Vijay Raaz is not only a capable actor but also a director who directed the film Kya Dilli Kya Lahore which received a lot of critical acclaim. The film is about two soldiers striking a bond on the two side of the India Pakistan Border. The film is based on a very popular play of the same name.
Vijay Raaz is generally considered to be a character artist but he has played lead roles in a few award winning films. His most significant film in the lead role apart from his own Kya Dilli Kya Lahore, is Raghu Romeo (2003). This criminally underrated film won a National award for Best Film in Hindi.
Vijay Raaz was first noticed in the film Monsoon wedding (2001) which was a crossover film by Mira Nair. Crossover films have Indian cast members but at generally Hollywood productions or produced jointly by Indian and foreign productions for their market. Vijay Raaz since then appeared in multiple crossover films like the Morning Raga (the film for which Shabana Azmi almost won the National award for Best Actress), American Daylight and Hari Om etc.
Vijay Raaz’s wife Krishna Raaz is also an actress with whom Vijay Raaz worked in the film Raghu Romeo in which she played a dancer. That film was the debut film of Krishna Raaz. However she has worked only occasionally in films with less than 10 films in 20 years of her career.