One of the most real and versatile actors of Bollywood, Rajkummar Rao has time and again proved himself as an actor with amazing acting chops. With a huge number of prestigious awards under his wing, he has carved a niche for himself in Hindi Cinema. Most of his films are both critically and commercially acclaimed. Rajkummar is an actor who does just not play his character on screen, he becomes it. This is one o the main reasons that Rajkummar Rao is the best actor in current times.
The ‘Newton‘ star has openly told to media that he has been rejected many times due to his complexion and personality when he used to audition for the roles. Despite having unconventional looks and an image of a boy next door, the actor has proved his mettle and edge by grabbing awards after awards and making high benchmarks after each of his own performance. We have seen him in many roles and many genres, let us here take a look at his journey in Bollywood and why Rajukummar is known as the best actor of Bollywood today. So here are a three of Rajkummar Rao Movies in which he has given winning performances.
Aligarh
This movie was helmed by Hansal Mehta and was a heart-breaking experience. The flick clearly advocated gay rights and was based on a true story of a professor from Aligarh who was evoked from his position in the prestigious Aligarh Muslim University due to his sexual orientation. In this flick, Rajkummar Rao was seen as a journalist who helped the professor to regain his position and hence his respect in the society. In fact, to lengths, he imitated the story of a real journalist named Deepu Sabastian who was involved in the case. This was one movie which clearly proved that why Rajkummar Rao is the best Bollywood actor in contemporary times.
Trapped
How far can human emotions go and what all they can possibly do when unimaginable situations hit them. This is shown very impressively in this film and the ‘vulnerable’ role by Rajkummar Rao is played with finesse in this flick. Rajkummar Rao is the best actor of Bollywood today and this film bears testimony to this statement. This film has shown different aspects and colours of life and falls under a special category. Rajkummar Rao portrayed a character of a simple guy who gets trapped in a high rise apartment and his world turns upside down after that. The true emotions he showed and the way with which he conveyed feelings of a trapped human inside this apartment bestowed this film with the award for ‘best Asian Film’ by Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival in 2017.
City Lights
Patralekha and Rajkummar Rao took this Hansal Mehta’s movie many notches higher by their acting prowess. This is one of those Rajkummar Rao Movies which delved deeper into the harsh reality of that simple folk from villages in big cities. The ruthlessness of Mumbai on a simple Rajasthani folk (portrayed by Rajkummar Rao) won many hearts. Rajkummar Rao is the best actor of Bollywood in contemporary times as with this movie he proved his versatility once again. Every critic was unanimous about the movie and it was highly appreciated
