Mumbai: Rajkummar Rao may have emerged as a major box office draw but the actor does not believe he is anywhere near the super stardom that the three Khans of the Hindi film industry has.
There is a great churning in Hindi movies with content driven films outperforming and outclassing those headlined the likes of Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan.
Rajkummar, who is the considered one of the faces of this new breed of cinema, however, said it would not be right to compare his stardom with that of the Khans.
“I don’t think we can compare superstars and actors like me. The kind of films Aamir sir, Shah Rukh sir and Salman sir have done are amazing. You can’t say they are not good just because one of their films did not work,” Rajkummar stated.
“They are superstars for some reason and we all love them. I am myself a fan of Khans. We should not compare. We are very new and we have a long way to prove ourselves. I don’t think the kind of superstardom that these superstars have seen will ever come back again,” added Rajkummar.
The actor said the mass hysteria and mania around the Khans’ superstardom is something that all actors yearn for but it just cannot be replicated.
“I want all our films to do well at the box office. But the craze that they have seen is something I don’t think is going to comeback. It is very tough. People love these actors, the way people react, shout, hug, cry… The phenomenon is huge,” Rajkummar pointed out.
The 34-year-old actor, whose filmography includes gems like ‘Newton’, ‘Trapped’, ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’ and ‘Stree’, among others, however, ruled himself out of the contention of being the next big superstar of the Hindi film industry.
“I am very happy doing what I am doing and if it takes me there (super stardom), good. But let me tell you I am happy in this space,” asserted Rajkummar.
Up next for the actor is ‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga’, where he reunites with Anil Kapoor and co-stars Sonam Kapoor.
“More than the role, the story was unique, so I did the film. It talks about things that are relevant in our society. I liked the role as well. It is the story that I look at first and then comes my role,” informed Rajkummar.
PTI