Rajkummar Rao Calls 2017 The Best Year Of His Life!

Rajkummar Rao has been seen in 5 films (Newton, Bareilly Ki Barfi, Shaadi Mein Zaroor Ana, Trapped and Behen Hogi Teri) in the year 2017. Amongst these films, Newton was selected as an official entry for the Oscars 2018.

Rajkummar Rao says that 2017 has been an exceptional year for him.

Excerpts from an interview:

Q How is your ankle healing after the fracture recently?
It’s 95 percent healed. I am walking and I hope to run soon.

Q. Would you say 2017 was your most exceptional year so far?
2017 was the most exceptional year so far, because of the number of releases and the audiences accepted me in most of them. Most of my releases this year were box office successes. Just hard work is not enough. Your films have to succeed as well. Then there was the web series on Subhash Chandra Bose which was streamed and widely viewed, maybe more than any of my big screen films. So I am very grateful for that. All these filmmakers who thought of me for all these parts. So yeah, I think 2017 was an exceptional year for me. I just hope 2018 remains as exciting.

Q. Which would you consider the high points of 2017?
Many highs during the year. I’d say Bareilly Ki Barfi because my character was appreciated by the masses. No one thought I’d be able to do a character like Vidrohi and that too in such a hardcore commercial film. Now that people have seen me playing such a fun part with so much pleasure they can offer me more light-hearted entertainers. Not that I don’t enjoy playing roles with political ramifications.