Rajkumar Rao has emerged on Bollywood marquee as a powerful acting force to reckon with. In the past couple of years, Rao delivered superlative performances. and now directors are making a serpentine queue outside his house to get him on board.  In fact, his line up in this year is pretty impressive too. Rao is only moving up the ladder of excellence thanks to his craft coupled with his hunger to succeed.

And today on Teachers' Day Hansal has really brought a smile on his fans faces with this warm post.  The talented actor thanks to his teacher, popular filmmaker Hansal Mehta with this Instagram Post. Rao poses with Mehta and writes, The one who inspires you to believe in self is the one you must trust. @hansalmehta is my #TrustKaMaster who has always taught me to believe in my instincts. Who’s yours? Participate in True Value’s contest and wish your mentor a #HappyTeachersDay.

We would also like to add here that while Rajkumar Rao is a serious actor who likes to challenge the artist in him, was also inspired by none other than Shah Rukh Khan. Rajkummar talks at length about his days as a struggling actor, how he would worship Shah Rukh Khan as a child and how his idol treated him when they met for the first time. “Growing up, I was fascinated with Shah Rukh Sir––I used to stare at his posters and often think that if an outsider could make it as big as him, then maybe there was hope for me,” he said.

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