra'' (1990) *''Phaagan Aaya Re (Haryanvi Film)'' (1991) *'' Shola Aur Shabnam'' (1992) *''

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''(1992) *''

Paramaatma ''Paramaatma'' is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Bapu, starring Mithun Chakraborty (in dual role), Juhi Chawla, Amrish Puri and Anjana Mumtaz. The film was released under the Banner of Shri Siddhi Vinayaka International. I ...

'' (1994) *'' Sautela Bhai'' (1996) *'' 23rd March 1931: Shaheed'' (2002) *'' That Game of Chess'' (2005) *''Sirf Romance: Love by Chance'' (2007) *'' Do Knot Disturb'' (2009) *'' Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi'' (2018)

Director

*''Pratha'' (2002) *''That Game of Chess'' (2005) *''Sirf Romance: Love by Chance'' (2007) *''Son of Flower'' (2012) *'' Dil Toh Deewana Hai'' (2016)

Producer

*''Pratha'' (2002)

Television

*'' Mujhe Chaand Chahiye'' (Zee TV) *'' Bible Ki Kahaniya'' (Doordarshan) *'' Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na'' (Sony) *'' Tara'' Rohit Seth (Zee TV) *''

Aahat Aahat may refer to: * ''Aahat'' (Pakistani film), 1982 Pakistani film * ''Aahat'' (Pakistani TV series), 1991 Pakistani TV series * ''Aahat'' (Indian TV series), 1995 Indian TV series *'' Aahat – Ek Ajib Kahani'', 2010 Indian film See also

...

'' (Sony) *''

Farmaan ''Farmaan'' (also spelled Farman) is an Indian television show broadcast on DD National in 1994. The show was directed by Lekh Tandon and based on Rafia Amin's novel ''Alam Panah'', set in Hyderabad. The show's stars included Kanwaljit Singh, ...

'' (Doordarshan)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bundela, Raja Living people People from Jhansi People from Lalitpur, India Year of birth missing (living people) Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh