Rajeev Verma Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rajeev Verma

• Rajeev Verma is an Indian actor, director, and architect. He predominantly works in Hindi film and television industries.

• He began his acting career with a theatre group in Bhopal and has performed in several stage plays.

• Later, he joined the ‘Bhopal Theatres,’ where he worked as a director. He has directed several theatre plays including ‘Bheetari Deewaren’ (2022), ‘Bhag Avanti Bhag’ (2022), ‘Choti-Badi Baatein’ (2023), and ‘Chauthi Cigarette’ (2023). The actor has also designed the sets for the plays ‘Bheetari Deewaren’ and ‘Bhag Avanti Bhag.’
  

  Poster of the theatre play ‘Choti-Badi Baatein’

• After making his television debut with the TV series ‘Chaunauti’ (1987), he appeared in the TV series ‘Mujrim Haazir’ (1988), which was based on Bimal Mitra’s novel titled ‘Asami Hazir.’

• After making his film debut with the film ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’ (1989), he acted in the film ‘Nishchaiy’ (1992) in which he played the role of Manohar Singh.

• In 1998, he played the role of Mr Chopra in the film ‘Pardesi Babu.’
  

  Rajeev Verma in a still from the film ‘Pardesi Babu’

• In 1999, he appeared in an episode of the detective-crime drama television series ‘Suraag – The Clue,’ broadcast on DD National.

• He appeared alongside Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn in the film ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ (1999).

• He played the role of Vijay Singhania in the TV drama series ‘Lipstick’ (2002), aired on Zee TV.
  

  Rajeev Verma in a still from the TV series ‘Lipstick’

• In 2003, he appeared as Nisha’s father in the film ‘Koi… Mil Gaya.’ In the film, the role of Nisha is played by Preity Zinta.

• He received huge praise for his performance as Pandit Brijmohan Shastri in the TV series ‘Chotti Bahu’ (2008), which aired on Zee TV.

• Verma appeared opposite Vibha Chibber in the television drama series ‘Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein’ (2011), which was broadcast on Zee TV. He played the role of Satyadev Kaushik in the drama series.
  

  Rajeev Verma (right) in a still from the TV series ‘Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein’

• Some of his other television shows include ‘Dishayen’ (2001) on DD National, ‘Sanjivani: A Medical Boon’ (2002) on StarPlus, ‘Kucchh Pal Saath Tumhara’ (2003) on Sahara One, ‘Ayushmaan’ (2004) on Sony Entertainment Television, and ‘Betiyaan Apni Ya…Paraya Dhan’ (2006) on Star One.

• In 2011, he played the role of Mirchi Baba in the film ‘Buddha… Hoga Tera Baap.’

• His performance as Judge A.P Chaudhry in the film ‘Wah Taj’ (2016) received immense appreciation from the audience.
  

  Rajeev Verma in a still from the film ‘Wah Taj’

• He has acted in several films including ‘Deedar’ (1992), ‘Kachche Dhaage’ (1999), ‘Hum Saath-Saath Hain’ (1999), ‘Andaaz’ (2003), ‘Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante’ (2006), and ‘Bazaar E Husn (2014).

• Before stepping into the entertainment industry, he worked as a government employee.