Rajpal Naurang Yadav (born 16 March 1971) is an Indian actor and comedian. His breakthrough came in Ram Gopal Varma's Jungle (2000), in which he played a negative role. He has gained widespread recognition through his comic performances over the years and has been nominated for several awards such as Filmfare and Screen Awards.

Some of his most notable work includes Ek Aur Ek Gyarah (2003), Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (2004), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005), Phir Hera Pheri (2006), Partner (2007), Bhoothnath (2008), Krazzy 4 (2008), Krrish 3 (2013), Judwaa 2 (2017), Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022) and in several movies of Priyadarshan such as Hungama (2003), Garam Masala (2005), Malamaal Weekly (2005), Chup Chup Ke (2006), Bhagam Bhag (2006), Dhol (2007), Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2008), De Dana Dan (2009), Khatta Meetha (2010).

He has starred in leading roles and serious characters including Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon (2003), Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh (2005), Rama Rama Kya Hai Drama (2008), Kushti (2010) and Ardh (2022).

Career

Yadav acted in the Doordarshan's television serial Mungeri Ke Bhai Naurangilal as the protagonist. This was the sequel to a similar television program on Doordarshan, Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne.

Although Yadav found success in negative roles, he preferred comic roles, as in Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya, and he went on to become a prolific comic enthusiast in Hindi films. His films include Hungama, Waqt: The Race Against Time, Chup Chup Ke, Garam Masala, Phir Hera Pheri and Dhol.

Yadav has also been the leading character in more serious films including Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon, Ladies Tailor, Rama Rama Kya Hai Drama, Hello! Hum Lallan Bol Rahe Hain, Kushti, Mirch, Benny and Babloo and Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh.

For the film Jungle, he won the Sansui Screen Best actor award in a Negative Role along with a nomination for the Screen Best Actor award. He received the Yash Bharati Award for the film Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon. Yadav was also given the Janpad Ratna Award.

He made his Telugu language debut in 2015 with Kick 2, and played the main antagonist in controversial filmmaker Faisal Saif's multilingual film Amma.

Personal life

Yadav married his first wife in 1992. After the birth of their first child, she died due to certain complications. He then went on to marry for a second time in 2003 after establishing himself in the industry. He has two daughters.

Yadav was given a 10-day imprisonment in 2013 for filing a false affidavit in court. He spent four days in jail from 3 December 2013 until 6 December 2013 after which a division bench of the High Court suspended the sentence on his appeal. He was sentenced to 3 months in civil prison for non repayment of loan which he took in 2010 for his directorial debut by the Delhi High Court on 30 November 2018. He was immediately taken into custody by the Delhi Police. Subsequently, in November 2018, Delhi High Court issued a three-month prison sentence.

