Rajkummar Rao , a Bollywood actor who has made everyone fall in love with him sheer charm and flawless acting. Even after being an outsider to the industry, he has carved a niche for himself in Bollywood. In the past 10 years of his acting career he has successfully developed an ever increasing fan base by impressing the audience with something new in every film.
On his 36th birthday, here is a list of the best movies by Rajkummar Rao
Kai Po Che
Released in the year 2013, Rajkummar Rao’s role as Govind in the film Kai Po Che is all hearts. This movie is based on Chetan Bhagat’s novel ‘The three mistakes of my life’. Rao plays the role of a simple and sweet boy who falls in love with his best friend’s sister. Even his chemistry with co-actors Sushant Singh Rajput and Amit Sadh is flawless. After his debut in the film Love Sex aur Dhoka and a few supporting roles, Kai Po Che acted as the breakthrough movie of his career.
Shahid
Rajkummar Rao plays the role of lawyer Shahid Azmi in Hansal Mehta’s biographical drama Shahid. Rao plays the role of Shahid Azmi, a selfless protagonist who fights to get justice for those falsely convicted of terrorism. This realistic and touching story bagged the award for Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor and National Film Award for Best Actor.
Newton
Released in the year 2017, Rajkumar Rao proved that he is one hell of an extraordinary actor with his performance in Newton. This film was India’s entry for the 90th Academy Awards, proving that Rao has tremendous potential and talent. The story of the film is about a government servant Nutan who is sent to Naxalite area to conduct elections. Nutan is a sincere government servant who just wants to do his duty but his journey is full of obstacles. Watch this thought provoking to understand how he overcomes all the challenges in the most difficult times.
Bareilly Ki Barfi
This romantic comedy is a treat to watch as it will make you laugh so hard. Rajkummar plays the role of Pritam who is made to pose as a writer of a book which is originally written by his friend Chirag potrayed by Ayushmann Khurrana. All this drama and confusion is done because Chirag wants to win over a girl. Rajkummar is just too good in the film and even won the Filmfare for the best supporting actor in a film.
Shaddi Mai Zarur Ana
Yet another great performance by the actor that showed that he can ace romantic movies as much as any other genre. He plays the role of Satyendra who meets Aarti for an arranged marriage and falls in love with her but she leaves him on their wedding day to pursue her dreams. A helpless Satyendra is now filled with frustration and even tries to get revenge when he works hard to become Aarti’s boss. But will love prevail over revenge? This movie is a must watch if you enjoy romance and drama.
City Lights
Rao perfectly portrays the struggles of a common man who moves to a big city in this critically acclaimed film. A lot of people get attracted to big cities like Mumbai for a better life, Deepak Singh (Raj’s character) is one of the them but upon arrival he realizes the hardships. The movie shows how innocent lives can easily be manipulated in big cities. Raj’s intense performance in this movie will definitely make you cry a few times.
Omerta
This 2017 biographical crime drama film by Hansal Mehta shows Rajkummar Rao in the role of British terrorist Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh. The best quality of rao in this film is that he keeps it straight and to the point without adding unnecessary drama, which makes the film very realistic compared to other biographies. He has even nailed the British accent in the movie.
Stree
This is the biggest box office hit by Rajkummar Rao. Stree yet again brings out the sweet and innocent side of the actor. This horror comedy has an engaging plot and the perfect cast. Rajkummar’s dialogues in the film will definitely make you laugh out loud. Rao along with co-stars Pankaj Tripathi, Aparshakti Khurrana ,Abhishek Banerjee and Shraddha Kapoor will lift up your mood.
Apart from these films Rajkummar has a lot in his bag that shows that he is one of the bests. His movies like trapped, Aligarh, Love Sonia, Made in China, Judgemental Hai kya, behen Hogi teri, Queen , Fanney Khan are a proof of his versatility. We cannot wait to see in his upcoming project like Chhalaang, Ludo and Ruhi Afzana.