Rajkummar Rao: Audiences are not forgiving today, you have to excite them continuously

The actor believes that with access to the digital world, audiences today have the power to call out artistes, leaving no scope for anyone to take their work lightly if their work is not right. Raj Kumar Rao. The actor, who has spearheaded several acclaimed projects in the last decade including “Shahid”, “Bareilly Ki Barfi”, “Newton” and “Stree”, says he is consciously trying to experiment with different genres so as not to be exposed. Returns. Lazy. “Audiences today are not forgiving. We live in a digital world, everyone has a point of view, a right to say what they say about a film. Before that, we never knew that What were they feeling?

Rao told PTI, “So we have to constantly do something new and exciting for them to really invest their time. I am consciously trying to work with different types of films, genres and exciting producers. Am.” Interview.

The 37-year-old actor, who will next be seen in the Dinesh Vijan-backed comedy “Hum Do Hamare Do”, said his line of upcoming projects is also a reflection of the diversity he is aiming for in his career.

After “Hum Do Hamare Do”, which releases on Disney+ Hotstar on October 29, Rao’s upcoming films include “Badhaai Do”, Netflix Original “Monica, O My Darling”, thriller “Hit: The First Case” and film Producer Anubhav Sinha. Recently announced “Rush”.

“All the projects that are coming up now are films that I am very excited about. These are stories that I have always wanted to be a part of, films that I have always wanted to do,” he said.

The National Award winner said that when a film releases on a streaming platform, the challenge of keeping the audience engaged with her work increases as they are just a pause away from never watching it again if it doesn’t excite them soon. .

Director Abhishek Jain’s “Hum Do Hamare Do”, also starring masterpiece i say, Paresh Rawal and Ratna Pathak Shah, is Rao’s fourth film on the OTT (over-the-top) platform after “Ludo”, “Chhalaang” and “The White Tiger”.

“If your content is not engaging (enough), then people have the freedom to switch to something else. This is the biggest challenge on OTT. In a way, I find it really exciting because you have to put yourself and the content into something else. There is a need to move forward because there are so many other great things on the OTT platform. It would be better if you bring something new and exciting so that people can sit in their seats for two hours and be a part of their journey.”

However, the actor is not new to challenges. After starting her career with Dibakar Banerjee’s “Love Sex Aur Dhokha” in 2010, Rao was first seen in Anurag Kashyap’s “Gangs of Wasseypur 2” in 2012 and a year later she was seen in “Kai Po Che!” had success with

The actor, who won a National Award for his work in “Shahid” and delivered several hits, says he is grateful for the trust the audience has shown in him, but he doesn’t like to work under the pressure of expectations. . Him.

“I have some expectations from myself first. I always try and aim that my last film is my best work. I can’t work thinking what the audience will feel. This will change my work because the motivation is different If you work honestly people will connect. I am grateful to my audience that they have liked my work so far.”

Rao has wrapped up work on “Badhaai Do” and has wrapped up Vasan Bala’s “Monica, Oh My Darling”. He is currently shooting for “Hit: The First Case”, which also stars Sanya Malhotra.