Vijay Raaz was born and raised in Delhi where he attended Kirori Mal College. While at college he was a part of the dramatic society The Players. He also appeared in plays at the National School of Drama. He decided to focus on a film career and moved to Mumbai where he received a role in Ram Gopal Varma’s Jungle. Naseeruddin Shah had seen him perform at the NSD and recommended him to Mahesh Mathai for Bhopal Express and to Mira Nair for Monsoon Wedding. After the success of Monsoon Wedding, Raaz received many roles. His first mainstream film cast as the leading actor was Raghu Romeo, a box office success where Raaz depicts the life of a confused lower-class Indian fellow. He came into light for his memorable performance in the movie Run. In which his Kauwa Biriyaani act became highly acclaimed. His performance in the movie got the cult status and was praised by the masses. He also played a major role in the film Delhi belly, where he played a drug mafia. As a villain in the movie he has received much critical applause for his performance.
Vijay Raaz
Movies
102 Not Out
Dattatraya Vakharia is a 102 year old man living like a youngster.While is 75 year old son Babulal has accepted his old age and lost all excitement in life.Dattatraya wants to break the world record of oldest person living on earth held by Chinese man. But feels that it won’t…
Delhi Belly
Delhi-based Sonia agrees to deliver a package for Vladimir Dragunsky and asks her rather unkempt and debt-ridden fiancé, Tashi Malhotra, to do it for her. Tashi, in turn, asks one of two of his room-mates, Nitin. But Nitin forgets to do so due to an upset stomach ailment commonly known…
Dishoom
When India’s top batsman Viraj goes missing in Middle East, two cops Kabir Shergill and Junaid Ansari from either side of Arabian Sea team for a 36-hours man hunt before the final match between India and Pakistan.
Dream Girl
Karam always plays female character in plays as he has good ability of removing a female voice.He is looking for job and finds an ad offering 70,000 per month.His interviewer Mauji rejects him and shows him his call center where only ladies work as fantasy entertainers.Karam receives one of the…
Rivaaz
Mumbai-based Rahul accompanies his friend, Amar Singh, to a village called Bhedia in order to attend the marriage of Supriya, the latter’s sister. While on the way there, he sees a young woman and instantly falls in love with her despite of being told that she is destined to be…
Road
Arvind Chauhan (Vivek Oberooi) and Lakhsmi (Antara Mali) are in love with each other. Lakhsmi’s dad, a senior police inspector, hates Arvind, and so Arvind and Lakshmi decide to elope and get married. On the way they allow Babu, a stranded motorist, to ride with them. After a short while,…
Aks
The conflict of good and evil is deeply entrenched in the Indian psyche and takes many forms.The film explores the ancient indian philosophy that the ultimate battlefield for good and evil is nothing but a human being’s body and the ultimate prize:his soul.”Aks” is a modernistic rendition of this ancient…
Kya Dilli Kya Lahore
In 1948, a cross-fire erupts at an isolated stretch of Indo-Pak border, leaving only two soldiers alive. One is an Indian soldier of Pakistani origin while the other happens to be a Pakistani soldier of Indian origin. An ironic story of pride and survival begins when – in an attempt…
Sanam Teri Kasam
A musical romantic movie exploring the journey that ensues when the blue blooded boy Inder (Harshvardhan Rane) “Who wanted to love no one” crosses paths with Saru (Mawra Hocane) “Whom no one wanted to love”. All their lives they were waiting to meet, but they just didn’t know it .…
Anwar
Anwar is a Muslim who lives a middle-class lifestyle in Lucknow, India, along with his mom, brother, and Bhabhi, Suraiya. Anwar is doing a research on ancient Hindu Mandirs. They rent out a room to a poor widow and her attractive daughter, Mehru. Anwar falls in love with her. Anwar…
Manoranjan – The Entertainment
After getting accolades and even awards for his maiden venture ‘Paisa Phek Tamasha Dekh’, Moradabad-born Producer, Subbu, the former personal assistant of Bollywood actress Maya, relates to a novice journalist, Rajat Prakash, as how he conned and duped his way up; his tryst with movie actors, financiers, and even extortionists,…
Bhaiaji Superhit
Toss
Five fun-loving Goa-based friends, Ryan, Josh, Sasha, Sherry, and Samy get involved in an vehicle accident, and inadvertently find two huge suitcases. They decide to take them, and after numerous vain attempts in forcing them open, hire a male, Duffy, to open them for a fee. They find both the…
I M 24
Saying the truth was always difficult, and lying, they say, is much simpler. Shubendu lives by the tougher option. But when this honest, 42 year old balding writer falls in love with a 22 year old beauty queen, he is tempted to lie. What’s more, his jerk of a roommate,…
No Problem
After bank owner Zandulal’s (Paresh Rawal) money is stolen by Yash (Sanjay Dutt) and Raj Ambani (Akshaye Khanna), he faces financial ruin and sets out to apprehend the duo. He does locate them–right next to his mansion–and is all set to turn them over to bumbling Senior Inspector Arjun Singh…
O Teri
Prantabh and Anand, associated with a news channel in Delhi, are in search of a big scam to prove a point to their senior. A dead body accidentally lands up in their car.
Yeh Sunday Kyun Aata Hai
The film is based on the 4 real shoe-polish boys of Goregaon Railway Station, Mumbai, who earn their daily bread and butter by polishing shoes at railway station. Their lives are full of struggle and hard work, where there is a limited scope for happiness, but even then they try…
Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai
Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai is a tale of a budding actress (Veena Malik) who is over motivated to become a successful in Bollywood. The story starts with Mr. Dabu who is a middle aged man in his forties, a total looser absconded and is being left unaccompanied in life.…
Dedh Ishqiya
Dedh Ishqiya is a 2014 Indian comedy thriller film. Out from jail, Khalujaan a.k.a Iftekhar (Naseeruddin Shah) and Babban (Arshad Warsi) have stolen a necklace made of royal jewels and are on the run. They part ways and meet at the Majidabad palace, where Iftekhar is competing with Urdu poets…
Fun Facts
Married to Bollywood actress Krishna Raaz.
Starred in Ram Gopal Varma's shelved film "Lets Kill Veerapan (2004)"". Starring Vijay Raaz