Rajkummar Rao on Guns and Gulaabs: Was anticipating one other wacky story from Raj and DK

Rao, who earlier labored with Nidimoru and DK on their 2018 manufacturing Stree, stated one of many key causes to present his nod for the Netflix present was because it gave him a chance to work together with his favorite creators.

“They are phenomenal. The quirk and humour they’ve is so unconventional. Nobody writes and presents a narrative the best way they do it. I’ve recognized them earlier than Stree and after they advised me about Guns & Gulaabs, I used to be fascinated.

“I was expecting something similar, wacky, and out of the box from them. I got such a big playground to play as an actor, there was so much to explore,” Rao, 37, advised PTI in an interview.

Set within the ’90s, Guns & Gulaabs is billed as a narrative that depicts love and innocence by characters who navigate a world of crime. It additionally stars Dulquer Salmaan, Adarsh Gourav, Gulshan Devaiah and T J Bhanu.

A self-confessed fan of the ’90s Hindi cinema, the National Award winner stated he had numerous enjoyable reliving the period whereas capturing for the present.

“The way we are styled in the film, the way we talk, the props we have used, having Campa Cola and Gold Spot (cold drink brands), it is so ’90s. I loved doing all this.”

Growing up as a film buff, Rao stated he would typically remodel into characters from fashionable movies from the interval resembling Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and Shool.

“I loved watching them and wished to be a part of these tales… I used to be that man for 2 weeks, no matter movie I’d watch, like with DDLJ, I used to be Raj for 2 weeks.

“When I saw Mohabbatein, I got those sweaters and glasses, and I became Raj Aryan. I saw Shool and I became like Samar Pratap Singh. I was a very filmy kid,” the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) graduate added.

Rajkummar Rao’s additionally has Anubhav Sinha’s Bheed, Netflix movie Monica My Darling from Vasan Bala and Sharan Sharma’s Mr and Mrs Mahi within the pipeline.

“These are exciting times. I am enjoying being part of these beautiful stories and working with some fabulous makers. I have no complaints and that’s how I want to continue with this journey: just do films where my heart is and not to do for any other reason ever,” he added.

The actor’s newest release was director Sailesh Kolanu’s HIT – The First Case, which has obtained a blended response from critics and viewers alike.

The crime investigative motion thriller is the Hindi remake of the 2020 Telugu movie of the identical identify and arrived in cinema halls final week.