
He made his debut with Massey Sahib which came in 1985. He played the title role in this movie. Raghubir Yadav is the only Indian actor to have received the Silver Peacock Best Actor Award. One of his most famous roles is the one in Salaam Bombay in which he played the role of a drug addict. He started his TV career with Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne. He also played the role of Haji Nasruddin in Mulla Nasiruddin.
Some of the famous movies of Raghubir Yadav in which he has contributed as an actor, composer or singer include Maya Memsaab, Massey Sahib, Rudaali, Aasmaan Se Gira, O Darling ye hai India, Samar etc. Recently he has worked in Aamir Khan’s Peepli Live which is a pure sattire on Indian media, politics and also covers the problems of the Indian farmer.