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Raghubir Yadav

Raghubir Yadav is an Indian actor, music composer, singer and set designer who works in Hindi films. He made his film debut with Massey Sahib (1985), in which he played the title role.[2][3] He has won two International Awards as Best Actor for Massey Sahib,[4] FIPRESCI Critic's Award, Venice Film Festival, 1986 and the IFFI Best Actor Award (Male): Silver Peacock Award at the 11th International Film Festival of India, 1987.[4] The film also featured writer and social activist in National School of Drama, New Delhi until 1977.

Career

"I have never thought about or calculated these things as my entire focus is on giving my best as an actor. I don’t pay attention on a film going for Oscars, I feel if the film is good then it will get the love and recognition it deserves.."

—Raghubir Yadav on A Unique Connection With Oscars,.[1]

Theatre

Yadav has performed as an actor and singer in over 70 plays and about 2500 shows, travelling in caravans, living in tents and performing on makeshift stages in villages, towns and cities of India with the Parsi Theatre Company (1967–1973). He was with the Rangoli Puppet Theatre, Lucknow (1973–1974), performing with glove puppets. At the National School of Drama Repertory (1977–1986), he acted in about 40 plays in over 2000 shows. He has also contributed to music, sets, costumes and masks.

Film

He was seen in many milestone films in the following decades. Three films that he has acted in have received Academy Award nominations for Best Foreign Language Film (Salaam Bombay! ,Water and Lagaan). Raghubir Yadav is one of the few Indian actor to have received the Silver Peacock Best Actor Award, at the International Film Festival of India. His most acclaimed role was as the drug addicted "Chillum" in Salaam Bombay! (1988). He has acted in Firaaq. In 2011, he played the lead role in the film Dear Friend Hitler, which takes its name from two letters Mahatma Gandhi wrote Adolf Hitler, in 1939 immediately before World War II and Christmas Eve 1940 after the war had started, to prevent and to stop the war.

Television

Yadav started his television career with the television program Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne (1988), playing the lead character "Mungerilal". Amaravathi ki Kathayein (1994-'95).

Later he played the roles of Haji Nasruddin in the television program Mullah Nasruddin (also spelled as Mulla Nasiruddin) and the lead in Chacha Chaudhary. He also played the lead role for BI T.V. in Arjun Pandit.

Music

Awards

Filmography

Web series

References

  1. ^ "अभिनेता रघुवीर यादव के निर्देशन में हुआ लैला-मजनूं का मंचन - nation Videos in Hindi - हिंदी वीडियो, लेटेस्ट-ब्रेकिंग न्यूज़ हिंदी वीडियो में". News18 India (in Hindi). 23 November 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Raghubir Yadav returns in a new avatar – The Hindu". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  3. ^ "My first break – Raghuvir Yadav – The Hindu". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Mungerilal's dreams turn sour". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Coke Studio @ MTV, Season 2, Episode 2, Lamh tera by Hitesh Sonic". YouTube. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards 2020: Complete winners' list - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  7. ^ "The Silence, innocence lost". The Navhind Times. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Newton actor Raghubir Yadav: My entire focus is on giving my best as an actor". The Indian Express. 24 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Raghubir Yadav is India's Oscar veteran - Here's how". Zee News. 25 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Why Raghubir Yadav chose Mantostaan over Nandita Das's Manto?". Deccan Chronicle. 26 April 2017. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui re-visits theatre days with 'Ghoomketu'". Zee News. 20 February 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Jamun starring Shweta Basu Prasad, Raghubir Yadav to be out on Eros Now". Cinema Express. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  13. ^ Kambam, Saichaitanya (16 September 2020). "Netflix picks up "Pagglait" starring Sanya Malhotra and Shruti Sharma". OnlyTech. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

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