Sanjay Rajoura
Sanjay Rajoura | |
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Rajoura in 2009 | |
| Born | September 18, 1972 |
| Occupation | Stand-up comedian |
| Years active | 2009 - present |
Sanjay Rajoura (born 18 September 1972) is an Indian stand-up comedian. He is a part of the comedy group Aisi Taisi Democracy.
Early life and education
Sanjay Rajoura was born in a small town in Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh. He obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of Delhi and then pursued his master's degree at the Birla Institute of Technology.
Rajoura worked in Singapore and the United States in the software industry for more than 10 years before beginning his comedy career.[1][2]
Career
His first attempt at stand-up comedy was at an open mic event at a café in Delhi in 2009. [1] His first major solo show Jat In Mood was held at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi the same year. [3] He has since performed over 500 stand-up shows in both India and Pakistan. [4]
Rajoura's work is often political. He has described himself as being "as liberal as it gets" and has said that "all comedy must be political".[5] He also frequently uses unscripted material and draws on personal anecdotes and experiences.[2]
In 2008, Rajoura acted in The Fiction a short film directed by Spandan Banerjee.[6] In 2015, he also appeared in I Am Offended, a documentary about stand-up comedy in India.[7]
Controversies
In 2021 Rajoura was accused of sexual misconduct by an anonymous Instagram account claiming to belong to a woman in her 20s. The woman alleged that Rajoura had coerced her into performing a sex act in public and had pressured her to send intimate photos after he had messaged her on Facebook.
Rajoura denied the allegations in a statement posted to Facebook, claiming they were "complete fiction" and that he had “nothing to hide or fear.".[8]
References
- ^ a b "After life became a 'joke'..." Hindustan Times. 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
- ^ a b sher.khan (2012-07-23). "Sanjay Rajoura: An Indian comedian comes to town". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
- ^ "Calendar of Events - India Habitat Centre - October 2009". Archived from the original on 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2011-02-24. Jat In Mood - IHC
- ^ "Sanjay Rajoura | Karachi Literature Festival". Retrieved 2026-03-18.
- ^ Singh, Mahima (2015-08-18). "Sanjay Rajoura is as liberal as it gets: -5 on our liberal-conservative scale". Newslaundry. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
- ^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Entertainment | Feng Shui Matters". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
- ^ I Am Offended (2015) - Full cast & crew - IMDb. Retrieved 2026-03-18 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ Entertainment, Quint (2021-09-23). "Stand-up Comedian Sanjay Rajoura Responds to Sexual Misconduct Allegations". TheQuint. Retrieved 2026-03-18.