People like underdog stories: Actor Rajkummar Rao on his next film ‘Chhalaang’

Actor Rajkummar Rao, who plays an unmotivated PT teacher in ‘Chhalaang’, is confident that the film will resonate with the audience.

“People like underdog stories. People want to root for underdogs in life as well as in films, especially in films. They relate to these characters and feel that in a way he or she is one of us,” Rao told PTI in an interview.

‘Chhalaang’, which is written by Luv Ranjan and directed by Hansal Mehta, is set in a small town of Haryana.

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“It is always fun working with Hansal sir and this time it is a lighthearted film so we were not tired. Otherwise, it gets mentally taxing sometimes. We had so much fun on this one but it was not like we were not honest to the story. That’s what we always do. It is just that it is a different world this time,” Rao said.

The 38-year-old actor’s filmography also boasts of films set in small towns, including critical and commercial successes like ‘Newton’, ‘Stree’ and Bareilly Ki Barfi’.

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After ‘Chhalaang’, Rao will be seen in Anurag Basu’s much-anticipated ‘Ludo’.

Meanwhile, ‘Chhalaang’ is releasing on November 13 on Amazon Prime Video. It also stars Saurabh Shukla, Satish Kaushik, Ila Arun and Jatin Sharma in pivotal roles.