 Rajiv made his acting debut in "Ek Jaan Hain Hum" in 1983.He played the leading role in his father's last directorial venture "Ram Teri Ganga Maili" in 1985.He acted in several other films with the most notable being "Aasmaan" (1984), "Lover Boy" (1985), "Zabardast" (1985) and "Hum To Chale Pardes" (1988).