Rajkummar Rao: Great going again to Gold Spot, Campa Cola days

Rajkummar says taking pictures for Raj-DK’s Guns & Gulaabs, set within the ’90s, has been a nostalgic journey

Rajkummar Rao, Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK

When Rajkummar Rao teamed up with Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK — higher generally known as Raj-DK — for the primary time, the trio gave Bollywood one among its most interesting horror comedies in Stree (2018). So, you possibly can’t blame us for having excessive expectations from their subsequent, Guns & Gulaabs. The Netflix collection, revolving across the “misfits of the world”, is about within the charming world of the ’90s. Excited as he’s about reuniting with the director duo, Rao says reliving the surprise years by way of the undertaking was an added incentive. “I am a ’90s kid, and loved living in that era. Life was so much better. It was great going back to those Gold Spot and Campa Cola days. Reliving that period and its fashion was fun,” he grins.

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Little is understood in regards to the crime thriller that additionally stars Dulquer Salmaan and Adarsh Gourav, and was shot earlier this yr in Kashmir. But with Raj-DK on the helm, one may be assured of sharp humour. “Raj had discussed the story long back with me. I am a big fan of their work, especially their quirky humour,” says the actor, including that it was fulfilling to return to long-format storytelling after Bose: Dead/Alive (2017). “You get to live the character for three months; you can explore a lot more.”

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