Not 'hero', but 'actor' tag appeals more to Rajkummar Rao
Rajkummar Rao says he always feels like an actor and not a "hero", a term he prefers should be reserved for Army people fighting at the border. Rao says he never tried to be a hero and doesn't understand its meaning. "I don't know how a hero feels, honestly. I feel like an actor, I don't know this 'hero' term," he said. Here's more.
We are not heroes, we're just doing our jobs: Rao
"We are not heroes. Heroes are people fighting for us at the border. We are not heroes, we are just doing our job," Rao said while speaking at the trailer launch of his upcoming horror-comedy "Stree" last night in Mumbai.
Rao feels the definition of 'hero' is changing in cinema
Rao said the definition of "hero" has undergone a change today with cinema. "The speed at which cinema is changing, the definition of a hero is also changing. Now character-driven stories are there. Content is getting its due respect. Our audience wants to see characters on screen and wants to see actors play new roles, adopt different body language," he added.
Rao spreading wings with his intellectual choice of movies
Rao, who has gained fandom from his versatile roles, is often lauded for his choice of movies like Newton, Ometra, and Trapped among others. His performances in the aforementioned movies have been well received by critics and audience alike. Apart from these, Rao has also done light comedies like "Behen Hogi Teri" and "Bareilly ki Bareilly", breaking his intense image character.
'Stree' is loosely based on the producer's experience in college
"Stree", which also stars Shraddha Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi, Aparshakti Khurana, and Abhishek Banerjee, is directed by Amar Kaushik and jointly produced by Dinesh Vijan and, Raj Nidimoru, and Krishna DK. Nidimoru said the story of a lady ghost haunting men in a small town originated from something he experienced in college. "Stree" is scheduled to be released on August 31.
