Audience is unforgiving today you have to constantly excite them Rajkummar Rao
Mumbai Oct 24 PTI With the access to the digital world the audience today has the power to call out artistes if their work is not up to the mark leaving no room for anyone to take their job for granted believes actor Rajkummar RaoThe actor who has led several acclaimed projects in the last decade including Shahid Bareilly Ki Barfi Newton and Stree said he is consciously trying to experiment with different genres so as to not come across as stagnantThe audience is unforgiving today We live in a digital world everybody has a point of view a right to say what they feel like saying about a film Earlier we never got to know what they were feelingSo we really have to constantly come up with something new and exciting for them to be able to invest their time I am consciously trying to do different kinds of films genres and working with exciting makers Rao told PTI in an interviewThe 37-year-old actor who will next be seen in the Dinesh Vijan-backed comedy Hum Do Hamare Do said even his upcoming line-up of projects is a reflection of the diversity he is aiming for in his careerPost Hum Do Hamare Do scheduled to be released on Disney Hotstar on October 29 Raos forthcoming films include Badhaai Do Netflix Original Monica O My Darling thriller Hit The First Case and filmmaker Anubhav Sinhas recently announced BheedWhatever projects that would be coming out now these are all the films I am extremely pumped up about These are the stories I always wanted to be a part of films I always wanted to do he addedThe National Award winner said the challenge to keep the viewers engaged with ones work increases when a film is released on the streaming platform as they are just a pause away from never watching it again if it doesnt excite them soon enoughDirector Abhishek Jains Hum Do Hamare Do also starring Kriti Sanon Paresh Rawal and Ratna Pathak Shah is Raos fourth film on the OTT over-the-top platform following Ludo Chhalaang and The White TigerIf your content is not engaging enough people have the freedom to switch to something else Thats the biggest challenge on OTT In a way I find it really exciting because you need to push yourself and the content because there are so many other great works on OTT platforms You better bring in something new and exciting for people to be on their seats for two hours and be a part of your journey he explainedThe actor however isnt new to challengesAfter beginning his career with Dibakar Banerjees Love Sex Aur Dhokha in 2010 Rao was first noticed in Anurag Kashyaps Gangs of Wasseypur 2 in 2012 and found his breakthrough a year later with Kai Po CheThe actor who has since won a National Award for his work in Shahid and given several hits said he is thankful for the faith the audience has shown in him but he does not like to work with the pressure of expectations riding on himI have some expectations from myself first I always try and aim that my last film is my best work I cant work thinking about what the audience would feel That would alter my work because the motivation is different If you work with sincerity people will connect I am grateful to my audience that they have liked my work so far he addedRao has finished work on Badhaai Do and wrapped Vasan Balas Monica O My Darling He is currently shooting for Hit The First Case also starring Sanya Malhotra PTI JUR RDS RDS SHD SHD
Mumbai Oct 24 PTI With the access to the digital world the audience today has the power to call out artistes if their work is not up to the mark leaving no room for anyone to take their job for granted believes actor Rajkummar RaoThe actor who has led several acclaimed projects in the last decade including Shahid Bareilly Ki Barfi Newton and Stree said he is consciously trying to experiment with different genres so as to not come across as stagnantThe audience is unforgiving today We live in a digital world everybody has a point of view a right to say what they feel like saying about a film Earlier we never got to know what they were feelingSo we really have to constantly come up with something new and exciting for them to be able to invest their time I am consciously trying to do different kinds of films genres and working with exciting makers Rao told PTI in an interviewThe 37-year-old actor who will next be seen in the Dinesh Vijan-backed comedy Hum Do Hamare Do said even his upcoming line-up of projects is a reflection of the diversity he is aiming for in his careerPost Hum Do Hamare Do scheduled to be released on Disney Hotstar on October 29 Raos forthcoming films include Badhaai Do Netflix Original Monica O My Darling thriller Hit The First Case and filmmaker Anubhav Sinhas recently announced BheedWhatever projects that would be coming out now these are all the films I am extremely pumped up about These are the stories I always wanted to be a part of films I always wanted to do he addedThe National Award winner said the challenge to keep the viewers engaged with ones work increases when a film is released on the streaming platform as they are just a pause away from never watching it again if it doesnt excite them soon enoughDirector Abhishek Jains Hum Do Hamare Do also starring Kriti Sanon Paresh Rawal and Ratna Pathak Shah is Raos fourth film on the OTT over-the-top platform following Ludo Chhalaang and The White TigerIf your content is not engaging enough people have the freedom to switch to something else Thats the biggest challenge on OTT In a way I find it really exciting because you need to push yourself and the content because there are so many other great works on OTT platforms You better bring in something new and exciting for people to be on their seats for two hours and be a part of your journey he explainedThe actor however isnt new to challengesAfter beginning his career with Dibakar Banerjees Love Sex Aur Dhokha in 2010 Rao was first noticed in Anurag Kashyaps Gangs of Wasseypur 2 in 2012 and found his breakthrough a year later with Kai Po CheThe actor who has since won a National Award for his work in Shahid and given several hits said he is thankful for the faith the audience has shown in him but he does not like to work with the pressure of expectations riding on himI have some expectations from myself first I always try and aim that my last film is my best work I cant work thinking about what the audience would feel That would alter my work because the motivation is different If you work with sincerity people will connect I am grateful to my audience that they have liked my work so far he addedRao has finished work on Badhaai Do and wrapped Vasan Balas Monica O My Darling He is currently shooting for Hit The First Case also starring Sanya Malhotra PTI JUR RDS RDS SHD SHD
