K. K. Raina


K. K. Raina is an Indian film, television and theatre character actor and award-winning script writer, who is best known for his roles as Juror #8 in the 1986 film Ek Ruka Hua Faisla, a remake of 12 Angry Men, as Shivnath, the brother of Sunny Deol's character in Ghatak and as Byomkesh Bakshi's associate Ajit Kumar Banerji in the 1993 Doordarshan detective series Byomkesh Bakshi. Raina won the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue in 1998 for the Rajkumar Santoshi film China Gate.

Life and career

Raina was born in a Kashmiri family in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Raina is an alumnus of the National School of Drama, graduating college in 1976. He portrayed Manohar J. Pherwani in the Sony LIV series Scam 1992.

Filmography

Actor

Vijeta – WilsonAadharshila Gandhi – Nehru's FriendMandi Godam – EdekarArdh Satya Tasveer Apni Apni – EmployeeParty – BharatAghaat Nasoor – Kamlesh PaiTrikal – Senor Lucio Ek Ruka Hua Faisla – Juror #8Susman Mohre – Prakash RaikarDiksha – Shrikar UpadhyayLifeline Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda Damini – Shekhar's friendByomkesh Bakshi – AjitGhatak: Lethal – Shiv NathDahek – Naseem BahkshiAks – Mahadevan GhatgeBub (Father) – Shiban LalRang De Basanti – PoliticianSalaam-E-Ishq Dharm – ThakurPhoonk – Dr. PandeyHijack – Rasheed OmarDelhi-6 – Haji SuleimanRann – Prime Minister Digvijay HoodaTanu Weds Manu – Kishan Sharma Upanishad Ganga Bhaag Milkha Bhaag - Mr. WadhwaD-Day - Gen. Razzak19th January - Prof. Bashir AhmedZed Plus - Mr. DixitSamvidhaan - K.M. MunshiTanu Weds Manu Returns - Kishan Sharma Mirzya - Karan's fatherShaadi Mein Zaroor Aana - Jugal Kishore Mishra Genius - Mr.DasPati Patni Aur Woh Scam 1992 - Manohar J. Pherwani

Writer

Ghatak: Lethal – associate screenplayChina Gate – screenplay; dialoguesDahek – screenplayPukar – dialogues