‘I Am In Love With…’

‘…with
my
art
form…’
‘This
was
my
only
dream
since
I
was
a
kid.
I
worked
very
hard
for
it
and
am
still
working
very
hard
to
grow
with
every
film.’
‘I
am
so
grateful
that
I
get
to
live
my
dream
every
day.’

Now
that
Producer
Karan
Johar
and
Director
Sharan
Sharma’s



Mr
&
Mrs
Mahi
is
doing
well,
its
leading
man
Rajkummar
Rao
took
time
off
the
analyse
the
film’s
success.

“We
all
love
cricket
and
cinema
in
our
country.
And

Mahi
has
both
to
offer,”
Raj
says.

“Like
all
of
us
I
also
love
cricket.
I’ve
grown
up
in
Gurgaon
and
cricket
has
been
a
very
integral
part
of
my
upbringing.
Every
day
post
school
two
hours
were
dedicated
to
gully
cricket
and
I
was
a
decent
player.”

Raj
had
to
go
through
some
professional
cricket
training
for
the
film.
“Gully
cricket
and
professional
cricket
are
two
very
different
things.
I
had
to
go
through
some
sessions
to
get
a
knack
of
the
technical
aspect
of
the
game
and
then
to
be
around
coaches
to
observe
them,
their
style
and
body
language.

“But
for
me
my
character
is
going
through
his
own
internal
journey
throughout
the
film,”
he
says.

“Sharan
Sharma
is
a
phenomenal
film-maker
and
he
gave
me
all
the
freedom
to
explore
my
character
Mahendra.
We
built
him
together
from
scratch.”

Raj
loved
working
with
Janhvi
Kapoor
after



Roohi.

“She
is
hungry
for
good
parts
and
an
actor
who
is
ready
to
push
herself
every
time.
We
were
always
there
for
each
other
during
the
filming.
I’ve
seen
her
growth
since
her
first
film,
and
she
is
growing
with
every
film.”

Raj
reveals
he
loves
playing
fictional
and
real
characters.
“Both
have
their
own
kind
of
preparation
process,
but
I
enjoy
playing
both.
I
love
playing
Mr
Mahi
as
much
as
I
love
playing
Vicky
from

Stree.
I
am
in
love
with
my
art
form.

“This
was
my
only
dream
since
I
was
a
kid
and
I
worked
very
hard
for
it.
I
am
still
working
very
hard
to
grow
with
every
film
and
am
so
grateful
that
I
get
to
live
my
dream
every
day.
God
has
been
really
kind
to
me.”

Raj
had
a
hit
last
month.
“In
my
opinion
the
inspiring
story
of



Srikanth
really
connected
well
with
the
audience
and
the
hard
work
that
we
had
put
in
to
make
this
story
also
worked
I
guess.”

“We
love
watching
true
stories
on
screen
and
what
Srikanth
has
achieved
in
life
makes
it
highly
inspiring
for
everyone
to
experience,”
he
says.

“Mr
&
Mrs
Mahi
is
very
close
to
my
heart.
It’s
a
beautiful
story
about
relationships
and
about
dreams,
aspirations,
success,
failures,
egos.”

“There
is
something
for
everyone
in
this
film.
We
have
made
a
good
film
and
a
film
about
all
of
us.”