Rajkummar Rao is a profitable movie star now, charging in crores for his movies. But earlier than he entered the world of cinema, Raj had a middle-class upbringing in Gurgaon. In a latest interview, Rajkummar spoke about his first incomes, which he acquired when he was nonetheless in center college, and the way he purchased one thing for the family with that cash. Also learn: Rajkummar Rao says he didn’t get lead function roles on account of seems
Rajkummar was born and introduced up in Gurgaon, the place his father labored within the public sector. During his college days, Rajkummar not solely discovered and carried out dance however even taught it. This turned the supply of his first earnings.
In a video shared by Netflix India, Rajkummar informed comic Zakir Khan, “I still remember I used to do martial arts, taekwondo. I was a gold medallist at the national level. But then dance also came into my life somewhere. We had a group and we used to dance on stage. Then, I started giving dance tuitions. My first earning was in class VIII, when I used to teach a little girl dance at her home. I used to get ₹300 for that.”
Rajkummar then revealed what he did together with his first ever incomes. “When I earned my first 300, I bought groceries for home with that. I bought everything in small quantities, things like dal, rice, sugar. Then, I went home and gave it (to my parents). That feeling won’t come back no matter how much you do or earn in life. You can gift whatever you want to anyone but giving that stuff worth ₹300 to my mother was a great feeling.”
Rajkummar made his Bollywood debut in 2010 with a small function in Rann earlier than getting seen later that yr in an even bigger function in Love Sex Aur Dhokha. His 2012 movie Shahid earned him a National Award. Mainstream reputation finally got here his means with the success of movies like Kai Po Che, Bareilly Ki Barfi, and Stree. His newest movie Monica, O My Darling launched on Netflix this Friday.
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