The Kota Factory Guy: Ranjan Raj

Passion can make someone zero to hero and that’s what Ranjan Raj showed us. Born in a lower-middle-class family in Patna, Bihar with an agricultural background and then going on to become a spectacular actor, his journey is so inspiring.

He completed his elementary education from Patna and was a studious student from the beginning. He cracked the IIT-JEE examination and got admission into IIT, Bombay which is the best college in India. But his main passion was acting. He uses to take part in many plays and dramas since his childhood days and her mother always encouraged him to become an actor. He continued acting in stage plays in his college. He actively participated in cultural activities and fests like MOON INDIGO in IIT Bombay and for following his passion he dropped his college in the last year of his degree.

He was declared as the 2nd Best Actor in MDGC(2014). His first movie was “Shuruaat” ka Interval” in which he got the role of a ticket checker. He has also played many small roles in movies and short films like interval 3D, Lots of Love, Raju and The Monetisation.

He became a viral sensation after his role in TVF’s WebSeries Kota Factory in which he played the role of an IIT aspirant studying in Kota. This web series turned out to be a youth-oriented show and show the reality of students preparing for entrance exams in Kota and Ranjan being himself an aspirant for IIT-JEE in his early life did justice with the role and was appreciated all over the country for his acting skills. He also played a small role along with late actor Sushant Singh Rajput in Chhichhore (2019) in which he played the role of Danda whose real name is Abhimanyu Rathore in the movie and did awesome work. One of his famous works was in “Saudade” play in which he showed his extraordinary acting skills.

He has won several awards in the COLOR event. He was awarded as the best actor in Viacom-18 Cineshorts Season-1.