Rajkummar Rao has proven that 2024 is his year with his two consecutive hits - Srikanth and Mr and Mrs Mahi. While both the films have hit the theatres in the span of just two-three weeks, it is the National Award winning actor’s impeccable performance and cinematic brilliance that is pulling the crowd to the theatres. Going by the successful theatrical run of Srikant, the biopic drama is expected to cross INR 45 crore soon. On the other hand, Mr and Mrs Mahi has become Rajkummar Rao’s best first day opening film with INR 6.85 crore, surpassing Stree that opened with INR 6.82 crore. While the success of Srikanth is sure to fetch Rao many critics awards for his performance, the response to Mr and Mrs Mahi proves that he is going to get showered with several popular choice awards!
The success of Srikanth and Mr and Mrs Mahi has not only proven Rajkummar Rao to be his own competitor, but it has shown why he is hailed as the most bankable star of Bollywood and why he’s a producers actor.
“2024 is definitely Rajkummar Rao’s year, and his success says a lot about him as an artist. His success isn’t just about acing a character—it’s also about understanding the business side of filmmaking. He is one of the rare actors who is very aware of the economics involved in making a movie, which is why he’s producers’ favourite pick too. His ability to satisfy his artistic vision along with attracting footfalls in theatres is why he keeps winning at the box office. For him, only script matters. Rest of the things take the back seat. His sincerity and love for his craft reflects in every role he takes on. He’s truly the most bankable actors we have with immense credibility as a performer," producer & T-series’ head Bhushan Kumar said.
Commenting on the films’ performance, trade analyst Joginder Tuteja said, “It is indeed remarkable that Rajkummar has delivered two successes in a row. In the times when we are not even seeing 15-25 crore lifetime business of so many movies, Rajkummar has delivered back to back successes with a combined business of Rs 100 crore that too in a matter of just one month and a half, which is really remarkable."
“He is someone who is balancing it all well – doing commercial movies, bringing in a level of good content with the right kind of sensitivity and emotions, and the way he approaches different characters. In fact, what is also very unusual is that he has actually made around many appearances across theatrical or OTT releases, which no other actor has done in a matter of just 12-13 years! That’s really huge.”
With two more releases ahead this year, Rao is expected to continue his winning streak at the box office. The actor is set to reprise his much-anticipated role of Vicky in the upcoming horror-comedy Stree 2, which is slated to release on August 30. He will also be seen sharing the screen space for the first time with Triptii Dimri in Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video.
