Rajkummar is Netaji

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta has cast his blue-eyed-boy Rajkummar Rao as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in an upcoming web series, to go live on ALTBalaji. Rajkummar is not only excited about exploring a new medium, but also to essay a character he never thought he would get to play.
"For us, as actors, it's about the story and the character, not so much about the medium.

"I did my first film 'Love Sex Aur Dhokha' with Ekta Kapoor's ALT Entertainment, and to do this new show for ALTBalaji is like coming back home," Rajkummar said. Asked to talk about his role, Rajkummar said: "This is why we need a show on Bose. Because if we were making one on (Mahatma) Gandhi, you wouldn't ask me this."

"I am totally planning to go half bald for the role and flaunt a bespectacled look," Rajkummar told. "We will shoot in Kolkata. We will even go to Europe and many other places. It's my job as an actor to experiment with my personality and create as many characters as I can in front of the camera," Rajkummar said on the sidelines of the launch of Ekta Kapoor's upcoming digital app ALTBalaji.

"When we will start shooting for this series on May 10, people might see me half bald. I don't believe in wearing wigs. So, I plan to shave half of my head and try to achieve Bose's look," he added. "Through this web-series, we will try to be as close to reality as we can. There are so many things that are untold about Bose. So, we will try to explore that.

There were so many instances that I was amazed to know about him," the "Shahid" fame actor said. "I have been reading a lot of his books. His love for his motherland -- that is something which is so selfless. Selfless love is something where you don't expect anything in return. I don't do acting because I expect three cars in return. I do it because I feel satisfied and happy by it," he added.