Rajkummar
Rao
Reacts
To
Khans’
Failures
"I
don't
think
we
can
compare
superstars
and
actors
like
me.
The
kind
of
films
Aamir
sir,
Shah
Rukh
sir
and
Salman
sir
have
done
are
amazing.
You
can't
say
they
are
not
good
just
because
one
of
their
films
did
not
work.
"They
are
superstars
for
some
reason
and
we
all
love
them.
I
am
myself
a
fan
of
Khans.
We
should
not
compare.
We
are
very
new
and
we
have
a
long
way
to
prove
ourselves.
I
don't
think
the
kind
of
superstardom
that
these
superstars
have
seen
will
ever
come
back
again," Rajkummar
told
PTI.
Rao
On
Khans’
Stardom
The
actor
believes
the
mass
hysteria
and
mania
around
their
superstardom
is
something
that
all
actors
yearn
for
but
it
just
cannot
be
replicated.
"I
want
all
our
films
to
do
well
at
the
box
office.
But
the
craze
that
they
have
seen
is
something
I
don't
think
is
going
to
comeback.
It
is
very
tough.
People
love
these
actors,
the
way
people
react,
shout,
hug,
cry...
The
phenomenon
is
huge."
Rao
Says
He’s
Happy
In
This
Space
The
34-year-old
actor,
whose
filmography
includes
gems
like
Newton,
Trapped,
Bareilly
Ki
Barfi
and
Stree,
among
others,
rules
himself
out
of
the
contention
of
being
the
next
big
Bollywood
superstar.
"I
am
very
happy
doing
what
I
am
doing
and
if
it
takes
me
there,
good.
But
let
me
tell
you
I
am
happy
in
this
space."
The
actor
had
five
releases
in
2018
but
it
was
Amar
Kaushik's
Stree
that
did
the
wonders
for
Rajkummar
at
the
box
office.
He
also
starred
in
critically-acclaimed
films
Omerta
and
Love
Sonia.
"Audience
loved
these
stories
more
than
anything
else.
Today
people
are
more
concerned
about
the
content
they
are
seeing.
I
always
try
to
offer
new
things.
Since
my
debut
film
'Love
Sex
Aur
Dhokha',
I
am
trying
to
experiment
and
push
boundaries
as
an
actor.
I
am
happy
people
are
accepting
that.
It
is
a
feeling
of
validation
as
these
are
the
kind
of
films
I
was
doing
earlier
and
today
they
are
doing
great
numbers."
Does
Rao
Read
All
His
Scripts?
Despite
his
recent
success,
the
actor
still
reads
all
his
scripts.
He
says
yes
to
a
project
only
if
he
feels
the
story
is
good.
"I
do
get
a
lot
of
scripts,
I
don't
want
to
give
a
number,
I
can't
brag.
I
get
all
kinds
of
scripts
from
weird
to
some
really
interesting
ones
as
well.
I
have
a
number
of
films
to
choose
from.
"I
read
all
my
scripts
and
I
don't
let
other
people
decide.
I
believe
an
actor
should
invest
their
time
in
reading
scripts
carefully
and
understanding
it.
Also,
there
are
filmmakers
with
whom
I
wanted
to
work
and
now
I
am
getting
the
opportunity
to
do
so."
Rao
Reveals
Why
He
Chose
Ek
Ladki
Ko
Dekha
Toh
Aisa
Laga
Up
next
for
the
actor
is
Ek
Ladki
Ko
Dekha
Toh
Aisa
Laga,
where
he
reunites
with
Anil
Kapoor
and
co-stars
Sonam
Kapoor.
About
the
film,
Rajkummar
says,
"More
than
the
role,
the
story
was
unique,
so
I
did
the
film.
It
talks
about
things
that
are
relevant
in
our
society.
I
liked
the
role
as
well.
It
is
the
story
that
I
look
at
first
and
then
comes
my
role."
The
film
offers
yet
another
take
on
LGBTQ
issues,
something
which
Rajkummar
previously
dealt
with
in
Hansal
Mehta's
Aligarh.
He
believes
that
while
Aligarh
was
a
biopic
on
Aligarh
Muslim
University
professor
Ramachandra
Siras,
"Ek
Ladki.."
is
a
commercial
project
and
an
entertaining
film.
"This
film
('Ek
Ladki..')
is
more
about
acceptance.
This
is
a
family
film,
relationship
drama,
it
is
about
friendship,
love.
I
believe
there
has
to
be
equality,
you
can't
judge
someone
based
on
sexual
preference.
It
is
their
life
and
who
they
want
as
their
partners,
it
is
a
normal
thing,"
he
adds.