He is best known to Hindi film audiences for his role as the astrologer Guran in Lagaan (2001) and as the postmaster Nivaran in Swades (2004).

He had also played role of Vyasa, author of the Hindu epic Mahabharata, in the popular Indian series Mahabharat.

He made his mark as a villain in the beginning with films like Veerana (1988) and Joshilaay (1989), often playing the role of a henchman, and later took to portraying comedic and supporting characters.

He was hired for an ad series of Cadbury 5 Star as the father of the two sons Ramesh and Suresh (Portrayed by Rana Pratap Sengar and Goldie Duggal respectively), starting from the ad titled "Pitaji ki Patloon".

[2] Rajesh died on 14 January 2016 at the age of 66 due to a massive heart attack while shooting for a film at Hyderabad.