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Rajesh Vivek is a Actor Indian born on 31 january 1949

Rajesh Vivek

Rajesh Vivek
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Birth name Rajesh Vivek Upadhyay
Nationality Inde
Birth 31 january 1949
Death 14 january 2016 (at 66 years)

Rajesh Vivek is a theater actor who is best known to Hindi movie audiences for his role of the astrologer Guran in Lagaan or as the Postman/Postmaster in Swades. He had also played role of Veda Vyasa, author of the Mahabharata in the popular Indian Series Mahabharat (TV series). He made his mark as a villain in the beginning with films like Veerana and Joshilay, often playing roles of henchman- but later on he started doing comedic/supporting roles. His other credits include Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, What's Your Raashee? (as the Astrologer/Detective) and Bunty Aur Babli.
Rajesh is also noted for his roles in the historic TV series Bharat Ek khoj. His best acting was seen in the TV Serial "Aghori" which is his horror best. He was roped in for an ad series of Cadbury 5 star as the father of the two sons.

Rajesh was born on January 31,1949 to Raj Bahadur Upadhyay (1904–1980) & Prem Kumari Upadhyay (1912–1992). He completed his M.A. in Ancient history & Archaeology from T.D.Degree College, Jaunpur(Uttar Pradesh). Shyam Benegal first introduced him in his film Junoon.

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Filmography of Rajesh Vivek (36 films)

