Gajraj Rao is an actor and an ad-filmmaker known for films and web-shows such as Badhaai Ho, Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, Lootcase, Ray and TVF's Tech Conversations With Dad. He has recently starred alongside Madhuri Dixit in the Anand Tiwari Directorial Maja Ma. He began his acting journey on stage in 1988 and is one of the founding members of the renowned theatre group Act One in Delhi. His breakout performance as Jeetendra Kaushik in the Ayushmann Khurrana-starer Badhaai Ho won him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2018. He has been a prolific director of commercials for over fifteen years with his production house, Code Red Films, and has won several awards across the globe, including the prestigious Cannes Lions.