Rajkummar Rao

Rajkummar Rao

Facts

1. His real name is Raj Kumar Yadav.

2. He was born on August 31, 1984 in Prem Nagar, Gurgaon, Haryana.

3. He graduated from the University of Delhi with an arts degree.

4. He studied method acting at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).

5. He made his film debut in 2010 with the experimental anthology film Love Sex Aur Dhokha.

6. He has appeared in more than 30 films since 2010.

7. He has won a National Film Award, four Filmfare Awards, and an Asia Pacific Screen Award.

8. He has been featured on Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list.

9. He has said that he has suggested using his real blood instead of artificial blood to enhance the authenticity of a sequence.

10. He has said that he ate meat in some of his first scenes, despite being a vegetarian.