What: Gajraj Rao rose to fame overnight with his stint in the critically acclaimed film Badhaai Ho. But before this, the actor struggled for a significant amount of time. From working on multiple jobs to doing friends’ projects for free, the actor opened up about his difficult times.
Furthermore: In an interview with the Varun Duggi podcast, Gajraj Rao said that he doesn’t settle for less in terms of money as he already struggled a lot in the past. He recalled his conversation with a casting director who asked him to reduce his fees as it was only “20 days work.” In response, the actor said that he wasn’t charging for those 20 days but for all the years of “homework” he had done to get there. He further stated that this fees is for all those days when he survived on “20 cup of tea, slept hungry, listened to abuse and used to walk on foot from Town to Andheri.”
We say: Many talented actors like Gajraj have similar tales to narrate. Pankaj Tripathi struggled for years until he hit gold with the OTT. Today like Gajraj, he too refuses to compromise on his fees. And rightly so!
