Rajesh Sharma is an Indian actor who acts in

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and

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films.

Early life

He was born in

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and worked in

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. There he started acting in a theatre group named 'Rangakarmi' in

. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama,

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passed out in year 1980. Rajesh Sharma has been married and divorced to Sudipta Chakraborty, a Bengali actress and is married to Sangeeta Sharma since 2011.

Career

Rajesh Sharma made his Bollywood debut with the 1996 Hindi movie, Maachis. After this, he started acting in Bengali films from early 2000s. in Maachis, Rajesh Sharma co-starred with Chandrachur Singh, Jimmy Shergill, Raj Zutshi, Tabu and Om Puri. In 2000, he made a comeback in

-film titled, Paromitar Ek Din. It was written and directed by Aparna Sen. After acting in a few more Bengali films, he came back to Bollywood in 2005 with the film

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. It was

Vidya Balan Vidya Balan (pronounced ; born 1 January 1979) is an Indian actress. Known for pioneering a change in the portrayal of women in Hindi cinema with her roles in female-led films, she is the recipient of several awards, including a National F ...

's debut movie where she acted against Saif Ali Khan. Rajesh Sharma works mainly in the Bollywood and Bengali Film Industries. Sharma has appeared in

films such as '' Khosla Ka Ghosla'', '' Ishqiya'', '' No One Killed Jessica'', '' Chillar Party'', '' The Dirty Picture'', ''

Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana ''Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana'' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language comedy film produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Siddharth Roy Kapur and Anurag Kashyap and directed by debutante Sameer Sharma. Plot Omi Khurana's London dream has just ended. On t ...

'', '' Special 26'', '' B.A. Pass'', '' Tanu Weds Manu Returns'', '' Bajrangi Bhaijaan'', '' Toilet: Ek Prem Katha'' “ M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story” and '' India's Most Wanted''.

Filmography

Films

Web series

References

External links

* Living people Male actors in Bengali cinema Indian male film actors Male actors in Hindi cinema National School of Drama alumni Male actors from Ludhiana 21st-century Indian male actors 1950 births {{India-actor-stub