Filmography

Films

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1999	Dil Kya Kare	School's Watchman
	Mast	Peon
	Shool	Coolie
2000	Jungle	Sippa	Won: Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role
2001	Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya	Rampal Yadav / Chhota Vakeel
	Chandni Bar	Iqbal Chamdi
	Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar	Dada
2002	Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe	Raj Naidu
	Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge	Lallan
	Company	Joseph
	Lal Salaam	Dhattu
	Hum Kisise Kum Nahin	Thief At The Parking Lot
	Maine Dil Tujhko Diya	Munna (Bhaijaan's Henchman)
	Chor Machaaye Shor	Johnny
	Road	Bhanwar Singh
	Maseeha
2003	Ek Aur Ek Gyarah	Chhotu
	The Hero: Love Story of a Spy	Dorji
	Haasil	Chhutku
	Darna Mana Hai	Apple Vendor
	Hungama	Raja
	Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon	Rajeshwar Singh (Raja)
	Kal Ho Naa Ho	Guru
2004	Dil Bechara Pyaar Ka Maara	Tunda Bhai
	Love in Nepal	Bunty Guide
	Insaaf: The Justice	Kailu
	Aan: Men at Work	Apte
	Garv: Pride and Honour	Informer 555	Cameo appearance
	Mujhse Shaadi Karogi	Raj Purohit / Paul
	Taarzan: The Wonder Car	Havaldar Sitaram
	Shart: The Challenge	Bhootnath
	Vaastu Shastra	Raajpal
	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero	Bhagat Ram Talwar
2005	Waqt: The Race Against Time	Laxman	Nominated - Filmfare Best Comedian Award
	Kyaa Kool Hai Hum	Uma Shankar Tripathi
	D	Dance Artist
	Paheli	Bhoja
	Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?	Thapa
	Bye Bye Miss Goodnight	Rajesh
	James	Tony
	Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh	Mithilesh Shukla
	Garam Masala	Babban
	Shaadi No. 1	Mr.Y
2006	Apna Sapna Money Money	Matha Prasad
	Love in Japan	Chakra D. Dhari
	Malamaal Weekly	Bajbahadur a.k.a. Bajey
	Shaadi Se Pehle	'Shayar' Kanpuri
	Darna Zaroori Hai	Insurance Salesman
	Phir Hera Pheri	Pappu (Anjali's brother)
	Chup Chup Ke	Bandya
	Ladies Tailor	Chander
	Baabul	Balraj's Chauffeur
	Bhagam Bhag	Gulab Singh 'Gullu' Lakhan Singh Haryanewale
2007	Anwar	Gopinath
	Chasme Bahadur	Owner of Beer Shop	Marathi film
	Undertrial	Sagar Hussain
	Partner	Chhota Don
	Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag	Rambha Bhai
	Dhol	Marthand 'Maru' Dhamdere
	Go	Jagtap Tiwari
	Bhool Bhulaiyaa	Chhote Pandit / Lal Hanuman
2008	Kahaani Gudiya Ki True Story of a Woman	Feroz
	Bhoothnath	Anthony
	Rama Rama Kya Hai Drama	Santosh
	Krazzy 4	Gangadhar
	Hastey Hastey Follow Your Heart	Sunny Malhotra
	Mere Baap Pehle Aap	Manu
	Yeh Mera India	Bhola Paswan
	God Tussi Great Ho	Rangeela – Lottery Stall Owner
	C Kkompany	Lambodhar Jha
	Chamku	Hussain
	Jumbo	Dildaar	Voice only
2009	Daddy Cool	Andrew
	Chal Chala Chal	Sunder
	Billu	Jhallan Kumar
	Ek Se Bure Do	Tony
	Kal Kissne Dekha	Jailor
	Do Knot Disturb	Mangu
	De Dana Dan	Dagdu and Bell Boy
	Bolo Raam	Aatmaa Raam
2010	Hello! Hum Lallan Bol Rahe Hain	Lallan
	Rann	Anand Prakash Trivedi (reporter)
	Kushti	Chander Singh (post master)
	Khatta Meetha	Rangila
	Mirch	Kashi
	Benny and Babloo	Babloo Charan Lathi
	Action Replayy	Bhikhu
	Tumse Milkar	Kutty
2011	Masti Express	Raju
	Satrangee Parachute	Parimal Babu
	Bin Bulaye Baraati	Murari
	Rada Rox		Marathi film
	Be Careful	Sachidanand Brijmohan Pandit
2012	Ata Pata Lapata	Manav Chaturvedi
	Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal
2013	Zindagi 50-50	Lele
	Janta V/S Janardan – Bechara Aam Aadmi
	Policegiri	Tutu
	Rangrezz
	D-Day	Himself	In song "Duma Dum"
	Ronde Saare Vyah Picho	Chunnu Singh Dhillon	Punjabi Debut
	Krrish 3	Sharma
2014	Main Tera Hero	Peter
	Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain	Dilip	First Hollywood movie
	Thoda Lutf Thoda Ishq	Ghungroo
2015	Kick 2	Dunna	Telugu film
	Baankey Ki Crazy Baraat	Baankey
	Amma	Radhe Krishna Yadav
	Dagdabaichi Chal		Marathi Film
	Dirty Politics	Banna Ram
	Bumper Draw	Farooq
	Welcome Back	The Tailor
2016	Fire Fighter
	Bhagya Na Jaane Koi	Madhav	Avadhi film
	Pirate	Director: Priyadarshan
2017	Judwaa 2	Nandu
	Shrestha Bangali		Bengali film
	Babuji Ek Ticket Bambai
2018	Shraap 3D
	Tishnagi
	Love Training	Bhikhari
	Shaadi Teri Bajayenge Hum Band[13]	Selfie Don
2019	Chandigarh Amritsar Chandigarh	Rickshaw Driver	Punjabi Film
2020	Coolie No. 1	Mama	Released on Amazon Prime Video
2021	Hello Charlie	Forest Ranger
	Hungama 2	Popat Jamal / Raja Dhatingarh Dhingra	Released on Disney+ Hotstar
	Time to Dance	Sada
	Bhoot Police	Goggal Baba	Released on Disney+ Hotstar
2022	Cinemaa Zindabad	Shyam Kapoor	MX Player film
	Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2	Chhote Pandit	Sequel of Bhool Bhulaiyaa
	Ardh	Shiva	ZEE5 film
	Thai Massage	Jugnu Bhaiya
2023	Gunchakkar	Baba Fanse	Short film on Amazon miniTV
	Hume Toh Loot Liya	Ram	MX Player film
	Shehzada	Inspector Satish Yadav	Remake of Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
	Dream Girl 2	TBA
TBA	Apurva
	Kathal		Netflix film
	Son		Announced

Web series

Denotes Web series that have not yet been released

Television

Dubbing roles

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Awards

International Indian Film Academy Awards

Apsara Awards

Screen Awards

Zee Cine Awards