As far as the double 'm' in the first name is concerned, it's for my mother. He said the reason for this was, "Rao or Yadav, I can use either of the surnames as both are family names. He changed his surname to Rao from Yadav in 2014 and also added an extra 'm' to his name. In 2008, he enrolled in a two-year acting course at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, and moved to Mumbai to pursue a film career. Rao said that he decided to become an actor after seeing Manoj Bajpayee and being "highly influenced" by his performance. He graduated from The Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, ( University of Delhi) where he was simultaneously doing theatre with Kshitij Theater Group and the Shri Ram Centre in Delhi. Sec Public School, where he participated in school plays. His mother and father died in 20 respectively. His father, Satya Prakash Yadav, was a government employee in the Haryana revenue department, and his mother, Kamlesh Yadav, a homemaker. He had two older siblings and three cousins in his extended family. Rajkummar Rao was born as Raj Kumar Yadav on 31 August 1984 in Prem Nagar, Gurgaon, Haryana, India. He garnered universal praise for the thriller Trapped (2016), the black comedy Newton (2017) and his first English film The White Tiger (2021) and horror comedy Stree (2018) ranks as his highest-earning film till date. Subsequently, Rao starred in successful and acclaimed films including the romantic comedies Queen (2014), Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017) and Hum Do Hamare Do (2021), the biopic Aligarh (2016), the rom-com Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017), the anthology Ludo (2020) and the sports drama Chhalaang (2020). Critically acclaimed performances in Kai Po Che! and Shahid (both 2013) proved to be a breakthrough for him the latter won him the National Film Award.
He made his acting debut with the anthology Love Sex Aur Dhokha (2010) but earned commercial success with supporting roles in Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 and Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (both 2012). Rao is the recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, three Filmfare Awards and an Asia Pacific Screen Award.Īfter graduation from the University of Delhi, Rao learnt acting at the Film and Television Institute of India and then moved to Mumbai to pursue his film career. He has appeared in more than 30 films since 2010. He is cited as one of the most experimental actors of his generation.
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