Rajesh Tailang | |
|---|---|
 Rajesh Tailang with Best Film Award for Siddharth at Beijing Film Festival 2014 | |
| Born | 10 October 1970 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Notable work | Siddharth (2013 film) |
Rajesh Tailang is an Indian actor. He is best known to international audiences for his role in Siddharth,[1] for which he garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actor at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards.[2] He also wrote the dialogues for Siddharth and for Amal. Besides being an actor and writer, he is a poet as well. He is the brother of late cartoonist Sudhir Tailang.
He has also appeared in the films Phantom, Dev, Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa, Thakshak, Amal, Umrika and The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, and the television series Shanti. He also had supporting roles in Netflix Originals Selection Day and Delhi Crime along with Amazon Prime Original Mirzapur.
Filmography[edit]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Films[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa | Somu's Father | |||
| 2004 | Dev | ACP Waman Bhonsle | |||
| 2005 | Mangal Pandey: The Rising | Brahmin Sepoy of India | |||
| 2007 | Amal | Dhaba Owner | |||
| 2013 | Siddharth | Mahendra Saini | [3] | ||
| 2015 | Umrika | Postman | |||
| The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Babul | ||||
| Phantom | Raw Agent Alok | ||||
| 2017 | Haseena Parkar | Advocate Shyam Keswani | [4][5] | ||
| 2018 | Omerta | General Mahmood | |||
| Mukkabaaz | Shravan's Father | [6] | |||
| Aiyaary | Brigadier K Srinivas | ||||
| 2019 | Commando 3 | Roy | |||
| 2020 | Panga | National Coach Sinha | |||
| Comedy Couple | Mukesh | ||||
| 2021 | Pagglait | Tarun | Netflix Release | ||
| 2022 | Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2 – Agni Pariksha | TV News Reporter Ravi Kumar | |||
| 2024 | Kooki | Dhanajay Mishra | Ulajh † | TBA | [7][8] |
Short films[edit]
| Year | Films | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mast Qalandar | Master | Divij Roopchand | Best Student Film at the Manchester International Film Festival 2016 and Best Short Film at Flicks International Student Short Film Festival.[9] |
| 2016 | Zoya (Short) | Zoologist | Sahirr Sethhi | Premiered at 2016 Palm Springs International ShortFest[10] |
Web series[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Shanti | Manu | Doordarshan |
| 2018–present | Mirzapur | Ramakant Pandit | Amazon Prime Video |
| 2018 | Selection Day | Mohan Kumar | Netflix |
| 2019–present | Delhi Crime | Bhupender Singh | Netflix |
| 2020 | Crackdown | Ashvini Rao | Voot |
| 2020 | Bandish Bandits | Rajendra | Amazon Prime Video |
| 2021 | Dhindora | Parshad | YouTube |
| 2021 | Andaman | UPSC Interview panel chairman | Dailymotion |
| 2022 | Dahan: Raakan Ka Rahasya | Parimal Singh | Disney+ Hotstar |
| 2023 | Trial By Fire | Veer Singh | Netflix |
References[edit]
- ^ "A Conversation With Filmmaker Richie Mehta". The New York Times, 20 September 2013.
- ^ "Canadian Screen Awards 2014: Nominees Announced For TV And Movie Honours". Huffington Post, 13 January 2014.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (26 June 2014). "'Siddharth' Follows a Father's Search for His Son". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "REVEALED: Shraddha Kapoor and brother Siddhanth's look in Haseena - The Queen of Mumbai - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "स्टार जैसा व्यवहार नहीं करतीं श्रद्धा : राजेश तैलंग". Rajpath News. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "अनुराग कश्यप बहुत स्पेस देते हैं : राजेश तेलंग". NewsTimes Portal. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Janhvi Kapoor to play imperilled IFS officer in thriller 'Ulajh'". The Hindu. 10 May 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Janhvi Kapoor to star in patriotic thriller 'Ulajh'". The Economic Times. 10 May 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ ANOTHER WIN FOR LFS GRAD DIVIJ ROOPCHAND
- ^ 2016 PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL SHORTFEST
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