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Rajkummar Rao reflects on industry's 'unanimous' support for Alia Bhatt, Diljit Dosanjh: 'I never feel envy'
Rajkummar Rao, in a recent interview, talked about how the performances of Alia Bhatt in Gangubai Kathiawadi and Diljit Dosanjh in Amar Singh Chamkila saw unanimous love from entire of Bollywood.
It is a popular phrase that two swords cannot be in one sheath but that’s not always practical and true. Where there are preassumed notions that big actors cannot be friends, some stars actually come out and prove this wrong. While clarifying that Bollywood isn’t insecure about anything, actor Rajkummar Rao has recalled the times when the industry unanimously praised the performances of several artists.
Saying that he isn’t envious of any other actor’s success and feels inspired instead, Rajkummar cited examples of appreciation actors Diljit Dosanjh and Alia Bhatt received for their performances in Amar Singh Chamkila and Gangubai Kathiawadi respectively.
Rajkummar Rao talks about Alia Bhatt’s breakthrough performance
Rao who is currently gearing up for his next Srikanth: Aa Raha Hai Sabki Aankhein Kholne shared with News18 Showsha, “I also feel that it doesn’t happen every time. Whenever there’s something extraordinary that happens, only then people come together and celebrate. It happened when Alia did Gangubai Kathiawadi. Everybody unanimously said that she delivered a brilliant performance.”
Rajkummar said that this might not be the case always but when it hits the right notes, everybody does come together. The Badhaai Do actor further said that while liking a film can be very subjective, “Once in a while, a film comes out that meets with unanimous love from everyone in the industry.”
Contrary to popular belief, Rajkummar isn’t jealous of someone else’s sucess
He who called Imtiaz Ali’s Amar Singh Chamkila ‘such a brilliant film’ on his social media sometime back has now shared that he doesn’t ‘feel envy’ but ‘inspired.’ The actor added, “I haven’t reached out to him yet but I think Diljit was bang on in the film. I think no one could have it better. It was one of those performances that made me watch the film again.”
Rajkummar Rao to soon feature in the biopic of Srikanth Bolla
Titled Srikanth, the trailer of the film was recently met with massive appreciation. In the same interview, Rao talked about how he prepared for the role and revealed, “I had no idea or clue as to how I want to approach this part. But after spending so much time with visually-impaired people and Srikanth himself, I got to learn about a lot of mannerisms I should incorporate to portray the part onscreen.”
More about Srikanth
Directed by Tushar Hiranandani, Srikanth also stars Jyothika, Alaya F, and Sharad Kelkar in the lead roles. The movie which is set to release on 10th May this year will chronicle the life of visually impaired industrialist Srikanth Bolla and his story to success amid his disability.
For those who don’t know, Srikanth Bolla is the founder of Bollant Industries, a multi-million dollar enterprise that is known to provide sustainable employment. His several initiatives earned him accolades like the Ashoka Fellowship and NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Award.
Bolla's name has been included in Forbes 30 under 30 and he is known to have won the National Award from the President of India for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, and the Outstanding Young Person of the World award. He is also the first international blind student to attend the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) after an Indian college denied him education because of his disability.
On the work front, Rajkummar Rao will be next seen in Stree 2 and Mr & Mrs Maahi.
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