Full Name Rajkumar Name Rajkummar Rao Other names Rajkumar Role Actor | Occupation Film actor Height 1.78 m Years active 2010–present | |
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Residence Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Awards National Film Award for Best Actor Education Film and Television Institute of India, University of Delhi Nominations Star Guild Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Movies Hamari Adhuri Kahani, CityLights, Queen, Kai Po Che!, Ragini MMS Similar People Hansal Mehta, Patralekha, Kainaz Motivala, Mohit Suri, Emraan Hashmi | ||
Sonam kapoor and rajkummar rao the meeting ground film companion
'Rajkummar Rao (born Rajkumar or Raj Kumar ; 31 August 1984) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. Rao has established a career in Hindi cinema and is the recipient of a National Film Award and a Filmfare Award after three nominations.
Contents
- Sonam kapoor and rajkummar rao the meeting ground film companion
- Guftagoo with rajkummar rao
- Early life and education
- Debut and early roles in movies 20102013
- Success and public recognition 2013present
- References
Born and raised in Gurgaon, Ahirwal, Haryana, Rao graduated in arts from the University of Delhi and later studied method acting at the Film and Television Institute of India. After graduating, he moved to Mumbai for a film career and made his film debut with the 2010 experimental anthology film Love Sex Aur Dhokha. After starring in brief roles in several of the highly successful Hindi films of the following two years, he achieved success for his breakout role in 2013 with the drama film Kai Po Che!, for which he was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award at Filmfare. That same year, he was awarded the Filmfare and the National Film Award for Best Actor and Critics Best Actor for his portrayal of Shahid Azmi in the biographical drama Shahid. In 2014, Rao played the leading man in the successful romantic comedy Queen and the drama CityLights. Rao received critical acclaim for portraying a journalist in the biographical drama Aligarh, which earned him a second nomination for Best Supporting Actor at Filmfare.
The actor is known for his appearance and body transformations for his characters in various films. For his film Trapped, Rao lost 7 kg in 22 days by a controlled diet consisting of one carrot and coffee only. For the upcoming web series Bose Dead Or Alive, he gained 11 kg for the role of Subhash Chandra Bose. He also underwent an appearance transformation for Raabta, in which he had to play the role of a 324 year old man. Continuing the tradition, the actor will now be growing a beard to look older in his upcoming film Fanney Khan, opposite Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
Guftagoo with rajkummar rao
Early life and education
Rajkummar Rao was born in Gurgaon, Ahirwal, India. He finished his schooling in Gurgaon at Blue Bells Model School and graduated in Arts from Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College (ARSD)–University of Delhi. He was simultaneously doing theatre with Kshitij Repertory and Shri Ram Centre (SRC) in Delhi. In 2008, Rajkummar graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune and shifted to Mumbai for a film career.
Debut and early roles in movies (2010–2013)
After graduating from FTII, Rao spent the next year visiting studios and meeting casting directors. In 2010, he got his big break when he was cast in Love Sex Aur Dhokha, after responding to an ad that mentioned that Dibakar Banerjee was looking for newcomers.
Rao next signed Ekta Kapoor’s Ragini MMS in which he played a negative role. Both Love Sex Aur Dhokha and Ragini MMS succeeded, and his performances in both films were appreciated. He also appeared in Bejoy Nambiar's Shaitan. Raja Sen of Rediff, while criticizing the film, singled out his performance as "reliably terrific".
In 2012, Rao performed a series of small, but significant roles in films such as Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2, Chittagong and Talaash. Anurag Kashyap selected Rao for Gangs Of Wasseypur after watching his performance in Love Sex aur Dhokha. For the role of Shamshad Alam, he visited Wasseypur to perfect his character and accent. However, his character's screen time was considerably reduced in the final script. Rao, who was eager to work with Anurag Kashyap, went ahead with the movie anyway. In the critically acclaimed Chittagong, he portrayed the role of freedom fighter Lokenath Bal. In Talaash, he played the role of a junior officer to Aamir Khan's character. Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN commented: "...it takes Rajkumar Yadav just one scene - in which he's merely a spectator with a single line of dialogue - to show what a good actor can bring even to a small part."
Success and public recognition (2013–present)
In 2013, Rao played the role of Govind in the film Kai Po Che!, Abhishek Kapoor's adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's novel The 3 Mistakes of My Life. The movie was a commercial and critical success, and earned praise for the lead performances. Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV remarked: "No praise would be enough for Raj Kumar Rao. Delivering a measured performance as the self-effacing man lost in 'the magic of numbers', he is a consummate scene-stealer." He followed Kai Po Che! with a leading role in the biopic Shahid, based on the life of the slain lawyer and human rights activist Shahid Azmi. It earned praise from the critics with Anupama Chopra writing: "Shahid is Raj Kumar’s triumph. His Shahid has strength, anguish and a controlled anger, but also real charm. His smile lights up the frame. See Shahid for him." The role earned him a National Film Award for Best Actor (shared with Suraj Venjaramoodu for Perariyathavar) and a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor.
Rao then starred in the coming-of-age dramedy Queen (2014) opposite Kangana Ranaut. He played Vijay, a man who calls off his wedding with his fiancée. Rao's performance was well received; Saibal Chatterjee wrote that "He brings remarkable restraint to bear upon his interpretation of the disgustingly conservative city slicker who cannot see beyond his nose. Rarely has an object of derision stood his ground with as much firm intent as he does." The film received critical acclaim and was financially successful.
Rao next starred in Hansal Mehta's drama City Lights (2014). In 2015, he appeared alongside Sonam Kapoor and Pulkit Samrat in the romantic comedy Dolly Ki Doli (2015). In April 2015, Rao featured with Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan in Hamari Adhuri Kahani. Both Dolly Ki Doli and Hamari Adhuri Kahani were box office flops.
Another critically acclaimed movie, Aligarh, featuring Rao in a lead role, was released in February 2016 earning him a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. He has been honored with life membership of the International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy of Film & Television by Sandeep Marwah.
Rajkummar Rao to play Bose in Ekta Kapoor-Hansal Mehta’s web series. [1]