Actor Mulraj Rajda no more

AHMEDABAD: Veteran Gujarati actor Mulraj Rajda is no more. Rajda, 81, died in Mumbai due to age related complications on Sunday evening.
Also known as Mulraj Razda, he spent most of his career working in Gujarati cinema. Rajda is most well known for portraying Maharaja Janak in Ramanand Sagar's television series 'Ramayan'. After the epic serial, Rajda also acted in Sagar's another TV serial 'Vikram aur Betaal'.He also portrayed Rishi Vashishtha in the TV series 'Vishwamitra'. He is the father of fellow actor and Ramayan co-star Sameer Rajda. Rajda has contributed a lot to Gujarati cinema and had written, directed and even acted in Gujarati TV shows, plays and films. Some of his noted Gujarati TV serials which are remembered are 'O Zindagi', 'Chal Mhare Sathe', 'Naari Tu Na Haari' and 'Surajmukhi'.
After he decided to shift to Bollywood he wrote the screenplay of 'Mitti Aur Sona' in 1989 directed by Shiv Kumar. 'Aaj Ki Taaza Khabar 'in 1973 was based on Rajda's Gujarati play Chakdol. tnn
In 2002, he wrote and directed TV series 'Jai Shri Swaminarayan'. Last he was seen playing a small part in Gujarati TV series 'Rit Rivaj' till three years ago. Later, Rajda took a long sabbatical and preferred to stay home with his family in his last days. He was writing for a few films.