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Rajkummar Rao who has given some remarkable performances in hit movies like Stree, Badhaai Do and more turns a year older today. He is known more for executing some stellar characters on the screen and in his career of more than a decade has established himself as one of the most talented Bollywood actors of the younger lot.
On his 39th birthday today, know some amazing facts about this promising actor.
He is Taekwondo gold medalist
Many people have seen Rajkummar Rao doing some actions in a sleek way in a few movies. But for him doing such scenes comes easy as in actuality he is the practitioner and gold medal winner of Taekwondo.
He debuted with Amitabh Bachchan
He did not have to wait for long for his dream of working with Big B to come true. The first Bollywood movie of Rajkummar Rao was Rann in which he played a very small role of a newsreader and had Big B in an important role.
Ekta Kapoor gave him his first major break
Ekta Kapoor has given many big talents to the film and television industry and one is Rajkummar Rao. She was the one who saw potential in him and gave him a break in two back-to-back films - Ragini MMS. Both these movies were successful and also received critical approval.
He studied at Film Institute
Rao was a student at the Film & Television Institute, Pune, and is a trained actor. That is why his performances are very detailed and impressive.
Cycled from Gurgaon to Delhi for theater shows
He was very determined to become an actor and during his college days when he was studying at Delhi University, Rajkummar Rao actively took part in a theater group. At that time there were not many options for conveniently commuting from Gurgaon to Delhi. So he used to go on a cycle from Gurgaon to Delhi.
Worked in Talaash for Aamir Khan
Rajkummar Rao is a big fan of Aamir Khan and that is why he gave his nod to working in a small role in Talaash. But even in that small role, the actor left his mark.
