Rajkummar Rao is a young and extremely talented actor in the Bollywood film industry today. Rajkummar Rao is renowned as one of the best upcoming method actors in the Indian movie industry.
Although coming from a humble background, Rajkummar Rao has made a name in Hindi cinema today. Rajkummar Rao has won several awards and been nominated for awards numerous times, thanks to his impressive acting talent. Rajkummar Rao has starred in numerous critically-acclaimed movies and box office super hit films in India till date.
Having a passion for acting since he was quite young, today Rajkummar Rao has established himself as one of the most versatile actors in the Indian film industry.
About Rajkummar Rao
Bio | |
| Real Name | Raj Kumar Yadav |
| Nickname | Raj |
| Date of Birth | 31st August 1984 |
| Age (as of September 2018) | 34 years |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Place of Birth | Mumbai |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts from Delhi University/Acting course from Film and Television Institute of India (Pune) |
Physical Stats | |
| Height | 5 ft 10" (178 cm) approximately |
| Weight | 159 lbs (72 kg) approximately |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Black |
Family & Relationships | |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Girlfriend | Patralekha (Actress) |
Career | |
| Profession | Actor |
| Net Worth | INR 56,00,00,000 (USD 8 Million) |
| Famous for | Love Sex Aur Dhoka (2010), Ragini MMS (2011), Gangs of Wasseypur-2, Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (2012), Koi Po Che!, Shahid (2013), Queen, City Lights (2014), Trapped. Bareilly Ki Barfi, Newton (2017), Fanney Khan, Stree (2018) |
| First Movie | Love Sex Aur Dhoka (2010) |
| Salary | INR 5,00,00,000 (USD 700,000) |
Likes & Dislikes | |
| Favorite Food | Cakes |
| Favorite Actors | Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan, Marlon Brando and Daniel Day Lewis |
| Favorite Actresses | Madhubala and Konkana Sen Sharma |
| Hobbies | Dancing |
Rajkummar Rao is a truly talented, young actor from the Bollywood film industry. He is renowned for being a method actor and immerses himself in every character he portrays on the big screen.
Rajkummar Rao’s age is 34 years, as Rajkummar Rao was born on the 31st of August, 1984, in Gurgaon (Haryana). There is not much known about his family, except that Rajkummar Rao’s girlfriend is Patralekha (Anwita Paul), his co-actress in ‘City Lights’ (2014).
Rajkummar Rao’s height is around 5 ft 10 inches (178 cm) while Rajkummar Rao’s weight is around 72 kg (159 lbs). In his spare time, Rajkummar Rao loves dancing as his hobby.
Thanks to his impressive acting talent, Rajkummar Rao’s salary per film is around INR 5 crores (USD 700,000). Along with his considerable movie fees, Rajkummar Rao is also brand ambassador for numerous brands and gets paid to appear in TV and print commercials. These sources of income makes Rajkummar Rao’s net worth over INR 56 crores (USD 8 Million).
In his considerably short movie career, Rajkummar Rao has won several prestigious awards and has also been nominated for renowned acting awards numerous times.
Till date, Rajkummar Rao has won 3 (three) Filmfare Award, including the Filmfare Awards’ Critics’ Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) award for his role in ‘Shahid’ (2014), another Filmfare Awards’ Critics’ Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) award for ‘Trapped’ (2018) and won the Filmfare Awards’ Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) award for his performance in ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’ (2018).
Rajkummar Rao has won 2 (two) Films of India Online Awards, including the Best Actor in a Leading Role award for ‘Newton’ (2017) and the Best Actor in a Supporting Role award for his performance in ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’ (2017). Rajkummar Rao is also the winner of the Zee Cine Awards’ Best Supporting Actor award for ‘Kai Po Che!’ (2014).
Along with these Rajkummar Rao has also won Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Awards’ Best Actor award for his impressive role in ‘Newton’ (2018), the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne’s Best Actor (Special Mention) award for his role in ‘Trapped’ (2017). Rajkummar Rao is the winner of the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor for his role in ‘Newton’ (2017), besides being the winner of the National Film Awards’ Best Actor award for his role in ‘Shahid’ (2013).
Furthermore, Rajkummar Rao is also the winner of the Star Screen Awards’ Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) award for his role in ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’ (2017), as well as the winner of the Star Screen Awards’ Best Actor (Critics) award for his role in ‘Newton’ (2017).
Apart from these movie awards, Rajkummar Rao has been honored with several other accolades too. Rajkummar Rao is the recipient of the 2017 CNN – IBN Indian of the Year (Entertainment) Award, as well as the 2017 Zee Cine Awards’ Extraordinary Impact Award (Male). Rajkummar Rao has also received the 2017 GQ Men of the Year Awards’ Actor of the Year award and the 2017 International Film Festival & Awards (Macao) Variety Asian Stars – Up Next Award as well.
Apart from having won over several awards till date, Rajkummar Rao has also been nominated numerous times for prestigious movie awards for his amazing acting skills.
Rajkummar Rao’s award nominations include the Asian Film Awards’ Best Actor award for ‘Newton’ (2018), the Filmfare Awards’ Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) award for ‘Kai Po Che!’ (2014), the Filmfare Awards’ Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) award for ‘Aligarh’ (2017) and the Filmfare Awards’ Critics’ Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) award for his role in ‘Newton’ (2018).
Rajkummar Rao has also been nominated for the Films of India Online Awards’ Best Actor in a Supporting Role award for ‘Aligarh’ (2017), the Films of India Online Awards’ Best Actor in a Leading Role award for ‘Trapped’ (2017) as well as the Films of India Online Awards’ Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast award for his role in ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’ (2017).
Rajkummar Rao was also nominated for the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards’ Best Supporting Actor award for his role in ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’ (2018), the Producers’ Guild Film Awards’ Best Actor in a Leading Role award for ‘Shahid’ (2014) and the Producers’ Guild Film Awards’ Best Actor in a Leading Role award for his impressive performance in ‘City Lights’ (2015).
Rajkummar Rao was nominated for the Star Screen Awards’ Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) award for ‘Kai Po Che!’ (2014) and the Star Screen Awards’ Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) award for ‘Queen’ (2015). Apart from these, Rajkummar Rao has also been nominated for the Zee Cine Awards’ Best Supporting Actor award for ‘Aligarh’ (2017), the Zee Cine Awards’ Best Supporting Actor award for his role in ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’ (2018) as well as being nominated for the Zee Cine Awards’ Best Actor (Male) Jury’s Choice award for his impressive role in ‘Newton’ (2018).
Interesting Facts About Rajkummar Rao
- Rajkummar Rao does not smoke, however it is not known whether Rajkummar Rao drinks alcohol or not.
- Rajkummar Rao changed his name from his birth name of ‘Raj Kumar Yadav’ on the suggestion of his mother, who believed it to be beneficial from numerology perspective.
- Rajkummar Rao’s critically-acclaimed movie ‘Shahid’ was based on a true story and won several awards for its fast-paced style of storytelling.
- A little known fact about Rajkummar Rao is that he is an accomplished martial artist, having trained since the age of 10 and winner of a gold medal in Taekwondo.
- Rajkummar Rao finally decided to become an actor when he began taking parts in school plays, around the age of 15 years.