Vijay Raaz Age, Height, Weight, Wife, Salary, Annual Income, Net Worth & Bio

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Vijay Raaz is a brilliant actor who has prominently starred in supporting roles in low-budget Hindi movies and the Indian independent cinema.

Vijay Raaz is renowned for portraying short, but most hilarious roles, in mainstream Bollywood movies. Vijay Raaz has been a passionate actor and was renowned in the Delhi theater circuit from his college days.

Vijay Raaz continues to star in iconic comic characters and plays them all with utmost perfection.

About Vijay Raaz

Vijay Raaz is one of the most talented and under-appreciated actors in the Indian film industry. Although he stars in mostly short roles, Vijay Raaz has impeccable comic timing as well as impressive serious acting skills. He has starred in numerous movies, mostly in the Bollywood film industry, since his debut in 1999. Apart from being a renowned actor in movies, Vijay Raaz is also popularly recognized for his baritone voice and distinct speaking style, which makes him a top choice as a Voice-Over (VO) artist for animated movies and commercial ads.

Vijay Raaz’s age is 55 years, as Vijay Raaz was born on 5th of June, 1963 in Allahabad (UP). Not much is known about his childhood except that he was passionate about acting since an early age. After having graduated from the Kirori Mal College, New Delhi, Vijay Raaz finally qualified for an acting course and was accepted in the National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi.

Vijay Raaz’s wife is Krishna Raaz, and the couple has a daughter, Tanishka Raaz.

Vijay Raaz’s height is 6 ft (183 cm) while Vijay Raaz’s weight is around 68 kg (150 lbs). In his spare time Vijay Raaz likes to read books and acting is also one of his hobbies.

Thanks to his immense acting skills, Vijay Raaz’s salary per film is reported to be around INR 1.5 lac (USD 200,000). Vijay Raaz’s annual income is around INR 8.5 crores (USD 1.2 Million), which brings Vijay Raaz’s net worth to an estimated INR 283 crores (USD 40 Million).

Coming to his acting career, Vijay Raaz has starred in over 70 movies till date, with most of his characters being small, yet impressive, all thanks to his amazing acting talent.

Vijay Raaz has been nominated for the Screen Weekly Awards’ Best Performance in a Comic Role award for his comic role in ‘Run’ (2004), and won the National Award for Best Hindi Film for ‘Raghu Romeo’ (2004), in which he played his first prominent lead role.

Interesting Facts About Vijay Raaz

• It is not known whether Vijay Raaz smokes or drinks alcohol.
• Although Vijay Raaz was born in Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), he spent his childhood entirely in Delhi.
• Vijay Raaz was an active member of ‘The Players’, a renowned theater group, while he was studying in the Kirori Mal College in New Delhi.
• Vijay Raaz honed his acting skills at the NSD, New Delhi before shifting to Mumbai and pursue his dream of joining Bollywood as an actor.
• Vijay Raaz’s close friend and renowned actor, Naseeruddin Shah, recommended his same for his debut movie, ‘Bhopal Express’ (1999) as well as for ‘Monsoon Wedding’ (2000), the first prominent role he played.
• Vijay Raaz’s first lead role was in ‘Raghu Romoeo’ (2004), which also won the National Award for Best Hindi Film that year.
• Vijay Raaz made his directorial debut with ‘Kya Dilli Kya Lahore’ (2014.
• Vijay Raaz is most renowned for his eccentric and hilarious characters in ‘Run’, ‘Dedh Ishqiya’ and ‘Delhi Belly’.