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Get to know Bollywood actor Rajkummar Rao, who went from college goon to acclaimed star

Bollywood actor Rajkummar Rao celebrates his 37th birthday today

Published: August 31, 2021 17:15 Nilanjana G. Javed, Senior Web Editor

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Raj Kumar Rao — Rajkummar Rao is here to stay, successfully managing the perfect mix between commercial and parallel film. The one Bollywood hero-style thing Rao has probably done is his name change. Overnight, Rajkumar Yadav became Rajkummar Rao. Rao claims that his mother is responsible for this change, and the change was because of numerology. Rao believes that his achievement is unrelated to his name change and gives credit to his age-old approach of honesty, backed up by hard work. Image Credit: Insta/ rajkummar_rao

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Rajkumar Rao, Kabir Khan, Amir Khan, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and Nitesh Tiwari — 'Newton', was India's official Oscar entry. The character Newton was an idealist, but Rajkummar was able to empathize with his ideas and ideology. It was planned to be a low-budget film, yet it did extremely well at the box office. He portrayed Newton Kumar, an upright government clerk dispatched to a Naxal-infested district in Chhattisgarh for electoral duties. Image Credit: Insta/rajkummar_rao Verified

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Rajkumar Rao, Hansal Mehta and Patralekha — Rajkummar Rao and Hansal Mehta are known for their hit collaborations as actor and director. The duo's film ‘Shahid’, based on real and brutal incidents, released in 2013. The film was based on the life of lawyer and human rights activist Shahid Azmi. His powerful performance drew him into the spotlight of fame. Image Credit: Insta/rajkummar_rao

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Rajkumar Rao and Kriti Sanon — Rajkummar Rao's rise to the top has been steady, and now he is counted among Bollywood's most distinctive and trusted actors. Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari's 'Bareilly Ki Barfi', demonstrated his versatility as an actor. The film thrust him into the realm of commercial entertainment in a way that no previous film had done before. Image Credit: Insta/ rajkummar_rao

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Rajkummar Rao — Did you know that the actor was beaten up by 25 college boys and begged them not to punch him in the face because he wanted to be an actor? When he was in the eleventh grade, he admitted to courting a girl who already had a boyfriend. As a result, the actor said that he was beaten up by 25 individuals. When he appeared on an episode of ‘EIC vs Bollywood’, Rao admitted that he was a goon in his youth. He left that phase of his life behind when he reached grade 11 and decided that he wanted to be an actor. Image Credit: Insta/rajkummar_rao

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