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Yevade Subramanyam
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure
Themes Sports films
Actors Nani, Malavika Nair, Ritu Varma, Malavika Nair, Vijay Deverakonda, Nassar
Roles Pemba
Rating74% 3.746433.746433.746433.746433.74643
Subramanyam (Nani), called by everybody as Subbu, is a materialistic IIM graduate who is very ambitious. He works for Pasupathi (Nassar), who aims to buy his rival Ramaiah's(Krishnam Raju) Company but fails at it. Subbu, with his wit and ability to manipulate people, makes Ramaiah's employees sell their shares. With this being Pasupathi's biggest success, Subbu gets engaged to his boss's daughter Riya (Ritu Varma). During the engagement ceremony, a childhood friend, Rishi (Vijay Devarakonda), enters his life. Rishi is very energetic and opposite in the character to Subbu. Rishi is a true artist of life, who lives and never thinks about living. The same day they encounter a free-spirited girl Anandi (Malavika Nair) in a pub. Rishi reveals his dream is to travel with Subbu to Doodh Kashi, a holy lake in the Himalayas.
Dishkiyaoon
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Gangster films
Actors Sunny Deol, Harman Baweja, Harsh Chhaya, Prashant Narayanan, Ayesha Khanna, Aditya Pancholi
Roles Gujjar
Rating52% 2.603022.603022.603022.603022.60302
Viki (Harman Baweja), a gangster, narrates the story of his life to Lakwa (Sunny Deol), a criminal, whilst being locked up somewhere. Born in the upper middle class society, Viki had no mother and his father had no time for him. The cold loneliness of Viki’s world left him weak and tainted from within. Absence of love and care pushed Viki to find acceptance in other places. One such place was just a road away from his plush apartment - THE GANGSTER‐LAND.
Son of Sardaar, 2h21
Directed by Ashwni Dhir
Genres Comedy, Action, Romance
Actors Ajay Devgn, Sonakshi Sinha, Sanjay Dutt, Juhi Chawla, Mukul Dev, Salman Khan
Rating42% 2.1024752.1024752.1024752.1024752.102475
The story revolves around two families, whose patriarch killed each other many years ago. Their respective sons, Jaswinder Randhawa and Balwinder Singh, are sworn enemies. Jaswinder has been in hiding in London, whereas Balwinder is waiting for his return in Punjab so he can avenge the death of his father.
Agneepath
Agneepath (2012)
, 2h54
Directed by Karan Johar, Yash Johar
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Action, Crime
Actors Hrithik Roshan, Rishi Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Priyanka Chopra, Om Puri, Katrina Kaif
Roles Bakshi
Rating68% 3.4484853.4484853.4484853.4484853.448485
In the island village of Mandwa, the school teacher Dinanath Chauhan (Chetan Pandit), highly respected by the villagers, tries to dissuade them from giving away their lands on lease to Kancha (Sanjay Dutt), the son of the village head who plans to start a drug mafia. Knowing this, Kancha decides to get rid of the school teacher. He ambushes and murders a young girl inside the school, framing Chauhan for the murder. With the support of the villagers, Kancha then kills Chauhan by hanging him to death from a tree which is witnessed by young Vijay Chauhan (Arish Bhiwandiwala), the son of the teacher. Vijay Chauhan along with his pregnant mother Suhasini Chauhan (Zarina Wahab) leave the village. Destitute, they find shelter in the city of Mumbai but Vijay harbours intentions to go back to Mandwa and kill Kancha. While in Mumbai, Vijay's mother delivers a baby girl named Shiksha. Vijay is attracted to Rauf Lala (Rishi Kapoor), a local girl-trafficker and importantly an enemy of Kancha and wants to get into his company. He earns his favour and joins his gang. Meanwhile, his mother along with his baby sister leave Vijay's side as he resorts to violence.
Mumbai Mast Kallander
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Shilpa Shukla, Rajesh Vivek
Roles Badey Bhaiya
Rating57% 2.85672.85672.85672.85672.8567
Mumbai Mast Kallander is about a kidnapping gone wrong. The attempt is to create confusion and humour out of it. Two brother Ram and Shyam, petty criminals aspiring for Don-like status. Their dreams bring them to Mumbai, where they are hired to work as henchmen for Bade Bhai and after kidnapping start confusion and more confusion.
Do Dooni Chaar, 1h50
Directed by Habib Faisal
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about education, Children's films
Actors Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor, Aditi Vasudev, Akhilendra Mishra, Supriya Shukla, Natasha Rastogi
Roles Anchor
Rating74% 3.746723.746723.746723.746723.74672
Life can be tough for a man (Rishi Kapoor) who teaches at a school for a living, lives in a DDA flat in Lajpat Nagar, Delhi and is coping with the double digit inflation rates and single digit increments in his salary. Add to that, A teenage daughter, a fast-track son and a wife (Neetu Kapoor) who loves the good life. The life of the Duggals is passing by in simply taking care of the basics. Until one day, they decide to dream. Their ticket to dreaming comes in the form of a wedding invitation. An innocent little wedding invitation. What follows is a journey of chaos, realizations, calculations, confrontations and bonding. This crazy Duggals will fight it out at home (and the neighborhood) for what they think is a ‘good buy’ for the family! This family bonds in the most unexpected and hilarious situations. And just when they think they are sorted out, comes one big, lurking temptation. Much like the apple in the Garden of Eden. And then, begins another journey that will drive them, and you, pretty much nuts.
Veer
Veer (2010)
, 2h44
Genres Action, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Salman Khan, Zarine Khan, Mithun Chakraborty, Sohail Khan, Jackie Shroff, Lisa Lazarus
Rating46% 2.3026152.3026152.3026152.3026152.302615
