Love Sex Aur Dhokha To Roohi! 11 Times Rajkummar Rao Has Proved He's The Finest One In Bollywood

Rajkummar Rao - Everytime the man has walked into the screen, he hs only created magic. Even in the ones that did not do so well. From Raj Kumar Yadav to Rajkummar Rao, he even changed the way his destiny. The boy hailing from Gurgaon did not have the slightest idea that he would be winning a National award for Shahid one day.

Here's decoding the actor Rajkummar Rao who has changed the way Bollywood looks at supporting roles. The man, not only on-screen but also off-screen, shows us that not Bollywood is the same. Here's why we're grateful for his existence.

1 Rajkummar Rao's debut film, Love Sex Aur Dhokha was a gutsy choice

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This was the first time Ekta Kapoor ventured into the world of movies and gave us a phenomenal progressive movie, Love Sex Aur Dhokha. A first of its kind where they were three different plotlines eventually connecting wit h each other. Rajkkumar Rao starred in one of the stories that was real, vulnerable and bound to shake you up. For a debut film, Rajkummar Rao tuned out to be quite a risk taker for playinf the role of a shop supervisor who is making a sex tape secretly.

2. Not the main role but Rajkummar Rao left a lasting impression in Talaash

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The movies that have gone by taught us that you don't have to be an A-lister to leave long lasting impression. While supporting actors are getting a lot of love now through their web shows but Rajkummar Rao was adored for his role in Talaash way back in . Sharing the screen with Aamir Khan, Rajkummar Rao still manages to stand out with his scenes.

3. His selection of movies prove he's here to change the landscape of Bollywood

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Whether it was Chittagong, Queen, Dolly Ki Doli, Humari Adhuri Kahani, Gangs Of Wasseypur, Rajkummar Rao has always been comfortable in multi-starrers. Despite A-listers in the movie, Rajkummar Rao is a scene stealer and his straight face dialogues are worth remembering.

4. Screen-time doesn't matter, getting into the skin of the character does

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Don't we all agree how good he is with that. Rajkummar Rao has not done similar roles and taken up diverse characters each time and done complete justice. Whether it was his role in Queen who we all hated or his character as a journalist in Aligarh, his mannerisms, personality and accent becomes exactly like he belongs to that area and relatable.

5. He's an ocean of talent

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Switching between genres comes easy to Rajkummar Rao. From his most recent release Ludo to remember how he nailed his role in Ragini MMS

6. His dedication towards his roles is an inspiration

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What have we done to deserve him? You do remember his movie Trapped. Well, that truly deserves a separate aticle. The actor plays the role of Sharuya who accidentally gets stuck in an abdanoned society with no food, water, electricity and phone for days. Rajkummar Rao revealed how he got onto a 2 carrot and coffee diet to look the part and understand the survival drama. He went to extremel lengths to look real to his character.

7. Reliable. Relatable

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Isn't he like the Amol Palekar from the 70s. Every role he plays make Rajkummar Rao relatable. Even when his films like Made In China, Ek Ladki Ko Dekha and and Fanney Khan didn't do well at the box office, his screen presence was still taken well by the audience. From Priyanka Chopra in the White Tiger, Aishwarya Rai in Fanney Khan to his powerful role in Shahid, Rajkummar Rao is reliable. Even while working with the biggest names in the industry, you will take a piece of him back home

8. When he's not acting, Rajkummar Rao is giving boyfriend goals

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He has always been vocal about his relationship with Patralekha and still private. The duo have been together since Citylights days and nothing seems to deter thier relationship. Whoever says two stars cannot date, well Rajkummar Rao is here to tell you otherwise. With no sense of inscurity professionally, both have beautifully maintained a real relationship beyond movies.

9. He can be village boy, a boy next door and a dapper handsome hunk with utmost ease

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He rose to prominence with Kai Po Che and turned out to be extremely comfortable playing the role of a friend who is scared yet sticks by his friends. He can be anyone when he's on screen, looking either boy next door in Kai Po Che, handome like in Queen or like an honest clerk in Newton.

10. Thank you for starting the horror comedy that was actually scary and funny!

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After a strong of RGV films in early 200s scaring us, none of the Bollywood movies really stood out to shake us in the horror genre and then came Stree. Shraddha-Rajkummar Rao starrer was a brilliant mix of comic scare, that was entertaining and eerie. Not just this, Rajkummar Rao is taking a plunge once again in this genre with Roohi releasing this month.

11. He came. he acted and made Newton Idia's official entry to Oscars

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In such a short span of time, Rajkummar Rao's choice of movies have made people stop and watch. Newton made its way representing India at oscars in the Foreign language category.