Vijay Raaz’s debut film was Bhopal Express but his breakthrough was the character of “Dubeji”, in Monsoon Wedding.
Vijay Raaz got both the above mentioned films by the recommendation of Naseeeudin Shah.
Raaz and Nawazuddin Siddiqui were roommates during their struggling days and often survived on Parle-G biscuits.
He has done many plays in the National School of Drama. His first play was Pagal Ghar in which he played the role of an inspector.
His good voice quality has lend him several ad commercials and films.
Raaz was arrested at Abu Dhabi Airport in 2005 when drugs was found in one of his bags. He claimed that he was unaware about how it landed in his luggage and was released as there was no solid evidence against him.
He was also accused of molesting a crew member during the shooting of Vidya Balan starrer, Sherni. He had to leave the film midway. Recently he has been acquitted from all the charges that were levied against him.
He got his first lead role in the film Raghu Romeo. Raaz also made his directorial debut with the film Kya Delhi Kya Lahore.
He played the role of a transgender in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi.
Other than the above Vijay Raaz has given some notable performances in films like Jungle, Run, Welcome, Delhi Belly, Dhamaal, Dedh Ishqiya, Shakti: The Power, Lootcase, Gully Boy and Stree.
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