Veer Pratap Singh (Salman Khan) is a Pindari prince and the son of the great Pindari warrior, Prithvi Singh (Mithun Chakraborty), who was known for his great battles to free India from British rule. Veer wishes to continue his father's legacy by leading a movement of Pindaris against the British in order to free both the Rajasthani Kingdom of Madhavghar and the rest of India from the great colonial power. Veer receives the help of his younger brother, Punya Singh (Sohail Khan) in gathering an army. However Veer finds opposition from the King of Madhavghar, Gyanendra Singh (Jackie Shroff), who sees Veer as a threat to Madhavghar and his rule and orders for Veer to be killed. Veer and Punya along with their supporters go into hiding within the Thar Desert of Rajasthan, while Singh makes an alliance with the British Governor of Rajasthan, James Fraser (Tim James Lawrence), saying that Madhavghar will support the British in crushing the Pindari movement and eliminating Veer.
What's Your Raashee?, 3h31
Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker
Genres Comedy
Actors Harman Baweja, Priyanka Chopra, Dilip Joshi, Darshan Jariwala, Aanjjan Srivastav, Rajesh Vivek
Roles Bhautesh Joshi
Rating48% 2.404932.404932.404932.404932.40493
In a quaint rural village, an elderly man awaits the postman. He receives a card from his youngest grandson, Yogesh, and decides Yogesh will be his heir. In Mumbai, Yogesh's family consults an astrologer to learn if their eldest son (Jitu, a debtor) will go to jail and gives him Yogesh's birthdate to learn his future. They are astonished to learn that Yogesh will inherit a fortune if he is married on the 20th of that month; the phone rings, and the family is overjoyed to hear that Yogesh's grandfather has made him his sole heir.
Vaada Raha... I Promise
Directed by Samir Karnik
Genres Drama
Themes Films about disabilities
Actors Bobby Deol, Kangana Ranaut, Atul Agnihotri, Rajesh Vivek, Mohnish Bahl, Prateeksha Lonkar
Rating57% 2.85542.85542.85542.85542.8554
After receiving a generous grant from the American Medical Association Dr Duke Chawla (Bobby Deol) who always gives hope to his patients, proposes to his sweetheart, Pooja (Kangana Ranaut), and both arrange to get married soon. While returning home that night, he meets with an accident and wakes up in the East West Hospital paralce of recovery. Shattered and devastated, he is in for more trauma and shock when he finds out that Pooja will have nothing to do anymore. Upset, bitter and in despair, he loses his will to live, refuses to take medicine nor any treatment, and awaits death. One day, Roshan (Dwij Yadav) a young boy enters Duke's life to rekindle thf hope again. He starts telling him stories of the world seen outside his window and motivates him to take his medicines and start his physiotherapy, day by day Duke starts improving and one fine day he realises that Roshan was suffering from terminal cancer and he died leaving a new life for Duke.
Jodhaa Akbar, 3h33
Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Politique, Films about religion, Musical films, Political films, Films about Islam, Bollywood, Films about royalty
Actors Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai, Sonu Sood, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Suhasini Mulay, Raza Murad
Roles Chugtai Khan
Rating74% 3.7490553.7490553.7490553.7490553.749055
Jodhaa Akbar is a sixteenth-century love story about a political marriage of convenience between a Mughal emperor, Akbar, and a Rajput princess, Jodhaa.
God Tussi Great Ho, 2h33
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about religion
Actors Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Amitabh Bachchan, Sohail Khan, Satish Kaushik, Anupam Kher
Rating37% 1.8557751.8557751.8557751.8557751.855775
Arun Prajapati (Salman Khan) has been trying to be a successful TV anchor, but success has always eluded him. He blames God (Amitabh Bachchan) for this lack of success. Arun is head over heels in love with Alia Kapoor(Priyanka Chopra), who is a TV anchor and a well-known star working in the same channel, but he has never been able to express his love for her.
Nanhe Jaisalmer, 1h55
Directed by Samir Karnik
Genres Drama
Actors Bobby Deol, Sharat Saxena, Vivek Shauq, Rajesh Vivek, Vatsal Sheth, Sunny Deol
Roles Dhurjan Singh
Rating61% 3.098883.098883.098883.098883.09888
Nanhe (Dwij Yadav) is the self-proclaimed camel jockey in the whole of Jaisalmer. Only ten years old, he can speak a myrad of languages and has won the hearts of all the tourists who visit Jaisalmer. But in Nanhe's heart is his favorite actor Bobby Deol, who had worked with him in a film years ago when Nanhe was just a baby. In one of that film's scenes Deol picks up the baby Nanhe and asks him 'Kaise ho mere dost?'(How are you my friend?). This memory alone leads Nanhe to believe that the actor is his long-lost best friend. No one believes that Bobby Deol is Nanhe's friend. When it is announced that Bobby deol is finally coming to Jaisalmer on a 30 day movie shoot, Nanhe's wish is fulfilled, to finally meet his long-lost friend.
Bunty Aur Babli, 2h57
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Musical, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Musical films, Road movies, Bollywood
Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukherjee, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Raj Babbar, Tania Zaetta
Roles a Protestor
Rating62% 3.1002353.1002353.1002353.1002353.100235
Rakesh Trivedi (Abhishek Bachchan) comes from a small village. His father is a ticket collector on the train and wants him to get into a similar occupation as well. However, Rakesh has big dreams; he is forever coming up with new business plans and is convinced he will make it big one day. He adamantly refuses any notion that he will one day work in a 9-to-5 environment.