Rajkummar Rao kicks off yet another power-packed year with Badhaai Do

After ruling over our hearts all of last year, Bollywood’s star performer Rajkummar Rao is back with some meaningful entertainment! His theatrical release in 2021, Roohi, was a prime example of how in spite of a pandemic, Rajkummar Rao’s performance was a sure shot hit with the audience. The actor continued his winning streak with Ludo and The White Tiger. It’s safe to say that fans are always eagerly waiting for his next performance and producers are putting his money on him across several projects! And with good reason too!

If the response to the superstar’s recent release Badhaai Do is anything to go by, the film has been declared an instant hit! He not only has fans enjoying his performance in the film, but critics and the industry alike have appreciated him in the skin of Shardul Thakur. The amount of love Badhaai Do and Raj have received from everyone has been another milestone in his career.

Off to another powerful start for 2022 with a compelling performance in the film, Rajkummar Rao is counted as a producer’s most reliable actor. In Badhaai Do, he plays a closeted gay police officer. Paired opposite Bhumi Pednekar for the first time, Rajkummar Rao essays Shardul Thakur who suggests to Suman Singh (Bhumi), a lesbian woman, that they should get married to continue living a closeted, but happy life.

Speaking about Rajkummar Rao’s performance in the film, a trade source said, “Raj has always been one of the industry’s superstar performers and he proves why, yet again, in Badhaai Do! He has handled all the layers of his character with effortless ease and utmost sensitivity. And yet, he has made it all entertaining by catering to commercial sensibilities! It is this quality of his to keep experimenting with his characters that gives him an extra edge, making him any producer’s most reliable actor.”

After watching him essay this character with careful sensitivity, one thing is for certain! 2022 is going to be yet another year of Raj! With four more films already slated for 2022 release, Rajkummar Rao has successfully kicked off his blockbuster streak this year. This year, the powerhouse performer will be seen in films across genres including BHEED, HIT, Monica, Oh My Darling and the series Guns and Gulaabs.