In a country where cinema is one of the major sources of entertainment, it is impossible to not see someone as talented as Rajkummar Rao. He has done several movies for Bollywood and his incredible performance makes him a very well-deserved recipient of many awards and achievements. He is from Gurugram, Haryana, and is a graduate of the University of Delhi.
Raj always wanted to pursue his career in the field of acting so he came to Mumbai. His debut movie was Love Sex Aur Dhokha (2010). A few of his masterpieces include Kai Po Che! (2013) and Shahid (2013, Queen(2014), etc. The list of his amazing movies shows how much hard work he puts into his work.
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We have a list of some of the most interesting facts about Rajkummar Rao that shows he is a symbol of versatility!
1. A lot of people believe that Rajkummar is somewhere from South India which isn’t true
2. His real name is Rajkumar Yadav
3. Rajkummar Rao birthday is on 31 August
He was born on 31 August 1984 and is from a small village in Gurugram, Harayana
4. Did you notice the transition from Rajkumar Yadav to Rajkummar Rao?
There is an extra ‘m’, and that is because of his mother who is a staunch believer in astrology and numerology. She convinced him to do that for his success.
5. Although not much is known about his family, his family comprises his father, brother Amit and sister Monika
Raj’s mother, Kamlesh Yadav, passed away after succumbing to a heart attack on 11 March 2016.
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6. Rajkummar completed his schooling in Gurgaon at Blue Bells Model Sr. Sec. School and graduated from Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College (University of Delhi) in Arts
He changed his school from Sh. S. N. Sidheshwar public school to Blue Bells after Class X to improve his English.
7. Rajkummar realized his passion for acting quite early when he was in high school and did quite a number of theatre
He said that he used to travel to Delhi from Gurgaon to perform plays that he had participated in. He started playing theatre with Kshitij Repertory and Shri Ram Centre (SRC) in Delhi. He followed his passion and we can see where he is now.
8. Rajkummar revealed in an interview that for 2 years his teacher paid his school fees
9. In 2008, Rajkummar graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune
And shifted to Mumbai. It seems everyone wanted to see a great actor come to the stage.
10. Launched in the industry by Ekta Kapoor
His initial movies were LSD and Ragini MMS but Rajkummar says that he got real exposure to the industry when he acted in Kai Po Che! thanks to Ekta Kapoor.
11. Rajkummar also played a small cameo role in the movie Gangs of Wasseypur II by Anurag Kashyap
He is a big fan of his work and so he didn’t mind doing a cameo for him.
12. Rajkummar Rao love life
Rajkummar and Patralekha (Anwita Paul) already knew each other because they both were in FTII, Pune. They started feeling for each other and fell in love, on the sets while they were shooting for a short film. Their relationship has been going smoothly for more than three years now.
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13. Rajkummar Rao wife
The movie City Lights is a special movie in the life of Rajkummar. It is so because it is the movie which is the debut of his wife Anwita Paul (screen name is Patralekha). The movie starred both. Patralekhaa and Rajkummar tied the knot on the 15th of November with long-time girlfriend and actress Patralekhaa Paul.
14. Rajkummar, like other budding actors, faced backlash because of his looks and skin complexion
He was told that he was dark, had ugly eyebrows, and was not at all hero material. But, Rajkummar stood strong and only focused on his goals.
15. Rajkummar is a big fan of Aamir Khan
He took the opportunity to do Talaash only to get a chance to work with Aamir Khan.
16. Rajkummar Rao was initially chosen in the main cast of NH 10
But Anushka Sharma produced the movie and she wanted an actor of her own choice, to act in the movie with her.
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17. Rao was conferred with a National Film Awards for Best Actor for his role in “Shahid” (2014)
18. Rajkummar played the role of Subhash Chandra Bose in a web series
In an Indian historical period drama web television Bose: Dead/Alive was released on JioCinema at ALTBalaji in 2017.
19. Currently he has three Filmfare Awards under his name
Two best Actors (Critics) for Shahid (2013) and Trapped (2017) and Best Supporting Actor for Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017).
20. Rao received Dadasaheb Phalke Award for outstanding performance for his film City Lights
21. At GQ Men of the Year, Rajkummar was honored with an award for the Actor of the Year, in 2017
He was quite overwhelmed to receive such a prestigious award so early in his career.
22. Awarded with Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Actor, for his stunning performance in the black comedy Newton
23. Kumar was crowned as PETA’s hottest vegetarians celebrities in 2017
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