Don’t think the kind of superstardom Khans saw will ever come back again, says Rajkummar Rao

Rajkummar Rao may have emerged as a major box office draw at the box office but the actor does not believe he is anywhere near the super stardom that the three Khans have in Bollywood.There is a great churning in Bollywood with content driven films outperforming and outclassing those headlined by 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, says 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.
“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,” Rajkummar told DIN.
The actor believes the mass hysteria and mania around their 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.” The 34-year-old actor, whose filmography includes gems like “Newton”, “Trapped”, “Bareilly Ki Barfi” and “Stree”, among others, rules himself out of the contention of being the next big Bollywood superstar.”I am very happy doing what I am doing and if it takes me there, good. But let me tell you I am happy in this space.” The actor had five releases in 2018 but it was Amar Kaushik’s “Stree” that did the wonders for Rajkummar at the box office. He also starred in critically-acclaimed films “Omerta” and “Love Sonia”.”Audience loved these stories more than anything else. Today people are more concerned about the content they are seeing. I always try to offer new things. Since my debut film ‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha’.