Mr and Mrs Mahi actor Rajkummar Rao was scammed of Rs 10,000 during his struggling days; recalls his mother had borrowed the money

Rajkummar Rao has come a long way in his journey. There was a time when the actor was struggling to get a big break in Bollywood. In his initial struggle days, the Mr and Mrs Mahi actor was scammed of Rs 10,000 for a photoshoot. Rajkummar who recently appeared on the Kapil Sharma’s show The Great Indian Kapil Show, recalled how he was cheated of rupees 10,000 and his mom had borrowed money from someone else. “It was a filmy scene. I used to cycle from Gurgaon to Delhi. I had read a newspaper clipping about a show being made for Zee TV. I didn’t know the difference between TV and films; I just wanted to act. I called them and they invited me for a meeting. I rode my bicycle all the way to South Extension” BollywoodLife is on WhatsApp. Get all the latest Entertainment news and TV News updates instantly. Rajkummar recalled the entire incident and said, “It was a typical office, and the man there had photos with everyone from Gulshan Grover to Raza Murad. I thought he knew everyone. He said the photoshoot would cost me Rs 10,000. My mother borrowed the money, and somehow we paid him the amount. Then I received a call saying I had been selected for the role. I was on my knees, thinking I had made it in life and was all set. Since I was a fan of Shah Rukh Khan and followed his footsteps from television to cinema, I thought my life was also set. But when I went back after three days, the whole office disappeared. The office was locked. I asked people around, and they told me those guys had run away.” When Shah Rukh Khan advised Raj to buy home beyond his limits. Raj purchased 40 crore hosue in Juhu and recalling what SRK had told him,”Shah Rukh sir had taught me one thing ‘Beta kabhi bhi ghar lega na, toh aukaat se thoda zyaada lena. Kyunki phir na, upar wala bhi dekhta hai aur tu khud bhi zyada mehnat karega (Son, whenever you buy a house, buy one a little beyond your means. That way, you’ll work harder because you’d want to earn it).’ I found this very fascinating.” Indeed Rajkummar’s journey is every bit inspiring.