Dealing with his mother's death to sharing a room with Jaideep Ahlawat, 5 revelations made by Stree 2 star Rajkummar Rao

Actor Rajkummar Rao is one of the leading actors of Bollywood. Amid enjoying the massive success of Stree 2, he was recently seen alongside actress Triptii Dimri in Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video. During the promotion of the film. Rajkummar opened up about growing up in Gurgaon in a joint family. He even spoke about his struggling days in Mumbai and all things in between. Here are five revelations made by him:

Rajkummar Rao on suffering from asthma

Speaking about his childhood and family in an interview with Unfiltered by Samdish, the actor revealed that he suffered from severe asthma in childhood. He added that when he was four days old, he suffered pneumonia and was almost gone with no hopes of recovery. He stated that even though he survived it, the aftereffects caused him asthma and breathing problems. The actor added that he used to get regular injections till the age of 15 for asthma attacks.

Rajkummar Rao keeps fast on Friday

Shedding light on his spiritual and religious side, Rajkummar Rao revealed that he is a devotee of Lord Krishna and has been keeping a fast on Friday for Santoshi Mata for many years now.

Rajkummar Rao on dealing with his mother’s death

Further speaking about dealing with his mother’s death. Rajkummar spoke about an incident when he was shooting a scene for his film Newton. He said that a man came running to him and told him that Patralekhaa (Rajkummar’s wife) wanted to speak to him. When Patralekhaa broke the news of his mother’s passing away, the actor went back home for a day but came the very next day to support the crew. Speaking about this, the actor said that he thought he could calm himself and continue working but it was difficult for him to move forward.

Rajkummar Rao on his FTII days

Speaking about graduating from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Rajkummar said that in the hostel, he shared a room with Jaideep Ahlawat. The actor added that even though he was very homesick, he was very focused on acing his craft of acting.

Rajkummar Rao on shotting for Kai Po Che!

Talking about working on Kai Po Che, Rajkummar revealed that he did not know about the effects of gluten then. While speaking about an instance, the actor said that he was once eating 4 or 5 rotis when co-actor Amit Sadh saw him and stopped him from eating rotis while telling him the harmful effects of gluten, present in it.