Raj Zutshi Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Real name/Full name	Rajendranath Zutshi
Nickname	Raju [1]Facebook - Shabnam Zutshi Hora
Profession	Actor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.7 m in feet & inches- 5’ 7”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 60 kg in pounds- 132 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt & pepper
Career
Debut	Hindi Film: Holi in 1984 (As Rajendra Zutshi) English Film: American Daylight in 2004 (As Nirmal) Assamese Film: Ekhon Nedekha Nodir Xhipare in 2012 Hindi TV: Ek Tha Rusty in 1995 (Aired on Doordarshan) English TV: Mumbai Calling in 2007 (As Sunil; broadcast on ITV) Web Series: Bhram in 2021 (As Dr Rao; streamed on ZEE5)
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• Nominated for Best Actor in a Negative Role Award (in the film Bazaar) at the 2002 Indian Telly Awards • Kashmir Kirti Samman in 2012
Personal Life
Date of Birth	4 February 1961 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2024)	63 Years
Birthplace	Delhi, India
Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Delhi
School	The Scindia School, Gwalior (Passed in 1977) [2]Facebook - Soba Delhi NCR
Religion	Hinduism
Political Inclination	Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) [3]Aam Aadmi Party Mumbai
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Divorced
Affairs/Girlfriends	• Nuzhat Khan (Clinical psychologist) [4]YouTube - BIFF Mumbai • Sarika (Actress; Rumoured) (In 2007) [5]Mumbai Mirror Note: Nuzhat is daughter of filmmaker Nasir Hussain, sister of film director and producer, Mansoor Khan, and cousin of Aamir Khan.
Marriage Date	Year: 1989
Family
Wife/Spouse	Nuzhat Khan (m. 1989 - div. 2005)
Children	Son- Imran Khan (Stepson from Nuzhat's first marriage with Anil Pal, a software engineer; Actor)
Parents	Father- Narinder Nath Zutshi Mother- Anuradha Zutshi Note: He belongs to a Kashmiri family.
Siblings	Sister- Shabnam Zutshi Hora (married to Bharat Hora)
Other Relatives	Paternal Grandfather- Dina Nath Zutshi (Radio and theatre artist)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Raj Zutshi

• When he was 5-6 years old, he started reciting poems and started acting in plays in his school and later while studying in college in Delhi.
  

  Raj Zutshi (standing, left) during his school days

• After moving to Hyderabad from Delhi, he started acting at a theatre group and said in an interview that he felt very happy while acting.

• He later went to Bengaluru (aka Bangalore) and started working in an advertising agency where met a film director and Indian actor Nana Patekar who persuaded him to come to Mumbai. ^[6]YouTube – BIFF Mumbai
  

  Raj Zutshi during his early days in Mumbai

• In the early 1980s, he came to Mumbai where he auditioned for Ketan Mehta’s film Holi. He has featured in more than 100 Hindi films including Parda Hai Parda (1992), Maachis (1996), Lagaan (2001), Love Aajkal (2009), and Article 370 (2024).
  

  Raj Zutshi (second from right) during a still from Lagaan

• Raj has appeared in a few English films including Slumdog Millionaire (2008).
  

  Raj Zutshi during the shoot of a film

• He has acted in many TV series such as Mrityunjay (1996) aired on Doordarshan and Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon (2012), broadcast on Colors TV.
  

  Raj Zutshi during the shoot of a TV show

• He featured in a Hindi song Ghar Jana Hai by Konark Sarangi in 2017.
  

  Raj Zutshi (second from left) during a still from the Hindi song Ghar Jana Hai

• Raj worked as a dubbing artist in 2019 and dubbed the role of Michael Keaton in the Hindi version of the English film Dumbo.

• He likes nature and visited the headquarters of the Foundation for the Contemplation of Nature named Vrikshalaya Himalayan Center, Ranikhet.
  

  Raj Zutshi (extreme right) during a visit to Vrikshalaya Himalayan Center, Ranikhet

• A video went viral in 2023 that showed Raj and Aamir Khan sticking the posters of their film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak in autorickshaws. He played the role of Shyam Prakash in the film.
  

  Raj Zutshi during the shoot of the film, Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

#QSQT to #Lalsinghchaddha :

Long way 🚶‍♀️

Trust him to do something different.

“Marketing Genius” right from Day 1 ..
An Era when there were not many platforms for young debutants… #AamirKhan & Rajendranath Zutshi unique promotional strategy 👌🏻👍 pic.twitter.com/7ftbnFaEyu

— SuMiT BaTRA (@batrasumit01) April 24, 2020