Happy birthday Rajkummar Rao: Shelved film Kane and Abel, movie with Amitabh Bachchan, Boogie Woogie audition and more unknown facts

 

Rajkummar Rao birthday special

It is Rajkummar Rao’s birthday today, 31st August. The highly respected actor turns 38 today. Over the last decade or so, the actor has built his reputation through a string of lauded performances in both mainstream and offbeat cinema, which has acquired him a dedicated fan-base in his own right. So, today, we have a special birthday treat for all you Rajkummar Rao fans in the form of some rate trivia from his shelved films and 2-minute debut in an Amitabh Bachchan movie to his rejected Boogie Woogie audition and more. Check them out below:

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Rajkummar Rao and Hansal Mehta shelved film

Rajkummar Rao was to star in Director Hansal Mehta’s film, Kane and Abel, which got shelved

Rajkummar Rao cameo in Amitabh Bachchan movie

Rajkummar Rao had a 2-minute, blink-and-mist-it appearance in Amitabh Bachchan’s Rann.

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Rajkummar Rao Boogie Woogie audition

Very few are aware that Rajkummar Rao auditioned for Boogie Woogie at 11 and was rejected. 

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Rajkummar Rao and Nawazuddin Siddiqui movie

Rajkummar was to star with Nawaz in Bejoy Nambiar’s Focus, but was replaced by Arvind Swami.

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Why Rajkummar Rao changed his name?

He changed his name from Rajkummar Yadav on his mother’s advice, who believed in astrology.

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