Rajkummar Rao reveals that he faced rejection because of his complexion

Actor Rajkummar Rao also talks about working with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Anil Kapoor in Fanney Khan.

Actor Rajkummar Rao, who is currently shooting for Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra’s Fanney Khan, says working with superstars of Bollywood is inspiring, as it’s an everyday learning experience.

Rajkummar Rao talks about his Fanney Khan co-star Anil Kapoor. (IANS)

While talking to ANI, the 33-year-old actor said, “It feels great to work with superstars. I grew up watching these people and their wonderful performances, be it Anil sir, Aamir Sr, Manoj Bajpayee.”

“So now, when I get a chance to work with them, sharing the same frame is great. I learn a lot from these people every day as he (Anil Kapoor) is so passionate about his work and making his scene better. Its awe-inspiring. It’s a great learning experience for me,” he added.

He also spoke about facing too much rejections. Rajkummar Rao said, “I would meet people and they would give excuses on why they cant cast me - sometimes because of my complexion and sometimes because of not being mascular enough.”

He added, “I knew, it would be a lot of struggle for me to crack it in the industry because its not easy as many people come every day to Mumbai to follow their passion. I gave hundreds of auditions. I have done many advertisements just to survive, because Bombay is an expensive city.”

On the work front, the Behen Hogi Teri star has two more movies in his kitty, ek Ladki Ko Dekho Toh Kaise lagga with Sonam Kapoor and Anil Kapoor, and then a horror comedy opposite Shraddha Kapoor.

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